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and reported to the two branches for

consideration.
All these amendments are to be printed
in all cities of the first class this sum-
mer and the voters thereby made ac-
quainted with the purposes thereof. and
then 10 vote for members of the house,
who have to approve them before they
shall be submitted to the people. IL the
general assembly shall reject them they
will not be submitted to the people. To
become effective the voters of the state
are to be called OH to ratify them after
the general assembly has approved them
Stolen Papers Recovered.
The original enrolled copy of the con-
stitution of the state of 1929 has been
returned to the state library. The paper
was stolen when the city was occupied
by federal troops Immediately after the
civil war, and for more than forty years
it has been in hid ng. The paper was
sold 10 a dealer in old manuscripts and
books in this city. and he reported the
facts of it's possession TO the state au-
thorites The library board decided to
pay the small price asked rather than
to go to court, and the original paper
was returned 1t possesses no intrinsic
value. however, and was merely bought
for sentimental reasons. The paper Is in
tact and in an excellent state of-preserva-
ton, the chirosraphy being legible and
clear.
any thousands of these manuscripts
were stolen from the state, but a large
number Of them have been returned by
persons into whose possession they fell.
a great many forwarding them free of all
cost. There are copies of practically All
the papers, but the originals were taken
away by vandals and pillagers.
Makes Dash for Liberty.
James Patrick, colored. is in the county
Jail on a charge of highway robbery. The
fact that he was not killed day or two
ago was due TO poor craftsmanship of
several county constables and one or two
policemen. Patrick was being taken from
the magistrates court to the county jail
to await the action of the grand jury
and when he was the door of the
jail he made a break for liberty. He
ran for half mile with several officers in
pursuit, a pistol shot going after him about
every ten steps. He was finally captured
and marched back TO jail ana placed in
cell from which he cannot escape. Ii is
charged that he held up ana robbed
a farmer a few days ago, fiourishing a
huge pistol ana relieving the tiller of the
soil of $50. The penalty for the crime
is death in the electric chair.
Eddie Bundon, colored, has been taken
to Powhatan county to stand hearing
before the circuit court of that county.
More than a year ago he was being
sought on charge of having crimnally
assaulted colOred woman in that county.
but lie fed. He was caught by Consta bic
Jail He denied that he was the man
wanted and declared that he had never
lived in the county, but when he was seen
by John and William Brown and Stephney
Johnson, all of whom are awaiting death
for the Skipwith-Johnson tragedy this
month, they said that he had already
served one term in the penitentiary
: Organizations to Consolidate.
The chamber of commerce and the Busi-
ness Mems Club. two of the organizations
of this city, are TO consolidate at an early
date and to use their efforts to boost the
city.
The city primary to name officers for
the next four years will be held June "a
and the primary for state officers will
be held in August.
Travelling libraries sent out from the
state library here being carefully
watched by the health board. Not long
ago one of the libraries was returned
from a smallpox-infected section and it
was at once consigned to the flames.
The markets are we'll supplied with
locally grown early vegetables at this
time. This Is some three weeks sooner
than usual. due to the open winter and
the unusually mild spring weather.
The Medical College of Virginia will