Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-25
TOEXAMINE READERS
MANUSCRIPT OF JOHNsON'S RE-
yIsED WORKS MAY NE READ.
WILL BIZ THE WORK OF SEVERAL DAYS
The Publishers Desire an Early De-
cisfon--Quiet Reigned at Hampton
surry Cavalry Troop Resigns.

Those who thought the question OF
lie schools of the State was settled
finally by the adoption of the recently
published list. which represented the
selections made by the board at its meet
ing a month ago, were evidently mis-
taken.
The Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, Dr. J. w. Southall, was asked by
| wire yesterday TO come to Richmond
| to-day from his home in Amelia county.
Governor Tyler's presence was also de-
sired, but 1t was impossible for him to
come.
FINAL CONSIDERATION.
| 1t Is though; that DR.. Southall and
Attorney-General Montague, the other
member OF the board will consider
finally the readers published by 3. F.
Johnson & Co.. OF this city. The men,
bers of the board are very reticent, but
| II is known that Mr.. Johnson has asked
! tina. they examine the manuscript OF his
readers, as they have been revised. The
board informed Mr.. Johnson at the meet
ing one month ago that If his readers
were revised they would give them an
other examination, though they did not
tel him they would be adopted.
The work Of revision has been FASTENED
all possible, but Mr.. Johnson has found IL
impossible to have It completed in time
TO get his revised readers in type before
all, or nearly all, the county boards in
the State have adopted books. II is I'M
derstood that his request that the board
examine the manuscript will be granted.
1t is not likely that DR.. Southall and
Mr.. Montague will be able TO reach a
decision for a day or two as to whether
Mr.. Johnson's readers will be adopted.
The work of reading manuscript is much
more tedious than that of reading a
printed book.
NEED FOR HASTE.
County School boards are meeting near
ly every day for the purpose of selecting
books from the list adopted by the State
Board, and the publisher who has not
his agents in the field is likely TO lose
much. The latter is especially true of
The house that has not its works on the
lst, nor even in type-a fact which Mr.
Johnson fuly' realizes and which has
moved MIN TO request the State Board
10 examine his manuscript readers.
AHalrs at the Office of the Superin-
tendent of Public instruction are very
quiet. Secretary Frank p. Brent Is Kept
busily engaged with routine matters.
Mr.. Edward McGilvrSy, his assistant, be-
ing out Of the city on a short vacation,
but the hull after the storm of a month
ago. when the school-book fight was in !
progress, is complete.
QUIET AT HAMPTON.
The quietude prevailing in the school |
office is duplicated throughout all the |
departments of State. The temporary |
activity in the Adjutant-Generars office |
Tuesday was utterly gone yesterday, leav-
ing not trace. Acting Adjutant-General
Cowardin heard nothing of the trouble
at Phoebus, from which it was inferred
that matters were Well In hand
Colonel Cowardln, acting under orders
from Governor Tyler issued an order
accepting the resignation Of Captain
George A. Savage, Of the Surry Cavalry
Troop. and directing the troop to elect
a successor as soon as possible.
The Acting Adjutant-General has re-
ceived a letter from the Adjutant- General
of Missouri, who is also president OF the
Interstate National Guard Association,
asking that steps be taken 10 have Nir-
ginia represented at the second annual
in Chicago, December 18th,
next. The letter calls attention TO the
fact that since the last meeting of the
association events have transplred or
such momentous and vital interest 10
the national guard OF the various States
and Territories, that the time has now
come when we must all stand shoulder
to shoulder in the interest OF the national
guard"
A LIFE-CONVICTS APPEAL
William Washington, an old colored
man, serving a life sentence in the peni-
Tertiary, has written a pathetic letter 10
Governor Tyler, asking Tor a pardon.
Washington states that he was first SEN
fenced from Prince George county for
period of eighteen months; the second
line from Norfolk county for a period
If fye years. and by action of the law
I've years were added The last convic-
ion was in Chesterfield county Tor a
period of eight years, in the month OF {
september 1881. He served each term in
ull except the third, and of that he has
erved a period approximating sixteen ,
ears. The letter is well written. and is, ,
touching in its nature.