Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-24
DAY AT THE CAPIT0i.
NOTES or rnE NEWS Ar TIM
VARIOUS STATE DEPARTMENTS.
COY. TYLER GONE TO HUNTINGTON.
He VIII Attend the Session of the
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Huntington. W. Va. 20 attend the ses-
sion OF The Virginia Synod Of the Pres
byterlan church. The Governor Is the
presiding officer OF the body II Is the
rule that the outgoing moderator sha'i
preach the opening sermon, the mo0e'a-
tor almost always being preacher Gov
ernor Tyler will not preach. lie has ask
ed REV. Or. Lacy Of Romney W. va
20 deliver the sermon.
The Virginia Synod embraces the Pres
bytorlan churches OF Virginia and west
Virginia. The Governor expects to return
home Thursday or Friday.
AFTER THE RAILROADS.
Governor Tyler received letter rom
n gentleman yesterday asking MN 10 '0l
him how % proceed against the raliioaLS
10 make them pay TO the STATE lhe Ie9'
due OF the proceeds OF the sac o. ul
claimed freight. Under the law railway
ana steamship companies have the right
10 sell freight on which charges nave not
been maid. after 90 has been Kept GER
fain lime. The transportation companies
are entitled 10 take out Of the proceeds
enough 10 pay freight charges. Tie re-
mainder must be turned over 10 the state
school fund Tho Governors cofrespon-
dent saws the railways have not turned
over the States share. He makes no spe-
cifc charges.
The Governor received a letter yester-
day from the chairman OF the poHucD
economy section of the United states
Commission in charge Of the government
exhibit OF this country at The Paris Tx
position next year. asking him to nave
made p map Of Virginia showing the
points I'm the State AZ which are Iocaltu
the principal manufacturing estaDllsh-
ments. He also wants the map 10 snow
the areas in which the various industries
are located. Thus. the tobacco-growing
section would be indicated; the trucking
section. the section where cattle-growing
chiefly flourishcs. etc. Labor-Commission-
err Montague will probably make the map.
SECOND AUDITORS REPORT.
The annual report of second-Auditor
Ryland Just issued, shows that during
the past year the amount of Century
bonds issued under the act Of February
20 1892. has increased by SJ09ll.2i, making
the total amount of this issue outstand-
ing. $500 0S3.G7. or this amount Sz2530D
are held by the literary fund. and $4,000
by the commissioners Of the sinking
fund. leaving N76C1, 1857 IN the hands Of
the public. IL is not thought there viii
be any very great increase in the issue
OF Centuries. as the number Of old bonds
outstanding IS quite small.
The bonds with tax-receivable coupons
attached. which have been the source or
so much trouble in years past, have near
~ all been surrendered. only $3.50 or
consols are outstanding and 81 100 Of
lo-4Os Many of these are probably lost
or destroyed.
During the year the Century bonds
held BY the literary fund have Increased
TO s22e.s 800 Llterary-fund fines were used
in purchasing $4,000 Of Centuries The
literary fund also holds Sl.4SO,3ZL2S Of
RiddleberPer bonds. The total interest on
these holdings amounts 10 A7455.&. This
goes 10 the public schools OF the 100000
appropriated TO the schools. Slg} 10o.S was
appropriated 10 the schools OF the vari-
Gus counties and cities. and s. 800 TO nor
NAL Institutes. The rest was used in gen.
eral expenses.
Interest was paid on the public debt
during the past year 20 the amount Of
s7O7.g75 %. including S13G9350 paid on
judgments for taxes with tax-receivable
coupons
The report Of the Sinking Fund Com
missioners shows that during the year the
States holdings IN the Richmond Fred
erlcksburg and Potomac railroad yielded
an income OF S32,7i95O. There is now in
the Treasury to the credit of the sinking
fund s487. $3.50. The fund is used for the
reduction of the public debt.
MILITARY REORGANIZATION
A number OF military companies have
been reorganzed and are awaiting inspec-
tlsn and mustor-in. This is true Of COM
panies at Newport News. Hampton. and
Portsmouth. Lieutenant Parrish. Of the
Portsmouth company, was examined yes
terday
Commissioner Koiner, OF the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, has received from
several sources recently inquiries con-
corning deposits of infusorial earth. one
OF the queries comes from "a Richmond
man There Is said 20 be a great quantity
Of this earth I'm Virginia though 1t Is
rather scarce in quantities sufficiently
large 10 admit of profitable working. 1t
is used IN the manufacture OF pottery.
PARDONs REFUSED
Governor Tyler yesterday refused the
application Of Bony Fulton. Of Danville
for a conditional pardon. Fulton was
convicted In the Corporation Court Of
Danvllle of attempted assault upon
little white girl 10 years of age. lie has
served about half his term.
J. III. Dayton, who IS serving a year for
aiding and abettlng a malicious assault
was also refused a conditional pardon.
lie was convicted I'm the MiddleseX Coun-
~ Court
CAPITOL NOTES.
There was received at the office Of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth yester-
day. for recordation. the charter of the
Abingdon Pharmacy Company, OF Abing
don. Va, which Is capitalized at from
$1.OO0 to 5000. for the purpose Of con-
Quoting the drug business. First-year Off
GERS are named as follows: j. j. Hurt,
president: j. !. Hurt. treasurer; John NJ
Kreger. secretary Board OF Directors
the above and Z. w. Campbell. Charles
+. Hurt and John A. Pepper
The commission on the subject of state
care OF epileptics. appointed by the last
Legislature. viii meet to-day in the Office
Of the Clerk of the House Of Delegates.
Or. George w. lie Cato DR.. W. f. Drew
nv. Hon. w. +. McRae, and Colonel G.
T.. Vawter constitute the commission,
with Mr.. Sam w. Bigger as secretary.
The state Board Of Education has
meet In the Senate chamber or the Han
OF the House OF Delegates al o'clock
this morning, 90 examine applicants for
registration as licensed pharmacists. Mr..
James L. Avis. OF Harrisonburg, is presi-
dent Of the board.
The State Board of Education has
placed on the list Of publc-school books