The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-25
BUF0RD IS NOT READY.
His Mlnd Not Made Up With Reference 10
The GubsrnatOrlal Candidacy.
He WILL PROBABLY DECLINE. TO ENTER
Many Of IIis Frtenhs Arc Pledged 10
Othcrx-Asnew Can get the RE-
publican Nomination II walker
Does Not Want fi-A Peculiar Case
"A Church Senanti0n.

Richmond, Va, March 24-(SpeciaD.-
Col. a. ). Buford is not yet ready to an
nounce what he will do will, reference
TO becoming a candidate for Governor.
fIe is still undecided. but it looks very
much like lhe would decline TO run
Nearly all Of the active Democrats here
are pledged to some candidate, and If
Col. Buford were to come out he would
find some OF his best friends unable to
give him support. Just why he is de-
laying his reply to the call made upon
him to run, no one, perhaps hut him
self knows. s-.8.$.t
Mr. j. c. Siebelt, Il prominent Har-
risonbury man, Is here to-day, and
states that he thinks Mr. Eiiysun is the
tavorite for the nomination in the val
ley. Mr.. Siehert thinks there is no
doubt that Mr.. Ellyson will secure the
Rockingham delegation
y leading Republican here said to-day
that If Gen. Walker did not desire the
nomination of his party for Governor.
Park AGncw could easily secure ii.
The gentleman said his information was
that Walker would not run under any
circumstances. 1t is believed Mr. Ag-
new would gladly accept. Il looks at
this time very much as if the AleXan-
dran would be the next nominee Of the
Republicans.
a PECULIAR CASE
Messrs. r. Garter Scott, the assistant
Attorney-General, and r. NJ Long, an
other young lawyer here, went over to
Petersburg yesterday to visit n man
named r. II. Julius, who had dealt
rather peculiarly with them. julius
came here a few days ago and first
called on Mr.. Long and employed him
TO represent here n collection agency
he claimed to be interested in with
headquarters In New York. Later he
employed AIR. Scott to represent an
~ IoIls W,
met by accident. and on comparing
notes did not like the appearance OF
things. Both had paid Julius Il consid-
Grafton. Mr.. Long telegrapfed to New
York and ascertaining that there was
no agency at the street and number
check he had given. julius was heard
or III Petersburg, and Mr.. Long went
with Mr.. Scott to that city Julius re-
turned Mr. Scott his money. and the
matter was no further investigated
Rev. j. A. Morehcad the pastor of the
First English Lutheran church here has
declined the call to the Roanoke Col
lege church at Salem. He is quite a
Great pressure was brought to bear on
him TO remain here, and the call to
Salem was most tcmrtmg one.
STOLE HIS SON
Tor several days Hugh Ragland, the
12-ycar-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs John
G. Ragland. Of this city, was missing
and detectives were looking for him
Yesterday evening he came home. Rag
lands father has recently been released
from an ASYLUM, but Is not as yet in
full possession OF his faculties, it seems
Saturday Mr. Ragland visited his fam
lily. and when he left he stole Hugh
on. Of the back yard and carried him
off. The mother went almost crazy for
fear that the father had done the boy
Some harm. When MI Ragland left
he went to the home Of his brother in
GoochIand and took Hugh With him.
The brother sent the boy home. Mr.
Ragland is still IN Goochland.
Emil Leopold Metz. a German, who
has been in Cuba fighting for The in
surgcnts, passed through the city to-day
on his way TO New York. Metz says he
has tramDed the entire distance from
Florida. and Will walk all the way 10
his journeys end. He is without money
and simply begs food and lodgings as
he goes.
y CHURCH SENSATION
There is a little church sensation in
Manchester. The Baptist and Mctho-
dist preachers met yesterday ana APP