The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-06
WEST VIRGINIA
SUIT TOMORROW.
Attorney General Goes 10 WASH
ington in Famous Debt
Case.
GOV. SWANSON RETURNS
Good News fro1r, Many Section
Concerning Educational
Progress.

81 Attorney General William a. Ander-
son will leave here to-day for Wash
+ ington, where tomorrow he Will up
pear before the United States Supreme
Court In the matter OF the Virginia
West Virginia debt case. II Will prob
ably not be arguetfat this time, though
It is expected that the attorneys for
the State OF West Virginia will file
their answer 1.-THE declaration of Wiz.
Einta, and that some preliminary ques-
tons will be gone into.
The case Involves q great amount OF
money which Virginia claims West Vir-
ginia ewes her on account OF the Civil
War debt, uud!it has been in contro-
yersy ever since the division of the
old State of Virginia. The suit insti-
tnted by the Attorney General. at the
instance of the Virginia Debt Commits.
sion, is FOR $751; 100000. with Interest
from 1861 The outcome of the liti-
cation in the highest court In the land
Is being eagerly looked for by the
people Of both States.
Busy Hmcs for Governor.
Governor and Mrs Swanson returned.
from the exposition yesterday after
noon. and will remain here until Thurs
day. when they will return to- parties
pate in the exercises incident to the
celebration OF New York Day. They
will tender Governor Hughes and party
reception ut the Virginia Building on
the evening OF October 18th. This
will be Bryan Day at the State Fair,
md the Governor is going to try and
slip up to Richmond and spend while
with his former congressional colleague
and return to the exposition that dve..
ming.
On Wednesday. October 10th. Cover
nor Woodruff and party will be at the
exposition to celebrate Connecticut Day.
and the Governor and Mrs. Swanson
will be there to greet them and extend
them the courtesics OF the State at
the Virginia Building.
Tho, Governor Will, before leaving.
take up and dispose of the petitions
Of George Peters of Patrick, and Noah
Fulton. ofs~Washington county. both Of
whom are condemned to hang for muir
her, and who are asking that their sen.
fences be committed to life imprison
ment
Superintendent Joseph y. Eggleston
Ir. OF the Department of Public IN
struction. has been notified that Char.
lotte and Campbell counties have In
creased their district and county levy
from 20 to 40 cents on the 500 for
school purposes. The movement for
better schools Is spreading all over the
State, and the interest taken by the
local authorities Is gratifying to the
department. Nottoway county recently
raised her tax to so cents. which is
the maximum under the law. Informa-
ton comes to the department that
hinnlngham District in Nottoway has
consolidated all her one-room schools
save two into graded schools, and
these will probably be doubled up"
later on.
Owing to the meetings of the House
of Bishops in the hall OF the House
or delegates. the Capitol elevator Is
being run until late in the evening
instead of being stopped at 8 o'clock
as usual.
The first annual report of any State
officer to pass through the hands OF
the Public Printer Is that Of the Com
missioner Of Labor. Superintendent
Bottom has handled the first install
ment, and has passed 1t on to the con-
tracting printer. The greater portionJ
Of Commissioner Dohertys data is now
\ IN shape for publication.