Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-08
RICHMOND
NEWS AND GOSSIP
Claim For Collection Of Di-
rect Tax Fund.
CONvlCTS PLEA FOR PARDON
Application For Negro Boys I'm the
Pemitcntiary : Meeting or state
Board of Education = Dir. cooper
Assistant Quarantine officer at
Newport News supreme Court
Matters.
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been made for $4,000 alleged TO be
due on the part of Virginia for the col
lection of the interest tax fund paid by
citizens of this State just after the
close of the war between the States.
Governor Tyler to-day received let
ter from Mr.. Ellis Moran, Of Baltimore
asking information on the subject. He
stated in his letter that his ther. the
late DR.. j. j. Moran, had entered into
an agreement with Governor Holiday
whereby the former was to receive
$4,000 for collecting the direct tax fund
due citizens OF Virginia. Mr.. Moran
states that his father devoted many
years work to the collection of this
claim, indeed. that his years We're
shortened by the labor expended in
securing the claim. Mr.. Moran recciv-
ed not a cent for his labor. His son
asks the Governor to supply him with
copy of the agreement between Coy
ernor Holiday and DR.. Moran, as he
wishes TO secure the amount of the
claim. The direct tax fund has been
collected and paid TO the citizens TO
whom due. Under an act uussad- h,
the state Legislature, where the
amount due an individual was un-
claimed for any reason it went to the
road fund of the county where such
person resided. OF course. bur few
claims lacked a claimant The claim
OF Or. Moran's heirs amounts to SIS ODn
Governor Tyler will request Attorney
hcheral Montague TO examine into the
subject.
y PLEA FOR PARDON.
w. mere has not come into Governor
lyierS Office in some time q hat,o,
W Ililtn letter than
WliIiam Phillips. an inmate of the Vir
S!hit penitcntiary. to-day. Phillins
wants pardon. He asks for /, I'm thn
inost straightforward way He saws he
10 from lu!aski county and is 81 venrs
Oh age. lie served a penitentiarv term
vi iour years for forgery one veor mr.
Yer completion of this term he was con-
Vlcted OF housebreaking and given tire.
years by n jury in the Pulaski county
,,.,.h o. ne says he could not break
win eNil associates. which caused hin,
10 ran again. Under the law five vcnrs
We're added 10 his sentence. he having
peeh twice convicted. Not long after
ne attempted To escape by cutting
through The wall lie was detected nj
work on the opening. and one wear was
added 10 his term, making it nine ycnrs
III all. ~ he term VIII end i'm 1901 He
says he Is thoroughly changed man
ana wants chance to show il IN ,hn
WoFlu anu endeavor to redeem n man
MOOD nearly all of which has been spent
IN prison. Despite the bad record of
the man Governor Tyler was Impress
ca by his plea. IL was so frank ANA an
Pa'ently ms confession was 81 honest
Ills l.Xcellcncy sent the papers to Inc
.ouilty judge and Commonwealth Al
torney of Pulaski to get their nnin-
ion. '' OP'h-
WANTS NEGRO CONVICTS
John II. Smyth colored. ey.AIinistor
10 Liberia and head OF the refornatorv
Tor negro children. called on Governnr
Tyler to-day ana asked him tn pardnn
me negro boys in the penitcntiary ana
Turn them over To the retormatory.
The institution has only recently been
opened but it has several inmates
Governor Tyler promised To look into
the matter and it may be stated thai
IL there are no legal obstacles the Gov
erhor VIII turn Coiort-d Who
are minors over Ia Smyth
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
The state Board of Education wiu
meet tomorrow for tie purpose Of
clecting superintendent of schools OF
Mathews county to succeed DR.. l.. s
roster recently elected superintendent
or the Eastern State Hospital DR.. Il.
y, Lane. former superintendent Of the
Mathews schools and Mr. w T. E'itch
cit, well known business man. are
candidates. They are both in the city.
NEWPORT NEWS HEALTH
OFFICER
DR. Cooper. one Of the close cnmpeti-
tors OF DR.. lIohson. will be appointed
assistant health officer by DR.. Hob
son.
SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS.
Jones vs. Jones executor, argued by
no stiles for appellant ana submitted.
McCom6 VS., Mccomb. argued by John
hunter, Jr, for appellant and Il. L.
Gordon, Jr., and Jackson Guy for APP
pellocs and submitted
Bun vs.. Engelking: continued
Davis VS. lieppcrl. argued by 6 A.
Anderson for appellant and continued
until tomorrow.
COTTON MILLS BEGIN WORK.
1T is now evident that the two old
cotton mills. the Marshall and Old Do
minor. will begin operations in a few
days. a consolidation of the mills vii,
be made. and under the new manage
ment the name will be the Richmond
Union Cotton Mills. Cotton is being
placed in the mills and n small nuns
Der OF hands have been making test OF
the machinery.
NEWPORT NEWS PUBLIC BUILD
INC.
special from Washington to-day
The bill providing for the erection
Of a public building at Newport News.
VA was agreed 10 in committee of
the whole to-day. which is practically
passing it. The formal passage viii
come later. The bill as passed by the
Senate carried 100000 approximation.
which was reduced To $4,000 by com,
mttcc. The Portsmouth bill is near
the bottom of the list. 1t wifi probably
not be reached until tomorrow.
y faVoTa BILE report was made by the
judiciary committee of the House to
provide for clerks of United states