The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-17
Lady Confined in an Insane ASYLUM In
Canada, But Is Not Insane.
AID or ATTORNEY GENERAL ASKED
Vim. II. Fowlc, OF Norfolk. Made Ex>
ccutiv" Clerk TO GOV. RnsseIi-Gay
Gunber Company Chnrtcred-Peu
ttenfiary Report Not Rcady-Jus.
slices OF the rcacc !trc LInDIo

Raleigh. y. c.. March l6.--(Spccial)--
John w. pumi, of New York Cry.
writes Attorney Gcu:ral Walker a
strange letter. He says that he WAS
BORN in NSrth Carolina and that his
wife Is in Osr:ada IN any, lnsa.s asylum.
He bcgs the Attorney General to write
the Governor of Canada, asking why
Mrs. Dunn is k;pt there. when she Is
Coot insane.
The military authorities If tbs Stale
began to-day the cqu,pmcn, of the sew
eral corps of the State Guard. Ii is at
Concord.
All the published statements about
company commanders having beers sent
orders i2I CIPHER, or IN any shape, - be
in readiness, are declared t2,t head
quarters, to he totally urr,ru2.
William II. Fowle. OF Mort Tx. Va. 20
day became executive clark 10 Gov
ernor Russell. liz is Il, kinsman If the
wife of Senator l'utl2r.
Chairman D@chcry did r:o. sunlbit the
report for 1897 To the p:T,,;entiary board
today. lie said: m Will nGt 20 in until
to-morl'tw. If thea J will see If | am
Randy to make 1t, I think 1t will show
g profit l have no idea how much. !
have net struck bal2t.tca at all for the
SIX farms n.:l '.hc two convidt railway
camps and thc central PRISON"
Arrived to-day: George n rlntree,
Frank McNe!li, Wilmipyton; John Bra
dy, Gatesv!lla.
Morrison II. Caldwell, the new d-
rector If the pcnito.itiary. has arrived
from Cond,rd. lie was appointed by
the Governor yesterday, and Is Popu-
list. of c2ursc
Tbs St-,.n II, An il>
Lumber company. II E!nston; capital.
$4,000; stockholders. J. w. Lysrch. ]. Ii
Gay T.M j. +. Iostetter, rG Suffolk,
va
Or'a Of THE questions wh'ch is now ng-
itaEing the Railway Commission is this
recent United States Supreme Court DIS
cision, k!n1wn as the maximum rate
case. The qucstf,r, Is whether II do5s
cDt practically do away with 7 COM
miss,i1.
The survey of The extension Of the
Aoerdeed and Ashhor2 railway from
Troy to Mt. Gilsad. h;gan to-day
This smallpox scare Is n,w entirely
ended. SO far as this State Is corr
cernSd.
This partridge shdha:g seascrn ended
Yesterday. y fair supply of birds Is
lest.
AL the executive mansion "o-day Will
liam Bcttomley, George Vandcrblt's
head gardener, began tn, arrangement
or the plants and shrubs comprsiny
Na'-mcrbilt's gift t., ths, State
The decisions of The Attorney General
that justices of the peace are liable u
work on the public reads. like other
o'tiZerIs, affScts several thousand OF
them.
II Is unpuestiorn bic that heavy pres
sure is being brought to bear .an the
RaAWay CommSsiC,ci or rather IN the
Two new cG:as, 10 induce chem 10 r1sc,nd
Inc order reducing passenger rat,,s. Th7
railways made such showing ycs-
t2?G2N against The reduction as TO- ar.
f>rd no reason rr not revolving ,hq
order
The Railway C,ncnlssion gives no
t.o:' that 1t viii meet tom rr,,yt morn.
Ing and render the2 decision as +
whether It's oHd.r reducing passcrgc,
rates shall stand or he revoked.
Senator DacN!al. OF Virginia. and Judge
Armileid. of Statcsvile, We're iiwited
10 d;liver iha addresses at Ashevills
May 20;h, nj the unnaling of the mon
umerI1 TO S~utor Vance. Armticld de.
cincs.
Governor Russell to-day received 4
message from President MCKINLEY ask.
Eng how many troc,ps the State could