The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-20
HEARD ON CAPITOL HILL.
State Officers Had A other Busy
Day.

Day.
Governor Tyler and DR.. Southall held
an informal conference yesterday in
regard TO the position of Superintendent
of Schools of pulaski county aud decided
not to so into an election in the absence
OF Acknowledgement Montague, who Is
detained in Southwest Virginia. There
are only Three candidates up. They arc
Hon D. s Pollock Messrs. e. l.. parst
and c. Guy Larew. While, OF course.
the result cannot be known until III:
board acts, it is the general impression
;hat Mir. Larew will be the man Tee
meeting will probably be held next Tues
day as Mr.. Montague is exp cted here
on that day.
The report OF DR.. r. j. Preston, super
.ltendent of the Southwestern State
Hospital is in the hands OF the Governor.
i shows that at t:ie end of the fiscal
scar iii re were :SS p:tt;ents in the insti-
tuition: EOS applications during thu wear:
81 admitted; some died in the iaiiS and
at their homes: seine were admitted into
other State hospitals. ard others rejected
ior want Of room. fva hundred and
.eventecn patients were treated during
the Year; greatest number in wards IL
one time ilG; smallest number, iS5: daily
+; aNerags, 40l. There were Sc discharges,
of which ~ were restored ana { improved.
There were ~ d1ath; during the year.
The expenditures hav& exceeded the
receipts by $&136.3S, this amount being
required for completing and furnishing
:lle new building. and for making some
permanent improvements need Il. The
report, taken wi.cl2. shows the insti-
! tuition TO be in good shape and is tn
5ute 10 Dr.. Preston's admirable manage
:1lent
Governor Tyler said yesterday that he
you'd make appointments TO ill the
vacancies in the county judseships of both
KING and Queen and Henry, and would
announce item rs soon as h had heard
tiom parties in the TWO counties on the
subject
The Governor has removed the political
disabilities Of l.. l.. Powers and Henry
Osborne, both Of Scott county.
Secretary Joseph I. Lawless has re-
,ur2ed from a several days visit TO New
York
Commissioners Koiner has gone to Henry
county TO arrange for the meeting Of
The Farmers. Institute mere next Tues
:ay. Others VIII be held in thai section
during the week, winding Up at ir.ncas,,-
on October 18th
The State Board of Agriculture will meet
at Roanoke on October 31st. The Com
missioner and his clerical force ara kert
busy working on their annual report and
the winding up Of the Fertilizer mSpsc-
tors affairs
Three Illinois gentlemen cs;:ed ut The
department Yesterday with tie view to
settling in Virginia.
The little son Of Acknowledgement Male
$ getting along nicely at the O.d Do
nlinion Hospital. where he was operated
upon several days aso. The .ldjutart-
&er&rai has been officially notified of the
acceptance Of Cploae! 4. ". Higgins and
Northumberland Cecil T. Vaughan Jr.,
OF the Seyonty-tirst REGIMENT
Mr. Eugene orld. Of Campbell. WAS at
- tsanttoi yesterday. as was also Sheriff
5 = Coleman, of AppomattoN.
Jud". Dew, the new Second Auditor
has gone home for few DAYS, in order
to wind up some private affairs.
Hon Julian NJ Ruffip. president Of the
State Board of Agriculture. was caller
al the ot!iee Of the Commissioner ycster-
day.