The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-08
ONLY TWO MILLIONS
Estimate Of Major Glntet's Executors on the
Value Of His Estate.
GEN. FITz, LEES CAMPAIGN PLANNED
Zen Tiiintan wili Not Favor Rich.
n,ond with ~ speech, Mrs. fora
Wants Her Jcwe,s, nut the r,assn
broker Will Not Snrrcnder lt.eril-
Market For Corn StuIks.
Especial Dispatch TO The vlrginian.,
Richm mond, Va. October 2 1897

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Richmond. Va. October 2, 1897.
Inc valuation placed upon the estate
| OF Major Ginter has been the subject of
much comment. He was supposed to be
worth something like $4,000, 900, but the
Saiue or his property was given as only
s2.ooo,ooo. To-day the executors were
seen and asked If the valuation given
| represented Major Ginters entire es-
tate They said II did. The value was
given on the basis OF what the estate,
would oring f sold for cash. 1t is
generally believed Major Ginter gave
away before his death most or his stock
IN 'hc American Tobacco company and
III other corporations.
II Is now practically settled that Fltz.
Lee VIII return to Cuba, wind up his
business there, return to Virginia and
run for the Senate General Lee will
stump Virginia. He wfll Invite his
| opponent or opponents to meet him or,
! me stump and he will discuss with them
me issues Lee wants a primary cleo
non ana he and his friends will work
| 10 secure It, The General IS tust as
popular as ever here. Whenever he
appears friends stop MIN to shake his
| hand.
IT Is now thought that Senator Ben
Tlllman win not come to Richmond to
speak under the auspices of the Old
| dominion Democratic Club He has
| - NV Soiiiiiiltlcc no CUCOur0HGment
ana eiiorts are making to get ahothSS.
speaker. Senator Martin probably will
be invited.
Mrs. Loretta Small Ford today
called on Pawnbroker Sam Stern and
asked him to give up her Jewels pawned
by her husband. He refused to do so
ana Mrs. Ford threatened 4, bring legal
action TO recover them. The pawn
broker values the jewels at sl70.
Mr. E Wilkinson. Of Newport News,
is N this city. He Is interested in yir-
sinla and principally In It's farming con-
4 Germs lie iS-partlCulnrly- -enthiised over
the prospect of Virginia farmers real
lZinE on product which for all tho
| years up to this time has had to be
wnsted-the cornstalk. That article
Whlch the Government is finding 30
useiul-cellulose-is made from corm-
stalks and Il big Philadelphia firm. the
Morrison company. has asked Mr.. Will
klhson TO procure fen 1t $4,000 tons Of
cornstalks from the territory lying be-
NV, 1Mcer me James and Rnppahannock.
| ne farmers are thus shown means OF
turning loss into n profit as he,.eto-
iore they were at the expense and tro,l-
| Die or burning the corhstalk waste
whereas, looking to the production Of
ceiiniose. the stalks have merely to be
baied ana delivered mt the nearest
| shipping point. The price which Is oon-
|
stalks will amply repay the farmer for
all time and work expended Ia, fallng
and delivering them. md leave him a
comfortable proft besides. IT Is said
| lhat the whiskey trust has 'brdered from
the Morrison company aH that part As
| tne stalks left after the pith, from which
| the cellulose is made, is removed, The
whskey trust intend. to feed the resi-
due to cattle. for which purpose II Is
| said to be excellent.
| Governor O'Ferrall has offered a re-
ward OF $500 for the capture and delivery
Oh any ten persons who participated in
the recent lynching OF Henry Walls. in
ratrick county. He also offered $50 for
lhe capture and delivery OF each one
who took part in that crime. the whole
amount, however not to exceed $500.
| Governor O'Ferrall issued a proclama-
ton to-day offering 500 reward for the
arrest and delivery at the Patrick coun-
| " jail of L. 3. Henderson and w. II.
Corltlc. who are wanted there for grand
larccny.
The State Democratic Executive Com.
mfttee is meeting here tonight to settle
| contests In various courties At mid
| night the body Is still in session.
| Mrs. James Thomas, Jr, perhaps the
richest lady In sRichmond. and mother
in-law to former Minister to Italy, J. L..
M. Curry. was killed at Ashcville, N. G.,
| inns arteroon by failing down a flight OF
| steps. She was advanced in age. and
being in poor health, was spending some
time with her son-in-law. Congressman
Richmond Pearson, of North Carolina.
Mrs. Thomas was the widow OF James
Thomas. Jr., a noted tobacco rnanufac-
| turer In his day. She was the mother OF
| Prof. W. d. Thomas, of Richmond Col
lege. One of her daughters Is the wife
Of Calderon Carlisle, the distinguished
Washington lawyer who was one Of the
| counsel for Madeline Pollard in her suit
against w. c. P. Breckinrdge.