Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-02
FACTS AST0 GEN. LEE.
HE Is NOT SOON TO DE RELIEVED
BY M'KINLEY.
DAY TO Be SPANISH MINISTER
Calhoun to Succeed to Ohionn's Po-
sitIon I'm the state Departmental
sviclde Mt Wnshington-PersO
and Postal Notes.

publls neG report 10 tue 6lltCt lH"e ""'eN
Calhoun, Mr.. McKinley's special COM
missioner to Cuba, is very likely TO De
Consul-General Lees successor, nor Is
II at all probable that the appointment
will be made soon after Mr. Calhoun's
return. upon the conclusion of his present
investigation. 1t Is understood that the
President Is very well satisfied with the
manner in which Mr. Calhoun conducted
the Ruiz Investigation, not only from
what has been reported by newspaper
correspondents on the island, but also
from reports received at the state De-
partment. The best information oOtainabie
iustlnes the belief that Judge Day, VINO
Is now in diplomatic training as Assist
ant Secretary Of State, and familarzing
himself with the Cuban situation
will be the next Minister to Spain;
that Mr.. Calhoun will take his place In
the State Department, and that General
Lee will remain in Habana as the rep
resentative OF the United States Gov
eminent.
General Lee is in thorough accord with
the present administration in its cuban
policy and the President is in no hurry
to accept his resignation, which, as IS
customary. was sent in as soon as Mr..
Mckinley was inaugurated.
GENERAL LEES POSITION.
There is no doubt that General Lee
Is deeply Interested in the Cuban cause
but the report that I'm private Qetter
TO "A friend here he expressed the wish
that he might be permitted 10 remain at
his present post until the Cuban prob
lem had been worked out can be traced
to no authentic source. General Lee Is
not addicted to letterwriting, and he Is
well aware that his letters, as well as
those of anybody else in Cuba, are liable
to be subjected to Spanish censorship be-
fore leaving the island He is not the
man to express any such wish as the one
attributed to him. There is no doubt
that he has entered heart and soul into
the investigation which Mr.. Calhoun IS
making, and is putting forth his best
efforts that the whole truth Of affairs on
the island may be laid before the Presi-
dent. and eventually before the American
people General Lees manly course ana
his able efforts i'm behalf of all American
citizens have won the approval OF the
people without regard to party, ana 20
many who are deeply interested II does
not seem desirable 10 fill the position he
occupies by the appointment OF RepuD-
lican, at time when the most important
events are about to transpire, and the
President has IL I'm his mind that General
Lee is the right man In the right place.
He has won the confidence Of the Ameri-
can people, and has commanded and
maintained the respect of the Spaniards
i'm Cuba General Lees utter fearless
ness and disregard of self is said in
Habana TO be his best protection. He
goes alone. driving and walking. in the
city. at all hours, and seems to feel per
fectly safe under all circumstances.
STATE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
A Virgjnian here says the question
whether TO have a Republican ticket in
his State is being canvassed. and who wiz
head IL. 1t is believed that, nOtwith-
standing his denial. General James A.
Walker would like to be that head. but
he has developed so little influence mere,
and is so much on the wane in his own
section. that it would be fohy TO obige
him i'm that respect. He is generally re-
garded as a failure and it is thought the
Republican party in Virginia would be
better of without him. 1t Is also settled
that Brown Will be Marshal and Walker
wants to be reconciled by means Of some
other office.
c. c. Mason. who was arrested last
night for drunkenness. was found dead
In a cell at the poiice-station this morn
ing. He had taken morphine pills. and
severed the veins and an artery Of his
wrist with knife which ne had con-
cealed Papers found on him showed
that he was druggist by profession, but
that he was an agent here of the Virginia
Insurance Company, of Richmond. He
was about % years old, came from PEN
Geton county Ky. and leaves a wife and
daughter who are in this city.
Neither of the Virginia senator's was
present at the session OF the Senate to-
day.
Representative W. a. Jones was in his
seat to-day. Mrs. Jones. who has entire
~ recovered from her recent indisposi-
ton, will arrive here next week.
GRADUATES IN LAW.
Among the graduates OF the Law
School of the National University who
received their diplomas from President
Mckinley to-day were Charles Magill
Smith. LII b.. Virginia. Francis Key
Smith. LII. D., Virginia.
Marriage licenses were issued to-day
to James C. Gibson and BERTHE l.. Beas-
ley. both Of Ivy Depot. Va: William IL
Shepherd and Lulu Gardner both Of
Clifton Forge. Va, and George w. Will
son. OF Culpeper Va, and Fannie A.
Hawkins, of Rappahannock county Va.
PosT-OFFICIAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters
appointed to-day were the following:
For North Carcfina-W. c. White, vice
II. C. Smithdeal. removed at Advance,
Dayie county; III. II. Garrett. vice 7. 7.
Smith. removed. at Franklin. Macon
county; G. r King. vice J. \. Houk re-
moved. at Granite Falls. Macon county;
Carolina MoretZ. vice Thomas Greer, re-
signed. at Moretz. Watauga county; j..
T.. A. Caldwell. vice w. b. Gather. re-
moved. at Newton, Catawba county; NJ.
/, Hullett, vice e. c. Dewey. resigned.
AT Swannanoa. Buncombe county: Lark
ford Higgins. vice T. L. Walker. resigned,
NJ Walker. Polk county; J. F.. Crymes.
vice r. T. Underwood, removed, at
Waynesvile Haywood county.
PATENTS.
Patents were issued to-day as follows:
Iohn T. Eldridge; Murfreesboro'. n. c.,
corkscrew; Jacob T. Grubb. Luray, Va.
haryester-binder; Robert n. Harris, Hick-
ory. n. c.. ccffee-pot, James r. More
head. Spray. n. g.. assignor TO Electric
Gas Company West Virginia, manufac-
ture OF carbide OF calcium James Wylie.
Salem. Va. dish cleaner.
william s. Campbell. Of Richmond;
Robert S. Primrose. OF New Berne, n. c.,
and G.. Ernest. OF Leith, Va, are at the
Metropolitan.
POSTAL NOTES.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed to-
aav are. Charles NJ. Jones. Cutler. n. c..
Jennie Parker. Hobgood, n. c.; William
"a Long. Roxboro'. n. C.-money-order
offices; John A. Pope, Croft. y. c.;
Charles j. Farmer. Grouse, n. c.; Eugene
n Rostwick. Palmerville, y. c.:
Nollie S. Long, Glover HILL Va; VIII
liam $. Beasley, Lewisyille. Va. John
L. Morris. shelton. Va; Frederick I.
Adams, Wheaton, Va.-not money-order
officpS