Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-29
Governor Busy With Appli-
cations For Pardon.
NEWPORT NEWS STRUGGLE
Ehc Fight For Appointmcut ms 0uar-
"ntinc Omccr-Hodics Of Dead sol
diers 10 &c brought Home Negro
Soldier shoots sweetheart G.o,ne
From Cubn-A .i= Failure Drlec
New, Notes.
Especial to vlrglnian-Pilot.)


arpica tons for pardons and the set
tlement of the contest for the Office Of
Quarantine ONCE OF Newport News
Governor Tyler is kept busy now. Par
don applications are coming in with al
most unprecedented rapidity. DID the
Governor grant one-rourth OF those re-
ceived Superintendent Helms. OF the
penitentiary, would soon have his fam
lily so depleted that enlargement OF his
house. which was so persistently urged
upon the last Legislature. would be
unnecessary. Every application which
reaches the Governor is read carefully
no matter whether It he a general type
written document from the prisoners
counsel or Il badly written and wrongly
spelled pencillcd letter FROM the con-
Wet himself. The applications are
generally acted on at once though oc-
caSionally cases of great Importance
are given longer consideration. the
applicant Is notified of The Governors
decision, ana the papers pertaining to
the case are placed on file. If the par
don is granted Il brief abstract OF the
case Is entered in Il book kept for the
purpose. The Governor has TO report
to the Legislature every pardon grant
ed. with reasons therefor. Three or
four very important cases are now be-
Ing considered by Inc Governor.
NEWPORT NEWS HEALTH OF
EIC!3R.
The Newport News contest is still
very warm. The fight for some time
was between Dr. y. c. Jones. DR. Sam
uel W. liobson and DR.. Warrner. As
has previously been stated IN this cor
rcspondencc. the Governor Ia now hest
tating between two of the candidates.
lie viii not make public the ramc oi
the one out Of tae race. IL VII pgcba-
bly, announce tho appointment next
week This contest has given the Gov
ernor more trouble than any that has
come up for settlement since his term
began. Al he applicants ara fine men,
personally ana professionally Sclcc-
ton is extremely difficult.
WILL BRING DEAD SOLDIERS
BACK.
Governor Tylo: today received a let
ter from OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lud-
ingtOn. of the army, which shows that
all Virginia soldiers who have died in
Cuba Will be brought blCll to sleep in
the bosom of the Old Dominion Some
weeks ago Joseph Mclos. of Mapches-
ter, II member OF Company T.. Fourth
Virginia. died at Maranao Of meninsi-
It's. The father of young Moles called
upon Governor Tyler ana asked him for
information as TO the method to adopt
10 have his sons body brought back
here for burial. The Governor asked
the War Department for the Informal
ton. Iluortermoster-tieney i.UdinG
ton wrote, Informing Him that an cNpe-
dlton would start - Santiago about
February Tor tho purpose Of dlsinter-
ring American soldiers who had been
killed in Cuba. or had dicl in service
o. siCkncgs. This eNpc Gition VIII visit
other Cuban localities ana ship home
AL the American dead. is requested
that the name of the dead soldiers and
Ia. Is 8 sffrr,
ed be sent to the doalrt,nent.
a NEGRO SOLDIER SHOT her.
james Eirl, of peteisburg. mem,
Der OF Company T. tcl!oreU. OF that
city. which reached home from Macon
Friday, tried to XII ills sweetheart in
this city to-day. lie spent Friday
night in Petersburg, and then came to
Richmond - see his gi.l, Nc In
ton. n servan, in the family of Mrs
Rosna LANCE. at No sol West Cary
street. lie told nosina he had heard
she was married. she denied it. but
Bird would not believe her. and draw
Ing q pistol. shot her In the right leg
The girl rem .rom the Kitchen where
the shooting occurred. into the dining
room. The lnfur'aied negro. VINO was
drinking heavily, followed with the in
tention of shooting again. Mrs Iange
and guost raised an alarm, ana the
negro desisted. y policeman WAS call
cd in ana B:rd Wai arrested and locked
UP al the Second station. Tho girl was
taken TO the city Hospital. Tae wound
Is not expected to prove fatal.
y MYSTERIOUS DEAD MAN.
No clue whatever has peen dscov-
cred as to the identity OF the man who
was drowned in the dock at the foot
OF Nineteenth street. in this city. Fri
day night The body remained in the
chapel at the AimShouse all day. and