The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-27
THE TIMES: R1CHMoND=VA. WEDNESDAY MARCH 20 1901
A FIGHT Is ON
OLD DINW'IDDIE
Mr.. RagsdaIe VIII Oppose Or. Powell
for School Superintendent Par
don Granted Capitol Notes.

Still more fights for Superintendent OF
Schools are being reported at the Depart
ment OF Public Instruction.
Mr. w. l.. Ragsdale, of -Dinwiddie, who
is opposing DR.. Eugene Powell for Sre-elec-
ticn, was at the Department yesterday,
ard, with his son and Mr.. ]. C. Smith, OF
IS county, called. on Governor Tyler he
is putting UP a game fight. but he IS up
against an officer who has splendid
record and that is going to count TO. much
with the board The board has decided
not to hear oral argument as n body this
year, and it seems fortunate, FOR, with all
the contests that are on. the s2eeches
would require many weeks
Acknowledgement Montague said yester-
Gay. that he would be glad when the agony
vas over, and that he wished the matter
was out OF the way now. fe added. now
ever. that he was ready to perform ms
duty with regard to. the contests as soon
as the secretary had gotten the lists IN
shape to act upon.
\ PARDON GRANTED.
Governor Tyler yesterday pardoned FL
nora Davis (coloreN. who was serving
ninety-day sentence In the city jail for
petit larceny The pardon was granted
,rson the Recommendation of Dr. w 8
Gordon, surgeon of the Jail. who certified
that the i'll health of the woman demand
ed her release.
Secretary Lawless has received some IN
uuiries from the Secretary of the Board
of Public Charities of the District OF
Columbia concerning the negro reforma :
tory at Laurel. The Secretary SAYS in
his letter that it Is proposed to send ne
gro boys there from the District. ana he
desires to know something about the IN
stitutiorl.
Governor Tyler has removed the polit-
ical disabilities OF James Hopkins con-
victed of house-breakins in Franklin
county and sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary in 1895
MOVING THE RUBBISH OUT.
Colonel John W. Richardson. of the
Land Office: Captain w. D. Cardwe'l. of
the Special Legislative Committee 20 re-
move the rubbish from the top of the
Capitol building. were in conference Eester-
day and made final arrangements for the
work, which will begin this morning
Colonel Richardson has invented and
had constructed schultz reaching down
from the top :of the building. in which the
old books will be Sided from the garret
to the top floor and there they will DE
placed in the elevator and taken to the
basement, where they will be stored away.
Some of them are worthless except for
junk and will be sold for that purpose.
Labor Commissioner Doherty is daily
in receipt of applications for copies OF his
annual reports. which he finds himself
unable TO furnish for the reason that his
supply has already been exhausted
BRIEF CAPITOL ITEMS.
The. next meeting, of the State Board
of Agriculture will take place at the
Hotel Carroll in LynchburS on Thursday.
April 4th. There will be a great deal of
business OF more or less Importance before
the board, and the session may last more
than one day.
Captain Robert Bright, of Williamsburg.
was caller at the Capitol yesterday. as
was also ex-senator B. F. Buchanan, OF
Smyth.
The charter os the Southern Mineral
Water Company has been recorded in the
office OF the Secretary of the Common
wealth.
Capt. ]. II. O'Bannon is confined to his
home. in Barton Heights, by sickness.