Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-01
THE OYSTER DISPUTE.
Attorneys-General Of Maryland ana
Va. to Meet TO-Day-scapitol Notes.

Va. to Meet TO-Day-eapitol Notes.
Attorney General Montague viii so 10
Washington to-day to confer with the At
torney-General Of Maryland regarding the
controversy between the Governor of Vir-
ginia and the Governor of Maryland over
the arrest by the authorities OF Virginia
of certain Marylanders within Maryland
territory
1t is believed there will be little diff
Guilty experienced In adjusting the trou-
bic. Mr.. Montague will admit that the
oystermen and vessels were taken In
Maryland waters In Tangier Sound. He
will insist, and probably the Maryland
Attorney-General will admit, that the
men were chased out Of Virginia waters,
where they had been Illegally taking oys-
ters. Mr.. Montague may contend but the
Attorney General OF Maryland will hard
ly admit. that the Virginia police-boat,
under the circumstances. had the right
TO seize the two boats and crews.
He will probably have little difficulty In
making the Maryland official realize that
the remedy, If the men have been
wronged. lies In the courts, and not with
the Executive. II is not certain that Mr..
Montague will take this ground. The opin-
ion Is expressed that the two Maryland
ers now held in the Accomac jail Will be
gotten out on writ Of habeas corpus
Governor Tyler will not reply to the
Governor Of Maryland's demand for the
surrender of the men until after the con-
ference OF the attorneys-general.
WANTS A PARDON.
Mr.. ]. ~ Sebrell, Jr.. a lawyer Of South
ampton county. was al the Capitol yester-
day to see the Governor with reference
to granting a pardon tc a young man
named Neal, who was sentenced to the
penitentlary for two years last fall for
killing his sisters husband.
Mr.. Sebrell says this man was very
cruel to his wife, and was mistreating
her, when her brother interfered and
shot him. He says there was much sur
prise in Southampton when Neal was con-
victed. as public sentiment was largely
with him.
Mr.. sebrell will file a petition for Neal's
pardon in a few days. He did not see the
Governor, his Excellency and Mrs. Tyler
and Miss Lily having gone to the Cover
nors hosue, In Pulaski county, to spend
Easter. t'hey will return next week
The Governor received a letter yester-
day from a wel-known gentleman of the
Southwest. asking him to use his best
endeavors to have an insane person COM
mitted to the Southwestern State Hospi-
tai. The institution is very much over
crowded. as stated in yesterdays Dis
patch.
REMEDIES FOR POTATO-SCAB.
Commissioner of Agriculture Koiner
said yesterday that farmers and truckers
should be alive to the importance of
treating their seed potatoes for scab. The
scab Injuries, he says, from 10 TO 80 per
cent. OF the potato crop. 1t Is Il germ
found either on the potatoes or in the
soil. Commissioner Koiner gives two
cheap and simple remedies. one Is 10
soak the uncut potatoes for only ten min
utes in a solution Of six ounces of corro-
sive sublimate in fifteen gallons of water.
This is poisonous. and care should be
taken to keep persons and stock from
eating the potatoes after being soaked.
The other remedy is harmless. Soak the
potatoes for two hours in a solution Of
eight ounces OF formalln In fifteen gal
Ions Of water Mr.. Koiner says II Will
pay the farmers wen 10 use one OF these
on all the potatoes planted.