The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-21

bear 10 have him remain In the body.
The Academy Of Music is undergoing
considerable improvement preparatory to
the opening OF the theatrical season. The
stage Is being enlarged and repaired, the
scenery repaintcd, and many other I'M
provements made that WILL facilltatc stne
handling OF scenery and add to the conf
fort OF the patrons. The season will open
next Tuesday night with "The Telephone
Girl
The report Of fhe commissioners VINO
recently condemned the right of way IN
3Dinwiddie county for the Blackstone ana
Southern Railroad Company, is being
severely criticised, and the people zeal
confident that the court Will never COZ,
firm the report. 1t Is said that IN every
Instance an extremely low value Was
placed on the land, so low that tho coun.t
sci for tho land owners stated In cou:t
that the action OF the commissioners was
without precedent In the history OF COLI
demnation proceedings.
REVISION cOMhITTEE
The work OF the Revision COMMITTEES
OF the Legislature Is nearly complete. N
discussing the work Of the committee III
revising tho laws OF the state to bring
them Into conformity with the new CON
stitution. Mr.. r. B. Davis the Petersburg
/.
AS you know. there were six members
OF this mmittee-three from the Senate
and three from the House. The comn1lte
met shortly after the adjournment OF the
Legislature and organized by the election
of Judge Mann as chairman, and then
divided itself into two committees. one
consisting Of Judge Mann. Mr.. Cation, or
Alexander ria. and myself; the other con-
sIsting OF Colonel Anderson. the Senator
4 Jro1l ,Ar a
from Westmoreland. and Mr. Boaz, the
delegate from Albemarre; and the entire
work. covering the whole code. together
with all acts that have been passed
since that time, was divided out among
the two committees. The committee OF
which l am a member, again sub-divlded
the work allotted to them, and each mem
Der Of the committee took his proportion
ate share OF the work to be done, ana has
been employed preparing the necessary
bills and making the necessary revision
up to this time.
The other committee has been In session
In Richmond, but has been very muca
fimpeded by reason OF the fact that ColoA
mel Anderson was necessarily detained as
colonel in command Of the military forces
during the strike in Richmond.
The committee was charged with the
duty OF revising all the acts OF assem-
bly, passed by this Legislature to see tna1
there was no Inconsistency, ana also
to suggest to the legislature such further
LEGISLATION as may be necessary to make
the statute law conform to the require
ments OF the Constitution.
The duties imposed involve a great deal
of work in careful revision OF the acts
that have already been passed, ana also
a com parison OF the Constitution with
the statute law as It now exists; but the
committee have been pretty diligently
a work. The full committee Will meet
In wytheville next week 70 receive me ,e, re-
ports Of the subcommittees, and think
it probable that within the course OF two
OF three weeks the final report to be
made to the Legislature will have gotten
so far under way as to be ready Tor
the printer.
The purpose is to have this report
printed at an early day as practica PEE
SO that the members OF the LEGISLATURE
may have an opportunity Of seeing It be-
fore the reconyening OF the Assembly In
POLITICAL TANGLE.
There Is disagreement between the.
Democratic Executive Committee OF
Prince George and surry counties over
the date for holding a primary to noml-
nate q candidate for the Legislature'
Prince George will hold primary Sep
tember 2od to nominate county and dis
trlct officers. surry favors primary.
but is not willing to hold it on the day
fixed by Prince George for the nominal
ton Of county officers, and Prince George
does not want two primaries. Prince
George has three and Surry four candl-
dates for the Legislature,
FREIGHT ROBBER. 81
John Price the negro implicated In
many robberies by Willie Lewis. the
noted negro freight car robber, was ar
rested in Petersburg to-day and IS belns
held for the Norfolk county authorities.
There Is said to have been reward Of
fered for Lewis. but thus far Lieutenant
Donahue and Officer Coleman. who made
the arrest, have heard nothing from the
reward.
j, II. Hayes, colored. addressed mass
meetlng held in this city tonight In the
interest OF the Negro Agricultural and
Industrial Society OF Virginia.
Rev, J. s, Foster, pastor OF Tabb street
Presbyterian Church, has returned from a
vacation OF six weeks. During his stay
Mr., Foster visited Georgia. Florida and
Tennessee,
j. L. Washington, colored, known as
the hoy preacher" lectured at the Taber-
nncle Baptist Church, on Halifax Street,
tonight. Washington never attended
school, but has committed most OF the
Bible to memory, and Is a natural pen
man. His blind father is With him.,
There are said tn be twenty-elght cases
of diphtherIa In the western part Of this
city, The disease Ia In a mild form
There Is a slight improvement IN the
condition OF Mrs Freeman w, Jones who
is III with fever at her home IN this city
Miss Mary oushy has Se1 vis't 10 70 We e.
Wa Vaughan. the brother Of Robert
Vaughan, colored, has been indicted by
the DInwlddie county grand jury for
perjury. He ia charged with swearing
| falsely at the trial Of his brother, who
was convicted OF murder In the First de-
gree. and who escaped from oall Whlle his
counsel We're preparing papers TOT an
| appeal E2I