The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-18
FIYz LIB WINS YHE PRIZE.
The General APPOINTED Collector Of Tho
LynchburS district.
COMMISSION HADE OUT and SIGNED.
The President Makes This Appointpsent -
q Personal mplimeut Co the Ex-Gov-
ernor--He win Accept the Place.
TINES BUREAU. RAPLEr BurLDrSo.
WASHINGTON. ApriI II. 1895.

WASHINGTON, Aplu IL. icso-
The story OF the appointment OF Gen.
eral Fftz. Lee as internal revenue coli
lector is exceedingly short. | have the
story from the highest possible source.
Yesterday Secretary Carlisle received a
letter from General Fftz Lee, In which he
stated that he would accept the posi-
ton II the President saw NJ 10 consider
his name. MIR. Carlisle took this letter
with him upon a visit TO Woodley last
night. and when Mr.. Cleveland read Il.
he requested the Secretary 10 make TIE
appointment At o'clock this morning
the commission was made out, and when
the President came In at o'clock he i'm
mediately attached his signature to the
document
The appointment is peculiarly and par
ticulary a personal one on the part Of
the President. and his own letter Is said
to have been the only paper filed In tho
case.
There is no possible question as to
General Lees acceptance. He will qualify
at once.
PROMPTLY ENDS THE ffoHr
The sudden termination OF this matter
before the fight was fairly on prevented
the arraying of support by the leaders In
the State. II is said at the Treasury De-
partment that neither OF the senator's
nor Governor OF'errall had made any
recommendations as yet.
II was rumored here tonight that
General Lee was In the city, but a cir
cult OF the hotels failed TO find him. IL
Is more than possible that he will arrive
later tonight or tomorrow.
THosE RSDoesEp.
Helm for the collectorship; and Mr..
Meredith this morning presented Mr. j.
j. Jamison at the Treasury Department
Congressman Harry Tucker arrived in
town this morning. and proceeded at
once 10 the White House, but owing TO
the fact that the President did not come
In from "Woodley," he did not sec Mr..
Cleveland. He subsequently called upon
Commissioner Miller. and declared him
self in favor of Judge Brown. OF Nelson
county, for this position. Mr.. Tucker Is
said to have claimed to the Commissioner
that inasmuch as the Fifth district sup
piled the District Attorney. and the Sew
enth district the United States marshal.
and the Eighth district. full quota
OF departmental appointments that he
considered that his the Tenth district
was entitled to this appointment.
MoRAN's MIsFIrs.
Mr.. w. II. w. Moran, the newspaper
editor for whom the prayers OF Hoke
Smith were so fervently offered, and
whose resignation from the Census Bu-
reau followed with the general exodus
from this department. has established
himself again i11 the ne.+ Gaf, III
Mr.. Moran was former.y editor OF the
Hamilton Qoudoun county, Enterprise.
but his new field of labor has been trans-
ferred 10 Manassas. The title of the
new paper has not yet been determined.
but Mr.. Moran is a strong stickier for
ALTERATION. and perhaps we may be soon
confronted by the Manassas Mourner, or
Mugwump, Mongrei, or Matinee, or Ma
nassas Aisnt. Anyhow. Moran is going
to edit a paper from Manassas, which
will be a good, bright. enterprislng sheet.
such as newspaper experience, intelii-
gence. and energy can give II. The paper
Mr.. Moran says, will not be the organ
Of any particular candidate for Congress.
but In due time,he shall support In the
Eighth district the man to whom the ma
jorty seems TO him inclined
BRrrr sorgs.
Ex-senator Eppa Hunton called at the
! Post-Office Department this morning and
had a few minutes conversation with
| Postmaster General Wilson regarding a
| few appointments I'm his district. formal
~
upon by Mr.. Bssell.
| Hon. Richard r. Byrd was In the city
| for few hours to-day, having just com
| pleted his defence OF William B. Page,
! of Berryvlle. charged with forgery. Mr.
| Byrd left tonight for Norfolk, where
! tomorrow he will confer with his as
sociates j. S. Wise and Judge ieth, all
| OF whom are counsel for Sam Small In
the case OF libel. charged by Hon. j. ~.
Massey against "The Pilot" This case
| will be tried on May tn.
Mr.. Richard Washington, Of Virginia.
| a clerk in the Treasury Department, was
| promoted to a position In that depart
ment at salary OF sl.ioo.
| Mr.. Alexander Warner and Mr. John
| w. Happer. attorneys at Por.binouth,
was seen I'm the Supreme Court, where
they are counsel in the case Of David
| b. Sayre, who will De remembered was
tried before n court-mar.ial at Nor
| folk, and upon a habeus corpus the
| case was brought before Judge Hughes.
| charges being for embezzlement, and dis
| missed The Government appealed its case
| to the Supreme Court which viii come
| up tomorrow for final action.
Captain Monroe and Col. Ncwhouse.
deputy collectors. were in the city to-
day on business with Commissioner MIL
| Ter. of the Internal Revenue Department.
Total number Of fourth-class post
masters appointed to-day were rs, - OF
| which were 10 I'll vacancies caused by
death and resignation. Virginia secures
one. Yancey Mills. Albemarle county. y.
A. Wallace appointed, vice NJ w. Wal
| lace dead. III. j. W.