The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-06
ANTl-LAMBITEs UNEASY
Over the Report That John S. Wise Hiil.
Pay OFF Old Scores.
AN EARLY REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION
The state Ticket VIII Re Placed III
the Field Early if tho Anti Lamb
Men HIVE the say so-Tite tfayS 81
OF Hichmond Declares War ON
tho Council.

richmond. Va, Jan. Special. y The
announcement an az, that John S. Wise ciaiftia
10 nave The ear of Mckinley, Is no doubt
causing some of the anti-Lamb Republic
ans h'tie uneasiness, for the ,Vfr4Ss
Eli'hn-New Yorker is not at all pleased
ng .!i,,a,l, me wa; war made on his brother. Or.
DICK Wise In the Second District. TheIs
ioilowers of Judge Waddll pretend to%,
put no faith i'm the story, but they saysE
admitting that Il Is true, The anti-Ianif,$
peopie VIII not suffer at the hands OF
MI. Wise. for he is on very good teffr.A Z
with all of them. except Mr. Bowdsfi. ~
AN EARLY CONVENTION. ii sis
a friend of Colonel Lambs made thia
important observation to-day: You ,wilIf
hnd the Waddl-l3rady-B -Bowdefi cotflbi4
nation in favor of an early conventions
70 nominate State ticket. They hope
at ms convention to prevent the9f
election of Colonel Lamb as chairman.s
lhcir object Will be to accomplish theirS
purpose before Mckinley makes his ap-S
Dointinents. You see the Colonelts optos.
hen;s are claiming that they will glys5
out the Offices, and have made mora
promises than they can fulfill.g CoIonefs:
Lamb has not said to any one that nd
would have pull" with the next Presi-st
dent. The result has been that the seek
ers nave Hooked with the other side H.
the convention Is put off until the ap-8
pointments are made, you will see Colo4
mel Lamb honored and his oppotef,ta
crushingly defeated 81
r, The v'rginia electors will meet at the
capitol next Monday at noon to cast the
vote OF Virginia for w. j. Bryan For
maj notice has been sent out to the
twelve successful candidates 1t ls ex.gs
pected that Colonel j. Bell Bigger VIII +
he chosen to take the vote to Wasfi-
ington. sf
WAR DECLARED. a
- Mayor Taylor has formally. sSeefaps4l.
war on the Council for passing unaiti-S
mously over his veto the ordinances cut.
ting down the salaries OF certain city
officials. He says he will fight the Count
cil during the remainder of his term. 81
The Mayor thinks the majority OF theS
people are with him. He criticlses the
Council for voting $4,000 for, colorad
aimshouse. or negro hotel" as he calls i
II, while cutting the pay OF worthy. offfsH
clals. Generally the business men OF the
town think the Mayor has made a nlIt,-|
take in his veto. d3sgSS
There was great excitement at Monte
Maria Convent this afternoon atS8S
O'Clock. when the buildings were threat
ened by fire. Some boys set fire to the
tall grass outside the yard. and the fence
and some of the outhouses caught, but &
prompt work on the part OF the depart
'neh' saved the main structure.
Almost every night some one reporta
at the station houses or to the newspa "a
pers that he has been held up and1roba$
bed by footpads. Chief of Police How
ard and his Captains think most oty
these s:ores are made up. There rIiayEs
have been n few hold-ups, but the Off
GERS believe there are not as many as 3
is claimed. ssf
Wheat to-day took n rise to 81 cents. Il
which is the highest figure it has reachssf
ed here In several years.
THE MILK IN THE COCOANIJr
1t IS said that the significance or the
appointment OF Captain Asa Rogers asS
notary public in Petersburg, is That ne 7
is to take evidence in the contested
election case of Thorp VS.. Epes. IN tfiek
same connection II Is said that Repubiissi
can notar.es will be appointed In ALI
other dis riots where there are contests
Republicans complain that Demoenaties
men of their political faith. ~ az
COURT OF APPEALS. s5
The following were the proceedings q oSs
the Supreme Court of Appeals to-day:Sl
Commonwealth VS.. Johnson and COM
monwenlth VS.. Davis: continued
Garner VS.. Commor9Health, argued by
Il. W. Moore for PLAINTIFF In error, and
Attorncy-General for Commonwealth b
and submitted. r sSs tssi
Kibler VS.. commemorative: ccntfnu4d8sS
Sherwood VS.. Atlantic &c Danvjffas
Railroad Company; passed untiiJan. IA. 8
Gaines rs. Marye. auditor; submitted.a
Turner's administrator VS.. Chesals
peake & Ohio Railroad Company: gdtg-s
missed. IA sslss tfs
Harkin-W Wood vucanizine Con1nafiy
vs. Cleveland Shipbuilding Conpany:
continued. 81 s s ssSes sSs
saunders vs.. Prnnty argued by d. ss-1sSSE
Anderson for appellant and John Il. fssaSss
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