Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-02
SOME MORE CHANGES
BOARD OF INSTRUCTION PUTS NEW
sUPERINTExDENTs IN.
BEDFORD, CAMPBELL, AND PULASKI.
The Appointments Occur In These
Countics-Bonrd OF Public Works
Assessing Railroad Propcrty-Ncws
ana Gossip from the State Library.

| anu UOsstp from the STATE LIDr"r!s
The State Board OF Public instruction
has made n few changes from the iist
OF school superintendents for the va
rious counties and cities of the State.
as announced at the close OF the an
nual session OF that body held early
In June. New appointments have been
made in Bedford Campbell. and Pulaski
counties-these being three In which
Lthere were lively contests. The appoint
ments just made for these counties are:
Bedford. John S. Riley; Campbell, w. c.
Rosser; Pulaski. o. Il. Jordan.
No appointment has yet been made for
Allegheny county. The former incum-
bent. the Rev. S. f. Chapman, whose
term Of Office expired yesterday, was
not an applicant for reelection. The
statement was given out at the last
meeting of the board that Mr.. Chapman
was not reappointed because he was
Republican and an applicant for the
postmastership at Clifton Forge. This
statement was correct, except that Mr.
Chapman decided not to ask for reap
pointment. There are several applicants
for the appointment, which will be made
later on.
In the Campbell county case. Mr.. Ros-
ser takes the place of w. w. Hunter.
There was no objection 10 Mr.. Hunter,
except his physical inability TO perform
the duties of the office.
DECLINED THE OFFICE.
At the previous meeting OF the board
Mr. Guy was appointed for Bedford
county TO heal the breach between the
factions supporting Mr.. Hawkins, the
incumbent, and Mr. Riley. Mr.. Guy de-
cined to serve, and additional pressure
was brought TO bear on behalf of Mr..
! Riley, who received the appointment. Mr..
Hawkins was again before the board
in his own behalf.
Mr.. William NJ. Perkins was at the last
meeting appointed to succeed himself in
Pulaski county. This action was recon-
, sidered, and tho place given to Mr.. Jor-
dan.
ASSESSING RAILROAD PROPERTY.
} regular meeting of the Board OF
| Public Works OF Virginia was held in
the Governors office at noon yesterday,
Tor the purpose of assessing for taxation
all the property in Virginia owned by
railroad ana steamboat companies and
other common carriers. All the men,
hers of the board were present. They
, are Governor O'Ferral Audtor-of-Pub-
Hc-Accounts Marye, and State-Treasurer
Harmon. Secretary c. Lee Moore re-
corded The following gentlemen APP
! peared before the board and presented
! the views of their companies, in order TO
secure as low an assessment as possible:
Mr.. w. ID. Turner. of the James River
, o,1 clxuater Railroad Company.
Mr.. f. p. Buford, commemorative At
torney of Brunswick county.
Mr. L. G. Code. Commemorative At
torney of Mecklenburg county.
J Hon. w. Z. Harris, of Mecklenburg
county.
Colonel L. s. Smith and Mr.. George w.
, Caiskadden. of the Washington-Southern
Railway Company.
! captain John w. Happier and Mr.. Vir-
ginius Butt. OF Portsmouth, va
Hon. X. A. Ayers
Mr. Alexander Hamilton and Mr. w.
G. Elliott. of the Petersburg Railroad
Company.
Mr. c. o. Bradford. Of the Louisville
\ and Nashville Railroad Company.
. Mr.. Joseph l. Doran and Mr. j. s.
I Wynn. of the Norfolk and Western Rail-
4 way Company.
MIR. Henry W. Miller, OF the Southern
Railway Company.
y The board will again be In session TO-
day at the same hour.
LIBRARY BUILDING NOTES.
Z Mr.. Josiah Ryland. Jr.. the Second
Auditor. and his assistants were kept
3 busy Yesterday In paying out the interest
due for the past six months on the
4 various kinds of State bonds. Up TO
o'clock Yesterday afternoon the total
amount of sl5S,970 was paid out In that
y manner.
The entire amount due on interest at
this times is $4,000.
q Among the visitors at the State Library
building yesterday were State-Senator IS
q = buchanan of Marion. Smyth county;
ex-Attorney- General Rufus A. Ayers
y II. NJ. Miller secretary to the first vice
Y president OF the Southern Railway Com
many; Virginus Butt. Commissioner OF
q the Revenue. Of Portsmouth; captain
Harper. City Attorney of Portsmouth
y A. w. Brock, Commissioner of the Reve-
nue. of Hanover county; David Meade
n former member OF the House of Dele
4 gates from Clarke county; Judge Holmes
Y of Mecklenburg county; Judge Is. n
Hancock. of Chesterfield county.
Mr.. p NJ. Peterson. the new assistant
10 Mr.. f. A. Evans, director of the
q weather Bureau In the Chamber Of
Y Commerce building. has arrived from
0 Washington. He entered upon the duties
. of his new office yesterday.
COL. WHITEHEAD'S EXPERIMENTS
Commissioner Agriculture Thomas
Il Whitehead yesterday said that for some
reason the tobacco seed he had recently
imported here from Cuba had not turned
, ONT as well as he had expected. In
d many instances the seed had proven tC
.t he dead but wherever the plants die
ID come up they are doing very well.
The Commissioner expects, however
that enough of the tobacco will be raised
IS here this year 10 make satisfactory eX'
8 neriments. one gentleman has put out
e 600 plants and is well pleased with thf
[. results up TO the present time
b The Commissioner himself has put on
: a hundred plants, with which he viii
e experiment in regard to the aroma.
S AS TO the experiments with sugar-bee'
Il coed more favorable results have beer
o obtained and the crop promises 10 be
satisfactory one There appears to be &
ereat interest all over the State mani
tested in the susar-beet industry. and Il
the experiment gives satisfaction it /:
Il going TO be repeated next year on &
larger scale.
o This years 800 pounds Of seed were