Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-15
LIVE NEWS OF THE
OLD DOMINION.
Latest Happenings Cleaned From AN
Over the State.
NEW CONSTITUTION IS ADOPTED
Site for Arch Finally Chosen Selection Was
Made In AceOrdauee With Wishes Of Mrs.
Jefferson DayIs-Lynchburg TO Have Bls
Cigar FactOry---Llttle Boy Drowned Paint
ers Quit Work at Navy Yard.

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Virginia pensions James w Bod
ley Staunton, $40; Benjamin H. Love,
National Soldiers Home, Elizabeth
City, So; John Brent, Broad Run Sta
ton, So Jarod ID. Lounsbery, Norfolk,
SI2; William Cole, National Soldiers
Home, Elizabeth City, SI2 Martha A.
Harris, Quillin, So; Daniel Kaarstettcr,
National Soldiers Home, Elizabeth
City, SO; George Ashby Accomac, SI2;
Robert Turner, Fincastle, $40; Henry
Williams, Newport News, $3.50; James
Sanders, dead, Portsmouth, SI2; Frank
Smith, Portsmouth, 81; Louisa Sani
ders, Portsmouth, SO; Richard Long,
Norfolk, $I2; Frederick Jones, Favor,
SO; VIM. Montague Roye, Lanesville,
So; Jacob Upperman, National Military
Home. Elizabeth City, 49,
The new constitution was finally
adopted by the convention, the vote
being 90 to 10. All the Democratic
members voted for the instrument, as
also did two Rdpublicans-Me Mum
dy and Walter The body adjourned
until June rs, and in the interim the
constitution will be engrossed, and upon
reassembling, the convention will GER
tify it to the proper authorities.
The selection of boards of registra-
ton is completed
The main work of the convention be-
fore the adjournment was the fixing of
the terms of Circuit and County Court
clerks. The present County Court clerks
are continued as clerks of the counties
after January /, 1904 until January ],
1000.
An amendment was adopted provid-
ing that in November, 1908, there shall
be clerks elected in all the counties ex-
cepted for terms of five years, so as to
make them conform TO those of the
others in the State. In the course of
the discussion of this subject Judge
Green, of Danville, created sensation
by furious verbal attack on Alvah II.
Martin, clerk Of the Court of Norfolk
County. saying he was an octopus who
had spread out his tentacles and cir
rupted everything within his reach from
the Virginia Legislature down to the
politicians of Norfolk county"
The board of directors of the JEFF
ferson Davis Monument Association has
yielded absolutely to the wishes OF Mrs
Davis in regard to the arch to be erected
TO the memory of her husband They
have not done so in very pleasant
frame of mind, however A telegram
was sent Mrs Davis asking whether she
would prefer the monument erected at
Twelfth and Broad streets, or in Mon
roe Park, a quiet, pretty place in the
western portion of the city A reply
was expected Immediately and the ladies
assembled to receive il. After remain
ing in session four hours and Mrs. Da-
vis giving no sign they grew angry and
some wished to go ahead and consult
heir own wishes Cooler counsels pre-
vailed, however, and recourse was had
20 the long-distance telephone. A rep
resentative of Mrs Davis was finally
gotten to the New York end and it was
lscertained that Monroe Park was her
choce The ladies thereupon recon-
yehed and chose Monroe Park, but also
adopted a resolution making it clear
that the will of Mrs. Davis and not
heir own was being done. Considerable
criticism is being made of the ladies for
choosing the design of Louis A. GUIDE
brod, of New York Competent art
critics say that the only design really
worthy of notice was that submitted
0y Waldo Story The others are pro-
uounced extremely poor.
The American Cigar Company a
5ranch of the American Tobacco Com
pany, has accepted the proposition of the
Lynchburg Industrial Association, and
will establish in that city a cigar factory
similar to those already in operation in
Richmond Petersburg and Danyille.
The company will begin with 900 or 400
hands, mostly white girls, and will grad
sally work tip to 1900. The Industrial
Association is to pay the rent of the
factory building for the company for
.wo years, and it is probable the Ivey
Owen Snuff COmpany's late factory will
be used for the business
The Anti Saloon League of Virginia
is preparing to establish temperance sa-
looms in various portions of the State.
They will consist of reading rooms, par
lors and soft drink counters. Several
have already been established, and there
has been a decrease Of drunkenness in
those localities.
Twenty-Five hrst-class painters quit
work at the navy-yard, Norfolk, rather
than be disrated They were told that
in order to be retained they must regis
ter as sccond-class mechanics. Secretary
Of the Navy Moody recently rescinded
the disratement order and the painters
will ask an official investigation
Ground was broken at Charleston for
the new $4,000 hotel, which will be built
by County Clerk +. w. Staunton and
associates. The location is on Summers
street, fronting on that street and the
custom-house lot
Governor Montague granted pardons
to James T. Davis, serving a term Of u
years for assault in Pittsylvania county,
and Joseph Clark serving nine years for
attempted assault in Alexandria
The Fosburgh Lumber Company,
with 100000 capital, has taken over the
mills and timber lands Of the Gunner
Company. of Norfolk. manufacturers Of
pine lumber The capital stock Of the
Gunner Company was 100000. 1t em-
ployed 500 hands
The 2oo-acre farm belonging to the
late Mrs. Parthenia Singleton. at Mey-
erstown. Jefferson county, was sold at
public sale by her administrator J. 7.
Singleton. for SO per acre. Mrs. Single
ton bought it about eight years ago for