The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12
WHERE Is COL, H0GEaI
4 REPORT THAT HE IS ~ ~ NE
BRTAIE ASYLUM DTSCREDITED.
The Rumor That Ito Endcavored 70 secure
r. Life Insurance Policy DeDiod-Vap-
tain Cooke Taiks-Other News.

country home. engaged lH ti'N i'
ton OF bis message 20 Congress "H'."
not only by the party, but by tae "ho'e
country. IS looked forward TO WIN 'l.e
greatest interest centred upon an oHl-
ciaI proclamation since iae Gays OF
Lincoln. 49,. 49,,
The matter OF appointments mas i'oil'I-
-4fv boon Ief t0 the caulnet oHlceTs'
hYf tbev Invariably ask time for rehec-
to, which means a consultation with
tra chief and BE- is safe 20 predict that
tgf lltfle in this line viii be accomplished
before Congress- cOuvcnes. il had seemed
fbat the President would name the sue
cfss0rs of Judge Bond, the Marshal Of
fbe Eastern Virginia district. and the
postmastcrs at Norfolk and Richmond, be-
fore he went into retirement on the
message. but 20 now seems that another
fortnight or more viii expire before he
gives any attention 20 the appointment
af any officer whatever
The latest news from Colonel j. Hamp-
ION HOge is a report from San francisco,
rl.eived tonight that the Colonel rs
quietly resting within the sheltering walls
" an inebriatc asylum, ON tne racine
coast. This report puts a qmetus upon
the fears Of the COlOnels relatives, that
ra might Zoe doing something worse than
recovering from the spree whose inau8u-
-.t.on was chronicIed by Mrs. Hughes.
wife OF the governor Of Arizona, VINO met
Colonel Hoge on the train.
Tbe Colonels frieLds here. however,
HJ not seem TO credit the story OF his
Incarceration in any drnk-cure insutu-
lion and continue TO speculate upon his
actual whereabouts.
Colonel Hoge, also. continues 10 Keep
,He correspondents and the state Depart
mont guessing at his whereabouts. The
latest rumor is his attempt 20 secure
twenty thousand dollar life insurance po-
Ioy in san Francisco. The story comes
from "a San Francisco correspondent, but
s I.eoredited by the Colonels Washington
tuEs. DO was however, Of enough
value 10 cause an inquiry from officials
Or the State Department. They would
rI disclose the result OF their investi-
gallons. but intimated that there was
likely 20 be no truth I'm the matter.
.It would not Doe improbable If the story
Is true" said a clerk I'm the State Depart
ualt this afternoon. but. even then, II
u.s. only natural that a man expecting TO
travel in China should think of some sort
of Insurance. / think that all theories OF
Chat kind are futile My idea is that the
Colonel secreted himself I'm the steamer
until she got clear of land and reporters,
and is now putting a cigar IN steamer
Dhlir"
Professor Conrad. with whom Colonel
ll1ge sometimes stops while I'm Washing
ton, said he did not believe any word had
come from him 20 any of his family since
the steamer sailed. Some Of his reported
messages sound very much like Hampton
u- said, "but ] have known him long
enough 10 Doe sure that his first words
woGld come direct TO the State Depart
meut and they have surely received
nothing ass YETI
Another friend Of the Colonels says
That if the messages reported in some OF
He papers are actually from Colonel
l.lse. they arc prima acie evidence that
De is not drinking. for he never drinks
and writes I'd. t.c same time The whole
hing cam Doe summed up into one of two
propositions. either Colonel Hoee started
10 drinking On receipt Oi the telegram, or
Doe started for China It is incredible 10
suppose mat man with Colonel Hoses
reputation for brIlI8rcy ard activity,
could SIT quietly down iu san Francisco
and send no word to family. 90 whom
lh- day before he had written a detailed
distr'IIo of his westward journey
Iha nct that Colonel H0re received the
telegram is beyond dispute from .he re-
port of The telegraph company. Said one
O. DIS friends tl-dly. cd. Hampton Hose
H smarter than he s credited with beuc. /
D. DO NOT believe Le opened that telegram.
tL may nave been received. but I dO not /
'.l'Fe Do was read. Tor the Colonel is "a |
W'n with 90 quick scent for danger. III |
.- had opened tEat message be would /
ave hurried back he., and pounced ON /
DIS aceusers ube u-er"
captain Edmund r. Cooke of Cumber- |
t"l. ihe defeated candidate for Governor |
'l virginia. ou the 1pulist ticket ar |
INei here ON "a late train lest nieht and /
registered at the National. j called on /
Nlm ms morning and fOuld him looking /
uhe anything else than a defeated can /
o'lal. is generally supposed 90 feel. When /
ASKED tJ what causes DE attributed the /
crushing ana overwhelming defeat of his |
parry last Tuesday at the polls. he said. |
4 would sreauy prefer not TO say a.- |
lhins about the causes That brought |
ABOUT the result in the last election. as /
30 is extremely distastcm 10 me to he /
Kept before the public. and really I have /
itl neither the time nor opportunity 10 1
-Hd.Fse the vote. as I have not been
I'D Richmond since Ihc election. eXcept /
to pass throueh there laat night, nor have \
Q consulted With the leaders of our party |
900 virginia. For am answer 90 that Qucs- /
uon VIII have 90 refer you 90 yesterdays I
sun. COPY of which I have with me. /
] 90 not Tor luomcut coucede the eN- /
tTavagant majority claimed by the Demo /
cratic chairman. as there are "a great /
many counties yct to Dee heard from. and 1
Il am satisfied that when the returns are 4
ND iu The Official count viii show "a ma 4
HaF several thousands less than at /
present claimed bv our victorious Op- /
F'H.u's. While ans one would feel am I
..', pride in being Governor of the |
l Commonwealth 0f Virginia. person /
-.| 4 care nothing for my defeat as / /
rI nff
. 'i.ts AND pursuits of a lifetime 10 1
..'.r public NE at my age. but I do feel
a"+ believe that the best interests of the |
Of my state especially those en-
''..4 iu agricultural pursuits. have re-
ttd scve.e blow. Our farmers are
ling for actual physical existence.
..I uhancial system ou a gold basis
ans Tor them total abandonment of
t pursuits or absoute ruin
'.' IRON mana of the money power cOu-
tii'".ea largely to our defeat There Is
no power Wlere the money lenders power
la 4i'fe widely distributed or more gen-
,''l.y l.l man IN Virginia. and while
"''.' oi our farmers felt that IL was
~ '''lr interest 20 ally themselves with
'i P'''s' hef ooleailons TO merchants
~ .-,''' V'.hp'iied them 90 consider
,'0 "i7NeA or those ON whom they were
q aepeni"nt Tor financial assistance. Aeatn
De Intolerance with which daee,t,.,e 80, |
treated by the dominant Marty in Hrir
gnia Kept the weak-kroas s,d ,t,-ta
within the Democratic ranks Tbess 80
"a rev OF The reasons / can give ,su
not say that The election was ppfsi, as
! could not make statement that was
unable To prove but although the cause
Oh the people has received "A serious set-
back, We win not despair. but intend 10
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