Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-07-12
VIRGINIA STATE NEWS.
Budget of the Latest Happenings
From All Parts
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
A Very Brief Honeymoon''Lynchburg's City
Engineer..Blue Ridge Hunt Clubs Exhibition
Government Coal Pier Burncj al Old Point
..NorfoIk's Big Exports for June. The "Pink
Eye" In Loudoun County..Poll Tax OF 500.

IenSlOnS granted u NuSilldl9.
Chauncey K. Hills, National Soldier
Home, Elizabeth City, So; Nelson Mo-
tingham, Cheapside, SI2; Marin Wal
lace, National Soldiers H )rie. Eliza
beth City, $I2; Alexander Lewis, Ma
tional Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City,
So; Frederick Henry Norfolk, So; Geo.
Bailey, Northampton, So; John A.
Chamberlain, National Sel!,es+. itomA,
Elizabeth City, So; Laura Clark Nor.
folk, So; VIM. P. Hayman, National
Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City, -Si2;
John F. Keller, Stanton, SIP; John
George. Petersburg. So; Edwin Smith,
Hickory, So; John Portlock, Norfolk.
SO; Tenie Gray, Norfolk, IS.
The committee on retrenchment OF the
Constitutional Convention proposes 10
recommend some radical changes in the
expenses of the State government. The
comparison of the expenses of this State
and lose Of North Carolina has pro-
duced a strong impression upon mem
bers. 1t is proposed to recommend some
deep cut in the present expenses Inc
Constitution of Georgia, as we'll as that
of Kentucky, limits the expenses OF the
various State departments OF those
States. 1t is proposed to adopt SINH
lar system here and cut down these al
Iowances. 1t is quite probable that Vir-
pinia's new Constitution will not contain
the declaration that call citizens OF tins
State possess equal civil and political
rights" This is the declaration OF Sec
tiCn Fl of the present Bill of Rights. The
fact that the new Constitution will dis
franchise a large proportion OF the ne
groes and contain other distranchsng
provisions will, it is quite sure, making
t necessary to omit this section alto
gether in the new instrument. Indeed,
some of the ablest lawyers in the Con-
vention favor dropping the bill of rights
altogether EX-Ccngressman George ~.
Wise, of Richmond, is among those who
entertain this view Declarations can
not. he thinks, make or enforce prlnci-
ocs which society does not admit. L his
phase may form a subject for some OF the
many highly interesting debates that will
come on as soon as these questions come
before the Convention. Ex-Congress-
man Wise has very decided views on the
suffrage question, which he has moor
norated into an ordinance. This will be
presented to the Committee on Suffrage.
The basis of Mr.. Wise's proposition is
the prepayment of at least a poh tax OF
& and all personal and property tax due
the Commonwealth He also maintains
that the rigid disfranchisement OF per
sons convicted of crimes will do much
toward purging the poll list.
Suit was instituted for divorce in the
CORPORATION Court at Fredericksburg by
Mrs Adeline /. Turner. nee Mayo.
daughter of Mr.. George W. Mayo, Of
Richmond, from her husband, Lloyd A.
Turner. The marriage of the couple in
Washington on June 20 last caused
sensation. The next day they came to
Fredericksburg to spend a few days with
friends of the bride, when it was an
nounced they would go on bridal trip
to Europe. Two days later MIR. turner,
who is said to be only 20 years old, lett
for the North, presumably on business,
and has not since been heard from. His
neople. who have been residing in Wash
inqton. are said to be wealthy and came
from California.
A petition signed by I,I73 voters OF
7 vnchburg was presented to the City
Council asking that the election of city
engineer, which took place last week be
reconSidered and that Mr.. I. l.. Demott,
the incumbent, who was defeated, be re-
installed in the position. The petition
was based principally on the claim that
Mr. Louis P. Shaner, father OF Mr..
Harry Shaner, the successful candidate,
had no right to cast vote. A viva vocc
vote was taken on motion to lay the
petition on the table, and the president
declared the motion carried. This dis
poses of the matter.
Mrs. Matthew Gilmour, well-known
Richmond lady, died Wednesday: Mrs.
Gilmour was S years OF age and was
daughter of the late Rev. Abraham d.
Pollock. Of Fauquier county. During
the war between the States she acted as
a spy on several occasions and is credit
ed with having accomplished several
daring acts.
The government coal pier, in the rear
of the Chamberlain Hotel, Old Point,
was burned There were 100000 tons
of coal on the pier, and this burned all
day. The proximity of the pier to the
hotel made the situation exciting and
caused repeated rumors that the hotel
was on fire.
After an excitingly warm contest be-
fore the Town Council Of Suffolk, VIM.
F. Brinkley was elected chief OF police
over John w. Ames, Jr., incumbent:
Excepting changes in the police and
fire departments, all old officers were
reelected.
The Blue Ridge Hunt Club held its
annual exhibition at Saratoga Springs on
Wednesday. Exhibits in the following
classes were had: Green and light and
heavyweight hunters; single and double
drivers and tandems; park saddle and
hight Jumps, and was concluded by a
two-and-a half mile steeplechase.
Willie Wilson, colored, was tried in
the Corporation Court OF Norfolk upon
four indictments for HOUSEKEEPING and
was given eight years in the peniten-
tiary. Wilson has been in the peniten-
tiary twice before and will now go up
for life.
Montague carried Nelson county for
Governor by 73I majority, emitting him
to the IS delegates from that county to
the Democratic State Convention.
The Virginia Social Labor party met
in Richmond and nominated the follow
ing ticket: For Governor, Hugh d.
MacTier, of Manchester; Lieutenant
Governor, Hugh Bolton, OF Hampton;
Acknowledgement, B. Dorsey Downey,
Of Roanoke.
Mr.. George L. Jones, son of the late
Rev. Joseph R. Jones, of Wildwood, and
Miss Florence Cox, daughter of Mr.. w.
n Cox, of the same place, were married
BY Rev. J. Courtney Jones, at Wildwood.
The contract for furnishing steel cells
for Norfolk's new jail has been awarded