Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10
A WHITE HOUSE CALL
Mr.. WISE URGES CAPTAIN OTEY FOR
REGISTER OF THE TREASURY.
Othor Applicants for Places In tho Same
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Anairs
nt the Capital.
rFrorn our Regular Correspondent !

| from our Regular Correspondent
WAsmSGroS, May 9.-Among the Presi
dents callers to-day was Representative
WISE, who recommended the appointment
Of Captain Peter j. Otey, of Lynchbu7g. as
Register of the Treasury. in place # Gene.
raj Rosecraus, resigned. II cannot yet be
predicted what the chances Of success are.
Captain Oiey's papers have been on file at
tho Treasury for the position Of Collector
Of Internal Revenue for tho Sixth District
| OF Virginia.
Colonel Reid. Of Alexandria. has been a
candidate for his old place az Deputy
! Roglster Of the Treasury, now held by H.
! Ii. Smith. Of Michigan.
! Among the new applications from Viz
/ ginla filed az tho Treasury Is that Of Alr. D..
/ A. Il. Warner, Of Lexington. for the fourth
authorship. II has been known tor some
! time that be WAS a candidate, but rot until
now have his papers been formally placed
on fl. Representative Tucker has been
! quite active IN behalf al Mr. Warner.
! Other Virginia Applications at tho Irel-
| sury include Stuart 4. Weiss. of Rich
| mond. VINO did not specify, but merely ap-
/ pies tor position IN that department,
/ ard L. ". Nottingham, of Northampton
/ county. who seeks the appointment as Col
/ lcctor of Customs Mt CherrystOne.
| No North Carolina Applications havo
| been flied at the Treasury for several
| days.
M. TYLER AZ woEE.
Representative TYLER was up until n
very late hour last night looking over the
| papers N regard 70 positions IN the Nor
! folk nayy-yer1 and for which there ~
/ such q domaud. lie hopes soon to be ablc
| 10 reach results. lie went 10 the Post
/ Office Department to-day aud made re
/ quests Tor changes IN his district and
sttNu.5 THAT action may reasOuab.y be eX-
! 'pected I'm tho near future
! Hon. Is. Johnson Barbour. of Orange, Is
| here 90 ascertain what are the chances OF
/ his trelI and cOuntyman. Mr.. George =.
! SEacSc.toId, f.r the Lyons consulate.
/ he iattrr Is we'll endorsed. and but Tor
/ Tho intense rivalry all over tho mtcd
! States for positions IN the sCryice. would
/ p-o0aa.Y have long since been recognized.
| Mr.. Barbour feels cucourngai. 1. hut cannot
| tell yet whether or nos tue appointment
Will BE- made.
CosTNg CHANGE.
"a tho Fifth North Carolina District has
! 10 democratic representative ut present
| Hon. "Baidy" Williams Is on the ground
constantly looking out for tho interests Of
| the Democrats Of tho district. He has
| been specially active IN the pOst-Oilco
! fight. and to-day be secured promises Of
| thrco more changes. SpOttSWOOd Taylor
will hs appointed Postmaster az Danbury.
and ID. [. Dalton at Dalton. both offices
| being IN tho county Of Stokes. The new
| postmasters viii succeed Republicans who
are o. bee removed. The other change
viii Der ~ RoXb orJ'. and Alr. Noel, editor
| of TIE f0win', VIII succeed the present Re
publican Postmaster
IFS GOOD EFFECT.
The Presidents PROCLAMATION has had
the effect OF stil further diminishing the
attendance of N!rgiul1ns ana North CARO-
hnlans whose claims Tor offices have boon
pressed. Naturally. there has been some
protesting against the shutting cut Ot the
sOycrelCus from the Executive Mansion,
but on tho whole tho Presidents position
appears % give satisfaction, and one OF
the most cOgenc reasons - tnut Dir.
Cleveland viii now have q chance - catch
UP with his work.
Among the Virginia visitors to-day were
Mr.. Edgar Nayland. Of Culpeper. Mr.
/ J. l,ter Hiil, OF Madison, and Nr y. ii.
Fenn Of Roanoke.
Mrs Bagby. wllow Of DR.. George ".
Bagby. OF Richmond, l. visiting Mrs.
thurman. OF THIS c,ty.
Mrs. William Marshall. OF Warrenton. Is
announced 20 VISIT her parents hero IN a
iew davs Colonel and Mrs. Nathan "
ler-aud on Saturday She VIII sail for Lu-
rope. where she meets her aunt, Mgs.
IT, Jil.
READY 10 RESIGN.
1t is learned that Mr. Charles Price, tho
Republican Attorney tor the Western Dis
trlct of North Carolina. mas sent u COM
munication 10 the Department ot Justice
stating that he Is perfectly wiling 10 To-
sign about the l-t az june and that lie
wants Ills successor appointed. This ap-
pointment dates from June 9TH, but he
was not confirmed until February. 1920.
The effect OK Mr.. Pricc's willingness, 20
step aside az SO early a day VIII be- 20 cause
u hu-tlug among the caudidate-, the lead
iug ones being Mr. Il. Is. Glenn, Of VIM
stou, aud 9ir, kopa Ehas Of Franklin.
poaIMAsTEEs.
Among postuaster5 appointed today
were.
A,tih Carolina -Ani-cws. Cherokee county,
r. S.. latham rre %. ~. MtI-entunt, resigned;
Gilbert, Mo. Pee county, {. 2. IraFcn 'rs >. Il.
GIiDcct, resigned; L,c1' pns.ow county, >. \.
Taylor rice y. ". SIltl, resigned.
Virginia Alton. Nelson county, J.f Hays ricf
7. ". COoiloc, removed; Central Plains, Flu
wanna co.uty, A $. Burgess r,c, O. 4. ilnfiu, r.
mOvcI Goshen Bridge. Eocabt.ico county, a.
y. Bell rcc W. T.. Soniut;n, removed; SD
DoWcI, Hghe0l county, l.. 4. hcNuliy -
s. ReXIola, remove /; NnhgH7kI, Appomnt.oX
county, d. $ Pluuactt rce s. H. Coleman, re-
laNffl
Total number ~ four,h-class postua-tcrs ap-
polluted this day IFS, 50 VI whom were tD III
vacancies caused by resi- snatioa and lo4,h.
PATENTS.
Tntonts wcrc to-day issued 70 tho following
Virginia Inventors. John J.. Collins, oe. Park,
Madison county. raising ~ lowering device for
ll-ty-tou5, Narco,us y. ll.l', Lurl), fountain
attachment for pens; Lplr-lm Winner, Crao-
Dor. tu. nall
Ihcro Wero no patents issued to-day FOR
Nlr'h carolina.
Leon sGizhcss ha5 been commissioned Post
mas.cr NJ Be'leUlle. Va, and tuc following IN
Sorth Cato.ina: Jcssc 4. Wailu, Bs Laurel;
Albert = Mckay, Do1ne: Rober. j. shields.
u0ug9od; Coleman B. Wade, Mcna, ana 1Iue
4. hIgk. Pa.mcryiile.
POSTAL CHANGES.
The p1st-oG'ce az Eusseu creek, Patrick
county, De, has boen discontinued; mah 10
Doiesylue.
Po-.-olcos haze boen ordered changed as
follows:
virginia Meadow Crook. Grrysoa county,
three quarters Il Q Inu, west oi the former
location.
North Carolina - WaramlkHr. Montgomery
county two miles west of IA" former !Oraton.
Irwin Tucker has lccn commissioned Post
master a, Newport News. %.