Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-17
BOGUS STATE BONDS.
THE HISTORY OF THOSE BEING
SOLD At THE NORTH.
| WOMAN MISSING IN BEDFORD.
Another DISAPPEARANCE Reported ="
Gov. TyIer--An Antitrust conner
.nce-Eruit-Rnisin In Roanoke
County-CapitoI Notes.

County-CapitoI Notes.
The publication in yesterdays Dispa'eh
Of specIal from Boston. giving an aC-
count OF the arrest OF man In that cry
charged with uttering bogus Virginia
bonds. created much interest at the Cap'-
toll especially IN the Offices Of the frea-
surer and Second Auditor
In the early SOS the Malone Board Of
Sinking-Fund Commissioners composed
Of the state Treasurer. Auditor. and Sc
cond Auditor. is ALLEGED 10 have con-
tracted with the Kendall Bank-Note Com
pany. of New York. for the engraving oil
a large number of new bonds. The Ken
dali Company forwarded here by express
about one hundred Of the engraved bonds
but the State refused 10 receive inem
claiming that no contract for them had
ever been made. The bonds were there-
upon returned TO New York. but the
Kendall Company refused TO receive them
and they were finally sold as JUNK about
TWO years afterwards. The American
Bank-Note Company engraved the bonus
which were accepted and used Later
the Kendall Company sued the state IN
the Circuit Court of the city of Rich
mond for the price Of the bonds ana re-
covered judgment for $4,000. The Legls-
lature appropriated this amount for the
payment of the judgment, and the claim
was settled.
The bonds which were sold 10 pay eN-
press charges are often heard from by
Second Auditor Ryland. These are the
ones upon which $1,000 was secured IN
Boston recently. and the ones which have
gotten the Boston man into trouble. Ihey
purport TO be signed by D. Il. ReNely'
who was Treasurer at the time the bonds
were engraved and by John Smith, VINO
was never Second Auditor. II. II. Dyson
occupied the latter office during Treasurer
Revely's term.
1t is thought very probable that the
Boston man is innocent of any criminal
intent in selling the bonds.
ANOTHER DIsAPPEARANCE.
The remarkably large number Of per-
sons in Virginia missing from home Is
illustrated almost weekly by the letters
received at the Governors office making
inquiries for absent ones.
A letter from Mrs c. McNey, who re-
sides near Forest, in Bedford county was
received by the Governor yesterday, /
stating that her sister had wandered |
away from home while in demented /
condition several weeks ago. The lady /
wrote 10 inquire if the lady who had /
written the Governor asking to be al |
lowed TO take the place Of a prisoner |
serving a llfe-sentence in the penitentiary /
was her sister.
The Governor replied that the name /
given was different anG the locality |
long way removed from that of the miss
ing woman.
There has been much discussion in the |
press Of the entire country OF the lady's |
offer TO take the place OF life convict, |
and the Governor has received several |
letters concerning 1t. Some Of the |
profess great admiration for the !
woman who made the offer.
AN ANTITRUST CONFERENCE.
Governor Tyler wrote Governor Joseph |
ID. Sayers, OF Texas. yesterday. that he |
approved OF the latters proposition to !
have at St. Louis. on September 10Th a !
OF governors and attorneys |
general OF the various States for the /
purpose of taking proper action looking /
10 the dissolution Of trusts al present /
existing. and the prevention Of the forma- /
tion of new ones. The Governor says he /
hopes to attend, and wishes Attorney !
General Montague TO go with him.
GOVERNOR SAYERSS LETTER.
In the course Of his letter TO Governor |
Tyler Governor Sayers says:
After much reflection, 1 have con- |
cluded that it would not be improper for |
me to suggest that a conference of the |
governors and encouragement Of the |
several States and Territories be held 10 /
consider the effect which the formation |
of trusts is having upon the country, |
and. If possible, to agree upon a character /
OF legislation that will not only force |
those now existing into dissolution. but |
will also prevent their further creation. !
am firmly of the opinion that if as many /
as twenty States can be induced to adopt !
a uniform policy in reference to this gen.
orally admitted evil, and will enforce such /
policy with flrmness impartiality, and |
vlgor. relief will surely and quickly fol- |
low. 1t cannot be doubted that i'm this |
matter State action is necessary and that !
and enforcement of legislation |
Indispensable"
VIRGINIA FRUIT FARMS
Commissioner KOiner returned yester- |
day from Salem. whittier he went last |
week 10 attend a meeting of the Board |
Of Trustees of Roanoke College Of which |
he is a member But the Commissioner |
did not have a great deal TO say about |
matters, the line. farms and |
orchards OF Bedford and Roanoke appa- |
rently having captured the whole Of his |
attention.
Il saw in Roanoke one farm where the |
owners have just finished planting 1900 !
spple-trees." he said. Il saw another |
splendid orchard OF $50 acres, all being |
apple-trees, save 10000 peach-trees This |
is the largest orchard cast Of the Ale |
ghanies.
There Is much money in fruit in Viz !
gina." he continued. "All these people |
who are engaged in apple-raising in Roa-
noke are making big money Virginia |
apples bring a dollar more per barrel in /
the New York market than those from |
any other State. The soil of Virginia |
gives a flavor and a colOring TO fruit OF |
almost every variety superior to that i'm.
parted by the soil Of any other State. |
The Ben. Davis apple of Buckingham |
county is better than il Is when grown |
anywhere else. Virginia as a frut-rais-
ing State is rapidly assuming a foremost |
place, and ! confidently expect her TO
become first"
TO WEST VIRGINIA.
Governor Tyler yesterday ordered
rendition warrant issued for the sur
render TO the West Virginia authorities
Of Harry Anderson and John and Thomas
who are in Jail in Winchester.
charged with having robbed Charles
Cooper. of Hampshire county. w. Va. OF
$40 on the night OF May S0th.