Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
RICHMOND
NEWS BUDGET
DR.. Hobson Appointed Quar-
antine Officer.
TERM. EXPIRES MAY 1ST. 1901
Numbering Enforcement OF tho Oys.
ser Law-Ran on with Joweiry-
Children Lost-wIpnie Davis Mon.
ument-TabIct TO tho Memory OF
DR.. Hogc- Case to BE Tried I'm
Ashvilie.
Especial to virglnlan-pilot3

Richmond, Va, Feb. 4.-Governor Ty-
Ter tonight announced the appoint
ment of DIR. Samuel w. Hobson to the
position of Health Officer of the port
of Newport News. to succeed Dr. a. G.
Jones. The appointment OF DIR. Hob
son ends one of the hottest contests yet
decided b. Governor Tyler Probably
o. majority OF the physicians of New
port News were applicants for the po-
eition, and two from distant counties
applied, though the contest finally mar
rowed down to the candidates-Dr
Jones, DR.. Hobson and Dr. Cooper
Friday DIR. Cooper was again put on
the track, his friends hoping he would
be able to get in as Il dark horse. 1t
il probable that first and last as many
as $50 of the citizens of Newport News
have called on the Governor in the in
tercst OF their favortes. The Senator
from the Newport News district, Scna-
tor Manley Barnes. and Delegate Thos.
II. Powell, from Newport News, the
majority of the Democratic Congress
sional Committee, and a large ma jor-
1ty of the shipping houses of Newport
News, as well as a great number of
city officials and private citizens en-
dorSed the application of DR.. IIobson.
DIR. Hobson is n son of Mr.. j. Hos
kins Hobson. of Powhatan county,
chairman of of the Populist State Com
mlttee, but he is one of the best known
young Democrats in Newport Neo,s.
DR.. Hobson is Il young man. but he
has made an excellent reputation as Il
physician. He is assistant surgeon for
the Newport News Shpbuilding and
nd is-, Ia,
physician employed by the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company to inspec,
au weStbound trains out of Newport
News, to prevent smallpox being spread
by rail from that city.
DIR. Hobson will he appointed March
Isl, and viii assume the duties OF the
Office May LIST. The term will expire
May l, 1901. The Office pays about
$1,000 q year.
HINDERING THE OYSTER LAW
There is Il complaint being made that
IN at least two of the oyster counties of
virginia an apparent organized effort
is being made to prevent the strict en-
Torcement of the State Board OF Fisher
les law, and supplemental laws passed
py the last Legislature. a gentleman
1fom the Underwater section. in this city
to-day. SAID that a great majority of the
people realized that the last General
Assembly had done more for the people
interested in oystering and hshcring
than any which had ever sat in Rich
mond, and that they were anxious to
seee this legislation enforced. since ii
would cause handsome yearly income
10 be turned into the State treasury.
RAN OFF WITH JEWELRY.
Officer Wiltshire returned from Alex
nndria tonight with j. ID. Sheaftel. who
was arrested there at the request of the
police OF this city on the charge of abb
scondinS with II valuable diamond pin
and $l5 belonging to Mr.. Guy Cotter of
this city Scheaftel was agent for
Welsbach lights. and was something of
"a land agent. He boarded al the Impe-
rial, and was very popular there, hav-
ing line manners. He borrowed the
money and the pin from Mr.. Cotter sew
eral days ago. He pretended to the
hotel people lie was going 10 Peters burg
and when it was found he had bought
q ticket TO Washington suspicious were
aroused and the Alexandria police was