Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-12
IS HE ANA.P. A. NAN?
This Question Is Being Asked 10 Wash.
ington About 7. B. Reed.
MS NOMINATION PROSPECTS.
r,.v Are Being Very Much Dirnmed
nv the suggestion Referred To-
,.r.onaI and Other Notes OF In
.erest from Washington.

at.o,,, the corridors and halls and gai-
80 ~ the House and Senate when
-. seriously injure the presidential as
,,rstlons Of Mr. Thomas b. Reed. The
...s,,on is being asked everywhere. us
y. AZ" and the answer in
..r4ohiv comes in the shape OF what
,,,ebt be another question: Look at
Re acts in the House. and observe the
500, he recognizes oftenest and those
he especially favors, and perhaps then
,,o,, will have the answer TO this ques-
,,,," 10 is stated that the Speaker is
a. warm POLITICAL friend OF all the men
q, Tho House who are known to be MEM
,crs OF the American Protective AS
,oc,ation. and many OF whom are we'll
r,oVn leaders of that organization.
Among the men in the House who are
said 10 De the personal fayorites OF Mr..
ped and who are also said to be promi-
pent in the American Protective Asso-
cation. are Mr. Payne, of New York.
whom he invariably calls to the chair
~ preside over the House when the
latter Is In Committee Of the Whole. and
AIcssrs Linton. OF Michigan. and Hay
nor. Of Nevada.
In the Senate. Senator Burruss, OF
Michigan said 20 be an American Pro-
tective Association man, Is strong
personal friend Of the Speakers and
also his political adviser and supporter.
These things should be borne in mind
hy Republicans in the South when they
are electng delegates to the st. Louis
convention.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.
Elections Committee No. 3, which has
rharge Of the Virginia contested election
cases. held a meeting this morning. and
after a discussion, referred three of the
Eases TO subcommittee as follows:
The case OF Thorp against Mckinney.
% Mtssrs. Walker, of Virginia; over
Fireet. Of Indiana. and DeArmond, Of
Missouri: Yost against Tucker. to Messrs.
Mccall. of Massachusetts: jenkins, of
Wisconsin. and Ball. OF Texas; Cornett
against Swanson, to Messrs. Thomas. of
Michigan; Codding, of Pennsylvania. and
Jones' OF Virginia
Senator Martin. Of Virginia, was over
at the House to-day, and had a long con-
sultatiOn with Representative Tyler on
the subject OF the bill for the improve
mcnt Of the channel from Hampton
Roads TO the Norfolk navy-yard and also
the Eastern Branch Of the Elizabeth
river This was referred for report TO
the Secretary OF War. by whom ii was
understood to-day IL had not yet been
returned. The Committee on Rivers and
Harh0rs. at the invitation of Colonel
Lamb are to visit the harbor of Norfolk
40 an early day for the purpose OF in
sci!ng IT,
Senator Martin, from the Committee on
Claims. submitted to the Senate to-day
"a favorable report on the bill to pay j.
Henry Rives, of Lynchburg. for expenses
Incurred by him In securing the arrest
Of John c. Henry. Rives several years
ago was Collector OF Internal Revenue for
the Lynchburg district and Henry was
his deputy. The latter embezzled the
funds Of the Office. and in securing his
arrest MIR. Rives was put TO large ex-
pense.
Senator Martins bill proposed originally
10 refund 10 him $S53 but the committee
cut the amount down TO 1923.
POSTAL NOTES.
There were no appointments Of fourth
class postmasters to-day, but there is
unusual activity In the department in
making changes and establishing the Diff
ferent services.
Star service has been established in
Virginia as follows: Foxden to Quinton,
3l-2 miles, and back. three times a
week by a schedule of not 10 exceed one
hour running time each way. From April
q. 1856 TO June 80, 1897.
Changes have been made I'm star sched-
ucs as follows;
In North Carolina: Darlington TO Gill
key-IAaye Darlington daily, except Sun
DAY, in season TO connect with mail train
from the North. but not earlier than 10
A. NJ. Arrive Gilkey in one hour. Leave
Gnkey daily, except Sunday, after arrival
81 mail train from the North, but not
later than p. NJ. Arrive Darlington IN
one hour.
Dunn TO Raleigh-Leave Raleigh Mon
dav and Thursday at 6 A. NJ. Arrive RAJ
leigh by s45 p. NJ Leave Raleigh Tues
day and Friday at A. NJ. Arrive Dunn
by 6.5 r. NJ
In Virginia: Whitewater to Mount
Leave Whitewater daily except Sunday at
10 4. A., arrive Mount by II M, leave
Mount daily except Sunday at $50 A. NJ,
arrive at Whitewater by $50 A. Nj.
Levy TO Aldle-Leave Levy daily ex-
cept Sunday al Z. A. NJ, arrive Aide by
SA. NJ. leave Aide daily except Sunday
at so a. ~. arrive Levy by $3.50 a Nj.
Quail 10 Dunreath-Leave Quail daily
except Sunday at $50 A. NJ, arrive at
Dunreath by 10 A. NJ, leave Dunreath
daily except Sunday by $3.50 p NJ, arrive
a. Quail by =. Nj.
Reding 20 Balham-Ieave Reding Tues
day. Thursday. and Saturday at A.
H. arrive at BALKAN by A. NJ, leave
BALKAN Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur-
day az II A. NJ, arrive at Reding by IL Nj.
Eothsay 20 Scottsburg-Leave Rothsay
Tuesday and Saturday at 10 A. M, ar
rive az Scottsburg by u NJ, leave Scots
burg Tuesday and Saturday at =. NJ,
arrive az Rothsay by =. NJ.
Delcllsur TO Admant-Leave Delclisur
Monday and Friday at Z. A. NJ, arrive |
ly 500 A. NJ. leave Admant Monday |
and Friday by If 80 A. NJ, arrive at Del |
clsur by / u. NJ.
Dubuque TO Gladehill-Leave Dubuque |
Tuesday. Thursday. and Saturday at |
p ~. arrive al Gladehill by 8 p M, leave |
GladehM Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur-
day az SlJ p. NJ. arrivea at Dubuque by |
AS T. NJ.
Dwale 20 Clintwood-Leave Dwale I
Tuesday, Thursday. and Saturday at s |
a. NJ. arrive at Clintwood by 9 A. NJ. |
leave Clntwood Tuesday. Thursday. and |
saturday az 10 A. NJ, arrive at Dwale |
by u a. NJ.
bfooAhin 10 Richmond-Leave Brook |
mn daily except Sunday at A. NJ. and |
". arrive Of Richmond by $50 A. |
@l' ana 500 T. NJ. leave Richmond daily |
e1ueM Sunday AT 3. A. NJ. and Z. NJ, |
sslI'e al Brookhill by 1880 A. NJ. and
Newport to Timothy-Leave Newport
e.slay and Saturday at $3.50 A. NJ. ar
~ az captain by 1890 a. NJ. leave Cap
'-ln tuesday and Saturday at A. NJ,
.'tNe ae Newport by 3 A. NJ, leave Cap
~n tuesday and Saturday at 80 p. NJ.
arrive al Timothy by 40 p. NJ, leave
timothy Tuesday and Saturday at y