Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-01
dCHMgND NEWS
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Atiorysy Generals viii Confer Re-
garding Maryland Line.
pbIsPuTE OF GOVERNORS
Growing Ont Of Ares. For Alleged
Trespass-prisoner Wants n Pnr-
don = southwestern s.nte Hospi-
tal over Crowded-II omp Growing
in Observation-Disclosures Rock Com.
troversy-peash OF Mr. Squire.
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Richmond, Va, March 31.-Attorney
. General Montague will go to Washing
ton tomorrow to confer with the AZ
torney General of Maryland regarding
the controversy between the Governor
of Virginia and the Governor of Mary
land over the arrest by the authorities
OF Virginia of certain Marylanders
within Maryland territory.
1t is believed there will be little diff
Guilty experienced in adjusting the trou-
BILE. Mr.. Montague Will admit that the
oystermen and vessels were taken in
Maryland waters in Tangier Sound. He
will insist. and probably the Maryland
Attorney General will admit, that the
men We're chased out OF Virginia
waters, where they had been illegally
taking oysters. Mr.. Montague may con-
tend. but the Attorney General of Mary
land will hardly admit, that the Vlr-
glnia police boat, under the circum-
stances. had the right to seize tie two
boats and crews. He will probably
have little difficulty in making the
Maryland official realize that the REM
edy, If the men have been wronged, lies
in the courts, and not with the Execu-
tive. 1t is not certain that Mr.. Mon
tague will take this ground. The opin-
lon is EXPRESSED that the two Mary
landers now held in the Accomac jail
will be gotten out on q writ of habeas
corpus.
WANTS A PARDON.
Mr.. j. N. Sebrell, q lawyer of South
ampton county, was at the Capitol to-
day to see the Governor with reference
to granting pardon to q young man
named Neale. who was sentenced to the
VNnr.N for.A ITO, g..
killing his sisters husband. Mr. Sc
brell says Neale was very cruel to his
wife and was mistreating her when
her brother interfered and shot him.
He says there was much surprise In
Southampton when Neale was convict
ed. as public sentiment was largely
K with him.
Mr.. Sebrell will file a petition for
Neale's pardon in n few days. He did
mot see the Governor His Excellency,
and Mrs. Tyler and Miss Lily Tyler
having gone to the Governors home.
in Pulaski county to spend Easter.
They Will return next week.
THE HOSPITAL CROWDED.
The Governor received letter to-
day from well known gentleman Of
the Southwest asking MIN TO use his
best endeavors to have an insane per-
son committed to the Southwestern
State Hospital. The institution Is very
much overcrowded The Governor has
received 4 letter from Hon. D. W. Bo-
len OF Carroll county. president of the
Board of Directors, asking him to try
TO adopt some method to give aid to
the institution, which is now so terri
bly, overcrowded. Mr.. Bolen also en-
closed letter from DR.. r. j. Preston.
the superintendent of the Institution,
along the same lines.
There are now crowded into the hos
pifal 3S3 patients, nearly one hundred
n
Dr.. Preston's letter to Mr. Bolen states
That many of the inmates could he
sent home cured If they were not in
- such crowded Quarters where it mt
Rossiple to give them the needed treat
nent DR.. Preston says further. that
there are now probably 200 insane per-
sons In Virginia awaiting admission to
me hospital. He is in constant recent
OF applications for admission, but he
can receive no more patients
Mr.. Bolen and DIR. Preston wish Gov
ernor Tyler and Auditor Marye to de-
wise some method whereby they can
secure the money needed to continue
the work on an addition to the hospital.
erected out Of the appropriation made
to the institution by the Inst J,epislo
lure. 1t is estimated that s., 900 will be
sufhcient to render the structure ready
Tor patients, though this amount will
not complete 1t.
Governor Tyler is giving the matter
very serious thought 1t Is probable
that he may be able to devise mems
whereby work on the building NAV be
continued.
WANTS US TO GROW HEMP.
commissioner Of Agriculture Koiner
yesterday received letter from a New
YORK man, who wants to send to Vir-
ginia farmers seed with which to make
experiments In the cultivation of hemp
Tho Writer wishes Mr.. Koiner to send
him the names and addresses of three
FARMERS who wish to make n trial Of
hemp growing, and he will send to each
enough seed to plant three quarters of
an acre. He says he has had lon, ex
perience In hemp growing, and knows
virginia lands are adapted to the In
dustry
He puts the average profit from an
acre OF hemp at SIS. Mr. Koner wishes
the addresses OF three farmers who will
make the experiment the New York
man requests.
a Pittsburg iron manufacturer has
written MIR. Koiner commencing his
EFFORTS to have made n geological
survey of the State. He says it would
pc Of incalculable value to Virginia
ANOTHER BOOK CONTROVERSY
The History Committee Of Lee Camn
OF Confederate Veterans of this city
recently adopted resolutions condemn
Ing Rand. McNally & Co.'s Universal
Atlas as being unfit for use in the pub
Ia schools. Mr.. Frank p. Brent score
tary of the State Board OF Education.
wrote DR.. Hunter Mcclure chairman
or the committee, a letter. in which he
says:
Presenting that such action would
not have been taken unless you had
been led to believe that the aforesaid
publication ia on tha 1jst NJ hooks ,ao