The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-26
WILL NOT USE THE AXE.
President Mckinley VIII Strictly Apply and
Probably Extend Civil Service Law.

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Probably Extend Civil Service Law,
PHOTOGRAPHERS WILL MEET IN NORFOLK
Ahe Ahe sstnfe AssOcitniom RccOnsidcrs the
Determination 60 Con vcnc IN Char.
ioftcsvtilo Ncxt tYcnr-t:encrnI pcy.
TON wise Ia desperately Ill AN
Important Decision Rendered,
Richmond, Va, March 25-.(SpeciaD.
Mr. William Ryan, who was iii Wash
,nston Seslerdny, called Oh president
!,loctor, of the Civil Service Commission /,
re says that Mr. Proctor assured him
,f'tl president Mckinley was heartily
IN sympathy With the civil scryica law !,
ara that during his administrator
there would be no change ir the rules,
uh.ess IN the tlrcction o: extending the
service. AIR. Ryan gather; from his in.
terView with Mr. Prooso:. that ;Ncrc ia
no danger OF the DEPUTY collectors OF :
.liternal revenue being removed for par
tisnn purposes.
GEN. WISE VERY I'LL.
General Peyton wise is u desperately
Ill man. qnd there is no hope Of his re-
coEe1y. Doctors are with him almost
constantly. He Is q brother Of Hon. G.; 4
-. Wise and u cousin Of Hon John S,
Wise. : =.
The liquor dealers here whose license
taxes have been raised f~cm $50 to S1r1,
are preparing to register u vigorous
KICK They will go before tho City
Council Committee on FINANCE and en-
ter u protest. If this does not have the
desired effect, they talk OF going into
court and testing the constitutionalIty
of the ordinance which elbows the COM
mlttee to say what each dealer shall
pay.
WILU MEET IN NORFOLK.
The Photographers Association ad-
Journed to-day after q pleasant session.
1t was voted 10 meet in Norfol11 next
year at the call Of the executive commit
tee n number Of awards were made
Mr. Picchcr, of Lynchburg carried or
the most OF them. J. 7. Wnmpler. OF
Ghn,rlottesyille got two prizes. Mr..
william Freeman. Of Norfolk. got @
prize. q gold medal In class G.
Rev. DR.. W. l.. Wright, the pastor OF
Leigh Street Baptist church. continues
very unwell. and has been granted n FUR
ther leave Of absence for two months
Rev. DR.. a. B. Dunnway will continue
to I'LL his pulpit. Rev. DR.. Fair, who has
been called to Savannah will go there
field. T'T
AS TO HYDROPHOBIA.
There has never been case OF hy-
drophobia in Virginia, or If there has
been such it has never come under my
observation, nor Is 1t known to any
member Of the State Veterinary asso-
ciation.' E#
DIR. w. II. IIarbaugh the well-known
veterinary surgeon, thus replied to
reporter who wanted to know the cause
Of the epidemic now spreading among
ing country
DR.. Harbaugh Is not only a horse doc
tor. but q dog doctor Of renown, and
having made an extensive study OF ca
mines and their diseases, he knows q
thing or two more about the Towsers
and the Fidos than most people.
Its Il nervous form Of distemper that
is usually enormously dignosed as hy-
drophobia." said the doctor g&
a doS with an aggravated case of
distemper, or black tongue as it Is
called around here. Is to be avoided,
however, Just as much rs a genuine mad
dog. If the sick animal buries its fanGs
in you you're goner, Blood poisoning
VIII set in Immediately, and In most
virulent FORM
SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS.
III Lit otate court Oh Appeals TODAY
an opinion was rendered in the Page
county murder case OF Kibler vs.. the
Commonwealth. Kibler was found guilty
Of murder in the first degree at the
April 1890 term Of the County Court
and sentenced to be hanged.
The charge against him was the kill
ing of his uncle, Willis ID. Kibler The
murdered man was found at his country
home either shot or stabbed to death.
Circumstantial" evidence pointed to the
nephew, who acted suspiciously after
the crime. The trial was most sensa-
tional one The accused mans counsel
took many exceptions, and on these q
writ Of errcr was obtained from the
Page Circuit Court. hut the Judgment
was affirmed, and Kibler come to the
Court Of Appeals in his effort to escape
the hangmans moose. The Judgment OF
the Circuit Court is reversed and a new
trial is granted.
Other opinions were as follows: Ry
Judge James Keith-Pettus US. Atl:tn-
tic Savings & Loan association, Hus-
tings Court, city Of Roanoke: affirmed
BY s.Judge Cardwcll--Classfied Rui!d-
ins ass ISOLATION VS.. Coleman & e;anis.
trustees, Circuit Court or Norfolk: az
firmed.
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