The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-03
INTEREST IN THE
STARKE CASE
Governor TO Return and Give Out
Verdict Soon.
PUBLIC WORKS IN NORFOLK
PUBLIC WORKS IN NORFOLK
VIII Return Here This Morning-Capt
O'Rannon Talks on Convention Cost.
Board of Education to Meet.
Capitol News and Gossip.

Governor Montague few from Danviiie,
via Richmond, to Norfolk yesterday, and
.,.crr the day in the City by the Sea
yi,c his colleagues on the Board OF Pub
liz; Works.
..ucttor Maryc. Treasurer uarmen and
Secretary c. Lee Moore were the others
,.l.o attended che board Will return mere
ti.ls morning, and the Governor IS expect
ed 10 spend the day in his Office hard at
,soil. Private secretary D. A Ritcnie,
WIG was the stanosraphor for the court
martial In the case OF Lieutenant Starke.
has prepared the papers ana VIII turn
,h;la over to Colonel Anderson to-day.
u.s. ExcelIency will receive them from
general Nalle, and after reviewing them
Will announce the verdict 1t was ru-
,.nred yesterday that tho verdict was for
. reprimana and foa. a SIS fine. but this
c.>7.lo Aot be confirmed, as none Of those
81 the csAe would consent TO say any
1.,.ls concerning It. Governor Montague
la, ecec zeal Of routine business pend
ins pstors him, and will BIO quite busy
With i to-day. He speaks AZ the Ger
rnr-Anerioan banquet tonight, and SO
Tar as IS known will be In his office for
tho next fA~ days.
The State Board Of Education will
meet In a few days to elect successors
to Superintendent W. J. Eendrick, of
Russell, and ]. II. I:ader. resigned.
Mr Kcndrick retires to become one
o: tho editors OF the Suffolk Herald.
While Mr.. Bader has accepted a lucra-
tive position with D. c. Heath d Co..,
New York book publishers.
N1r Francis II. Smith, Jr. will prob
ably succeed Mr.. Bader, while the only
candidate in Russell is Mr.. w. l.. Pat
ton.
It has been stated that the cost of
printing for the Constitutional ConVen-
iio.l Just adjourned, would reach s34,oto-
according to Captain j. II: O'Banno on
superintendent Of Public PrinunS, Inns Inns
figure is about five times TOO hish. zap,
tain O'Bannon says the printing entalled
by the body will not cost the state over
$1,000 at the outside. So fs: he has only
certified as much as si.ZoVaz. ana oea,e ,;,:.
cost OF the body including everything.
will not exceed Sli5.Oop
CAPTAIN E. w. Jones, of Norfolk, cap
tain of Company z. Seventeen Regiment
was a caller at the acknowledgements
office YESTERDAY. Captain Jones said from
what he could gather, the fight for Con-
cress in the Second District was between
Messrs Lawless and Bryant, with
chances in favor of the former.
The Committee on Printing of the Con
EtjtCtion was authorized 10 arrange Itti
adjournment for the editing and publ~ ISM
ing of the debates of the body. Senator
Glass is chairman of the committee and
will doubtless call the body together
shortly to take action. The work VIII be
very heavy and a. general desire is eX-
pressed that it shall be carefully and pro-
perly done.
Colonel John w. Richardson. of the
Land Office has gone to his home IN
Marion, to spend a few days with his
family He took with him young Foster
Witt, a son of Judge S. Is Witt to spend
a month with Master DIN Richardson
who was one of the Convention pages.
Among the callers at the State Library
Yesterday We're Hon, Charles Y. Meredith
and Colonel A S. Buford. of this city
There were but few out-of-town callers
and little was going on out Of the usual
routine.
Captain J. II. O'Bannon has shipped
the last of the Acts of Assembly. SEES
sion 1so1-1so2. to those who are entitled
to receive them
Mr.. J. P. Goss, of the first auditors
Office, has gone to his home in Albemarle
to spend his vacation. He will remain
for several weeks.