Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-23
MONEY FOR MILITARY.
VIRGINIA HAS sfs,5O0 H. HER
FROM GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
THE CELEBRATED ELLINGER CASE.
Montague 10 Go to
Accomac Next Thursday to Argue
Capitol.
Capitol.

There is now due Virginia from the
| National Government sls.500 for military
purposes.
The General Government gives 10 each
State for the support of volunteer mill
tary n sum equal to that appropriated for
the purpose by the State Legislature
Virginias quota has been accommodating
for some time. The State Is how In bet
ter condition to maintain its volunteers.
50 far as the military fund is concerned,
than at any time since the war.
The new military will also be better
armed and equipped than the old. The
arms In the hands Of the troops when
they enlisted at the beginning Of the
Spauish-American war were old and
more or less behind the times. The men
Will now have Krag-Jorgens, the rife
used by the regulars. They will also
have new and modern equipments OF
every character.
Some little difficulty is now being en-
countered in securing arms and equip
ments from Washington. The War De
partment officials insist upon sending ali
the arms due this State at one time.
whereas Adjutant-General Male wants
There is no suitable place IN this city
for the storage Of arms, or, at least. for
so many. This difficulty, however is lot
an important one, and General Male
hopes soon TO have IT overcome.
THE ELLINGER CASE.
Attorney General Montague is now In
King William county on legal business,
and will hardly be in the city again be
fore going TO Accomac county, rcxt
Thursday. to appear in the case of the
Commonwealth VS.. William Elinger,
which comes up in the Circuit Court of
that county on the day named. Mr.. Mon
tague and Mr.. b. r. Gunter, Common
wealth's Attorney of AccOmac, will rep
resent the Commonwealth, and Mr. c. V.
Meredith. Of this city, and Mr.. Fletcher,
Of AccOmac, will represent Mr.. Ellinger.
This litigation is brought under the di-
rection of the last General Assembly.
The Commonwealth sues % recover
oyster-lands in PocomoKe sound now
held by Mr.. William Ellinger, the pro-
prietor of Fox Island. 1t is claimed by
the state that the oyster-grounds are not
rlghtfully Mr.. Ellinger's. lie is defending
the title.
state Treasurer Hartman had masons
at work yesterday putting IN an open
fireplace in his office.
MI Ilcl man lilllhS iilt blDm VI N'hio
much more cheerful than the colorless
steam heat. The addition of the fire.
place will greatly add to the attractive
ness of the Treasurer's office.
AN HONORED VISITOR.
Dr. William IL. Ruffner Of Lexington,
the first Superintendent of Public In
struction Virginia ever had, was at the
State Library building. Or. Ruffner was
one of the ablest State superintendent
Virginia has ever had. He filled the po-
sition in the days when public schools
were an untried experiment in Virginia.
He organized the system and set the ma
chinery going. The present fiourishing
condition of the schools of Virginia is
realized to be in large measure due to
that wisdom displayed by DR.. Ruffner in
the days when they were established.
Dr. Ruffner is at present much interested
in stock raising.
CAPITOL NOTES.
Colonel William Henry Mann, of Pc
tersburg, a candidates for the position Of
Clerk to the House cf Delegates. was at
the office of the Secretary of the Com
monwealth yesterday. Mr.. Mann says
the outlook for his election is bright
Secretary Lawless is not getting well
as rapidly as his friends hoped for lie
is at his desk every day. but is thinking
of going away for a week or two and
trying TO find in absolute rest complete
health.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth.
on the approval of the Governor, has
issued commissions to the following as
notaries public: Cary Breckenridge, Fin
castle; John Roberts. Abingdon; Daniel
p. Conner, Simpsons; George w. Shep-
herd, Jr. and Edgar NJ. Young. Jr.. Fred
ericksburg.
Mr.. w. II. Chisholm, the Hanover
county jailer was at the Capitol yester-
day.