The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-08
,,,,r r,urs-BycBMoNp Va. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1893

here were in absolute Ignorance or MS
| whereabouts. but expected him certainly
| tomorrow.
A visit 10 Secretary Gresham tnis
morning was absolute fruitless as far
as gaining any information regardlis
| the charges was concerned, for ne u
! unfolding as 10 giving the slightest sug-
! gestion Of the reasons that tn'pehed cue
| President to recall him. The cnarse9
were all made from three distinct quar-
| ters and as far as can be leatheu'
| are as follows:
The first is said TO have come from
Baltimore. where a collection agency HeIu
an account against Colonel Hoge VI
| about 800 which they claim ne hau GU
lected for them and failed 10 retui ~, -,
| 1t is stated that a few days OeAoI II
| left for China, re sent theua -
for $3.50 signed Lula - Lobe,
]. Hampton Hoge, upon the III. r,a's
| tionaI Rank of Radford. This check was
nrotested and as Colonel Hoge had iei'
| for California. the attorney for the COM
many. Mr.. Musgrave, came at one W
Woshinpton and laid the matter pelOi'
the President. +ora-
Another facto- was said to be leie
gram from the Governor OF Arizona,
v,bose wife chances to travel on Tue
Same train frJn Chicago 10 inc Ia,
West with Colonel Hoge. she rePoItsu
a continued spree upon the part U. 'nS
new consul. and detailed the resu. u
his indiscreet and Incorporate cohuucl
along the line Of the journey. inns "d0
! all told 10 her husband, VINO al onee
notifed the President OF the occurrence,
Ianetbv disnatch recited that Colonel
Hoe AZ every station, would loudly pro-
claim. "I am Colonel J. Hampton hose'
~ Virginia. American Consul TO emma
! everybody have a drink with me. a.
These things aroused Mr.. Cleveland >
anger and he at once sent for GeheIdl
Hunton. who, of course, could nave NJ
knowledge Of the facts in any OF tne
cases. but who at once notified honoraOie
paul Edmunds and Major Thomas ~
Conrad. .-,.,...,t,,1
Colonel John Z. Penn was telegraphed
for and. with Major Conrad maze every
effort to see the charges but were not
permitted to do so. Colonel Penn I'es
al Roanoke and IS brother-in-iaW Oh
Colonel HOge.
More Charges Fiied.
T, ,s rumored to-day that another lot
- obsrges were also filed. the most Sc
r,ons being that Colonel Hoge had charge
az an estate belonging TO some Oh ms
nearest of kin, and that in his hGuclary
trust he was delinquent, ana upon us ue
Termination to leave with these accounts
',nsatie1e8 that his relatives notified the
President and precipitated MS le0 an.
There IS no doubt that Whatever ue
charges are they are OF a very grave ma
tire and are supplemented by sucn PROOF
as would warrant the President IN MS uH-
usual and summary acton ,rr-,.
orc Of the staunchest of Colonel HOge
friends said tonight that this aIalr was
the result OF the treachery OF his poItlcal
enemies who had hoped that no pun
Iicftv would be given them until colonel
Hoge had sailed He attributed the
whole matter TO the bitter dehuAcld tlOH
of Colonel O'Ferrall. made at the hlch-
mond Convention, when he said colonel
Hoge was under the influence OF lntOAl.
cants. This. however, is discounted oy
the fact that the charges come from peo-
ME who have no earthly connection win
the notifies Of Virginia, and no interest IN
the personal political fortunes OF Colonel
Tooe. II is not known what Will be the
method Of procedure adopted by Colonel
Hoce and his friends upon his return Out
sc the charges, as Tumored, are not COM
pletelv and fully proved 10 be without
foundation, Colonel Hoge will, OF course
be retired from his appointment.
The President is very greatly annoy Gu
at this circumstance, and Is outspoheH
in his intention to trace directly the re-
sponslbility Of this appointment, as ne
has plainly said to two gentlemen that
he has been terribly imposed upon.
Colonel Hoge was strongly endorsed oy
Xfrginians from all over the State, ana
although his papers have been taken by
the President himself. It is certain that
a large majority, if not all Of the virginia
DELEGATION in Congress, signed his petition
although IL is said that after his appoint
ment Colonel Hoge said in Radford that
he owed his appointment not 20 any
Virginian, but solely to his personal popu-
larity with Mr.. Quincy
There have been no new developments
in the judge Bond successorshIp thls
week. A delegation has been mere IN
the interests Of Judge Sinton' or oouth
Carolina. and those for Messrs Meredlth,
OF Richmond; Wake. Of Norfolk anu
Hamilton. OF Petersburg, are expected
later in the week.
In two conversations the President mas
spoken very favorably Of Judge heltn' Oh
Warrenton. and also Of Major Holmes
Conrad. The present position OF sooo
service OF the latter may, however mill
tate against him.
Mr.. James ii. Dooley, OF Richmond,
is registered at the National
Messrs. Sol. Hirsh and W. II. G. Armi-
tace. of Richmond. are at the Metropol-
tan.
The following fourth-class postmasters
were appointed to-day:
Virrinia-Hickory, Norfolk county, j. c.
Ives vice J. ". Sanderson, resigned;
south Hill. Mecklenburg county, r. /.
Yanney. vice d. A. l.. NOrthington, re-
moved.
North Carolina-Bayboro, Pamlico coun-
tv. W. r. Hooker. vice Alex. Lee, re-
moved: Grifton. Pitt county G. =. Gas
kins. vice william Patrick, removed.
Rfessrs. G. d. Langhorne and Harry
Frazier. chief engineer of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company, were IN the
cit,, today III. l.. W.