The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-20
SPEAKERSHlP CANDIDATES.
Three Of Them in New York Looking After
Their Interest There.
FIGHT BETWEEN CRISP AND MILLS.
The Former Claims New York and the Latter
Brooklyn-Movemsnt of War Ships.
Washington Notes.

WAsHNGroN. D. c., Nov. l9.-The speaker.
ship fight has for the moment been trans
terred to New York. To-day there is
not a speakership candidate in town.
though several Of them have their repre-
sentatiyes here. Springer. Crisp and Mills
are all IN New York making a strong pull for
the delegation of that State.
Mr.. Crisp went over on Tuesday night TO
keep an engagement he lad made with some
gentlemen who were to pass through that
city on Wednesday. and he has apparently
found the situation there interesting enough
TO keep HIM longer than he bad expected to
stay. Mr. Mills gOt a telegram from some of
| MS friends there yesterday asking HIM TO
come over at once. and he left on the night
TRAM Springer also went over to New ork
yesterday.
There is a great deal Of mighty Interesting
politics gong on where the three speaker
| snip candidates are assembled now. II -
| claimed tor Mr.. Cusp that he las secured
majority OF the New lOrk delegation. and
/ that the tight now Is 90 break tue unit rule
SO as 20 keep him from getting the whole del
! egatlOn and to break up his forces IN New
/ Lngiand.
Mills men who have just heard from New
! lOrk say that Mr.. Crisp viii have a majority
! OF the New York city vote ut are willing 10
| bet that Mr.. Mills will have Brooklyn solid
! and enough strength IN the State outside of
| New } ork city TO give him a majority OF the
/ delegation.
Mr.. Richardson. Of Tennessee. who will
/ probably be llr McNillans chief Lieutenant
ln the canvass. has arrived at the capital, and
he aud Mr.. Patterson. ol tennessee are look
ing out Tor the interest OF their candidate.
Mr. Richardson appears 20 be very confident
OF the election Ot Nj. McAiiinn.
there seems 20 be some misunderstanding
about the Ohio delegation. The friends Of
Mr. Mills and of Ar Crisp both claim ten
votes IN that tate. and there are only four
teen democrats from Ohio.
The Navy Department this afternoon re-
celyed a telegram from New Ork nnOunclng
the departure Cl the Bennington and Atlanta
from that port tDr Hampton Roads. The
department also received telegram announce
ing the arrival OF the cruiser san Francisco
al san Francisco to-day. She lett Acapulco
nine days ago Admiral Brown who figured
80 prominently during tie Chilan revolution,
was on board.
cable dispatch was received at the Navy
Department from Shanghai TO-DAY annOun-
cling the death of Leutenant-COm (
Joseph Marthon at that port Yesterday from
cholera morbus. Lieutenant MarthOn served
tWenty-elght years m the nayy-tWelve years F..
in active sea duty. He was commander of the /
United States ship Paos when he died.
Judge William Lindsay, of Kentucky. CON- /
missioner at large of tho World far Com 4
mission. and General b. ID. Groner. of II 1
glnia. members of the subcommittee on cere- /
monies. arrived here to-day % confer with !
the President and Secretary Tracy about tue |
promulg cation " the Executive invitations for p
cor, .,u uay- -e- 81 p--.ie4lat- ll the La l0uai
rendezvous IN Hampton Roads and review in /
New York harbOr Ia the spring OF is 3 They |
expect 10 meet the President and Secretary /
Tracy IN conference about the matter Sa.ur-
day.
THE SMALL POx EPIDEMIC.
The epidemic Of small pox in tho vicinity
of Harris Neck Mcintosh county. which was
reported 10 the Marine Hospital service
several days ago by the Governor of Georgia |
with the request that the service take charge
of the infected district, is much more serious
than was at trst supposed information
concerning the scOurge was received
10y Surgeon General Wylnan to-day
from Passed Assistant Surgeon d. H. White,
detailed e. visit the injected district who
wired from Savannah as follows Total cases.
S.. deaths, I3 cOnvaescent. 80. 80 cases
still sick and probably more yet; 10 houses
are known t. be infected; found 10 cases IN
one twO-roOmed house. There is awful over
crOwding aud destitution. Saw three fami-
lies OF 10 persons each almost starving.
Population Of infected district between 900
and 800. HavelemplOyed SIX men tempOrari-
ly as wat hmen and to feed the destitute"
Alter a consultation with secretary roster
DR.. Wyman sent orders % Dr. White 20 erect
temporary barracks and hospital wards and
to employ nurses. Dr. Wyman sent beds.
bedding and subsistence and all necessary
material for controlling the epidemic and de-
taed Past Assistant Surgeon Carrngton
and a hostltal steward to assist Dr. White
The district infected embraces about a
hundred square square miles. Is fifteen
miles from the nearest railroad and IS
situated on the coast Of Georgia. 1t is now
under the control of the Marine Hospital
Bureau.
WAR on TIE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
War on the civil service law has been started
here. An organization 20 be known as the
Anti Civil Service League has been organzed. |