Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-24
A New York Crank Writes Gov
.ernor Tyler
HE ISSUES A DECREE
Married People Ordered 20 Separate
National state aud Principal Oms
GERS Must RcsIgn-A Severe PenaI-
ty-The IL. II. & G. yuilrond -
Rumor Denied.
Especial to Virginian-Pilot.)

Richmond, Va. June ga letter
came to the Governors office to-day
that is beyond doubt the crankiest
epistle yet received by Governor Tyler,
OF probably by any of his predecessors.
AS Private Secretary Owen said: cit
lays over anything that has turned up
yet"
The letter consists of large number
of closely written pages. At the top
of the first page is written, "Veni. Vidi,
Vici." Verbum Laprienta." and beneath
is, palace Of the Invlnci King. New
York City, N. Y. The letter. which is
decree, opens as follows:
Benjamin Il. Hunter, King, Pr, and
Lawgiver of all nations, languages and
peoples. to- ]. Hodge Tyler. Esq. Gov
ernor Of Virginia, Executive Chamber.
city Of Richmond. Greeting:" etc.
THE DECREE.
Then follows the decree, which pur-
ports to be citations from the royal
books of the law. Governor Tyler is
first informed that after July l, 1899,
all people living together as man and
wife, whether having marriage certi-
ficate or not, must cease to do so and
remain as the unmarried until he es-
tablishes his marriage bureau at Wash
ir,gton and New York. from which GER
tificates of marriage must be obtained.
If the Decree is dsregarded. the guilty
shall aoe bound hand and foot and
hanged, and their bodies thrown to the
hogs and vultures.
MUST DISCHARGE SERVANTS.
He also tells the Governor that after
July l all persons employing servants
must discharge them. and that on that
date all National, State county and
municipal officials. from President Nc
KInley down, must resign their offices.
The penalty OF disobedlence in every
instance Is hanging. He concludes by
telling the Governor that he himself Is
next to God in rank. and with much cir
cumlocution states emphatically that
what he says goes. The letter is evil
IDENTIFY the work OF a. mailman.
THE RAILROAD WORK.
The Richmond, Petersburg and Caro-
lima Railroad Company has directed its
real estate agent to notify the tenants
of property recently purchased in Rich
mond to vacate the premises by the LIST
of August. Active preparations are
making for the condemnation of such
real estate as may be needed, which
has not been bought at private sales.
The company expects very soon to be-
gin the work of constructing the line
between Petersburg and Richmond. The
iron work for the bridge to be erected
across James river has been practically
completed by the Pennsylvania Steel
Company. There will be seven spans
of 1853 feet each. The contract for the
masonry will be let soon, and as soon
as this work is done the bridge can
be completed In six weeks. There will
be $40 feet of viaducts in the approaches
TO the bridge. The Pennsylvania COM
pany has the contract for this work
also.
BY the list of September it Is believed
the work of removing buildings pre-
Darauory to the laying tracks
through the city will be commenced. 1t
is hoped TO have the entire line in sue
cessful operations early next year.
RUMOR DENIED.
President John Shelton Williams. of
the Seaboard Air Line. Georgia and
Alabama and Florida Central and Pen
insular. said to-day there was no truth
in the report that the services of seve-
raj big officials of the three lines are
TO be dispensed with. Only agencies Of
the three roads in various cities are to
be consolidated as n matter OF economy.
AN EARLY PRIMARY.
The movement looking to the holding
OF an early primary Is apparently los
ing ground. though its advocates say
not.
AS soon as it was stated that nomi-
nations might be made in July those
who objected to so early a date began
to bestr themselves, and it looks as if
they might succeed in having the pri-
mary postponed until September or Oc-
tober.
Chairman Wallace, Of the City Com
mittee. at present favors n primary
about the usual time. He says. how
ever, that he will take the RESPONSE
blity of converting the committee with
out being petitioned If convinced that
the people want early nominations.
Mr.. Wallace states that In his judg-
ment plan that will be fair to all is
ar more important than the date.
VISITORS COMING.
A party Of 200 excursionists from
Cincinnati will spend n day and a
night here on July 14th. They have en-
gagged quarters at Fords Hotel. From
Richmond they will go to Old Point,
and thence TO New York by the Old
Dominion Steamship Line.
These visitors will be here while the
city is filled with visitors to the Bap-
fist Young Peoples Union Convention.
MIR. GRUBBS DEAD.
Mr.. William Henry Grubbs OF Han
over. died yesterday evening at his
residence. near Cold Harbor.
He was a brother OF Mr. James T..
Grubbs. Of this city. The funeral took
place this afternoon.
The only reason In the world why
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