Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-10
plCKIN WASHINGTON
.,qvENr VOTERS RETURNING
TO THEIR DESKS.
-ur NNBLEY ADMINISTRATION.
u.tna FiIcd Now by Gosaips
ut The Crpi'"i--cener"' Lees ""iS-
.~ No mission ut Ail-O'Fcrran
81 The senate.


.-,.rfNGTON. u. c.. November o.
..,, one after another the chiefs
V .,..rsinates !n the several depart
,r Che government here are drop
,- from their homes. IN Michigan
..-t, Ohio. Kentucky. New York
p.rrsylyana. whore they went 20
,t,.r votes m the late election.
,,... from Che adjoining states Of Nir-
. Maryland. and West Virginia had
-r returned last week. IL can be
...rs stated that every one OF the
-..rI.s.s retained In Office by Mr.
...rI durinc both his terms OF Of
l...rt home TO vote for Mckinley and
-t and they comprise q very large
...are of The departmental officials.
.. the Democrats invariably voted
.- rr.n and Scwau. The former viii,
.r..t doubt. Zoe retained in their
Editions ly the incoming administra-
. rrIt Che services Of The latter Will.
rr us possible DC dispensed with.
rt. places for huncry Republicans.
.. have Claims upon Senator's, Repre-
t.4 and other.
.r..-e there are q few. but they are
...rr Democrats who either voted for
,...s and Hobart outrieht. or made
.-..r.a 0f voting Tor them by throw
. nr ballots away on Palmer and
..r DO is crcditablo that there arc
,- lW Nlrg.nians or North Carolnians
r. latter category. and those
Democrats Wto viii continue to hold Of
fha Mckinley regime will 40
because their services cannot well be
Dispensed With.
FILLING THE OFFICES.
Everybody here is now engaged IN the
somewhat llhcult occupation of filling
. Federal offices for Mr Mckinley.
rrr t.r.n with the Cabinet then take
#. frr ln missions. next the consulates.
r.- ,a department chicfships and after
rt Che officials IN the states whose
places arc iu the gift Of the President
aI ., One states made. however. are the
r lae work. as neither Mr. Hanna
..r h.s man. Mckinley, has SO far given
ar ut.malon Of hts intentions In this
n.re.. ln an of these speculati0ns as
OBJ whom the lucky ones will be. Vir-
ot either the simon-pure Re
or the gold-bug type DO not cut
t-ife. or stand the ghost Of a
chance r amy OF the big offices. The
'toorat mentioned for any State
-- now Us James Lyons. Jr. who
s e whole Mckinley pin and went
INTO the party without making any
-ali-4uclner bones about IL. Ac-
to the political gossips. he is to
United states District Attorney
Eastern Virginia. 10 was thought
taai this office would 20 10 Alex.
' D reward for his Boltocrat
behalf Of Mckinley. but ne
as tar as Lyons ana it looks
n t-constitutoi ofice-makers as
t latter would get the place.
IdE BRYAN DEFEAT.
c.ans are also accounting for
i-.l ol Mr. Bryan. Some claim, ff
.e Iorrilsts and Altge,d fhat dil a.
at 10 was the detection ~ tbe
ana stiu others attribute n
other causes. The difference
OCULAR vote was very small be-
and Mckinley and the
me latter can Doe placed TO-
teI use ~ money. and tho
m ~ operatives. Iaborers me
and railroad mployees by their .
ana boiling Democrati, I
lfe masses of the people were /
Wild . Democratic candidates. and If f.
been free expression of the /
wild they would have been elected
it majority. AS it was. IL was no I
Tor the Republicans and the /
'F realize 30 by coming down 20 /
m the better for them. Their /.
misses are mere bosh.
GENERAL LEES MISSION"
-lale mission Of General Lee /
-r subject of political discussion /
Ice bad no mission home he /
at of visiting his family and /
There is not believed 20 be any /
s n the Cuban situation now beyond |
"t -.ers has been for q long period. /
and certainly there is less IN the way Of /
ROSY than when General Lee went !
n I..Ha as Consul-GencraL Those I'm /
position to judge believe the policy OF /
~ u.nIsfraton viii remain un- 1
c-'--el until It's close. The state De- /
90 and the President have been 4
ir informed all along by General Leo /
me conditions prevailing IN Cuba /
IT, can he taken for granted that the 4
present visit home has no spe- /
SLED lcauce. The fact that he did !
0 s'a-. positively that he would take .
fnIr back with him is taken as a
"arlae indication. whereas st Is prot bly, /
matter Chat has no possible relation 10
.l. --anisirauoa policy towards cuba.
ItE FARMER AND PROTECTION"
' tirgnia State Grange will meet
- tN.nlrIa Boo q few days. and I'm his
f' that body. Alexander I. We'd
-rt. Master OF the Grange, will.
other things. say: "With an as
't t an effort ON the part OF the
rr administration 20 increase tariff |
taxation which can only benefit the man.
ere 30 hehooves the intelligent /
.'r 'o demand an equal share Of bene-
.' 'r aa products of the farm. and I
- to my idea. this can only be
adopting The export bounty /
suggested by David Lubin. OF Cali
fr."
sNlTHE ON THE CUBAN WAR.
Minister smyt9a who spent a few hours
l. State Department to-day before his
e i1r Hslu. heard nothing Of
change of policy towards Cuba
gaia ,he story that the Spanish Minis
DAD declared that The alleged war in
would No. 70 an end, and the insur-
practically eXtcrminated in sixty
-'i "a probably untrue. as well as the
aa.lt Thomas Wiuiams's mission.
, said Sir. smythc "the truth is
og never hear IL that could be
t Cuban war would soon Doe at an
AS DO was tho promoters Of the
'.' f- % keep the thing going The
secured from tho sale OF Cuban
".a something astonishing. and
" |.'A.a GIG tNIleAlNNNH anu Nta' W f+-
master n hand hough In no danger OF
getting hurt themselves expected 20
REALIZE hundreds for every actual dollar
Hr...eI
4ae reported battles ia Cuba were
...f, furnishes some OF them hardly TO
nei Oy the latter name. Neither
would fight They came within sight
o.. 1 other occasionally. fired q few
t ana ram. and then OF 20 reports OF
.t battle. Five thousand Confederate
under command Of good officers,