Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-11
MAY SAVE HIS NECK.
coy TYLER EFFECTED TO COM
MITE SENTENCE OF ALIEN. TATE
he WANTS TO Be REGISTER.
Hon. J.I. white, of PittsyiVani"' An
o.s Ills Candidacy-The Hnmp-
,o, school TroubIe-itemembere"
-, old Friend-CnpitoI Notes

Old lftCuh--N" Bs'E
,rnere &c good reason for the behei lh"'
Governor tyler Will commute 'ne so"
fence OF Alex Tate, who IS uhuoi
-. ,o no hanged In Portsmouth on the
c,v,rnor TYLER has been going over the
evidence very carefully. lie dlsco'eie"
Yesterday that the record did not s"o"
nov, many shots were fired from rates
p,s,oi. Tate claimed he fred one shot'
nn, that the one which caused the death
~ Malone was fired by another man.
The record does not show whether one or
TWO chambers of rates pistol were
oo,,tv when he was arrested. II Dut one
more would possibly be presumption
mat he did not fire the fatal shot,
two. the presumption might be the other
way. .
MIR Hugh NJ. Miller, Noriolk lawyer
was engaged by Colonel Julian . OaiI'
NJ North Carolina, a former employer
Of Tate. to defend the case, ana II mas
been 10 the Supreme Count, which re-
fused "a
\ NEW CANDIDATE.
Quite great deal of interest was
created among Capitol officials YESTERDAY
nv The news that Hon j. J.. Mhlle' Ol
plttsylvania county, Will make lhe I"O9
for the place of Register oil the l''NH
Office. Mr.. White Is "a young man. en-
a sternn Democrat. lie representa-
Pittsylvania aud DanNlAe III the 90
Mr.. J. W. Richardson, who mas beeh
the Register for several years, is a can
dtdafe for reelection. The man VINO
beats him must be strong one.
MIR. KoINERs REPORT.
Commissioner Koiner, of the Depart
ment of Agriculture has received IN
ouiries recently from New YORK syhul-
cate regarding the purity OF the water
I'm various Virginia cities. The syhdicale
desires analyses of the water OF lhe
dlnercnt cities as a help towards De
Gliding in which shall oe located q pis
industry of character not stated.
Commissioner Koiner is now quite bust
~ engaged upon his annual report
which Will be completed by the time the
General Assembly cOnvenes. The re-
mort will be an interesting one in many
WAYS but chiefly because of the recon-
mendauons il will make. MIR. koiner Is
thoroughly imbued with the belief that
there should be many radical changes IN
agricultural methods i'm Virginia, ana
he believes that the Department OF Az
riculture can bring them about. tie VIII
call the attention Of the General Assem-
bly to the necessity of providing some
thing like adequate means Tor the sup
port OF the department, The present ap-
preparation being ridiculously small.
fHl. ...tD .fEH
means be given the department to ad-
Vertise the resources on Virginia as is
done by other States, TO their great ad-
vantage The report viii speak strong
words in favor of farmers Institutes, TO
be held al State expense, and viii call
attention TO the good accomplished by
them in other States. The report viii
make a volume of considerable size and
VIII be embellshed by numerous Illus
tTatiOns.
REMEMBERED AN OLD FRIEND.
Among the Governors callers yester-
day were General ". +. Roberts, and
General W. }. Green. of North Carolina.
who came 10 Richmond TO attend the
unwilling Of the monument 10 Miss Win
ME Davis.
General Roberts in conversation with
Private Secretary Owens, learned that
he was from Chesterfield, and asked con-
corning Or. j. W. Friend. Of that county
lie was much grauned TO learn the Doc
tor is SIN living and asked Mr.. Owens
TO say TO him that General Roberts stu
remembered the hearty hospitality shown
him by Or. Friend during the war
General Roberts was only Lieutenant
IN the Confederate service when at Dr
Friends house.
HAMPTON SCHOOL TROUBLE,
The State Board OF Education Will no
consider the controversy IN the haihP
ton Public School. of which somethinl
has been published. 1t Will be recalled
thai Miss Hope. one OF the teachers, re
signed upon the promotion by the prlh
clpal, Mi. Dudley r. Cowies OF MS son
whom she had refused to put up. I'M
trustees of the school are considering
the case.
NEW CHARTERS RECEIVED.
The charter of the Union Lumber Com
pany was received FOR recordauon al IN
office OF the Secretary OF the common
wealth yesterday. The company Is cap
tailed al from 5000 TO &.VV' ana ]
formed 40 Manufacture trees and Woo
into lumber. The principal once Wal
be kept al Exit, Nansemond county
CLAUDE l.. Barham. OF Newport News,
president. and David c. Lyon, OF Exit
secretary and treasurer.
Another charter received was that O
the Lace Display-Case Company, forme'
10 manufacture cabinets for holding ant
displaying ribbons. laces. etc, and is capt
tailed at from $1,000 to $500 The prin
cipai once will be kept at Winchester
flrst-year officers: President c. w
Haddox; Vice-President. Howard Shock
ey: Secretary and Treasury. IL. IA. Baker
The Chesapeake Grocery Company. o
Newport News. capital. 5000. forwarde
Its charter. The officers are Presiden
and General Manager, W. T.. Roberts
Nice-President. J. y. =. stuart; Secretar
ana Treasurer Thomas +. Stearnes
Another charter Is that OF the Woo
Lawn Telephone Company, which set
out that the corporation proposes TO con
struct and equip telephone lines fror
Hiisvlle, Carroll county, Va, by wa
of G. ID. Dobynss Wood Lawn, AleA
kyles farm. Wolf Glade j. r. Card
wclis. 10 Oldtown, Va. from Wood Law
TO VASES store. Va; from Wood Law
10 coulson. Va; from Wolf Glade I
honorat and w. ID. Beasley's store. an
from }. y. '-ardwcll's 10 Coal cfcel
Va, with a capital stock OF from $500 (
E,OD
\ 1ae charter Of the Waverly Morcanlll