Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-13
STATE NOTES AGAIN.
MAN OFFERS THEM IN PAYMENT
OF TAXES.
WANTED TO BIZ ON THE SAFE SIDE.
A Candidate for the state Senate
Files Notice with the Secretary or
the CommonwenIfh-Sta Board of
Agriculture.
Agriculture.


the last OF the notes which she ISSUED
during the war.
State officials every little while receive
INQUIRIES from holders Of such notes II
various parts Of the Union, asking II the
State will redeem them, and the Dispatch
| has received many letters on the same
subject. However, the first offer to pay
state taxes with paper Issued by the
state I'm Confederate days has been made
by a citizen OF Lancaster county. state
| Treasurer Hartman learned OF the matter
Yesterday. The gentleman referred 10
makes tender OF the State notes in good
faith.
1t is possible that the case may go 20
the courts, though hardly probable, as
the State officials say there Is no ques-
ton as TO the notes being worthless. One
of the conditions upon which the South
ern States re-entered the Union was that
their State currency-that is, the notes
Issued by the several State governments
during the wars should be worthless.
An official stated yesterday that these
old notes. or many Of them were obtain
cd by the Federal soldiers while they oc-
cupied this city after the Confederate
evacuation in 1865 In this way they have
become scattered the length and breadth
OF the land. They may be OF value In the
ewes of the owners. but so far as ever
being redeemed by the state Is concerned.
they are worth no more than blank
paper
NOTICES OF CANDIDACY.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth
fas received from receDtly-nominatea
candidate for the State Senate notice
OF his candidacy. sent under the impress
sion that 1t was required by law. Candi-
dates for the General Assembly are not
required b. file such notice. The sec
ton Of the Virginia election law referring
TO notices says:
"Any person WAC intends to be a can
didate for any office, State or national,
TO be elected by the electors of the State
at large or OF a congressional district
shall. at least twenty days before sucn
election, notify the Secretary of the Com
H. onwealth i'm writing. attested by two
of such intention, designating
the office for which he is a candidate.
Such written notice shall be signed by
the said candidate. but if he be incapable
Of writing his proper signature, then some
mark adopted By him as his signature
shall be acknowledged before a justice
OF the peace or other officer authorized
TO take Acknowledgements to deeds and in
the same manner. Any person who In
tends to be q candidate for any Office not
embraced in the foregoing at any cleo
ton shall give notice at least twenty
days before such election to the clerk or
clerks of the county or hustings courts
Of the county or counties or the city or
cities whose electors vote for the candi-
date for such office, which notice shall
In all respects be in the same form as
that above described required to be given
to the Secretary of the Commonwealth
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
The state Board of Agriculture will
meet I'm regular session to-day at 10
o clock A. NJ. at Murphy's. 30 far as
known no matters of unusual Importance
are TO come before the board. The fol-
lowing are the members:
Julian NJ. Ruff (presidenO; First Dis
trict, J. II. c. Beverly, Loretto; Second
District, A. II. Lindsay Portsmouth;
Third District. Julian NJ. Ruffin, Old
Church; Fourth District, r. NJ NAL
lory. Smoky Ordinary; Fifth Dis
trlct, j. NJ. Barker Axton; Sixth
District, John Il. Cowan, Cowan's
lblllSs StNtUtn DlSlIlCl, - W.
Heater MIddetown; Eighth District, O.
Il. Hine, Vienna; Ninth District. j. S.
Browning, Pocahontas; Tenth District
]. r. Kemper. Fishersyille; George W.
eX-officio.
There was a meeting of the Fertilizers
Committee at Murphy's yesterday morn
ing and a report was formulated to be
to the board to-day.
VIRGINIA AT PARIS.
Commissioner Koiner returned yester-
day from Washington. whittier he went
to confer with Secretary Wilson
and the other officials of the United
States Department of Agriculture in re-
gard to several matters of interest to
the agriculturists Of this State. one sub
iect which the Commissioner touched
upon was the exhibition at Paris of the
products of the soil of Virginia and her
mineral resources. The Commissioners
thinks this State can have quite d credit
able display If the farmers and the own
ers of mineral lands will unite with him
In the effort to thus advertise to the
world the wealth of the Old Dominion.
Mr.. Koiner is especially anxious that
the winter apples of this State shall be
placed on exhibition at Paris. Virginia
apples now bring I'm London a dollar more
else.
The Commissioner will be glad to hear
from those who will furnish a barrel of
fine winter apples to be sent to the
Paris Exposition. The United States
will make the shipment, so
that 1t will involve no expense 10 the
Upon application Mr..
Koiner will furnish full directions as to
The Commissioner has an inquiry from
= party who desires the address Of some
grower of Hewes Virginia crabapple.
The second lot of bronze grass seed
was exhausted three days after Ii was
received, but another supply has been
ordered. Applications sent the depart
nent will be placed on file. and filled as
soon as the seed reaches the office.
CAPITOL NOTES.
Mr. r. II. Beazley, editor of the News,
capitol yesterday, spending some time
with his county-man Mr.. j. G.. Hankins.
thief clerk in the office of the Secretary
If the Commonwealth.
Deputy-Clerk Bagby, OF King and
queen county, was at the Capitol yester-
lay
Adjutant-Gener Male returned yes
crday from a flying trip to his home. in
,uipeper. 10 see his little girl, who has
,een very i'll for some time with peri
onitis She is improving.
Robert Hardy's Absence Explained.