Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-31
ALL OFFICES CLOSED.
THE STATE OFFICIALS ARE GOING
TO SEE THE LAUNCHING.
THE WORK OF The CHESAPEAKE.
CAPTAIN Hudgins Says II is Kept
Busy Enforcing the Law ms 10
CuIIs--Inouiries for Vaccine--Capi-
toI Notes.

Governor Tyler issued an order yester-
day closing all the state Offices to-day,
in honor Of the launching Of the shubrick
and tho visit of President Mckinley.
It expected that the order will be
very strictly observed On the usual legal
holidays, when the Governor orders the
State Offices closed obedience is more or
less nominal for while the front doors
are closed, the officials generally manage
TO get a good deal Of work done on the
inside, ,entering by q sidedoor, or lock-
ing the front one after they are in. This
time it is expected that all the officials
and attaches will go TO the launching,
and will witness the parade.
THE CHESAPEAKE WORK.
Governor Tylers family will witness
the launching from the deck of the Ches-
apeake, the Virginia oyster-boat. The
Chesapeake came up TO Richmond Satur-
day night. 1t will be in the dock to-day
near where the Shubrick viii be launch
cd.
Captain Hudgins, of the Chesapeake,
was at the Capitol yesterday lie says
the Chesapeake is kept pretty busy look
ing after the enforcement of the oyster
most frequently violated IL IS often the
case that the Chesapeake comes up on
oystermen who are taking in everything,
big and little. The law requires that Oys-
ters under certain size shall be- put back
in the water. When Captain Hudglns
finds q man violo,iRg this law'he turns
him over TO an oyster inspector, who can
assess a fine. If the man arrested object
TO the inspectors hning him, he Is taken
before q magistrate, who assesses the
fine. The Chesapeake does not wit for
the termination OF the case, bur goes
ahead on the lookout for another offender.
Governor Tyler is receiving applications
from various parts of the Safe for vac
cine points. There was formerly a STATE
official, known as vaccine agent Whese
duty it was TO supply vaccine TO all CHI
zens of the State who applied. The Legb-
lature for several years, however. mas
refused to make an appropriation fol
this office, and IL has, therefore, been
ipso facto abolished. All requests received
by Governor Tyler for vaccine matter
are turned over TO Or. Paulus \. Irving,
of this city, secretary of the State Board
OF Health.
The union label Of the United Hatters
Of North America was filed with the sec
rotary Of the Commonwealth yesterday,
by Hon. IL. G.. FOlkes, counsel. 1t Is saio
that several dealers of this city, probably
unwittngly, have been selling hats WITH
the union label inside, when in reahi!
the hats in question were made by nos
union hatteTs. Under the law passed -
the last Legislature this is misdemed-
nor. If the design of the label be ileu
with the Secretary Of the Common
wealth
Governor Tyler yesterday removed 'he
political disabilities of Anderson Na1e
convicted of petit larceny In MontgomeF,
county. and Of Jack Smith, convicted :"
the same crime IN Warren county
Judge D. w. Vaughan, who was aP
pointed Superintendent of Schools 10
Radford, pending the investigation ~
charges against superintendent w,
Gum. informed the Department Oh 10
lie instruction yesterday mat ne guam
fed in the manner prescribed by la"' Nv
entered upon the duties of the once III
date of the Investigation Of the chafse
AGAINST Mr.. Gum Will not be hNed INT
be - heard from. lie will be, or has beer
asked 10 name suitable umG.
The Governor has appointed the follow
Ing notaries: Charles Herndon, OF Free
ericksburg; ID. Il. Hoover, OF Augusta
N q Ferebee. OF Norfolk, as notar
pubic Tor NhoN wy W "i' -
lslovd county; Il. j. Taylor OF AleXar
dria city; BENJAMIN II. West, OF Rich
mond; l.. w. McVegh, Of this city, nc
tary for the city Of Richmond and count
OF Henrlco; 3. s. Roller, of Shenandoah
senator John W. Daniel was at IN
state Library building for some time yes
,erday. OF course, every man in IN
building knew him, and re seemed
kaow nearly everybody about the variou
Offices.
other visitors at the Library buildin
were Captains w. Il. Hudgins, command
er-in-chiof Of the oyster navy, who cam
up on the Chesapeake; 4. IL. Sweet, Tres
surer OF New Kent; S. !. Bagsett, Con
missioner Of Revenue In Spotsylvania
W. r. Vaughan, Deputy Sheriff Of Anne
la county; Benjamin IT, Terry. Deput
Clerk. Of Augusta county, and A. 5. I'd
wards. Clerk OF the surry County Cour