The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-31
AT THE STATE CAPITAL
Matters of Interest TO All Vir-
ginians,
DR.. HOGES FlFTIETH YEAR.
Celebration of His Passionate. The
College Fracas. The Proposed
Removal OF Hampton Sid
oey. lnquiring About
Farming Lands.
Special Dispatch to the virsiuian.


students OF the University College
of Medicine should have taken auy
notice of the references made To
Jefferson Davis by young Miller. OF
Peun>ylvauIa. 1t is quite certain
that he did not mean any Insult to
auyoue, and what he wrote was
written with no idea Of how often
siye 1t would be TO Southern peo-
pie. Fortunately the matter ended
man apparently satisfactory man
ner to oil concerned. This is new
college. 1t WAS founded yenr ago
by DR.. Hunter Mcclure and other
doctors aud capitalists. DIR. Nc
Cure is the henu of it. 1t Is said
that he did not know that Miller
had offended bis fellow pupils until
yesterday morning, He then made
an investigation OF the matter, but
with what result ls not known.
he COMM tee III charge OF the
arrangements for the celebration Of
the tiitleth anniversary of the pas
torate of Rev. DR.. Moses ID. Hoge
will hold q meeting on next Friday
night to complete the details. This
interesting event will occur on the
9th of February. The public meet
ing will be held probably in the
Masonic Temple. 1t has not boen
decided as yet who will be asked to
make the addresses, but there will
no doubt be several distingu shed
preachers on hand to make remarks
appropriate to the OCCASION. The
celebration will not be on 80 large IA
scale "a DR.. HoGe's friends hoped
for. Many people are disappointed
at The delay III announcing the pro.
gramme. The matter has been in
the hands of committees Tor mouths
past. nnd 1T WAS expected OF them
to have made all preparations long
before this.
Dew. DR.. r. P. Kerr, in speaking
to day of the movement Looking TO
the removal OF Union Theological
Seminary from Hampton sidney to
Richmond, SAID several most liberal
otitrs of sites and donations of
money had been received from this
oity. Ihls much Id certain: The
local committee are very much Gu
oonraged to believe that their plan-
Will succeed, and one of them said
to day there WAS little doubt but the
seminary would he brought here.
The plans are working smoothly. 1t
Is sad that new buildings to meet
The requirements of the institution
would cost about $l20,00O. If the
seminary ID brought here Hampton
Sidney college $ likely To come too.
There are good many people who
have voice in the matter who Cd
pose the separation Of the lnstitu
tious.
The secretary of the American
Book Company was in the city yes
teruay and to day. 1t Is not known
whether or not his visit had any
reference to the suit against the
Knot. a gentleman who talked
Win The secretary told me that the
DOCK man sud 10 him of things that
are 10 be brought out in the sui.
against the Pilot that will be in, the
nature OF surprises. agreeable to
Mir. Mgssey's side Of the case.
Col. Thomas v hitehead. Com
miss oner of Agriculture, is still re
oeiving many inquiries from tb
Northwest and other portions OF til
country about farm lands In VII
gina. Few people have any ide
OF the numbers OF people rvmoviu.
from the Northwest into this STATE.
Inc most OF them are locating dow
about Williamsburg. Col. White
mead is trying TO locate colony o.
people OF tue Dunkard faith lu east
efn Nirglnia. he viii visit them
personally soon aud explain the az
Vantsges Virginia has to offer J.
soil, climate, markets aud socin
conditions. The Commissioner
frequently asked about land suita
Die Tor coloniee to settle upon,
a gentleman from Northern Viz
gina, who has been leader in til.
orange movement, was here to dav.
and III talking about pollt cs SAID he
expected TO see Ia year or two,
probably this year, most radical
movement on the part OF farmers OF
Virginia. Que has little idea, be
Gays, OF the unrest existing anon.
Ghe agricultural people, aud viii
well equipped leaders any movemer
started bS them would sweep ;L
State like tornado. In the Grnng,
aud Alliance the conservative MAJ,
have been able to hold the radical
fellows down, but he did not thin
tney would make their influence fee
III any new Issue raised.
Mr.. Teddy Haas, son OF MIR. S,
Haas, who accidentally shot himse
In Florida some time ago, sat II
Sunday for the first time since h
received bis injuries. He is now
Washington, having gone there witt
ILLS father, mother aud grandmother
The line officers OF the First Vlr
g'n1a Brigade have been called to
meet mere on the 9Th of February to
elect Br,gadiar General.
The political disabilities az q T