Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
THE EFARMER'S BOARD.
THE GOVERNOR FILLS FIVE VA
CANCIES on 1T.
GEORGE HITE WILL HAVE TO HANG.
The Governor Refuses to Interfere
in the Case of the MeclSIenburg
ginia Farm and Mineral Lands.

Governor Tyler yesterday announced
tho following appointments to the State
I3oard Of Agriculture: First District. J.
IIsE. Beverley Of Essex; Third District,
1ufian Runn, Of Hanover; Fifth District.
J. M Barker. of Henry; Eighth District.
=. Nv Heater. of Frederick; Ninth Dis
tcict. Samuel II. Newberry, Of Bland.
The terms Of office Of all the foregoing
will expire March g. 1902 The Governor
also appointed Major John T. Cowan, Of
Montgomery county on this board TO
succeed Mr.. w. W Brand. Of Roanoke,
who has rendered his resignation. Major
Cowan's term will expire in 1900. Mr..
Brand is a Republican. Major Cowan is
a Democrat The law requires that not
more than two-thirds Of the members Of
this board shan be OF the same political
party. Heretofore the terms Of the four
who are non-DemOcrats all expired at the
same time.
In the change in the complexion Of the
board the Sixth District gets a Democrat
and the Ninth a Republican. General
Samuel II. Newberry one Of the cele-
brated Big -Four that did so much to
break the power of General Malone in
Virginia. General Newberry is an active
and successful farmer.
WANTS ALBENIARLE PIPPINS.
Commissioner Kolner, OF the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, received letter
Yesterday from a man in Maplcton ~.
| d.. asking for information concerning
| virginia and North Carolina lands. In
| conclusion, he says:
"Sheep-raising Is my purpose, and ]
Il ion Fsla ha \ /
| bemarle pippin is at home"
Mr.. Koiner also received a letter from
/ a Rhode Island farmer. asking if there
We're any deserted farms i'm this State
| which could be taken up. The writer was
| evidently well-used 10 farms deserted by
! New Englanders, tired of poor and rocky
! soil and rigorous climate. Mr.. Koiner
wrote I'm reply that land in Virginia was
too good to give up; that men once To-
Gated on IL wanted 10 stay forever.
Mr.. Koiner continues TO receive daily
requests for information concerning Viz
ginia timber and minerals. He is just now
trying TO learn as to where he can find a
! tract of land containing elm timber for
a prospective purchaser from New York.
Real estate agents from all over the
! State are rapidly sending in their adj
dresses in response 10 the request OF
Commissioner K0iner through the Dis
patch.
HITE MUST HANG.
Governor Tyler yesterday finally de-
cided not TO interfere in the case OF
| George Hite. the Mecklenburg murderer,
I To be hanged Monday. january 2}d. The
application for Communication of sentence
TO life Imprisonment was left at the Gov
ernor's office Friday by Mr.. Charles Y.
| Reekes. attorney for Hite. 1t was signed
| bv q number Of Mecklenburg people but
bv none Of the officers Of the court. Gov
ernor Tyler was in Washington when
Mr.. Reekes called, but he returned Fri
day night and he spent a great portion
of yesterday In examining the papers in
the case. He saw no ground for interfer-
ence and sent the following telegram to
Mr. Reekes:
Mr.. Charles r. Reekes BoydtOn, Va:
II is a painful duty that forces me 70
decline request for commutation or re-
spite in Hite case. Can find no grounds
to Justify executive interference.
(Slgned j. HOGE TYLER,
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