The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-16

Col. j. Hcil bigger Quito Ill Mt His
Home nj Ashlnnd--A New Cnndi-
"nte Tor Labor Comm misaiOncr-Hsc-
Tutstfion issued for y. VI. AKcrs-
Tho rrimnry Election.
Especial Dispatch 10 Ths virglnlan.)


Richmond. Va. March 10, 1898.
Cof-nel John w Richardson the Reg
is,er OF the Lmad Office, has returned
10 the city. and to-day he and Secretary
or Lhe Commonwealth Lawless held Il
SOM what extended confcrcncS. 1t w1as
decided to institute friendly proceed
inSs in order TO determine nvho is Reg
iStsr II the Land Office. The Lsgisla-
tui,s failed to make any appropriation
to pay Colonel Richardson's salary, but
there is qucstiC:! Iags 20 whether Dr not
the Office was abolished If the court
decides that tha otIics, was abolished
Mr.. Lawlcs5 will be cx-Glic!o Register
OF the Land Office, and he will appoint
S-!"nsl ltichardsuCt,:'D n clerkship. The
secretary and the Register will call on
Attorney General Montague Tomorrow
ana ask nm TO make up Il test case
for the c.nirt of Appeals ut once.
DR.. Jos ph w. Southal became Su-
psG!ntyCdcinI of Public Instruction. to-
dny He qualified before Secretary of
me commonwealth Dawlcss and went
over To the State Library AMI took
charge of this department IT public in
striletinn Mr.. Massey was 700 unweu
tn c1mc 10 Richmond. ard Secretary Nc
'flNraS turned the property ever to tina
new superintendent. Dr. Southall will
'"ot rsmovc his family f., Richmond
lie VIII rcl2i,rn TO his home in Amelia
cN5ly evening" after IL short while. Mr..
rh'lik t. Brent, the new Secretary of
ms state RCrsr'd II Education, Is qc1. old
newspaper man. He has n pretty IT
Tie home in Accomac ana his family
will remain tharc
Colonel Jhn Bell Bigger the vtI,.ran
cISfk OF :hc House of Delegates is
lu!tc sick ut his home nsar Ashland
lie cam" i"to the city hast week and
appcarcd To be almost II physical
wreck. lie Is not dangerously i'll at
th!S time. bU. his cond.tIc,1, is s,c, no
T. Gauss his friends much uncnsinoss
The Ciloncl worked himself almost, To
u.'Eh during the session or the Iegisla-
tHrc aI;d the reaction is telling on hin,
COY. Tyler has received and s,cccntad
an i:Ni1at'l.c, to attend th,, cighur.. an
nan' meeting of th:' St1te SUNDAY
Schnol Society, which will be held al
Stemlr;on April 20-22. He will make an
address "''
There is ndn candidate in the field
Tor the posltiC", Of Labor ComIr.Lssinrr
- IN the person of Major j. w. Rawley
~ Richmond He is endorsed bv thn
travellers Protective Association. of
which Em Is n member Major Raw-
.tr' was a candidate before ;h, I,.gis
e''urc for Railroad Commissioners and
was defeated by Gen. j. c. Hill.
Governor Tyler has issued n rc0ui-
s.i.Gn on the Governor Of Yves, VIr
gin!a for w. NJ. Akers who is wanted
m i'ci.ora 10 answer the charge of
burglary and murderous assault. H.>
went i:to hoGlse TO rob II, but bei..s
discovered. attempted to kill the per-
son who inteHfered wlra his scheme.
He Is an eX-cOnvict and 4 dangerous
character. H. is under arrest in FaG,-
ette county w. Va.
GIl. E paWsorn Reeve Is very in
mar, He recently retired from the race
for Mayor on account tf his i'll health.
Col. Reeve l.: a former commander Of
Pickett Camp.
The election has passed off 'yEth
very little excitement. There were big
crowds aoou. the polls all day, not
even ths rain driving the people awagl
y big vote was pollcd Gold ar:ta silver
Democrats al voted. It will not be
kc'rwn until late tomorrow mornig
WHO has been nominated fer a:t, closely
contested Offices. The fl: st returns win
he received about midnight These
will come from two very small pre-
cinc:s In Jackson Ward.