Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-19
MADEAU.vA. VISITOR
nm n. a. HOLT APPOINTED TO Sue
cEEp SENATOR MILwAINE.
MANY INQUIRIES FOR VIRGINIA LANDS
of Agriculture m"
Registcr of the Land once
.,v,,u Many acknowledgements q"
90 vnshington-Cnpito notes

1.r,or TYLER Yesterday appointed Ut.
NJ q. Holt, of Surry county
% the Board Of visitors OF the onis.
,,,v of Virginia. to succeed senator WI
-, u NcIlwaine. who recently resign
ed. ohout e.
= >, aqe and is more or less known
=, .,.or virginia. but he has speciaiiy
wide acquaintance in the Sou,nsiue.
60 man of wide culture. most poisheu
manners. and is a very attractive spe"A
90 lie Is a, physician and farmer anu
o,so Democratic political worker Oh
.oooonized energy and ability, though ne
hos recently taken little part in politics.
lie is well known to the Den'o''".e
politicians of the state having TOT yea
hoor . prominent figure at State cohVen-
.,one The appointment Of Dr. Holt WIN
ho annroved by all who know hifh
WANT VIRGINIA. LANDS.
,,,u..,,,o ,ords M present form the most
familiar topic at the Capitoi. 'iie -
ter of the Land Office and the Coiiiiiii1
s,onor If Agriculture being overruh WIZ"
INQUIRIES regarding them' r,,
Tbev are each receiving nearly every
dav letters from farmers OF New ioiN
ora Illinois. chiefly inquiries regaruins
.ho character and price Of Virginia iarIil
| 10 Tbev also receive many lettelS
-, oan,talists seeking lnVestInen,S'
a,i,tno for information concerning VI
| einia minerals and tlmper' os,,od
| (on,n,iesioner Koiner has been dshe"
..,.oral times recently for geological re-
| ,,orts concerning the minerals oi
| - lie has never been able TO supply
| 70 None nave ever been mace. ne
COWS he is ashamed TO have 10 Ten "iS
| correspondents this, as. so lar 40
| known there is not another Stale III
! Union which has not had MADE SUI n1n
| fife report of its mineral Wediui' W
| Iroiner is not receiving satisfactory re-
- 20 HE nublished request for real
estate dealers Of the State to SEND MN
| their addresses. They send nm theIr
pamphlets. He wants post-oifice ad-
| dresses only.
| WANT WILD LANDS.
Ar p,cbardson Register of the Land
| Oaiee e. receiving many inquiries from
citi1ons of the State who wish To take
un wild lands. These come from all over
the state. Grants to land on the Eastern
shore have recently been issued. ana a
gontlennan from near Lynchburg writes
that he will soon make application ioi
natents TO twenty-one parcels OF idhu
in his locality.
GOVERNOR TO GO TO WASHlNGlo-
Governor Tyler will go to Washington
to-day iwr the purpose of helping III th'
effort which has for it's purpose the re-
endorsement Of Virginia for the money
expended by the state In getting mel
troops ready for the field last sprl.s
| CONGRESSMAN Lamb is doing all IN DE
mower TO force the payment OF the claim
and while he is confident OF final success
there is delay. Miss Tyler and MISS gu
, win accompany their father, ana WI
\ remain in Washington several Gays, IN
guests of their cousins, the MiSSV9 - -
Governor TYLER will attend the banque
to no given bv the Virginia Democrat
Association at Washington on Washing
ton's Birthday. President Harper say
tbe banquet will be memorable in the MS
tory of the association.
| NO PARDON FOR BITE.
Governor TYLER has not received pet
g, tion for the Communication Of the sentenc
i Of George Hite a white man of Mecklel
burg county. to be hanged January Zdi
but he received yesterday letter 1rol
n citizen Of GAINESVILLE urging him
9 save Hite's neck. The writer says u
crime for which Hite is 70 hang was JIG
nrer1editate1. Governor Tyler mas II
ceived q number Of letters from MecKiei
:. hure people asking him not TO mterie
4. with the sentence Of the court lie ID
. no intention Of doing So
Il Governor Tyler will appoint MAJOR
n Cowan. of Montgomery county,
member Of the State Board OF Aerlcl
C. ture to succeed Mr.. w. w. Brand
signed.
CAPITOL NOTES.
!. Secretary of the Commonwealth j.
- rawless has returned from WasnihstI
- He saws he was told by many lhhuehu
n senators that ratification OF the ped
y treaty would be defeated.
} Mr. Frank =. Brent. secretary Oh l
+ state BOARD of Education, who has De
\ confined to his bed with grip Tor seVel
= DAYS is able to sit up, but Is hot Set -
= The condition of Mr.. w NJ. Dliia lo,
! the Capitol police, was worse yes'eiu '
4 He s very i'll. .,,,
! The Capitol will be closed to-day owl
= to its being the anniversary OF the OIL
Z of General Lee.