Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-28

Fl. Tyler, Jr.. the Governors assistant
! secretary. who told the committee he
would gladly give five dollars If the
battleship should be built at Newport
| News.
WHAT INITIALS TEACH.
In classifying letters written to the
Governor by persons who want to get
into the army or secure their discharges
Private Secretary owens has made L
very interesting discovery. He finds
that the largest batch of communica-
tons from those who wish to enlist
contain names that begin with wv"
In fact, more wouldb be warriors names
begin with that letter than any three
others. Mr.. Owen thinks this is signili-
cant. especially as one name in the list
is War; and all wish to fight A
very large percentage Of those who ask
for their discharges begin their names
with the letter Up" which signifies
peace. Next to this letter 20" Is the
most used by those VINO want to get
out of the army.
THE GOVERNORS RETURN.
Governor Tyler made hurried visit
to Washington yesterday. lie left here
early in the morning and returned on
the Florida special at night. The OBJ
ject of his visit was to accompany
delegation of Fredericksburg citizens
who wish to secure the proper legisla-
tion for the establishment of IL national
park at the batileficlds near their city.
The party had very satisfactory in
tervicw with the War Department Of
ncials and with Congressman. Cover
nor Tyler thinks the chances are good
for the passage of the bill. The Cover
nor did not have time To visit the Pres
ident nor to look into the matter OF
Nirginia's claim for money advanced 10
equip soldiers.
NEGRO TROOPS ARRIVE.
The three Richmond companies OF the
Sixth Virginia regiment, colored, re-
turned 10 this city tonight from Ma
con. Ga, where they were mustered out
yesterday. Company l.. of Petersburg.
came homo also. Only the first bat
talon was mustered out yesterday.
The second battalion which contains
ali the white officers. will be mustered
out tomorrow. The department would
not muster out all the regiment at
once, fearing they would make trouble.
Two regiments of negroes at Macon
Will he mustered out in a day or two.
a HORRIBLE DEATH.
John Bland. a colored employee of the
Albemarle Paper Company. was killed
at the works of the company to-day.
His clothing caught in some revolving
machinery, and i'll an instant he was
being whiiled through the air at n
terrific rate. When the machinery was
stopped, and the body taken down. life
was entirely extinct. But few whole
bones were left in the dead mans
body.
PUNISHED \ NEWSPAPER THIEF.
There WAS Il unique and interesting
case before Justice John this morning,
the conclusion of which was that j. T..
llankins a young white man. was given
fifteen days in Jail for the larceny of
one copy of the Dispatch from the
doorway of Mir. Mallory Blunt. No. %
south Pine street. Mr.. l.. T.. KEN
merer. the carrier, testified that he hat
just left the paper in MIR. Blunts door,
and seeing the accused pick IL up, had
gone back and confronted HIM as he
came out of the front gate, and that
| Hankins had handed him the paper
| and offered to pay as much as fifty
cents for it.
The prisoner was put on the stand
and gave his version of the affair,
| which was not satisfactory to Justice
John. lie denied that he was drunk
1T the time the act was committed.
This is serious case" said the
Justice to Mr.. NJ. +. Maury, counsel
| for HanllinS II am bound to find this
man guilty of larceny unless You can
| show me some way by which it can
be avoided"
Mr.. Maury made an earnest plea for
| his client. lie admitted that the man
was drunk. ana held that the offence
was trespass. and that the intent.
which would make it petit larceny. was
| absent. Justice John then summed M
the case. and declared that his sworn
| duty compelled him to find the man
| guilty.
"IIad he admitted being drunk" he
said that might have been a loop hole