The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-30
NAY NOT MOVE The OFFICE.
cOlcnsl Brady Says the Matter Has
Been Left With Him.
30 BlRLY ACTION IS ANTICIPATED.
Butler VIII Act with Republicans In mo
Reorganization OF the senats--ihe
Presidents Message Dcsper-
ate Moonshincrs.

WASHINGTON. November If-Spcclai'
i called on Secretary Gage to-day and
asked II he bad anything to say con-
cerpine the location OF Collector Bradys
once and the request Of tho Richmond
Chamber Of Commerce for rehearins.
He said ,nat Office had either been moved
10 Petersburg or was about TO be moved
that he had not had time TO consider the
papers submitted by the Richmond cham
her. that no would take The matter up
later on and & 10 was found TO pc 10 ,no
best interests Of the service To nave .'o
head office Of the internal revenue u'S
trict I'm Richmond rather than
burg ne could order IT 10 DC 'ahe" '''
70 Richmond. .ri,.od IN
Collector lanes y. Brady arrived lii
xvasb,netop TODAY ana called at INC
Treasury Department TO coni'- '''u'
Commissioner recent order'
asked him when he expected 10 move
his office 10 Petersburg. lie repheu 'n@'
he had not given tho matter nlucll l
thought recently. tnat ne dld no. h"D"
,rbon no would move. lie said that ne
psd NOT even docied what deputies nc
would take 20 Petersburg with him.
MAY NOT MOVE.
In n later interview Colonel Brady SAID
,baf he did not know that ne would move
his office 10 Petersburg az All. lie fain
the Commissioner had left u to him 20
act as he saw 1T.
yvblle.he did not say so. he left the IN
pression on your correspondent MIN"
tbot he would certainly not act IN the neat
future. no matter what might be d2he
later on. c,-....
The collector conferred with sohcl'or
O'Conneu Of the Treasury, touching 'hs
question Of tho ousted deputies ana iou"'
mat that ofhcial sustained his course.
CoioneI BRADY Is stlIl In doubt as TO what
ne will have 10 do In the matter or ap-
,,oin,ing a new set Of deputies from the
eligible list. 70 "a local reporter here
colonel Brady said that one thing was
ccrtafn-none Of the deputies who went
out with his predecessor VIII be reap
pointed To the same reporter ne uic-
tafed rather severe structures on Presi-
don't Proctor. Of the Civil Service Com
mission. He denies certain statements
thot Proctor made to tho department
about him. ,<..,,e
BUTLER WITH REPUBLICANS
United states Senator Butler, the North
Carolina Populist agrees TO a reorsahl-
zation OF the Senate and Will act With the
Republicans i'm bringing 1t about. Inc
man IN This effecs failed at the extra ses-
sicr because Butler demanded committee
assignments which 70 was Impossible 10
corcodc. lie now agrees, It is asserted
IN acl with the Republicans uncondi-
.iooailv and take his chances In the dis
frbuflor OF senatorial patronage. 1t IS
Buffers avowed purpose 70 elect an anti
pf niocratic legislature I'm North Carolina
ncxt wear and In order 20 accomplish that
fusion between Republicans and Popu-
list. is necessary The first step in the
-,,,ven.ent Is the election of Major Hiram
Gr mt the Republican caucus nominee
se,reoit-at-arms of tho Senate
The President having completed his
message Is receiving more political Visi-
tors than he did last week or the week
before. The waiting ~oom at tho White
House was filled with peor'e by 10 o'clock
this morning and at least fifteen or twen-
ty were admitted TO the Presidents room.
The rest had 10 depart without "a word
with His Excellencv. but these disarpoint-
cd callers will call again Wfdnesday,
hoping fer better luck.
Mr.. r. A. Davis. Commonwealth At
torney for Franklin county was one OF
the visitors az the White House, but up
70 the Presidents lunch time. he had not
beer granted an audience. lie was an
apY,ioant some time ago for certain
consular Office. He had good hopes Of
rctting the appointment. but the Prcsi-
dent gave Il to another.
The local reporters are busy getting mp
detials OF tho reports Of sensational
papers purporting TO outline the Presi-
dents message. II Is the same old thing.
the "cnterprising' sensational journals
make up something they call the message
and print IT,
u is said that the President will make
q number OF important appointments
next week. but that only one or two of
them viii be of interest TO Virginia.
DESPERATE SINNERS.
Internal Revenue Agent r. b. Bouldin
was In Washington yesterday. Hc and
his assistants had a narrow escape in
Randolph County, y. G. last Friday.
Moonshiners' fred into his squad and
several rifle balls just grazed him. No
thing but his double barrel shot gun drove
the moonshiners back. He fired both bar
rcls and that made the outlaws retreat.
Mr Bouldin says the moonshiners Of
North Carolina and Southwest Virginia
are more desperate now than he has ever
known them.
Cievelands Minister TO Persia. the Hon.
Alexander Mcdonald. Of Lynch kburg who
arrived here Saturday night. is IN feeble
hoal;h. bat he is not at all alarmed about
himself he thinks ne viii be quite we'll
again In a few months.
He was to have called on the President
to-day but owing 10 The inclement wealth
or, he did not leave his hotel. The Presl-
dent has made another appointment with
him for Wednesday. Bronchitis ia Mr.
McDonald's ailment. He contracted a
cold In May. 1876. while attending the
coronation OF the Gear Of Russia, which
ran into bronchitis
Colonel James Lyons has been IN Wash
ington since last Thursday. with the ex-
cepticn Of few hours to-day which he
spent On business In Philadelphia He
expects TO leave for home tomorrow.
Captain Frank w. Cunningham. Major
william II. Sands and other Richmond
shriners passed through Washington last
night on their way TO New York TO at
tend shrine function.
MI Morgan r. Mills. OF Richmond
spent Sunday night i'm this city and left
this morning ior New York.