Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-16
SITUATION AT
RICHMOND
The Grip of the Storm is Re-
laxing.
oMMUNICATION RESTORED
street Cnrs Again Moving About nx
Usual = Prices OF Provisions Al.
ynnced Ton or Fifteen Per Cent
Resignation aud Appointment
EducAtiOuRl-A Pretty Mnrriu-c-
Us. Court ofAppcaIs.
Especial to vlrginian-Pilot)

Richmond, Va, Feb. l5.-'rhe grip of
the storm is relaxing. but not of it's own
accord. The temperature stands at
about the same, though yesterday and
to-day the sun shown brightly. Direct
Is in the sun there was some melting
very little. 1t freezes SO hard at nigh,
that it takes several hours of direct
sunshine to set it thawinE in the day.
hallway communication with the out
side world is about completely restored.
All railway trains are moving about on
schedule time. The Richmond. Frcde-
ricksburg ana Potomac was the last
road to get its cars started drifts on
It's line being heavier than on any
other. The first train left Richmond
for Washington about noon. 1t 20,
through all right.
Street cars are Tonight runninr
about as usual. They vurc tied up cr1=
tire!y from Sunday afternoon until yes
terday at nearly dark when service
WAS partially resumed Service will be
SLOW Tor several days. Suburban lines
are not vet running
~ great deal OF suffering Is rcpOrtod
by the police. The authorities ana the
'itiEons Relief Association are doing
an possible To relieve the suffering.
hundreds of cases have been relieved.
stories of terrible suffering are told
Nen who never before asked help are
applcants. Lack of fuel causes chic;
SUFFERING. Provisions and clothing are
badly needed ana being literally sun
pi!cd. The city supplies coke from the
FhS works 10 all applicants free of
charge.
>. sleigh bells make constant music.
ne streets are being piled up on either
hand with immense banks as thav arc
cleared of snow Street car passengers
can scarcely SEQ the tops of heads of
people walking along the Sidewalks
me severity of the weather during
the past week has had II great erroct
upon prices. They have jumped from
~ to IL per cent. Fowls of an kinds
have gone up or 3 cents in The pound.
urkcys have gone up 20 to % cents
II pound. Veal has also advanced con
Sldorabiy. Other articles. including
Deans and peas. have advanced consid-
'i"plN put the most serious feature is
the scarcity.
APPOINTED MAJ j. f. HUBBARD.
Governor Tyler got to his Office to-
Gay Tor the first time since Saturday.
lie had little 10 do. owing to the in
corruption of mail communication worl,
had not accumulated during The period
iSnation of Dr.. +. T. Southall. of Ane-
ila county. MS a member of the Board
oi directors Of the Eastern State Hos
p.j1l at Williamsburg was re-
ceived ana the Governor ap-
pointed Major J. f.. Hubbard. of Yorl;
county. to succeed him. Mai. Iiubhard
was appointed to the board recently.
MS term 10 be three years from April
o. 1t VIII now begin At once
E,DI'CATIONAI
DR. J. w. southall Superintendent
of Public instruction. will not come To
the city until next Monday. lie Will
leave that night for ColumbUs. ONO.
to attend the convention of the De-
pnrtment Of superintendent Of the Ma
tional Educational Associaiion The
doctor VIII read a paper on the extent
To which PUBLIC education should be
carried He will return about the end
%; The week and the Board of itduc.-