Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-03

Agriculture and has often expressed a
desire to see 1t made of even more use
to farmers. He thinks Mr.. Koiner will
bring to the administration of the af-
ialrS of the department just the practi-
cal knowledge necessary to make 1t OF
the greatest use to agrcuiturists.
SEATS FOR SALESWOMEN.
Mr.. Archer 7. Montague, Commits
sioner of Labor, will in n few days adj
dress circular to the Commemorative
Attorneys OF the State asking them to
see that the law passed by the last
General Assembly, requiring the en-
pioyers of saleswomen to provide seats
for Them is enforced. Mr.. Montague
says the law is dead letter in Rich
mond so far as he has been able to
learn by personal observation and other
wise. and he believes it is very gene
rally disregarded.
THE SIXTH VIRGINIA.
Governor Tyler has not yet received
official notification OF the Intention of
the War Department to muster out the
Sixth Virginia. though il has been
learned unoflicially that this step has
been decided upon. 1t is believed the
regiment will be mustered out in Ma
con instead of being sent here to be
paid off and discharged. The men will
each be given q months extra pay in
case they are mustered out at Macon
This is to cover their TRANSPORTATION
home.
Major Price, the muster-out officer
OF the Second and Third Regiments.
and Major Shanks. the Quartermaster
for the muster-out. have returned from
spending the holidays with their fami-
les at Lexington ana Salem, respec-
lively. Major Price will, as soon as
possible, ascertain how much of the
property of the Virginia regiments is
worth turning in, how much must he
Sold and what is to be burned AS
soon as he shall have passed upon it
Major Shanks will proceed to turn.
sell and burn.
VOLUNTEERS OUT OF WORK.
An officer of one of the discharged
Virginia regiments says he is oVer-run
with letters from men formerly of his
command. asking him to help them to
secure positions where they can earn
al livelihood. In many cases, to his
personal knowledge, the men had good
position before the war, but they gave
them up to enlist. They never got
them back. The officer referred to saws
ne Knows that in many instances men
who volunteered have been rendered
almost objects of charity by the step.
CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS.
Instead of four contests for Congress
sional seats from this State. the num-
Der at first expected. II is now learned
mere Will be only two. These are Hon.
Richard y. Wise versus Hon William
y. Young the Democrat elected in the
Second District, and General James A.
walker against Hon. William T. Rhea.
the successful Democratic candidate In
'he Ninth District. To the surprise of
everyone Congressman Thorpe Will not
contest with Mr.. Epes in the Fourth
District. The Democratic majority Is
too large for him to hope to have even
Republican Congress got 1t aside. Mr..
Parr the defeated Republican candi-
date in the Fifth District, evidently
thought the 5000 majority piled uD
against him by Mr.. Swanson too large
to overcome. and he will not contest.
General Walker however will RIM
against the 1000. or a little less. ma
jority given Judge Rhea. He will
charge all kinds Of fraud. Judge Rhea
says all the fraud practiced in the
Ninth District was the work of Re-
publicans.
General Walker underwent n surgl-
cal operation at the Retreat for the
Sick in this city a few days ago. He
is recovering rapidly.
Candidates desiring to contest had
thirty days in which to file notice with
the clerk of the House Of Represent
atlves. from the time the vote was can
vassed by the State Board of Commits
sloners. This time expired last week
Only DIR. Wise and General Walker
filed notices.
THE TOBACCO COMMISSIONER.
Captain John Lamb, representa- tive
of the Third Virginia district, met at
the Tobacco Exchange to-day Messrs
William #. Gray, William G.. Miller, L.
II. Vaughan, George y. Haynes. NJ. r.
Smith. James r. Parkinson, w. Ben.
Palmer, I. ID. Neal. Jr., Il. II. Victor,
II. II. Mosby, T. w. Wood, ct ais. The
object of the meeting was to formulate
and discuss plan of procedure to secure
the appointment of Mr.. a. Osterloh "a
Commissioner 10 represent the leaf to-
bacco trade of the United States Of
North America at the Paris Exposition
in 100 EncnnrR Cinn 1.ennrts unre r..