Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-04
State Officials Attend Gov.
McKinneyS Funeral.
WILL : REMOVE THE SHOPS
SIR. Irving Thinks Thore nre one
Thousand Cascs or Smallpox I'm
vIrgIuia-Isnd to Tako Down Pic.
lures of tho Gnycty GIrls-C. & @.
Official RcsiGns-Bo Agent I'm
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Richmond. Va, March 3.-The heads
cf State departments who attended the
f:ncral of Ex-Governor Mckinney at
Narmvlle to-day, were Colonel Mar
ton Marye, Auditor of Public Accounts;
~: Joseph w. Southal, Supcrinten-
Gent of Public instruction, and Mr.. 4.
y. Hartman, State Treasurer, and Sec
ond Auditor Joshua Ryland. Mr.. j. C.
ranking, chief clerk in the Office of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth, rep
resented that department, Secretary
Lawless being unable to attend owing
10 his having to onciate as n pail
bearer at the funeral of n friend in this
city The Governor was represented by
Col. c. O'B. C3naidir. his chat Il s.atf
Or. Paulus a. Irving. president CT the
State Board of Health. also attended.
WILL REMOVE SHOPS.
] am in position to state upon semi
chlcial information that the shops and
the general offices Of the Snahnard Air
Line will be removed from Portsmouth
to this city. There is no doubt of its
correctness. The removal will not
he made until the Richmond, Peters
burg and Carolina road. now under
construction, is completed. This will
be probably eight months
SMALLPOX IN VIRGINIA
DR.. Paulus Irving, secretary OF the
State Board of Health, is authority for
the statement that there are about 1000.
cases OF smallpox in Virginia, the dis
trict east OF n line running north and
south from Richmond. There are cases
Mt Crewe and Culpeper also.
HURTS THE LAND GRADERS.
Judge Wexford. of the City Circuit
Court. has decided that the form of
application used by the Roanoke syndi-
cate of land grabbers. which has got
ten SO much land under the DELINQUENT
land law. is invalid. 1t is the opinion
of some that this decision will in
validate oil the petitions the syndicate
has fled
HAD TO TAKE DOWN POSTERS.
Tho police to-day gave a. great adj
vertisement to the London Gaty Com.
pany, which is to appear here in n few
days. The boards were covered early
this morning with posters showing
purporting TO be representations of ten
scenes in the Gaiety Girls. Manager
Leath. OF the Academy OF Music, was
notified by Captain Angle. of the Sec
ond District, that the posters must
house Will be crowded
C. AND o. PROMOTIONS.
Mr.. Louis p. Ecker assistant genera,
book-keeper in the office Of the conn
troller of the Chesapeake ana Ohio
road, having resigned to accent n bet
Ter position, the question of who shall
succeed him is of interest 1t is
thought that there will be promotions
in the usual order, in which event, II
is thought, Mr.. ccker's successor will
be either Mr.. Fleming NJ Fox or MIR
Linn b. Enslow
BOOK AGENTS IN TROUBLE.
In some of the counties in Virginia
eilorts have been made to sell to dis
trict school Trustees charts thai hn.a
not been adopted by the State Board OF
ilducatlon. In one county an agent has
peen arrested for attempting to brIbe
one az the trustees. He was bailed in
me sum OF $500 to appear on February
18th. on that date he failed to snow
UP and his bondsman is making efforts
10 ma out where he IS.
Charles V. Pierce, Il young white
man, was arrested this afternoon by
Detectives Gibson ana Wren on n
charge OF being n bogus book agent,
me man would take an order for n
pook, require the first payment in ad-
vance, and the hook or the agent were
never heard from. lie arrived hero
saturday night. and papers In his nos
session show he has been working phil
nuoiphia, baltimore, Washington, Nor
loik ana Newport News. He is at the
Second station.
COL. BIGGER'S BIRTHDAY.
This Is the SEVENTEEN birthday of Col
1Onn lSeli Blgger he having been born
of Democratic parentage in this civ ~
march j. 1929. the day before Old Iiick
Dry was inaugurated President. He is
o. Democrat OF Democrats Just now
ne mas an attack of govt. of which he is
proud 10 speak, rs he considers it n
high-toned ailment. Ten grown childra,