The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-31
COMMISSIONER KOINER'SESCAPE
Narrowly Misses Mix-Up With Kansas
Cyclone-CanitOi Notes.

Narrowly Misses NIix-Up With hahsds
Cyclone-Capito Notes
AdJutant-General Male is very pasy
man these days. He is contlnuaily IN re-
celpt of letters from persons VINO desire
to organize military companies, but VINO 80
ABOUT II in the wrong way ana nave " pe
set in the right track by the AuJulaile-
General The correspondence Of his office
regarding other military matters IS aiso
very heavy now, and he is on constant
duty all the time
Commissioner Of Agriculture G. w.
Koiner returned to the city Wednesday
night from Colorado Springs, Where ne
attended the National Congress OIL faiin-
ers. and was in his Office in the Library
building yesterday.
NJ. Koiner is much pleased with MS
trip and with what he saw OF the great
West, but he says that after all, there is
no place like old Virginia.,
He says the congress transacted SONS
important business among which was
the passing of resolution, memornliz-
ing Congress to pass the Grant Dill, pro-
hibitns the sale OF oIeomargarine as but
ter in the United States.
The passage of this bill, says the Com
missioner will save at least $4,000 per
year to the people of Virginia. The con-
gress refused to ask the National Legis-
lature to pass the irrigation bill. though
great fight was made for it by the west
ern delegates.
Mr.. Koiner says he Travelled through
a urge belt in Kansas, where all the crops
were entirely destroyed by the not wave
He thinks the uncertainty of the western
climate makes that section far more I'M
desirable for homes than Virginia and
says that if our people had as much indus
try as those of the West, they need not so
anywhere to seek homes or fortunes.
The Commissioner narrowly escaped a
cyclone al Kansas City on his return. He
says it became perfectly dark at midday
and that the train on which he was travel
ing was delayed thirty minutes, because
the signals could not be seen.
Mr.. Koiner distributed large number
of his annual reports to the delegates at
the meeting and says he thinks good will
result to the State from his trip. There
were only two other delegates present
from Virginia, they being Colonel c. C.
Taliaferro, of Orange, and Hon. j. NJ.
Gwyn, of Smyth.
Colonel John w. Richardson, who now
has charge of the Lee Monument, has hnd
the grass cut from around the base and
the fence repaired
The Colonel hopes he may soon nave
the Washington Monument in the Capitol
Square cleaned up, which it is estimated
will cost about $500 and which Gun only
be done by a special appropriation by the
Legislature. or the setting apart by the
Governor of a portion of his contingent
fund for that purpose
The following charters have been record
ed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth:
Cape Henry Beach Company, Norfolk, and
| the J. F. Hurt Insurance Company, of
| Tazewel.
Captain D. NJ Burgess. of the State
! Library, has found an owner for the war
relic, mention OF which was made several
days ago in The Times.
A copy of a Pennsylvania paper has
been sent Captain Burgess. containing a
/ sketch of p A. Williams, Co. K, Fifty
| third Pa Vol, who was killed at Fair
Oaks, and who evidently was the same
| man whose name is engraved on the
medal Captain Burgess will send the
medal to the G. A. R. Camp at Latrobe,
Pa which was named in honor of Mr..
| Williams