Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-28
TO BE- A RICHM0NDER
. wout<INGMAN Or THIS CITY MAY
BE LABOR COMMISSIONER.
THE SIREN At The LAUNCHING.
rbe virginia Naval Volunteers VIII
Attend md Tnke Part i'm the Ta-
rrde-schooi ControyerSy in GoOch-
Isnd-Capitol Notes.

II is generally believed now that Gov
ornor Tyler will appoint a Richmond man
to succeed 4. p. Montague as Commits
siOner Of Labor
The Governor has not announced his APP
pointment. and will not do so for several
days, 1t is believed, however. that a
Richmond man. very prominently idenu-
fed with labor interests, will receive the
appointment.
Commissioner Montague has returned
from Radford, where he has been Tor
some time He said he had not decided
as TO when he would tender his resigna-
ton. He thinks he will have the affairs
OF his Office IN shape by the first OF the
year to admit of bis getting ont to accept
a place in the draughting department OF
the pipe-works at Radford lie will be
busy until that time distributing copies
of his report. He finds a great demand
for the volume. Mr.. Montague IS doing
considerable work on the next annual re-
port of his office. He is also busy ar
ranging for the publication of the pro-
ceedings OF the last annual convention
of the officials of bureaus Of labor stalls
ties. of which he was secretary.
THE NAVAL RESERVES COMING
It was stated at the Office Of the Adju-
tant-Gcneral yesterday that two divisions
OF the Virginia Naval Volunteers will be
here at the launching OF the Shubrick
Tuesday They will come up on the Siren,
the United States converted yacht, which
is used by the Virginia jackies. Com
mander Barry L. Cannon will be in COM
mand The two divisions Will take part
In the parade, and the Siren Will IRE a
salute when The Shubrck takes the
water. The vessel viii be in the dock.
probably opposite Seventeenth street. AS
the Siren will be the only United States
war vessel here. il is expected that Pres
ident Mckinley and his Cabinet will 80
aboard
The Naval Volunteers OF Virginia went
10 New York in the Siren on the occasion
OF the Dewey celebration, and took par
in the great naval parade. They attracted
a great deal of attention, and received
a perlect ovation when the Siren fired
salute 10 the grave OF General Grant
Admiral Dewey received the officers O
the Siren aboard the o ympia. and seem
ed very deeply interested in the Virgin
Naval Volunteers.
So is the Adiutant-Generars office, an
an effort will be made TO induce the mex
Legislature to make an appropriation 10
the better support Of the Virginia tar'
The Siren is loaned them by the Nations
Government, and the men actually pa
the cost OF running her.
BRIEF CAPITOL ITEMS.
Attorney General Montague and NJ
Frank T. Brent. secretary OF the sta
Board of Education were IN cOniercn'
for some time Yesterday. Mr. Montagt
has not yet replied TO the letter OF Con
monwcalth' s-Attorney Leake, of Coco
land. relative 10 the decision of the iatt
holding that married women are n
heads OF families in the sense fequlr'
by law.
No time has been set by the state Boa
of Education for the hearing OF &
charges against Mr.. w. T. Gum, un
recently Superintendent of Schools
RadfOrd.
Some OF the visitors at the State libr
ry building yesterday were Mr. j.
BowdOin of Aecomac. former state ri
Commissioner; Ar. James r. Eaton,
Alexandria. who was a candidate for I
lieutenant governorship at the Roano
convention Ia 1891, and Congressman Jo
Lamb