The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-08

e-s..aI 90 TEs Post
"a almond. Aug Sat Marion. Smy;he
County. to-day, officers l.. l. Sherer and
r Lindsay Taided the premises OF Joe
s....z and his VIE. charged with keeping
..-...er.y house. They resisted and d
fg.. f..0Net Shultz was shot and in
s.a.y lled and his wife Is mortally
wounded 10 is thought
-.. Gaze OF Mr.. William @. Pilkn.on,
dared with the murder Of Senator VIII
lam NJ Flanagan, VIII come before the
Grand july Of Powhatan County on Mon
r.. next. Counsel in the case and sew
,rl friends Of the two parties VIII g
+-.r h.re, but IL is not expected that
III. .E.aI viii occur al this term The eX-
-...atou Of al interested IL thaJ IN IN
l.-u.rt will De returned aHl that the
,-.. W.l be postponed until Septembe. or
October
The fact that Judge Miller allowed Pil-
Eat.G bail in the sum Of 500. after
having heard practically all Of the Com
ru.Np4ltE's testimony, leads 70 the con-
,.-lu that the case against Plik.nton IS
~. O. very strong one. The plea viii be
s..-eafens=. and the genera impression IS
that the yc-Jc viii be acqui.,aL The
rau mon were political enCm"s and lie
killing gras on, Of a campaign Ie11
VIII Not Take the stump.
Attorney General A. J. Montague will
r.- 90 on the stump for Gov Tyler in his
fight for the Senatorial nomination. In a
letter explaining his reasons for this he
says.
THE papers have been lately stating
that I would soon take the stump IN be
IA A. Il fnV
the United states Senate, and, interen-
tally ;a advocate the election Of Senators
T.. the direct vote Of the people.
u have proclaimed my devotion 20 this
principle so often, so recently and so pub
l.lg that II Is unnecessary for Ine 10 re-
affirm my convictions respecting il. and
refer 20 it here simply TO say that my
views have undergone no change.
"Eut however earnestly ! favor this
principle, ! DO not think 1t proper for an
officer Of the State elected by the voters
o. the entire party TO go upon the hust'
il-s ia behalf of any candidate for a
party nomination, unless, indeed such
C'Icer is himself a candidate. ] am there
fore constrained by a sense Of official pro-
Inay 90 refrain from such unprecedented
participation IN a contest wholly within
the party"
A.r- /. G. Younger, one Of the best
known wholesale Grocers Of this city, met
with quite a painful accident this morn
ing, rs a result of which he IS now lying
IN bed at his home with badly fractured
.e-. Mr.. Younger accompanied by sew
eIal other gentlemen, were riding on
Grove road. when the horse Of the former
stepped in a hole, and stumbled and fell
10 the ground, with his rider beneath him
The gentlemen with Mr.. Younger quickly
released him. and he was driven 10 his
home in a carriage. A physician was i'm
Ieliately summoned, and found that Mr.
Younger had sustained a bad fracture oil
The leg the limb being broken in severa
places. 1t was set, and tonight the in
cured man was resting fairly well.
II is rumUred that the Newton BOyC
Company are not TO be the only appli
,aujs for the franchise of the Main stree
car line.
Notwithstanding the report that this
syndicate has agreed 10 purchase tn,
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
lauys properties after securing all they
wish rom the city. 1t is understood tina
strong combination of Richmond bust
ness men IS still in negotiation with tht
owners Of the old system.
Whether they succeed or not in the ne
Eu-iaJiuH, they will, in any event maxi
@ Vigorous fight before the City Council
Tor the Main street franchise, and a!
they are prepared 10 furnish evidence o.
Their ability 10 handle the road properly
and Will offer most liberal terms ans
special inducements 10 the city, they eX
lott their efforts in that direction 10 b,
crowned with success