The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-22
HONOR MEMORY
OF WASHINGTON
State Offices Closed on Account Of
His Birthday.
COLONEL RICHARDSON TALKS.
he Explain. tic Privileges Granted
Carnival Committee = Asricul-
tural Departments Good
Work-Cap.toi Notes

Ey order of Governor Tyler, all the
State Offices. both at the Capitol ana
Library. viii be closed to-day. in honor
OF The birthday OF George Washington.
S,.n,o of the officers will go to their
homes to spend the day with their fam
lilies. but most of them will remain in the
civ and Dc ready for work Saturday
morning.
Governor Tyler will spend the Day
quietly at the Mansion, while Secretary
owen. after coming over to examine the
morning mail. VIII SO back to Buck
1dill' Ior the day
Acknowledgement Male will go to his
home in Culpcrcr. and will remain until
Moncay Major S. Hct9l Tyler, executive
clerk 10 the Governor WAS unable TO be
al his desk yesterday on account OF
slight attack of grip.
USE OF THE SQUARE.
Misrepresentation having arisen in the
minds OF some as to the privileges grant
cd by Colonel John W. Richardson to the
Carnival Association for use of the Cap
iiol Square during the proposed fair this
fall. the former desires II stated that the
square will be used for no other purpose
than Tor some electrical displays and
that no shows of any sort will be con-
Quoted therein.
Colonel Richardson can see no harm
that could result from beautiful electrical
displays to light and beauty the square
by night, and believes the people will en-
dorse his action when they understand
it properly. lie also allowed the COM
mittec the privilege of exhibiting scale
small electrical motors in the hall of the
Iousc-of Delegates. which he thinks will
prove equally harmless to the property OF
The State.
Senator's L. J. Harvey, of Patrick, and
ID .. EEsleston. of Charlotte. we're at
the Capitol yesterday
CLERKS ARE VERY BUSY.
Colonel William Henry Mann. the pop
uiar Clerk of the House of Delegates
IS detained at his home. in Petersburg.
10y a slight attack of illness Assistant
Clerks Thomas ii. Bigger and ]. n.
Rrcrncmln have been kept very busy
:sincc the adjournment of the extra ses-
sion of the Legislature furnishing certi-
lied copies of bills to those who desire
them. They say the demand III this lire
Is much greater than usual. and that they
haNs all the work they can stard UP to.
enc TT the bills wanted by a great
many people is that Incorporating the
Sweet Briar Institute, of Amherst county.
a number OF copies of this measure were
sent off by the clerks yesterday.
Acknowledgement William Nalie saws
he has no 'antipathy'' to newspa per men,
but that while he holds his present office
he proposes that the news relative to
the military of the State shall go through
rtSriar channels 10 the public and not
through the newspapers. He contends
that. unless he had the time to write
everything given out, i might be inad-
Ncrtenti miss;tatcd through the press,
and that would entail additional work
upo1 hitn in answering. communications.
and he has nn time for additional CORE
s'onaence- lie believes the public has
some interest in the affairs of the office
Oh -adJutant-Gencral. but SAYS their infor-
NATION on the subject shall go through
prescribed military channels
General James C. Hill has gore IN his
home, in Scottsvil1e, to spend :, few DAYS
With his family
AttoineE-General Montague is still c,a-
iiEed TO his home by illness. though he
is able TO be up and dispose OF some
important official matters
HOMES IN DEMAND.
MI r II. Thompson, of Silver Creek
n Y, has written Commissioner Eoiner
desiring to purchase a place in Virginia
suitable for fruit growing and the manu-
1acture of shingles
Inc Commissioner is receiving a great
many requests for copies of his annual
report. and letters expressing apprecia-
A'A eiio'S aiieduS sent Ou1. lie had
Sno.e printed. but those who desire them
had better apply at once as the supply is
rapidly being exhausted
Mr holner has a letter from a gentle
man in New York and one in Indiana
10 whom reports We're sent, saving that
the result in both cases has been that
several gentlemen have left those sec
lions TO seek homes in Virginia. He re-
Gently shipped a large number of the re-
ports TO Ohio by request
Commissioner Koiner has inst retur,od
from Southwest Virginia. where he has
been arranging for a series of Farmers.
institutes to be held later on He saws
Colonel a. N. Bowman. of Salem. nresi-
Cent OF the Diamond Orchard Company.
and one of the largest fruit growers in
the South, is critically i'll at his home.
Mr. n NJ. Miller. Superintendent of
Schools of Rappahannock, was a caller
II the Department of Agriculture yester
cay. lie says there is 4 hot fight going
on in his county for delegates 10 the
constitutional Convention
Mr.. c. Guy Larew recently aDnointea
superintendent for Pulaski county. is in
The city. He was also at the Disagreement
and said he had fight on his hands for
reelection. though he expected 10 win
out
There is no abatement of interest in the
contests going on all over the State for
the position of Superintendent of Schools
and the Department is flooded with lot
tcrs on the subject every day.
Mr. w. ii. Richardson. a. nrom;ne,+ 10,
hor leader of Newport News. was ca1i-
90 upon Commissioner Doherty ,esier-
day 'eetei-