The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-17
GOVERNOR TYLER
GRANTS PARD0NS
Is Delighted With His Trip to Tide
water.
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THE FARMERS INSTITUT E.
Commissioner Koiner Comes Home to Spend
Sunday, and Will Start Out Again
Educational Items.
Capitol Notes.

Governor Tyler was busy in his office
Yesterday, He signed several applica-
tons for pardons, but did not care to
announce them to the public
After this he was busy all day with rou-
tine matters and " orked hard at his
desk trying to dispose of the mail that
had accumulated in his absence. He is
fairly delighted with his trip to Tidewat-
er Virginia, and says, barring those OF
the Southwest, there are no such peo-
pie on earth.
The Governor says the oysters IN the
Rappahannock river are as valuable as
the gold fields of the klondile, and that
some day they will yield great revenue
to the State He says he was most cor
diallv received everywhere he went, and
the only regret he has is that he could
not stay longer.
The entire party enjoyed the trip, says
the Governor and they all want to go
back again.
The little .'shake-up'' amounted to
nothing though when the Subernatorlal
boat struck the schooner there were sew
eral loud screams from the young ladles
in the party.
Secretary Ben p Owen was in Chester
field yesterday, looking after some priv
ate matters.
4 SUCCESSFUL TRIP.
Commissioner of Agriculture G. w.
Koiner returned from Tidewater Virginia
yesterday, accompanied by Prof. 3 e.
Heigis, of York. Pa. and Mr.. S. f. Bar
Der, of Harrisburg, who have been lee
turing with Mr.. koiner before Farmers
Institutes for several weeks. The Com
missioner reports that recent meetings
have been in every way successful ana
that the farmers arc enthusiastic over
mil
the institutes At nearly every point
where he has been resolutions have been
passed, asking for an additional appro-
priation, SO that more meetings can be
held and that the sessions shall be two
days instead of one.
Governor Tyler spoke before the meet
ing at IIilmarnocl1 on Thursday, and MI.
Koiner says a very large and enthusias-
tic gathering Of farmers was on hand.
He says he heard it on all sides that the
meeting was worth $1,000 to the farmers
of Lancaster county
Mr.. Koiner came home to spend Sun
day, and will start out tomorrow morn
ing with his lecturers Tor another iong
trip. Following is his schedule Tor the
week:
Louisa, Tuesday, March 18th; Abe
marie, Wednesday. March Goth; Nelsol,
Thursday. March 2lst; Bedford. :'atur-
daT, March sd. lie goes through ooOIA-
west Virginia the following week. ana
will wind up in Chesterfield on April ID
Mr. Ainsworth r. Spofford, former
Librarian OF the Congressional Library,
at Washington, was a caller at the state
Library yesterday and took great interest,"
in looking over the books and pictures
there.
The Supreme Court was not IN session
yesterday. The usual Saturday vacation
was being taken. but the judges will come
down TO hard work again tomorrow.
is thought that the term will END ABOUT
the LIST OF April. The court will so to
Wythevillc about the 1st OF juno.
Mr.. CT. i. Fisher. Superintendent OF
Schools for New Kent, was at the Depart
ment of Public Instruction yesterday. re
is one of the few superintendent in the
State who has no opposition for re-elec.
ton. lie said Judge Isaac Christian, OF
Charles City; ex-senator Manley II
Barnes. OF New Kent: and Senator y.
Gardiner Tyler. of Charles City, were
being mentioned for the Constitutional
Convention for the Peninsula district.
though none of them were avowed candl-
dates. He said his section would De
solidly for Montague for Governor.
A FINE OUTLOOK.
Professor Hugh Brown. Of the
Hampton Institute. and conductor OF the
summer school to be held there In. July,
was at the Department of Public lnstruc-
ton yesterday, to lay his plans before the
& department. ue said the projects fos