Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-24
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NORFOLK uaRpop

,o,s, .. :. Carroll and others. OF the
s,s committee representing the select
"nu common Councils of tho cities ~
80 ro .o'N ana Portsmouth, the Chamber
~ commerce OF Norfolk. the Roard of
'aee Oh portsmouth. and the business
s' association OF Norfolk. reached
,''.,. Niis morning. The object Of their
mittee and other bodies u,hat nrosror,
mere is for an appropriation AT This ses-
s'o" 10 deepen the channel from Hamn-
"" ROADS TO the Norfolk navy-yard. and
oiso 10 invite the Committee on Rivers
80 harDors or the House to visit Nor
IN On ehelr way TO and from New Or
"ahs' Inc committee Will start on this
TRIP Tomorrow Sunday. the 9th instant.
representative Tyler of the Second Vir-
tinld District. gave Mr.. Carroll all the
,"lioImatlon IN his possession. After
'o"Nlhs MT. Tyler Mr.. Carroll and his
associates met Mr.. George f.. Bowden.
a former member of Congress from The
second District. and now the national
republican committeeman for Virginia.
Mr. Bowden introduced the Norfolk gen
tietnen to Chairman Hooker and the lead
ing members of the Committee on Rivers
ana Harbors Of the House They said
they regretted that IL would be impossible
10 take in Norfolk on the New Orleans
"Trip, as the programme and details had
already been arranged. Mr. Hooker
promised, however on the part OF him.
self and his colleagues on the committee.
that on their return from New Orleans
they would agree Oh a special visit to
Norfolk harbor
Mr.. Bowden also took the Norfolk gen.
tlemen to call on General Craighill. Chief
OF Engineers, with whom they Lad a
very pleasant and satisfactory interview
General Craighill read them a recon-
mendation made by Colonel Casey for
$2oO'0O to deepen the approaches and
channel TO the Norfolk navy-yard, which
he (CraighilD had increased to s3OO. 900.
This General Craighill had sent through
the Secretary OF the Navy to be sent 10
Congress. He did not, however. think
anything could be done TO secure an
appropriation by the present Congress,
but he felt sure the Navy Department
must and would insist on the channel to
Norfolk's navy-yard being deepened TO
the extent OF thirty feet by the next
Congress.
Mr.. Carroll and the other Norfolk gen.
tlemen are very much gratined with the
result of their visit. and with their va
rious interviews with government officials,
and they left for home tonight on the
Norfolk and Washington steamer. feel
ing that they had accomplished much
good for Norfolk and the navy-yard.
BUTLER FOR DUBOIS.
Information has been received here in
dicating the certainty Of Senator Duboiss
election by the Idaho Legislature Sena
tor Butlers telegram TO the Populist
members Of the Legislature is understood
to mean an Endorsement of Duboiss cam
didacy The present deadlock is favorable
TO Dubois, and Senator Buffers advice to
support a Populist so long as there Is
the possibility of a hope Of his election,
is understood to be In Dubois's interest.
There is little doubt now that Dubois will
finally pull through.
Senator Butler has acted in good faith
in this matter with the Democratic Com
mittee, according to the understanding
between the Democrats, Populists, ana
silver Republicans. The effort was made
to elect a Dubois Legislature in Idaho.
Advising the Populists to keep up the
deadlock by voting for their own candi-
date is equivalent, at this stage Of the
contest. to supporting Dubois. That is
the Interpretation here Of Senator Buffers
interference at this time, and it is also
regarded as an indication of his future
political alliance.
1t was in the power OF the Populists in
the House. a day or two ago, TO defeat
i
vote. but they abstained from voting, II is
said under the direction of Senators But
Ter and Allen.
PERSONAL AND POSTAL
Colonel George Campbell, Of Charlotte,
N. c., Is at the Raleigh, on his way home
from New York.
Mr.. w. L. Hyde and Miss Ellis, regis
tered from Virginia, were married yes
terday at the st. James, the ceremony
taking place in the parlor of the hotel.
Duff Green. Of Fredericksburg; L. B'
Jones of Richmond-Hotel Vendome.
I Bendheim. Richmond; O. Gales Rich-
mond. ]. w. Good, Winchester-National.
+. Smith, Fredericksburg; r. 5. BranK'
University OF Virginia--The Raleigh:
NJ. W. Martin, Richmond; q. A. Miller
Danville: H. A. Redford. Richmond
Metropolitan. .,..,o,,.a
Annie Z. Wilkes has been commissioner
,,oetr,aster at HarpeTs Home, va, ana
nTarv u. Williams, at Malmaison' va.
star mail service change has oeeh iiiauo
In North Carolina, as follows
BLACKSTONE 10 Lenoir-From fepruary
1907 hermit the postmasters at Black
store and Lenoir to deliver the mans 10
the carrier one hour in advance OF resu-
tar schedule time. provided no conhSc-
.ior is broken and no complaint be MADE
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