Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-30

sent of the owners OF majority Oh INC
stock OF said company, or until aitei -
dennation proceedings and proper Cv ,.a-
eensation OF said Chesapeake and ONO
sect section & That the right 20 alter
amend. or repeal this act IS herspy "A , GO
served and IL construction OF the Diivke
hereby authorized tx not begun VIM, WIN,
twelve months and completed IN three
vcsrs from the approval Of this ACT, II
shall be null and void.
MILLIKEN O. *.
J. NJ. Millikens nomination as Marshal
Of the Western District will be favoraply
reported tomorrow. Senator Buuer salu
to-day that the appointment was en,'iclE
agreeable 90 him, and that he wouiu no.
oppose It's confirmation The aIpoihuhcn.
gives general satisfaction. Among s,ee'
many expressions from the state to SON
ntor Pritchard. Judge Dick writes that
IL % most excellent appointment !"
every way. ~.
Incidentally. the vacancy In the East
orn judicial District was brought TO the
Presidents attention to-day. lie auheres
inhexibly 10 the policy OF appointing
resident OF the district. Senator frllCn-
ard II "a understood Will submit lhe
names OF Judge Robinson ana Mr. fur-
necl and leave the selection TO the AZ
tornev-General and the President III a
selection is not made. the names OF Chiei-
Justice Faircloth and ex-Judse buxton
viii be submitted
BOOM FOR MICA
Mr.. Parsons zeal and industry have
again been rewarded IN very supstau-
tial way. The Committee on ways anu
Means agreed to-day to put duty OF
cents a pound per square inch on mica
and what Is equally important sups IL
tutes specific for ad valorem duties.
Under the ad valorem system mica Is
undervalued in Calcutta at least 20 per
cent of the actual selling price Of the
same grade OF American mica. Tne
HIGHER grades OF mica. which are so
abundanflv obtained In Western North
carolina. are protected by a specific duty
and with the increased duty under the
Dinclcv bill the industry will rapidly de-
velop I'm North Carolina. professor
Holmes the state geologist and MT.
Jason Bendeson. practical mica-miner
Of Mitchell county, both say the contem-
mated legislation WI open every mica
mine in the state and add hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars 10 the states re-
sources.
Speaking OF this matter to-day senator
Pritchard said the credit for the inValua-
bic work done Is due solely TO Represen-
tative Pearson. lie has been untiring ana
persistent in urging the amendments
adopted by the committee to-day
CORUNDUM.
II is Senator Pritchard's purpose when
the Dingley bill reaches the conference
stage. after passing the Senate. to Sc
cure n reasonable duty on corundum. lie
has assurances that it will be done, and
the immediate effect Of it. he says. WIZ
be an investment Of over half million
dollars In Western North Carolina.
Mr.. w. H. Holt IS slated for postmaster
AT Graham The papers will be submitted
TO the President tomorrow, ana the APP
polntment will be made upon the recon-
mendation of Colonel Boyd. as national
cor,noifteeman. The resignation Of the
present incumbent makes an immaculate
appointment necessary.
Mr.. Mcdonald one Of the numerous
candidates for postmaster at Charlotte
&c here in that behalf. As yet the APP
pointment Is an open question.
VIRGINIA EPISODE.
The Virginia feature in the House to-
dav was the introduction by Mr.. Mahon,
~ PENNSYLVANIA. of an editorial from
the petersburg Index-Appeal, which ridi-
culed the Democrats OF the lower
branch Of Congress It charged them
with incompetency and generalization
and said they were fioundering about IN
bog of exploded theories and condi-
tions now that they no longer had the
strong man in the White House (Cleve-
lan6l TO lean on. This brought Repre-
sentative Swanson 10 his feet, and. in
fact reused all of the Virginia members
Who were present. Mr.. Swanson de-
MED that the Index-Appeal was De
,nocrotic Daper. and said that u was not
recognized as such i'm Virginia. Mr.
walker Republican,, Of Massachusetts,
/ said the Democrats OF Virginia dld ho'
| recognize either the Petersburg index
| Anpeal or the Richmond Times, because
thew were in favor of fair election
methods. r,..-.,
Representative Epes. Of the Fourth
| virginia District. arose, with COPY OF
! tba Tndex-Appeal I'm his hand, and ex-
planned that the paper had at me heac
| If its editorial column the announcement
! "Irdenendent In politics" and that II
! ala NOT claim 70 be a Democratic organ.
Mr. Walker. of the Tenth Virginia Dis
| triot said that the paper had been re-
undated by tho Democrats Of virginia
| because il was opposed TO their election
| methods.
The episode created a diversion for
/ few moments, and was soon forgotten.
GENERAL wIsE's DEATH
Tho numerous friends here of Genera
pevton Wise are deeply srieVed at tn'
/ announcement to-day of his death, Whici
! was not expected.
day.