The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-12
BOARD OF WORKS
MEETS HERE TO-DAY.
10 Take Up Assessment Of Rail-
road Property.
GOING TO WITH E v |. |. s
Major Anderson Leaves To-Day to At
tend Court Peabody Schol-
arships for Virginia Pupils.
Capitol News and Gossip.

arships for Virginia Pupils
Capitol News and Gossip.
Governor Montague spent the greater
part OF yesterday at Richmond College
attending the commencement exercises OF
That institution. Before leaving he grant
I'd n rendition warrant on requisiuon
from Governor Aycock, Of North Caro-
lima, for negro named Alonzo REID. VINO
Is oonfned in jail at Williamsburg, and
x,ho fs wanted in Mecklenburg county,
n. c.. for larceny. The agent OF the
North Carolina State Government was
here and left Immediately with the papers
for the ancient capital.
The situation at the Executive Depart
ment to-day will be In striking contrast
With that OF yesterday. The Board OF
Public Works meets in the Governor
offlct. at 10 o'clock this morning to begin
%,,e work of assessing railroad and steam
bout property, and the meeting Will brlns
many corporation officers and attorneys
20 the Capitol. The task IS inoeeo q
heavy one and will consume great deal
of time. The board is composed OF the
:orernor Auditor and Treasurer. Mr. e
Lee Moore. first clerk il the AUDITORS
office, is the secretary.
Nine pupils of the public schools of
Virginia will be given free tuition, one
hundred dollars in cash and travelling OK
penses to and from Nashville, Tenn, next
month The award will be made on a
competitive examination.
The department of public instruction
has been notified by the management OF
Peabody Normal College. Nashville
Tenn. that Virginia is entitled to nine
scholarships at the next session, there
being vacancies to that number
The competitive examinations will be
held at the summer schools-ChaIlotleS.-
vile. Tappahannock, Richmond. Norfolk
sor Portsmouth. and at a point to be
designated in Southwest Nfrgln1a-on ttie
18th and 18th of July.
The Peabody scholarship Is pr1ze
worth striving for. Only scholars can
compete for the scholarships.
Secretary Brent says that he has re-
ceiyed a great many inquiries from all
parts of the State as to when the eX-
aminations are to be held and "heie,
showing a widespread interest," III the
matter.
Mr.. Edward Osborne Leigh. private sec
-retary to Governor Beckham Of Ken
lucky. is in the city and was caller at
Governor Montague's office yesterday. his
Exceliency was out, but Mr.. Leigh had
q most Interesting chat with Private Sec
srctary D. A. Richie. He Informed MT.
eRftchie that he was present in the Capitol
at Frankfort when the late Governor
Goebel was shot and that he rushed down
stairs and was one of the first to reach
the fallen leaders side
Mr.. Leigh was at that time chief clerk
OF the Kentucky House of Representa-
tives and was later appointed Secretary
20 Governor Beckham. Mr. Leigh is
most pleasant gentleman. and is probably
about thirty-five years of age. He is in
Virginia on his vacation. and ran up TO
Richmond yesterday from Old Point
The Enrolment Committee of the Con-
stitutional Conventien is still at work IN
sorting amendment ,ade by. the conven-
ton to the schedule and registration or
dinance Chairman Lindsay will return
to the city to-day from Char
iottesville The committee will hardly
complete its labors this week. Meanwhile
Prof. Wagner is hard at work engross-
ing the new instrument at his home
Secretary Frank P. Brent. of the State
Board of Education, is arranging MS mat
tiers SO as to be able to- attend the series
OF GQOCaIlONdl LleellHSS " oC1 AiSiS -
Charlottesville during the first two weeks
in July. The meetings promise to be of
unusual interest to the people Of the
State. and especially those Interested in
the matter of public education.
Mr.. E. L. C. Scott of the State Audi
tors office has completed the task of pay
ing pensions under the act Of 1855. and
viii begin paying under the Cation bill en-
September 1st Applications are now
being made to the courts under the latter
act and all will be ready by SEPTEMBER
list.
Il was stated at the Library yesterday
that the Wytheville term of the Supreme
Court, now in session. would probably ad-
tourn by July LIST. Acknowledgement An
derson will leave for Wytheville to-day
10 attend court and try some State
cases.
Authenticated William Male was
called to his home in Culpeper yesterday
by telegram announcing the illness OF
ono OF his little boys. 1t is not known
that the child's condition Is at all seri-
aus.
Labor Commissioner James q. Doherty
absent from the city on business. He
gill return to-day