Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-11
CONSULAR POSITION.
COLONEL HAMPTON HOGE APPOINT
Ed TO Annoy, CHINA.
Both of Our Senators Have n Candidate
for tho Same ePIaco-Caroiina's Con-
sular and other Prospects
from Our Regular correspondent.l j

from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. May 10.-Another Virginian
was this afternoon given consular posi-
tion, tho commission being made out az
ter Office hours at the Department Of state.
and 1t reads that Colonel J. Hamp-
ton Hoco. Of Roanoke city. shall
represent the government al the /
city of Annoy. IN China Tie posi-
tlon PAYS a straight salary Of $500 |
per year and there are unofficial fees that |
Will swell the annual compensation - |
something like $4,000 additional. Colonel /
HDge was present when the paper, were /
made OU'. The teuder of the Office was !
made HIM "a day or two SINCE |
by ASslstant-SecTetary Quincy. that /
gentleman being under the impression |
that Colonel Hoge had gone home. The /
latter sIgnifcd his willingness 20 accept. |
Mr.. Quincy seemed 20 take quite fancy !
% Colonel Ilogc. Originally be applied !
for the Hong Kong consulate, that has /
been filed by two distinguished Virgin |
einlaus first by Colonel John :. MOsby /
and afterwards by ex-senator Robert t.. |
N;thcrs.
Now the question is. VIII the Hong Kong |
consulate also be- gwen 10 virginia. 1t |
looks that way. aud the talk Is that Mr.. /
linIry NJ Smythe, Of the Graham HeTi- |
IgiI iS llkciv 10 be tho appOlntee. II |
not, n is said b. viii probably bc |
sont 10 Caro-, Egypt. A prominent |
Virginia Democrat a. present holds tue |
Uo-Ition at CAIRO, but ~ VIII N no way |
interfere as Mr. Anthony VI Kelley IS a |
member Of the lntcrnauonal Court there, |
and while BE- was designated hy the state |
Depar ment the salary IS really pad out !
of the Treasury o. the Khedlye of Egypt. |
Virginia Isu't getting lett. 1t wouin seem, !
and the higher Oiiicials OF the government |
'all as # the eveuIug-up process Will |
continue.
HrGIsrEE or TIE TREASURY.
Senator Iuuton returned from Warren |
ton Tins morning, and one or hls hr7t calls |
orthc day was upon the President TO urge |
the appointment Of Colonel j. ". Red, OF |
Alexandra. a. Register of the Treasury. |
When Le arrived at the White House he !
found bis colleague. Senator Daniel there |
to recommend for the same position Ar. |
Peter D. Otey, OF Lynchburc.
The Senators also called at the Treasury,
aui had q talk with Secretary Carlisle on |
the SUBJECT. The fact that two such good |
NUWnaus are aVphcauts for the samo |
place VIII IN all probability result IN n"i- |
ther t"iuC soicctrd. Colonel Helt was
tho d.Iuty-reg.s,er Of tAe Treasury for |
some yeas.
NOT BErcrE JULY ls1.
4 report was in circulation hore today |
that Captain Ham. Naepperi would proba- |
l.v ic appointed Collector OF Internal lte- |
yeuue for the Sixth District If Virginia IN |
"a few days. but Secretary Carlisle sad ho !
Hlrdl. thought those appointments would |
te made before the lst If July. |
Ir. Miller the Commissioner, has !
ust taken hold, aId ne IS Dot ready 10 |
make h,s recommendations. The prevail |
flr-a.| ffI. ftI
j. that Captain Sheuperd - al right iar !
hls old place. no matter whether the APP |
poWtMert Is announced Ibis week or !
some Wecas h5ucc.
Among the applications filed at the |
Treasury today were {. Bdrgamiu, oi |
Bueu4 Vista, Va. who wants 70 be APP |
pointed inspector oi heating and plumb |
ing for public buildings. and j. ". Nea- |
tLerby. ot liberty. \. C., for chict Of |
division In tina, department.
Caugre- man Meredith came down from !
