Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-22
CASE OF GEN. RANSOM
II Is Generally Believed There Will Be
disappointment.
ATTACK on MARSHALL MDONALD.
Chnrues That the Fish Commission
Ia n Useless Bureau-What II Has
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Passing of the
Horse.
Horse.

WASHINGTON, d. c., August T.-(Spe-
cial)-The President and Secretary VI
ney both being out Of the city. and prsc-
tically no one here who can speak author
itatlyely regarding the case OF Gen
eral Ransom, 1t is Impossible 70
learn lust what will be done. 1t H. now
ever. the prevailing belief that ne Will
be reappointed Minister to Mexico hy
the President. 1t was only last Friday
that IL became known that a ruling had
been made against him by the Depart
ment of Justice. which requires his reap
polntment to the position. The stl''-
ment had TO 20 to the President. ana
ANYTHING ne may do will be announced
from Washington. Because he has not
vet taken action several sensational
stories have been printed. one In partic-
ulAr has been the means Of considerable
gossip II f. TO the effect that during MS
temporary absence from North Carolina
General Ransom ostensibly made WISH
t. New York. and that ne quietly slipped
over 10 BuZZards Bay 10 confer Win
Mr.. Cleveland, but the latter declined 10
receive him, ana sent word That he was
busy. and must be excused. The Repuoli-
can paper publishing this statement tries
10 make 1t appear. and indeed says 50 In
main words. that the President snubbed
General Ransom. \ similar story was
published today by the New YorS sun.
ou-te naturally the statements We're gen
orally discussed here by North CAROLYN
fans. but they are not regarded as re-
liable.
II Is still thought the President will re-
eruolnt General Ransom unless the latter
,i',id himself ask 20 be relieved. II T.
rossible that he may find he Is not
strong enough physically 70 return 10
Mexico. and Il Is u well-known fact tnat
he has not found the climate asreeaD's.
General Ransom has rendered Valuaoie
services 10 the administration anu .ue
President has numbered nm among NJ
most ardent supporters in the senate io'
the past two years. IL Is, lHe,rlo' ~, III
removable 10 conclude that Mr.. CleVe-
land would SO suddenly desert him. 80
far as can be ascertained. General nan
som has not been 10 Buzzards lay. lie
made IA trim to New York. but the under
standing here IS that he went no farther
East. He could enighten his friends on
that subject
II has been expected for two days that
the reappoiutment would be annouhcci'
but the delay IL not an unusual tnins
IL takes some time 10 fix up papers Wh,h
tho President Is out Of town. ana as the
announcements are made from Washing
ton the delay can be explained.
COLONEL MDONALD.
Friends Of Colonel Marshall Mcdonald.
~ VIRGINIA. the welI-kuc wn head OF tn
Fish Commission, are incensed over an
article in the New York World in which
that gvtloman IL held up 10 puolc rldl-
cule. They say the charges are absurd
and that a spirit Ok maliciousness runs
all through the statements printed. Colo
mel Mcdonald IL at pres nj In the Adifon-
dacks He is In very bad health, ana IL
Is doubtful II he ever RECEIVERS.
An rtteu,rt f. made ny the World -
show that the Fish Commission Is a use
less bureau OF the government. and that
thousands Of dollars are annually wasted
under th. direction OF Colonel Mcdonald.
The Dispatch correspondent to-day was
Informed by one Of the naval attaches
OF the commission that the charges We're
unjust and untrue in most instances.
he said that Nirginians would TESTIFY 70
what the commission hal done In the
waters Of the old Dominion. even II there
were not many other instances or the
efficiency shown under the management
~ the commission dur'-g Colonel Ncl''n-
AIDS service. As an illustration or what
has been accomplished 1t was only neces-
sary 10 state that Few yrlfs ago the
commission commenced 10 stock the Pa
clnc coast streams with snaG Ihey hei
none out that way before. but now tnls
fine food fish IS so abundant that the
Chinese are using shad for bait with
which TO catch crabs. But for the work
of the commission ir Is also claimed that
shad would be selling for dollars in
stead Of cents This authority faFs thar
the young shad taken to the Pacific coast
were obtained from the Potomac and
Delaware rivers.
A gentleman in this city recently re-
ceived a letter from friend in Virginia
who wrote that he had "A number OF
fine horses he would sell NJ low figures.
He had an idea that he could dispose OF
the animals In Washington very easily.
He received a reply 10 his letter which
read substantially as follows:
II would not advise YOU 10 send your
horses here. There IS no chance 10 dis
pose Of them. Everything Is moving
around on wheels in Washington. BIZ
cycles and electricity are fast eliminating
the horse. and there is no show for
horse at the national capital
Quite q numher Of .WashNgtonians
went 10 Manassas to-day to be present
at the meeting OF the Farmers Insti-
tute Of virginia and 10 hear the speech
Of Secretary Morton.
PERSONAL POINTS.
r. 4. Dodson. wife, ana sons, OF Nor
folk, are at the Ebbltt
Louis T.. Murrell and wife. Of Lynch
burg. are at the Metropolitan.
Postmaster-General wilson was unable
70 20 10 Manassas to-day TO speak, as he
had hoped 10 do. When he saw Mr.. Mere
dlth yesterday Mr.. Wilson said he would
Try his best 20 be on hand, but to-day
he found 1t impossible 70 leave his office