Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-19
VIRGINIA CONTESTS.
That Of Thorp Against Mckinney the
Most YOllminOuS.
MINISTER HARRY NJ. sMfTHE.
lie Talks About Haiti and the Trade
of This Country Therewfth-his
Own UcaIth-Other Personal Notes.
Postof!icinl.
Postomcinl.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., June iS.-tSpe-
cial THE Clerk OF the House OF Repre-
sentatlves to-day opened the testimony
in two more of the Virginia contested
election casss-those Of Cornet VS.. swan
son. from the Fifth District, and Otey w.
Hoge. in the Sixth District. In the pre-
sence Of the interested parties, the Clerk
II they are present. confers with them
as 10 how much OF the testimony Is to be
prin. ed. though the Clerk has discre-
tiorrary power in the matter, given him by
statute.
The contest OF ThOrp We. Mckenney'
In the Petersburg District, VIII be the most
bulky one from Virginia, and the printed
record. from present Indications. is likely
to comprise anywhere from 500 10 l,Do
pages. The contestant has collected prac-
ticaily all the testimony. MI Nc
Kenney feeling rather safe that his case
will stand on its merits and does not
neei such bolste:ing as Mr.. Thorp tries
TO give his.
M.lor Otey has rested on his oars also.
and has permitted Colonel J. Hampton
Hoge TO fire away Mr.. Swanson has not
been concerned either. but Mr. Tucker
in tie Tenth District, has probably gone
more into details TO combat The charges
of fraud and irrogularty brought by sir.
Yost
Tn. great number OF contests before the
nexf House have so Disguised the RepuD-
Iicar leaders that most Of them feel hKe
throwing nearly all Of them out OF court.
They know that the average cohtes ant
would never have gone into a "onles'
had the House been Democratic, ana as
the Republicans now have such an over
wheiming majority. they are disposed
more than ever To play fair, in order TO
atorh for past sins in this direction. "
looSb. therefore, az II several Of the VIZ
ginia and North Carolina contestants may
find they are engaged in fruitleis con-
tests.
SMYTHE on HAITI.
Mr.. Harry NJ. Smythe, United States
Minister TO Haiti. whose arrival Eere yes
terday was noted In this correspondence,
| Is away on a leave Of sixty days, ara
mort, II the arrangement can be MADE
He will spend most of his vacation in
Virginia, and pass much of the time IN
| Tazewell county Minister Smythe Is en-
| loving fairly good health now. and talbs
mos, encouragingly Of affairs in the'lsland
| on v hich he is stationed. The President
of the Black Republic ma the peopie
generally are becoming more kindly DIS
posed toward the United states la com
mercal sense.
Mr.. Smythe thinks the trade viii IN
crease. and he is still very well satisfied
| with his duties. which are becoming more
and more congenial as the months roll
by. For eight months of the year the
| climate is fine. but recently he ~as taken
with fever and was quite i'll on the ocean
and after his arrival at New YORK. lie
| Is picking I'D rapidly and improving right
along
Minister Smythe. in addition TO what
! he has already told the reporters said to-
| day that il was as quiet In Haiu as IN
| Fairfax county, and all the talk In the
! United States and elsewhere about
| threatened revolutions Is started by
| spectators. who hope a disturbance VIII
| occur in order that they may be able TO
| sell firearms and supplies 10 the natives.
| Minister Smythe left to- night for Nir-
| glnia. To-day he called on the State De-
| partment officials. and had pleasant con-
| yersations. Secretary Olney was not re-
| eeiv.Sg callers, therefore the Nirgihiai!
/ 'cil rot meet him.
| PERSONAL.
j Congressman-elect Harry Skinner. of
| frreenNllle, y. - accompanied ~ mo
! son and Master Charles Latham, is at
the Metropolitan.
| Mr. and Mrs. T. NJ. Terry, OF Lynch
| burg. are at the same hotel.
| ~. T. Summerman and wife, OF Max
| Meadows. Va, are in the city.
| Colonel 10. w. Burke, OF stanton, is
| at the Metropolitan.
| Judge J. y. McCabe, OF Loudoun, was
here to-day en- route 10 Ashland TO at
| tend the commencement at Randolph Ma
| con his Alma Mater.
| CONGRESSMAN Turner. Of Virginia. Is IN
the city, and visited several departme nts
| to-day.
| W. +. Minter and wife, Of Richmond
| and Ed :. Conrad. Of HaTisonourS, are
| registered at the ST. James.
POSTAL
| 4 post-ofiice to be known as Luheltr'
| has been established in Loudoun county
| va with Charles A. Thomas as postnds-
| ter.
| Name Of Virginia post-o'Ice charged
| Puraatory. Botetourt county, 10 1orega
| Julia A. Rogers postmaster.
The office at Ollie. Moore county. y. -
| will be removed one AMI hais miles
| east of the old location; Arthur d. Shields
| tnsfnagfpr