Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-24
10y Companies Inspected and
Mustered Into The State Service,
OUR NAVAL VOLUNTEERS
Three Divisions Accepted "A Report
from tho SECOND Auditor showing
tho Condition of tho Public Deb,-
Death or a Prominont Lawyer of
MISREPRESENTATION sohioy a
sIastort Meson-Kocoivcr Applied
for.
Especial to vlrglnian-P,Iot.,

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Richmond. Va, Oct. 23.-Colonel 10
Lane Stern, inspector general, has in
spected fourteen companies and mus
tered them into the recognizing State
service. The end of the war with Spain,
after the Virginia boys were mustered
out OF the United States Volunteer
establishment found only five COM
panies and batteries in existence. Nine
other companies have been mustered in
since then. making the total fourteen.
After inspecting and mastering in the
qnree batteries Of artillery, one troop of
cavalry and one company of infantry
remaining intact after the war, Colonel
stern began the mastering in of the
recognizing companies by inspecting
old Company E. First Regiment. Of this
city. IN June. Since then he has in
spected and mustered in one company
OF Infantry at each of the following
places: Staunton, Franklin, Alexan-
ora ara. roanoke. Charlottesville and Mar
llnsv1lle' The two companies Of the
Richmond Blues' battalion were mus
Tered In Friday night last.
IN addttion to the above three divi-
slonS OF naval volunteers have been
mustered in.
TIdB STATE DEBT
Inc annual report Of the second audi
a0r ior the fiscal year ending September
e0. 1859, is just out. This report covers
the condition Of the public debt of the
literary fund. and the report Of the
commissioners OF the sinking fund of
Virginia
The report shows that the amount Of
ponds Issued under net OF February 20.
1892 known as Centuries. has Increased
curing the past year s50.91l.24, making
Inc amount OF bonds outstanding OF
that issue. $4,000, 0S3.67, of which S226 500
are held by the Liternry Fund. and
S!l4,000 by the commissioners of the
sinking fund, leaving In the hands Of
the public s17.661, 7S3.G7.
The amount of old bonds still un-
punched Is very small, and there Is not
much probability of any further in
crease In the amount of Century bonds
The bonds with tax receivable cou-
pons, which have given the State so
much trouble in past years. have nearly
all been surrendered, only s49,S00 of
Consols. and SGT 100 Of 1O-40s being now
outstanding, with the probability that
number OF these are lost or destroyed
and VIII never be converted
The Literary Fund has increased its
holdings of Century bonds to s226, 300 by
the purchase during the year OF SAB, 500
out OF the Literary Fund fines, making
the present holdings OF State bonds by
this fund s1,i30,327.2S Riddlcbergers.
and S2203 800 of Centuries. the annual in
terest on which, amounting to s47,435. 50,
goes to the public schools.
OF the 100000 cash appropriation to
the public schools, s193, 100.S5 was an
proprin ted to the counties and cities of
the State, $4,000 to State normal insti-
tutes, the rest being used for general
expenses.
The disbursement account shows that
sI07,9I5.2S was paid on account of inter-
n a - 1a1,k i,
year This includes s13693.50 paid on
judgments for taxes with tax receivable
coupons.
PROMINENT LAWYER DEAD.
Mr.. William Hay Garnett died this
morning at 9:55 o'clock at his residence
on the corner Of Fourteenth and Porter
streets. Manchester. The announce
ment of his death. though 1t had been
expected almost daily for the last week,
came as shock and cast gloom over
the entire town.
MIR. Garnett has been a prominent
member of the Manchester bar for the
last nine years. He was thirty-tbree
years old, having been born April 10
1866, In Cumberland county.
SCHLEY a MASON.
Ihe Richmond Masons, who went to
washington Saturday to see Rear Al
anlrai w. 5. Schley made Master Ma
son. nave returned. They report the
1nimation passing and raising, as hav-
ing ing neen very solemn and Impressive.
Inc work" was done by r. b. French
Lodge No. is. of Washington, under a
dispensation from Grand Master John
~. Small, OF the District Grand Lodge
The Grand Master also OBLIGATED,
RECEIVER APPLIED FOR
Applications on the part of bondhold
ers We're filed in the Law and EuujIv
Court here today for the appointment
OF receiver for the Farmvillc and
Powhatan Railroad. The road is n mar
row gauge line running from Bermuda
Hundred to Farmville. 1t has been in
financial difficulties for some years.
WANTED IN PENNSYLVANIA.
John Kelley, an aged white man.
charged with embczzling at the Carne.
gia Steel Works. Pittsburg. Pa, two
weeks pay Of his Grey OF helpers, was
arrested here to-day and leaves to-mor-
row for Plttsburg In charge of Detective
Millen. of that city. The alleged olrensc
was committed on the 18th of August.