The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-21
The CRAWFORDS' DESIGN.
They are 10 Build The Washington MOnu-
melt at Waktf Id.
SURRENDER" WILL Be CHANGED NOW
The ro:tmas,er-Goneral Has Ordered tho
Change to be Made-HOuse Committee
on Elections Has Adjourned.
TIsTs BUREAU, RArIEY BUILDING. :
WAsBINGroN. December 20, 1894.


The design FOR the washington monu-
ment has been selected. and Il win not
be long before the sun. sinking 20 its
rest. viii kiss qt evening another polished
shaft upon Virginia soil. erected TO the
honor OF him who was first in war first
in peace. and first Ia Tho hearts OF his
countiymeu, ana the tapping waters upon
the sands Of the Potomac shall murmur
at uightfau a bcatdicton 10 the memory
OF him whose boyhood days were spent
along its shores.
Congressman W. a. Jones, by invitation
OF Secretary Gresham. visited the State
Department this morning. and together
they considered the twenty nine designs
Tor the monument TO be erected al w axe
field 10 mark the birthplace OF " dshluS-
ton. MIR. Jones favored desgn by the
Architect Rupprecht. OF TINS city, VINO
represents the Fredericksburg Granite
Company. and held that ii would be ap-
propTiate und fitting That The stone Tor
the monument should come ilom the ois-
tTlCt. and. m fact. near the spot Whefe
Washington had spent his bOynoOd days.
SeCretPry Gresham. however, preferred n
design by John Crawford 4 Son, OF Bui-
Ialo. y. Y. who also built the monument
to Mary Washington al Frederlchspufs,
which was unveiled last spring, ana
recognizing the very excellent manner OF
that transaction Nj Jones. WHile ~ u..
rejected was gratnet that tnc tfdN-
fords' should bee accepted.
Some of the designs, said Mr.. Jones,
'yyere beautiful i'm the extreme. one, !
thought very excellent. II was a statue
OF Washington. but The secretary thouEht
the one selected was simpler, anu lheIc-
fore. more In Keeping with the ch1Idcier
OF its hero. and more appropriate loI wy
lomuaratiNgly remote and untreqGehtcd
spot upon which is shall stand. .,..
The monument is to b. OF gray Erailte
aaf
shaft of one piece of solid granite ~ teet
ln height and weighing thirty-iVe TONS
orroSENrs or THE CURRENCY BILL.
THE opponents 10 the currency bill had an
,puiue to-day. and several speeches were
made against The measure. ....,,.,,
The attack on the bill by ConEIessIiia,n ,,
Sperrv of Connecticut, Demociauc
member OF the Banking and CrrehS!
Committee. was no surprise. Tor WHlIe Io
voted with his party associates III I'm u,
7nitt4o i'm favor of reporting the DllL ~
was we'll known that he was OPPOSED ~
some of its most important FEATURES. no
Hon d. Gardiner Tyler called OF tHe
Secretary OF the Treasury thls InoIiiIlb
and requested the promotoh ClefftHHrn
faiu sam Wilson TO a clerical posllloh
in the depar,n tut.
Nh BIssElI WILL CHANGE THE NAME.
Congressma1 Harry Tucker had i5ilLtI, an IN
tcryiew with Postmaster-General olsSttft
fbe name of 'ApUC mattoX" TO the post
Dfnce at the site of the old court mouse 0I
AppomattoN county, WhlGn "a "a tba
gestion OF Postmaster Blssen anu dto I'D "a
patrons of the office, had been chahGcu
a. Surrender 1t required no peI7uasi9til "a
or the part of Congressman IuJheI 10 to
yet Nlr. 'Blsseu TO do just what ne mas
said ne was willing 10 do at the ptsir'',HHe tH
of this controversy that ~, 10 ~ ~ -, ot,j'e
matter lust as the patrons of the one
desired when their wishes were maj i
known 20 the department I'M throusn ny =
pgorer channel and in the usual Ihauhtt
Inc gist OF which statement was puOlSHeu
iu this correspondence at tle tIi,e. ...
