The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02
Alta p, w.ssisston Post.

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pirr-ront Va, Oct. l-Rlchmond Is fun
A. bzrkers They have come from every
serriou of this country TO attend the an
maj meeting Of the American Assoeia-
lion. which opens here tomorrow. Hun
drefs are here tonight and many more
will come ln the morning. There viii
probably b. $50 delegates, and nearly
a. many ladies' Headquarters at the JEFF
fer-an we're thronged tonight
The opening social feature was an ele-
gaHl entertainment given tonight by Maj.
John = Branch 10 the officers and mem
hers o. the executive council At the open
lng session tomorrow Gov. Tyler and
Mayor Taylor will make addresses Of wei
come President Walker Hin, OF ST. Louis
who went from Richmond, will respond
and submit his annual report.
GOV Tyler will welcome the bankers to-
morrow, and then go 10 Danville to at
tend the street fair.
Co,. Tyler aud the Extra Session.
TIE governor has very little 10 say about
ca. g an extra session Of the legislature
% provide for the constitutional conven-
t.aa. He declines 10 say what course he
will pursue. II has been known for some
time by those close 10 the governor
subject into the Congressional campaign,
bu, there IS no doubt Of an extra session
being ordered about January. The gov
onor is confident that the legislature will
elect Judge Phlegsr 10 the Supreme Court
bench
MesSrs. John L. williams q Sons. of
this city; Middendorf, oliver d Co, Of
Baltimore, and s. ID. Loving g. Co, CT
Boston, have bought from the Seabolrd
Air Line the entire issue of s. 900. go Of
t~o-year per cent. bonds, issued TO meet
the demands growing out of the reorgar-
izaiion and extension Of the system.
Jail Delivery aI G:oochIand
Intelligence was received here to-day
~ wholesale jail delivery In Goochland
county last night, when all the inmates
Of the county prison escaped There
we're five or six men In the jail. in charge
OF negro jaller named Scott An ak
was found. with which the Jail door had
been broken open. This is the second
jail delivery I'm this county within few
years, although the jail is a substantial
structure Of stone, with brick wall sur
rounding H.
one OF the prisoners was John Williams,
negro. who was recently captured in
Charlottesville. Williams resisted Deputy
Shefln Wood about a year ago and shot
at bat did not injuh him.
one prisoner had been sentenced TO the
penten;iary for horse stealing and was
awaiting the arrival of the guard 10 bring
him TO Richmond.
Offers 10 Recapture "Topeka joe"
The manager of local detective agency
Is authority for the statement that To-
peka Joe would have been captured and
returned to City Sergeant Smith before
this had the reward offered been larger
He says he approached City Sergeant
Smith and told him that he would cap
tGre Topeka Joe" for S1,O00 He says
Mr.. Smith declined the Offer with the ex-
PLANTATION that he could only afford to pay
$50. but would allow $50 additional COM
pensation for expenses.
The detective asserts that for 5000 ne
still will bind himself to deliver Topeka
Joe" into thu custody OF the city sergeant.
City Sergeant Smith to-day said that
Tie detective was incorrect in the state
ment that he had declined to offer
larger reward than $50 for the capture of
Topeka joe"
SaRitarium on Van Lew Property.
The Van Lew mansion will probably be
converted into a sanitanum. IL Is said
that a number OF well-known medical
men of this city have combined and Will
make an effort to secure the property,
which embraces an entire block. The plan
is to remove the present buildings and to
build a thoroughly appointed sanitarium
on the Grace street front, and 10 devote
SO much Of the remainder of the SQUARE
a. may not be used for other buildings to
The purposes OF a large garden and
grounds for the exercise of patients. The
property Is admirably adapted to this pur-