Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-24
qOTAKE THE CRUISE
orn sAyAs RESERVES TO SPEND
EIGHT DAYS our.
WILL GO ON The PRAIBIE.
rhc Governor Accepts tho Tender of
the ship--WiiI Ask Consrvtr"
Yacht for the BENEFIT OF the re
scryes-The Moran Claim


M naval reserves OF the State.
After q conference win Commander c.
W. Cake. OF the naval battalion. ana
Captain w w Barrow. of the Adju;ant-
Generals Office. Governor Tyler yesterday
decided to accept the offcr OF the un'ied
states steamship Prairie 20 take the re-
serves on a cruise in June. The Prairie
viii be at Norfolk on June 9Th. The de-
partment will allow the battalion to have
Il for eight days--time sufficient TO take
an extended cruise.
Captain Barrow spent considerable time
ascer,aining the cost of the cruise. none
OF which is TO be borne by the National
Government save the cost of fuel. etc.
Captain Barrow calculates that the total
cost to each man need not be over %
cents for the eight days. This Is for SUD
sstence, the men nave their Dtu
ding. 1t Is probable the men wouic
be willing 10 pay this triilng sum In or
der TO have the benefit a a cruise, ana
the pieasure-f0r there will be more or
less fun to be had. Commander CAKE
SAYS I'm case the men do not care TO pay
their expenses. the cost can be pofne
from his headquarters FUND.
Governor Tyler has also decided 70 ask
the government 20 place al the disposal
OF the Virginia Naval Battalion one OF
the converted yachts now at the Norfolk
navy-yard. The request has only TO be
made In order 10 get the vessel.
The use Of this vessel is expected TO
accomplish a great deal towards increas-
Ing the efficiency Of the reserves and
popuarizng the service. The government
will furnish four seamen, who VIII be
aboard the vessel all the time, and ali
expense Of running and keeping in repair
will be borne By the General Government
The reserves will be at liberty 20 use the
vessel as often as they may desire.
TIE MORAN CLAIM.
Regarding the claim Of the heirs Of DR..
J. J. Moran for Sill 900 for services alleged
10 have been rendered By the latter in
collecting the direct tax refunded to the
State. which claim is a contract between
Governor +. w. NJ. Holiday and Or
Moran. a copy Of which was found In the
Governors office Wednesday. Governor
Tyler said yesterday that the direct tax
was paid by individuals and used by the
state. and that when the Supreme Court
of the United States decided that this tax
was unconstitutional and Congress passed
an act refunding H. the Commonwealth
OF Virginia simply acted as trustee for the
taxpayers. The contract between Gov
ernor Holiday and Mr.. Moran could not
possibly affect this money
The Moran claim has been before the
Legislature and has always been turned
down.
WILL LOCATE IN VIRGINIA.
A recent article in the Dispatch on the
advantages which Virginia offers TO the
c. tie and sheep-iaiser has Induced
Mexican reader 10 decide to locate III this
state. Senior Roger de Ia Debutrie. who
says he owns a ranch near Teottian in
the State Of Oaxaca. Mexico. wrote Mr..
koiner, Commissioner Of Agriculture that
he desires TO locate in this State and raise
either cattle or sheep. The Dispatch had
recently given him information regarding
the cattle quarantine, ana he said he
thought he ought to locate north Of the
James river but did not know what sec
ton was best adapted to his purpose He
says he has 1000 10 invest Ia land. and
desired Mr. kOiner TO inform him regard
ing the best section in which to locate
MIR. Koner replied to the letter, urglng
Mr.. Debutrie TO come to Virginia. assur-
ing him that cattle-raising or sheep-rais-
Ing in Virginia was more profitable than
I'm the Western States by reason of the
grazicr being closer TO the markets. He
advised his correspondent TO locate in
the Valley or Southwest.
Mr.. koiner is receiving a great many
letters Of Inquiry from farmers in other
States who want 10 come to Virginia TO
engage IN dairying or operating cream
cries. He has not a great deal of infor-
nation on the subject. and would be glad
II those engaged in the business in Nir-
Sinia would send him their addresses ana
all information possible
THE HENRICO SCHOOLS.
The State Board OF Education has re
ceiNed the annual report OF Mr.. John X
RUSSELL Superintendent of Schools OF
Henrico county. Mr. Russell is said to be
the only superintendent in the State VINO
gets out printed report. II seems 10 b.
INTERCHANGEABLE practice, and tho
little pamphlet issued by Mr. Russell Ia:
In II many interesting facts The school:
OF Henrico have longer terms than thos,
of any other county in the State. they
being open nearly nine months. Despite
this fact there was a balance of $1,000
on hand at the close OF the last year
In concluding his report Superintendent
fussoll says:
'And lastly permit the writer 10 say
for the information OF any Of the sternel
sex who may desire TO obtain positions
in our county that out of sixty-slx white
teachers all are of their sex except sixty
three. and this is true Notwithstanding
the fact that not a single school oftcia
IN the county is heart whole and fancy
free"
DIR. Southall Superintendent OF Public
obstruction, and Superintendent Fox, o
the city schools visited the schools o
Richmond yesterday.
THE SCHOOL OF METHODS.
Superintendent Il. c. Glass Of the Sum
mer school OF Methods. will meet tn
Board of Education at the Office OF Stale
Superintendent Southall at l o'clock Sat
urlay to select ALLEGATION for the school
"A delegation from Newport News will b
in attendance to present the claims o
that city, and Charlottesville and Roanok
will also be heard from.
PARDoNs REFUSED.
Governor Tyler refused applications 70
pardon yesterday from the following con
victs:
David Fleming, County Court OF Dick
enson, felOnious assault; Moses Holman
County Court Of buckingham, burglary
William Phipps. County Court OF PULASKI
house-breaking: Frank Ray, County Cour
OF Norfolk, house breaking; James Hou'
ton Lang. County Court of Norfolk
house-breaking.
AT THE GOVERNORS OFFICE.
Governor Tyler received yesterday a
invitation 10 attend the laying OF III
cornerstone OF the Young Mems Chris
tian Association building at the Poly
technic Institute. at Blacksburg. Jun
18th. He Is asked TO make an address:
The Governor will probably accept.
communication TO the Governor fror
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