AT Mir. fuckers request ihe Io9tut,l9-
rer-tfeueral has ordered that the CbJet-
ti1n4ble name surrender shall be
dropped and the original tue OF AoPU
mattON' be- restored. Inc abpIeN "a ,I,o tiUt
for nomenclature adopted by the ut.aI'-
msnt requires that anneNeS ana pteINt7
10 names of post-ofiices be dispersed WIN; Will
TO avoid the confusion Whlch must
necessarily arise from having two post
offices OF the same name I'm one county
bouse win be Otherwise designated, ana
Inc uostrnaster there has been written to
10 request the patrons OF Inc ONCE W
suggest some other name.
COMMITTEE OK ELECTIONS.
There Will not be another meeting of
The House Committee on Elections until
after the holiday recess, al Whlcn uIle
the contested election case from tle
Fourth Virginia district Will be Gonsid-
statements of prominent Populists 10 the
contrary Notwithstanding. ,,-, -
Cougrt ssman-elect Harry skinner, OF
North Carolina, called on many OF ms
friends at the Capitol to-day MT. Shlh-
uer ls one of the ablest leaders OF lhe
POpulist party iu his state, and was eject
cd TO ConFress last fan on that uchet
from the First congressional district. be-
fore the beginning OF the campaign OF ldS'
enter the race for the United States Sen
ate. but. although he predicted a sweeping
victory ioi nus party az tne UNI hg i,no u,
clded that ne would prefer to break laite
with Congressman Branch, VINO so AMY
represents the First congressional DIS
trict Of North Carolina at this time. Mr..
skinner says that there will be no de
parture from the original agreement OF
the Fusionists in his state in regard
20 the election OF United States senator's
Each party Will DE allowed a senator
tthe PopulSts, of course. taking the long
term. who will be selected by caucus
! There viii be no fusion here, but each
! wing Of the party viii caucus separately.
Mr.. EIcAND's APPOINTMENT.
The Comptroller Of the Treasury to-
day appointed Mr.. \. G; kicand of the
law firm Of Ricand q Weil, receiver Of
the First National Bank OF Wilmington,
10 succeed Judge w. o. B. Robinson.
elected Il member OF the superior court
Of North Carolina.
SHORT NEws NOTES.
Major William NJ Robbins. Of North
Carolina, a member OF the Gettysburg
battlefield commission. and an eX-con-
& gressman from the old North state, Is
; Quartered at the Metropolitan.
other prominent North Carolinians at
.be Metropolitan are Hon. Frank j. Os-
- horne Attorney-General of the State;
lion. Henry Skinner. congressman-elect
fron, the First congressional DISTRICT
United States Marshal O. j. Carroll who
is returning home from a trip 10 Albany
n. Y, accompanied by Messrs. y. q.
Magnum and c. w. Carroll. and MIR. J.
r. Lewellyn. of Surry county.
Mr. Sol Well, Of Wilmington assist
ant United States District Attorney Tor
the Eastern district Of North Carolina and
one OF the best posted politicians OF the
state. having successfully completed the
business which required his presence III
Washington. returned 10 his home TO-
day.
Hon. II. II. Downing. Of the Virginia
House of Delegates. Is in the city.
Mrs. Meredith accompanied Congress
man Meredith 10 the city to-day TO make
preparations for the Christmas festivities
~ their hOspitable home al Manassas :.
Their SON. who has been seriously i'll
for several weeks. Is much improved
Captain John Oast OF Norfolk. who
has been here for several days returned
10 Norfolk yesterday.
CongresgTnan Swanson and bride are
expected 10 return from their southern
trip Saturday next.
Messrs. -. NJ. Lea and w e. ChaDin
OF Richmond, are In the city.
Congrossman-eiect Peter j. Otey, OF
INnchburg was among the Capitol yis-