The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-01
Next Monday viii Be Ohseffaa a9
General Holiday ii RlehHcaa. ts|
Or. ROBERT GIBSON ELECTED BfssfIaf
Contest Over Tho chicago III aIfoSsSfs
Probable nj Hoanofs & il 8
Meeting, Proposed U.,ex ppcrads
Turn II, Tho Crawford case x syrsss
cultural society sued. Sss
Richmond, Va, June 30. 1857.

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), Next Monday will be a general f1olidayss
nere. .'Se. there Will be no formal elebra.
,,!ph OF the anniversary Of the Declata.SS IS
ION ,ion OF Independence. Thousands Or
nsopte VIII go out OF town on tho Dozen
y. ~ more excursions arranged for the days.S
Inc two games or baseball wifi, n 1tiysg
.IS ShcaStei Team will attract rnanyap6io5..s 8 .s
pIc. Eiich year the Fourth is .sbaifiET
more Eenerally observed here. g3 ifs9 n EE5s
!, ne f-piScoDal Council met at 10 a:cIockS
.nia morning In st. James cIlurc ch 2toS
erect Il Co-adjutor Bishop to succeed tfIas
1lte iamentcd John b. Uewt ton. There
was Il very large attendance OF itbt ~ fI,ass
clergy and the laity. Bishop WiiittIea
,,Lea'neu: 'i: AZ the first session there $Waa
no election and the balloting was nos
even commenced. After the usual for-#
NANTES had been gone through h With
feF. Robert a. Goodwin moved the ap-S
npintment OF committee to report suits
hbie resolutions concerning the tieathSnYa
| biShoD Newton. This was adopted ana
~ committee, With DR.. Goodwin /, a.
| cnalfMan, was appointed There ~ 4 aii
considerable discussion with references
10 ne duties Of the office Of the Bisl1bpS
Gt1,-auouIor tn,-a J itnd at 3 =. m. recess Wans
| ,aken. When the Council rea.ssenblaSag
6alloting began, and the choice fell upona
| Dr. robert Gibson, Of Cincinnati +: .2s$3S5sE
| Inc impression IS gaining ground thar.
there VIII be considerable oppositton IN
| the Roanoke convention to b endnrs,f7Ir2
! The Chicago platform outright. SoTne?nS!
the conservative men desire to singles
! out the free silver and feyv othtSrSS
pianks and make special m ntion \ ufS
| them. Still there will be very manVs
| deleGates who will E be urnlteahIv Y o1;al
posed to this plan and they wilrfight stcF
\ nave the entire platform. reafflrmed .s sssss
! So1ne OF the 1iichmond Dem ocrat s ary3s
| talking of&Cryttg tnyhhve thes s1foffiiT Tleaa
or the Roanoke convention come to SRichai
mond Immediately after the Roanoke
| convention and make speeches d t a. bisss
ratiti cation meeting. The schemn sur
gcsted is to have the meeting In the open
| air III soma OF the suburban parks EorsiYYil
| the Auditorium building. Very likely
| one on moro OF the clubs will take hold
| OF this matter. S|{Sss$R;;
| Lhere was an unexpected turn to .dayS
| In the case Of George T. Crawford. the
| real estate man charged with enlheazlss
| ing funds. When the case was called
Commonwealth's Attorney Richnrdson3
said he was satisfied the Ind etment " a.
defective and he moved that a. nolle1
! prosequl order be entered This was;
| done and Crawford was held In J6, 900
bond for another grand jury W !45Sy 1ss
Suit was entered in the Chanoary
| Court to-day by J, w. Anderson &c Co,S!
w. NJ. Parrish and other creditors ofs
the Virginia Agricultural and AIeohaS1sssS
cal Society to have the sale OF the Exc
sltion property to Mr.. John T.. WI hka.iaasl
set aside. They claim that the prizes
paid was not what the property ahnula1
have brought. y; 81 Isl