The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-08

! dicfions has been so forcibly displayed
/ that Mr.. Cleveland now stands higher
| IN the estimation Of his party than ever
and great weight will be given 20 his
/ suggestions and opini0nf
Virginia had three Of her delegation at
| the White House this morning, Congress
mon Marshall Wise and Swanson. IL
| took them quite a while to get the ear Of
| the President and when they Eld they
sank personal preferences in "a united
complaint against the ruling that fourth
class pOstmasters are to held on 10 their
Offices after their four years term has
expired unless charges are brought
against them. The Congressman com
plalned that there was howl coming
up to them from their constituents be-
cause the Republican pOstmasters had not
been removed Mr.. Cleveland sympa-
thized with them, but gave no indication
OF an inclination 10 rescind the rule.
Mr. Wise wanted 10 see the President
I'm regard 10 making change In the
Office Of collector OF internal revenue in
the Eastern district. and secured from
him a promise that he would send for
the papers and take the matter UP at
once
Mr. Marshall spoke TO the President In
favor OF Ir. l.. y. Fulkerson. Of Lee
county, who wants 10 have the position
Of timber inspector a Presidential ap-
pOintment IN the Interior Department.
Mr. Marshall then went TO the Interior
Department 10 secure a place as chief OF
division for Mr.. r. y. Lynch, of Taze-
well county, for which place Mr.. Mar
shall has hopes OF success.
Mr.. Swanson spoke in the interest Of
several friends, and also asked the pleas
urc Of the President I'm regard to the APP
pOlntment Of the assistant district attor-
ney for the Western district, which the
President indicated would go to the Ninth
district. This inquiry Of Mr.. Swanson's
was incidentally made I'm order that Dis
trict Attorney Montague might be ad-
vised as TO the expediency Of his sug-
gesting an assistant. Mr. Clevelands re-
ply is directly i'm accord with what has
already been written I'm The Times ana
there Is probably no question as 10 the
fact that the assistant district attorney
viii come from this district.
Senator Ransom and Congressman Hen
dcrson. Of North Carolina. were also
among the visitors at the White House
this morning.
in keeping with the reorganization Of
the Pension Department now in progress,
the local examining boards composed Of
physicians are being changed and there
are a number Of applications from Nir-
ginla doctors 10 be made members OF the
boards The places are expected TO pay
quite well at FIRST as a very general IN
vestigatlon IS expected into old cases
which are believed in many instances TO
be fraudulent
Hon. John Goode went 10 Norfolk to-
night To- represent the Interstate Com
merce Commission before the United
States court there tomorrow In a SUIT
To compel the New York Philadelphia
80 OH a rGf
of the commission 10 the road TO reduce
its rates on perishable freights bound
North Mcssrs Wake and Old Of Nor
folk. will represent the railroad company.
Since lis appointment on the Chllah
Arbitration Commission. Mr.. Goode has
been flooded with letters wishing MIN a
safe trip to Chill. The duties Of the com
mission will not take Mr. Goode out Oh
this country. as all Of its deliberations
will be held here I'm Washington. Mr..
Go0de says ne would not have accepted
the position If II would have interfered
with his law practice,
Major O.. q. Wharton. III RadfOrd, and |
Mr.. B. u Watts clerk of the courts of |
Giles county two prominent Southwest |
Virginia Democrats are I'm the city.
Mr.. John r. NJ Crowder OF Petersburg, |
filed his application I'm the Treasury De |
partmcnt to-day for collector OF customs |
at Petersburg.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General |
Maxwell appointed 100 fourth-class post
masters to-day, of which 81 were 10 MI |
vacancies caused by deaths and resigna-
tions. The appointments for Virginia
were as follows:
Cotopaxi, Augusta county Joseph Pei
ter vice G.. w. Fauber. removed, Slate |
Mills, Rappahannock county l.. NJ. Hud-
son. vice r. II. Johnson. resigned: State
Junction. Fluyanna county j. $. Dillard.
vice Ii. billiard, dead.
Narborne j. Cropp has been commits
stoned postmaster 0ourh-class) at
Annisyille. Va, 10 date from the 3D.
The name Of the postofllce at Surry |
Courthouse has been changed 10 Surry, |
and Peyton A. Cooke commissioned as
postmaster.
The only fourth-class postmaster ap-
pointed for North Carolina to-day was
Jamts T. Harton. at huntsville Yancey |
county vice T. +. Roland removed.
Fourth-cless postmasters in North Caro-
lima have been commissioned TO date from
The 30, as follows:
John G.. Mcfarland. Columbus: John b.
Love, Elkton William ID. Carter. Elm
City; Neil Men. Patterson. Erod; Ann
p. Zachary, Jeptha Warren S. Flenni-
len Rankin.
Mr.. Il. W. Kirchner. Of Wilmington. n
r.. candidate for collector Of customs for
hat port. is in the city.
Pensions have been granted as follows: |
Nirglnia-Widows Indian wars Matilda
p. Hutchinson.
II. L. W.
THE REPORTS UNCONFIRMED.