The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-02-12
Richmond Letter.
Richmond, Va, Feb. $, 1904.


at a special election, the question
whether each household in the count
shall be allowed to keep one dog free
tax, aud If two-thirds Of those wi
vote east their votes for the proposition
one dog in each household will how
untaxed.
On Friday, Mr.. Graveley mustere
sufficient votes in the House to orde
his bill to engrOssment, and, the mex
day. when it was in danger Of defeat
owing to the temporary absence from
the chamber Of some Of its friends, h
conducted successful fllibuster
When the vote was taken on the pas
sage Of the bill. seeing that it wa
to be defeated, he voted with the ma
Jointly, and then moved to reconsider
upon which motion he got the flool
and announced his purpose to talk in.
definitely. Both sides then agreed Ia
make the motion 10 reconsider spec
ial order for tomorrow, when il Will
be settled one way or the other: but it
looks as If the bill would pass the
House.
1t begins to look more and more a.
If the Anderson annexation bill would
pass. II it does, there will be a race
between Virginia cities as to which
will take in the most suburban terri
tory. Richmond has a population of
5000 just outside the present corporate
limits, which she will probably annex.
The annexation Of Manchester will
ultimately follow, though it can not be
taken in under the Anderson bill, be.
ing a separate corporation.
The end OF the Howard Wyatt
squabble has come at last, Major How
ards resignation, effective July Ist. |
having been accepted by the Board |
with the usual complimentary refer
snces to length and faithfulness of ser
vice. But, Notwithstanding these
pleasant expressions, there is a well
iefined suspicion that the resignation
lid not come without a pretty direct
Inspiration from the Board. There Is
ome talk Of taking the new chief from
outside the force, the name most fire.
Iuently mentioned in this connection
'eing that Of Colonel George Wayne
Anderson: but it is generally believed
bat he would not accept the position
t the present salary, which is only
1000. 1t may be that the Board will
remote Inspector Shinberger, who y
'r many years was clerk to the chief y
18th rank of Sergeant, was promoted s
Captaiucy when Capt. Angle re
gned under pressure some months /
90, and recently made Inspector with
lie rank and pay Of Captain. Shin. =
'rger is most efficient man, and his
'pointment would be a popular one. -
That the electric road from Rich. :,
ond to Ashland will be in operation le
metime during the coming summer b.
now assured, AS grading has actively %
gun along the line. II is believed to h,
Mr. Gould's intention to gradually b,
We Richmond a complete suburban
stem, with roads radiating in every r.
rection. -
A despatch from Norfolk says that re-
investigation into the conduct OF
recent Norfolk primary may result DO
new election; but this can scarcely so,
That Messrs. Lambeth and Gum w
re frauduIently nominated may be- :
probably is true, but they were fet
cted properly, and the state law can
take cogDizance Of anything done pl
party primary. A new election Iv
Members Of the House Of Delegates tn,
ID only be held if Lambeth and u
IN should create vacancy by re- $50.
ling, which would be the veriest -
as play, as they have only about Il
lays more Of actual service in the INC yiic
Use. 1t is probable, however, that
state Democratic Committee NAV Il
n new election for members of tlul
Norfolk City Committee, which is ~
all, the main thing contended for
he Trehy and Dey factions. The
Iosures, which grow uglier and Z
sr every day, seem to indicate that
Ind ef Dey's triumph is at hand
that Jimmy Trehy, the shrewd =,
Irlshman who has bossed the city iii
ne sea for so long a time may again p,
the political throttle with his
Gus hand.
rnest and unyielding as may be
ontest between rival factions with II
Democratic party. that within the N
OF the Republican party is more :
mined and far bitterer It's NOT Ss
III advertised, perhaps-whicb is al
no doubt, to the fact that the great al
8 OF the state being Democratic. 49,
no immediate interest in Repub- ~
concerns, but it nevertheless ex- IL
md the Norfolk convention will I've
lbtedly see the Agnew and Slemp G
ms with their knives drawn. me
ell Slemp evidently has, or think -
5, the moral support ofMr. Roose- {
md is making determined effort aid
the scalp Of Hon. Park Agnew. ore
esent chairman of the Republican
tive Committee. The slemp
will make hard fight for con.
the committee, and may put up Y
K. H. Angel, of Roanoke. late
er OF the House Of Delegates. as
candidate for State Chairman d,
democratic locker on, it looks as Dl
ms have the best of it, notwith- -
ng the strength which the Presi- W.
moral support gives the oufs