Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-23
RETURN OF GEN. LEE.
NO INDICATION THAT 1T Is SOON
TO TAKE PLACE.
SUCCESSION TO CUBAN COESULSHIp.
y. II. McCauIl, of CuIpeper, Said to
he an Applicant for the Hnbana
Observation-Disclosures City Personals
Postal Notes.

early return OF GeDerdi t1tZnugn Lee
from Habana. An official at the State
Department said to-day that General
Lee was at his post. that he was in daily
communication with the department. and
that while his resignation had been in
the hands OF the President since the
early part of March last, Mr.. McKin-
ley was not In a hurry about naming his
successor. The position was one Of the
greatest Importance, and the President
will be extremely careful In the selection
of a man to fill it, There are more than
a score of applications on file at the
department for the consul-generaiship at
Habana. and it is said that among them
is that of the Hon. Patrick Henry Nc
Caull OF Culpeper, the defeated Repub-
lican candidate for Congress in the
Eighth Virginia District. MIR. McCaull
feels that his party is under heavy obi
cations to him for his services on the
stump, not only in Virginia. but In many
other States. in several national cam.
paigus. and he naturally STRIKES high"
He probably reasons that II ne iaiis III
getting this fat Cuban plum, he may
secure a smaller one elsewhere. Mr.. Nc
Caull. unfortunately. though, was Reed
man i'm 1896 and he Is an adherent ana
close friend of Colonel William Lamb,
chairman of the Virginia Republican
State Committee. and he Is not likely on
either account. to have any strong pun
with the administration.
MENTION OF ALDRICH.
Speaking of the report that ex-Con-
gresham Aldrich Of Illinois, was on the
slate TO succeed General Lee, the STATE
Department official above referred TO
said that while he knew nothing about
IL. as such matters originated at the
White House. and were settled there' ne
did not regard the report as anything
more than talk" In the hrst pace,
Mr. Aldrich was a wealthy man. ana
ala moi need the income from the consul
generalship. and In the next place ne
was not considered either a diplomat or
n statesman. and would not measure up
| tn the RESPONSIBILITIES OF the POSITION
! Another strong argument against the
| annosnment of Mr. Aidrich Il the fact
that ne is n close friend of Speaker
/ Reed. whose presidential campaign ne
took charge OF in the West last year
and spent large sums OF money IN 'he
effort to secure the nomination OF heeo
| at the St Louis convention.
/
| first set adrift that the appointment
| was 10 be made at the personal solicita-
| ton of Mr.. Reed, and that II was the
| onIv favor he had asked. or would ask
! of the administration. This Is not az
| all like the Speaker OF the House. There
is no love lost between him and the
! President, and 1t is hardly to be pehe'eu
that Mr.. Reed. the defeated candidaie
for the presidential nomination, "ouiu
ask his successful rival 10 appoint 10
! big office q man who had vigorously OPP
nosed him by supporting Mr.. Reed HIM
self. The Speaker is not THAI kind OF
man. and the State Department olicia
remarked that all the reports about ths
appointment of Aidrich were mere taiN'
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mr. Walter A. Fason. OF North Caro-
| lima who was succeeded as SOLICITOR u
the state Department on the 9th OF June
is still in the city, and Is undeclueu a.
TO whether he will return 10 MS hatN'
state TO practice law or open an oiiic'
in this city or New York. MT. falsoi
Is an accomplished and cultured seulie
man and an able lawyer, ana ms ion t
evnerience I'm the State Department WI
he valuable 10 him ia the practice OF hi
n,ofession. in several OF its branches.
Mr.. Renick. lately the Chief Clerk
/ tho s+ate DEPARTMENT who Is graduate
~ the University of Virginia, ana We
lieve a native of Virginia, though Il resi-
dent of Georgia. has been appointed IN
representative of Coudert brothers. IN
lau nractitioners Of New York, In TN
ci,v Mr.. Renick has a grand fu1ur
before him. u.,,.o,o 80
Mr. Finney. who was private secretaf
TO Secretary of-the-Navy HERBERT az.
who is Powhatan Va) man
is now the private secretary o
Secretary Long, who ihsisteu ,-,,
his remaining in his old position. I'M
10 o,,ite agreeable to Mr.. Finney, ana
NJ course. his experience VIII be Vaiuaoi
TO the new Secretary
PERSONAL NOTES.
Mr.. II. NJ. Lewis and bride. OF Staun
ton. Va, are in the city. spenaihs
portion of their honeymoon anu SIP
Ming AZ the Hotel Jefferson. Mr.. Lew
- . cousin of the late United States
senator John r. Lewis. of Virginia. am
Is also a cousin OF Judge Lunsford l.
Lewis. ex-presldent Of the virginia
Court of Appeals. Mrs. Lewis Is mrs
cousin of Ex-Governor Joe Fifer, OF iii
nois. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis were marrie
at stanton last Tuesday.
I l. Mel ovick and l.. b. Henkei, o
North Carolina, are at the Jefferson.
G. l.. Patterson, North Carolina; 4
n skinner. University of Virginia; w
n Cav and wife. Richmond; II. 1
Jones. Raleigh, n. C.-The Raleigh.
w. w. Balm, Portsmouth. Va; w.
, Wade. Mrs +. A. Mcdonald, ana Il. p,
Lawrence. Butler. Va; X. G.. Hester
Richmond. Va: ]. o. Burton. North care
lima. !. Hutchinson. Winchester, Va;
n Reyamin ard wife. NJ. o. c. Reya
min. High Point. n. C.-St. James.
Il. c. Smith, Virginia-National.
w +. Brooks. Haymarket, Va; J. +
Trunax. Mount Vernon, Na.-Hot'
Lawrence.
Mrs. w. Mathews. Virginia: p. +
pescud Raleigh. n. c.. a. Mcdonald
; Virginia; E. d. Harrison. Loudouh; va
IS ". Yancey. North Carolina; 10.
. Goldson Somerset. Va.-Metropolitan.
Hon. Connally F. Trigg and Miss Lee
, | ~ Abin gdou. Va arrived to-day, an
are stopping at the Metropolitan.
s r. Shirley, F. Griffith, c. Baily, 4
, r, Furcron. l.. H. Machen, w. z. Bali
Virginia T. c. Deal, North Carolina
Howard House.
POSTAL.
New offices have been established
Virginia as follows: Carloover, Bat
county with David Hoover as postma'
ter-special from Healing Springs: Pus
well. Franklin county. with Georgs3N
Nan as postmaster-special from Cos
ginsville; sky. Rockingham county, wit
william Hinkel as postmaster-specii
from Greenmount.
Among the fourth-class postmaster
commissioned to-day are the following
william G. Sharp, Elm City, n. c
George NJ Johnson. Hayesville. n. c
> Green w. Matney. Highlands. n. c.;