Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-15
FROM RICHMOND AND OTHER PARTS OF VIRGINIA.

the Legislature now going on is in
Charlotte county. where Priddy, who
was a Martin man six years ago, Ia
opposed by Mr. Rice. DR.. Prddy is
again for Martin, and the opposition
are making a lively fight against him.
The result up in that county will be
looked for with no little interest. MIR.
Martins friends hope TO lead off with
Charlotte, in order to give them Il
boom.
The candidates here for the House
are very much disturbed just now abous
the question OF getting Il vote OF tho
people on choice for Senator. 1t s
the Wish of most OF these gentlemen
that the primary plan shall provide for
voting directly for Senators as we'll as
for candidates for the House. This
course. If pursued, would relieve the
members of all responsibility in the
matter.
carry the city by the Longest, sort of
odds. Indeed, Tyler's friends not only
concede the opposition of this city. but
Norfolk and Lynchbuvg rs well. They
hardly expect anything from any of the
cities. For Martin to sweep these the
Governors friends intimate will be all
the more apt to sOiidify the counties for
their candidate.
1t was given out early In the cam
paign that Congress Uiea, OF the
.NiiiAA LIS l'itt, MOuiU take ilIN Jump
Tor MIR. Martin and make things up
there hum The new asDirsnt for SEN
atorial honors is from that district and
extremely popular up there Those who
represent Tyler express the opinion tina.
Rhca will not make any speeches in op-
position to him in the Southwest at
least.
INQUIRIES.
Commissioner of Agriculture Koiner
is daily receiving letters from different
parts of the State regarding the mine
raj and agricultural product exhibit
which Virginia expects to make at the
Paris IMPOSITION. The State. Mr.. Koiner
thinks. will have Il fine showing. espe-
cially OF minerals and tobacco.
SUGAR BEET PLANT.
Commissioner Noincr is very much
interested i'll the plan now OH foot to
locate In this State Il large sugar beet
plant for the manufacture of sugar. He
has quite a correspondence with those
VINO propose 10 start this enterprise,
and this week went TO Fredericksburg,
where he net by appointment those in
terested in this project These men said
II the farmers would raise the beets
there would be no difficulty in the way
OF erecting the plant and making the
industry n success. Stock raising is an
other thing in which the head of the
Agricultural Department is also inter
esting himself. He feels assured Vir-
SlnlI can raise Sneep with Ercat
profit. In the early spring there is
great demand in New York and other
large cities for lamb and mutton. The
demand. Mr.. Koner says, is greater
than the supply. There is no State in
the Union. according to the chief of the
Agricultural Department, the same dis
lance from New York as Virginia
whore sheep raising can be made more
profitable.
JUDGE MILLER EXPLAINS
Judge Thomas NJ. Miller, of Powha-
tan. who Is in the city, states that he
did not give the order for w. c. Pill
kinton to be removed to the Richmond
jail because he feared an attempt would
be made to lynch him.
His life was in no danger from tho
hands of u mob the Judge said
There has never been n lynching in
Powhatan. Tho people there are order
ly and. as n rule, law-abidinE. I real.
lied that if Mr. Pllklnton should be
kept in the county jail crowds of people
would gather about the prison to see
and talk with him. 1t would have been
necessary to have kept n guard there,
and thought 1t would be best TO have
him removed to Richmond"
Judge Miller will have special
court-day to investigate the Pilklnton
court-day. to investigate the Piliin,on
case.