Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-04
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
THE TARIFF BILL SITUATION PRAcTl-
cAlLY UNCHANGED.
Ultimate Agreement. However. ON SENATE
Lines Thought Probsbie-Eiiis Miiis,
IlIs Luck and His Romance.

WASHINGTON. August 3-(speciaL)--
The tariff situation has not materially
changed. There IL feeling that ultimately
an agreement viii oe reached on the lines
laid down In the Senate bill. and that the
Senate demands In reference to sugar.
iron-ore, and coal will prevail. The re-
ciproclty scheme and the time limit pro-
u sed regarding coal does not strike the
Virginia.. Maryland. West Virginia, and
Alabama senator's as being feasible.
The conferrees on the river and harbor
bill have agreed. and the report is ready
to be submitted. The appropriation Tor
Norfolk harbor is 100000. The House
voted $4,000, and the Senate increased
that amount TO $1,000. The conferrees
have compromised and put II at 10000.
The jamestown appropriation for Vir-
ginia win remain in the bill.
These we're the only amendments made
to the Virginia items by the Senate
General Ransom has done well for North
Carolina. The House voted Sll3,5Oo In all
for that State, and the Senate Increased
the total appropriations to s3Of,5D. Gene
raj Ransom, In the conference, yielded
$50. 900, but on the final footing he gets
s20i. 900 more for the North Carolina rivers
and harbors than the House was originally
willing to concede. Now the matter Is
all right In conference, and the conferrees
are harmonious
ELLIS MILLS AGAIN.
The President to-day sent to the senate
the nomination of Ellis Mills. Of virginia,
to be Secretary OF Legation and Consul
General at Honolulu. Hawaii MT. NILS
is an Enelishman by birth, and Is some
where In the neighborhood of 40 years oil
age. He came TO this country when a
youth. and lived at Stanton for severai
years For many years he has been nod
ing government positions or one kind ana
another, and managed to keep In with the
administrations at Washington. no matter
how often they changed. He was clerk
In the State Department. and while MIR.
Bayard was Secretary under the first
Cleveland Administration was stenogra'
pher to that high official. Last year
when President Cleveland sent ex-Con-
gresham Bount to Honolulu. Mr.. Mills
was detailed 10 go along with him as
stenographer and while In the Islands
the news came that both Mr. Mills and an
American naval officer had fallen In love
with the two daughters of multo-mii-
llonaire Chinaman.
MISS All FONG.
The naval officer married one OF the
daughters and IL was reported That MT
Mills would be Joined In the marital
bonds with the other one. Her name
is Miss Eta All Fong, and II Is said
she Is of Chinese and Hawaiian blood
with a slight mixture OF Portuguese
This report created quite breeze among
the English and American friends OF MT
Mills, and some OF them denied there
was any truth in the story
Rev. Mr.. Murray, rector OF the Episcopal
church at Rapidan, Va, is a brother-ih-
law Of Mr.. Mills. The latter was ap.
pointed Consul-General at Honolulu las'
wear. and now he has Secretary of Lee
cation added to his official title. lie
has been very lucky, and his success
shows that people In the department OIL
State stand together. 1t Is not KNOWN
that any of the Virginia delegation en-,
dorsed him. He has never been identineo
with the politics of the State to any great
extent, but at the same time MS ap
pointment. is charged to Virginia, ana mas
operated to keep others from being recog'
nlzed. The positions he now hoids arr
probably worth between sIVO ana Sio'VV'
a year, and Mr.. Mills Is looked upon a.
n very thrifty and fortunate Englishman
He has a large circle of acquantances
and is solid with the Department oi
State.
CAPTAIN WHEALTON'S CASE.
Captain Wheaton,. who Is native OF
Accomac county. Va, arrived win ms
vessel the middle of last month at Deia-
ware Brsakwater. He had large cargo
Mt officers
ed him to great annoyance, although ne
had a clean bill of health. Some or MS
men were badly treated also. ana ne
came TO Washington to report the matter
CONGRESSMAN Jones went with him 10 the
Treasury, and the officials admitted ne
had been unfairly dealt with. The result
will be that the quarantine oihcers' VINO
are bitter Republicans, Will lose theii
positions
CAPTAIN Wheaton was voted a medal
by Congress for his heroism In saving the
lives of number of people.
Among The fourth-class postmasters ap-
pointed to-day were:
Virginia-F. +. Dodson, Eubanks, Ian
caster county. vice f. +. Wiiiiams' re-
signed: Philip r. Weast Harriston, vice
G.. ]. A. Hamer, resigned.
North Carolina-Albert G. Hough, Gray
Chapel, Randolph county. vice Zuiia
Routh. resigned: w. +. Stevens. Stevens
Mecklenburg county. vice w. b. Hooks
resigned.
A post-office, to be known as Grigsby
has been established in King George coun'
", Va, with John j. Grigsby as post
master.
VISITORS.
Virginia arrivals: j. p. Samuel and j
A. Morris and wife, Richmond: c. q
Holland. Danville: +. S. Turner, warren
tom John j. Miller. Rappahannock coun
~; =. ]. Beall. Buchanan.
North Carolina arrivals: District-Attor
ney Glenn, Winston; Colonel a. b. An
drews. Raleigh c. A. Petty, Charlotte
i II Wheeler Lexington.