Manassas TINS morning, as IS his custom !
ey rs Wednesday, and wa- active with hls |
c.u. .titV .ut, vomiting positions. lie went |
wit1 : l0-b-r OF them TO the depart |
mruts.
Ihel lon' made some appointments !
TO-DAY. iIt there wgGc none on the list '0r |
Virginia or North Carolina. Tie has COM |
mcucel agJiu 70 make changes ia me !
l,rher positions Of the departments. 10 Is |
p =
A--i-tln, Secretary Ot Agriculture, and as |
u * practically conceded this Dlgce will - |
nj. urOtapli .. go To- o. southern man, the |
friends of Colonel S. Wexford Corbln, Of /
KING Gcorpe county, Va, 90 not see why |
ha shall not have the honor. II" u |
strongly endorsed and Is good man IN |
every wIy, and some ot hls closest friends |
think the prospect of success IN MS case |
i, fair 10 SAY th, least.
POSSIBLY TWO coNsULAIUs.
Il is though, that North Carolina viii !
get one and possibly two more consuiate3.
FX-tuug4---uIan Robbins j. pat down as |
almost certain 20 secure one of the consul |
late-. hlt Gno VIII get tho other one l- "a |
question 10 be solved by the powers that |
Le lu al' probability Il viii b" Mr. Pen |
dlrtou hlug. OF Gu.if1rd county. 1t SD. |
g VIII cat out several other ambitious
North CaruiILlans including Mr. Hale, OF |
Fayetteville. former Consul a. Manchea- |
ter. Mr. hOmas Il. JeTulgan, ~ HaleiEh, !
who was the Consul at huRasake, japan, |
uulor the last Cleveland Admlul9tratlo ou !
Nr So. E. Henry. Of henderson, and Nr. y. !
! g.. Martin. III Ashev!.e, applicant for the !
Kauayawau consulate, ~ Japan. DuTns |
MI C.eye.aIu.s nrst term Doc appointed |
pE-fr. vernon JARVIS, OF North Carolina, |
Munster to brazil, and fac has this |
time conferred % desirable mission |
ou Professor Then Alexander. Of Chapel |
llIll Greece Seryla, and Roumanin. n-
der tlc circumstances North Carolina Will !
be dong well if slo gets besides the ui9- !
SION ana the Shanghai consulate the lat |
ter bestowed upon CoiOue! Buct Jones, /
of NaleI-h. on SATURDAY. more than two |
ROY. cousulates. Il would be stretching |
tie limit t0 bsy three mora, and TINS forces |
t.. conclusion tAat North Carolina as.i- !
rants Will be- compelled 20 look for disap-
continents.
uur RALEIGH POsTMAsTERsHIP.
According To some Of the bost-postod !
North tar. .lulau5 now IN tho clty aud who |
hayo he.l looking into the matter Sir. |
Bl-bar viii be appointed Postma,ter M |
l,ulclrh when tLc time comes 90 mako the |
cnqu.eatt4at place. The case has excited |
uuc. general interest for the reason that
Congressman Bum ha- vigorously pfe5 81 |
Nr ". G.. StropaCh tor thc pos.mast r. |
-nlo aui senator Vance has been backing |
Nj IU-ucc. Tho latter also has a |
great dcal %. h lp from all oyorthe mted !
S,a.es bY reason OF the fact that ie lS lle !
rirnast officer ~ the order of Od l. !
reiI.w4 Yue recent primary at Raleigh !
0id Iot decide tie contest, ana thr ltthl- |
don't alone wiz have tAe say. Mr. NtrJ- |
mach lA, many warm friends who do !
no, vet civ. UP hope. but the influences |
here appear ~ be rather IN layor ~ |
IN. BGsu.- 40 this time. The light has |
become $50 animated 40 Halelgh thal |
couu-omisn man is out of tho question. !
ani 70 IS believed that either Mr.. Buetcr |
or Pr. Strouach viii g tie office unless !
there are unexpected Developments.
wriusGr1y coLLUcToEsHT.
The fight over the Wilmington collector
el,u is pretty warm, too, but Nh Keenan, |
is ranked here by most North Caroliniaus /
as having ih, advauag" over Dir. hercn- /
mar ms rival for the position.