Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-17

Virginia Military Institute, 10 stno 80
| tiatory steps for the erection OF a me
mortal to the late General Frames IL
| Smith. late superintendent OF tne ,nsu-
tute, met M the residence of Mr.. Wheat
| ley. No. 3111 n street, northwest. Gene
raj William III. Payne was made chair
man. and Major +. J. Otey secretary OK
the meeting. and there were present All
| the members mentioned yesterday
resolution was adopted, agreeing TO
form OF circular to be sent TO every mem
ber of the alumni asking for contriDu-
tions TO the memorial fund.
General Scott Shipp. the present su-
perintendent OF the institute, was elected
treasurer OF the fund. and the meeting
| adjourned, subject to the call OF the
| chairman.
MONEY INDIFFERENT
| Representative Money now comes into
the press-gailery OF the House, to confer
| with the representatives OF the Ne"
| York Journal, which indicates that ne
| is Indifferent to the widespread CRITICISM
| of his recent journalistic exploit IN Cupa
| He denies the truth. OF the story 'hts
there Is TO be any duel between MN anu
| General Lee. growing out OF his pup
| lished Cuban letters. He says Generai
| Lee and himself are the best or friends,
| chance of a rumpus between them. This
may be all true, but 1t occurs to many
| that MIR. Money has some curious IDEAS
| about official confidence. not to say Jour
| nalistic proprieties. 1t is the verNct
here that he has violated both.
MAHONE LOT AGAIN.
The old Malone lot, at a much-reduced
nrice per foot. is again before the House
| Committee on Public Buildings, as a site
| for a new and sadly-needed Government
Printing-Onice.
There is a proposition to MAKE every
| inaugural 4th OF March a legal honday
| in the District of Columbia so that All
| can have an opportunity to enjoy the
occasion. A bill for the purpose VIII
| be introduced in Congress.
There is talk of moving the Post-Oince
| Department into the new city post-ofiice
| building, on the avenue, when the iat-
| ter is finished and of giving the present
| POST Office Department building to the
| Patent-Ofice officials and thereby re-
| lieying the present crowded condition or
| the Interior Department.
| NORTH CAROLINA SENATORSHlP.
| The action of the majority faction OF
| the Populist caucus in nominating
| Populist for senator in North Carolina
| has created new interest here in the sem
| atorial contest in that State. The nomi-
| nee, it is said, is personally hostile 10
| Butler. and is hardly second to watson
| i'm his denunciation of Buffers methods.
| Yet IL IS said that Buffers influence Sc
| cured for Thompson the nomination.
This causes some comment, and the
| opinion is expressed that Butler made
| the nomination, knowing that II would
| not receive enough Democratic votes to
| in the late campaign greatly incensed the
| Democrats. and no Democrat, IL is claim
ed. can vote for him without the grossest
qualification. AS he cannot be elected
without Democratic votes, it is believed
| that Butler has offered this nauseous
| dose only to degrade and humiliate the
| Democrats who honestly favor the elec-
| ton of a silver man.
There is good authority for the state
ment that Senator Jones, chairman or
| the Democratic National Committee, has
| declined to interfere in this contest, not
withstanding Senator Buffers urgent APP
peal for help.
SWANSON ON CRISP.
| The House devoted itself to-day TO
eulogies of the late Speaker Crisp. AS
Judge Crisp had enlisted and served du-
ring the war In a Virginia regiment,
1
wa.m friend of the late Speakers, was
requested by members of the Georgia
delegation to deliver a eulogy upon him,
| which he did this evening. Mr.. Swanson
paid an eloquent tribute to. the distin-
guished Georgian.
PERSONALS.
| G.. Ernest Leith, of Virginia; Dr.. Il. r.
Haugh and r. B. Harrison, of Loudoun
and Judge j. b. McCabe, of Leesburg
are at the Metropolitan.
w. c. williams and j. w. Goodwin, of
Roanoke, Va. are at the same hostelry
w. A. Jones, of North Carolina, and
George r. Collyer, of Richmond are al
the st. James.
Miss Strlngfellow, OF Virginia: j. j.
| McDonough, Virginia; r. Waddell, Vir'
| ginia; A. Il. Holt. North Carolina: j. H.
Brannon, North Carolina, and j. S. VIII
son, Virginia. are at the Howard House
| S Hurton, Lynchburg Va; c. y. De
shazo and wife. OF North Carolina; s.
ID. Beckman, Virginia; j. p. Kerr, North
| Carolina; c. r. Karnes and wife, Virginia,
c S. Carter Virginia; Il. B. G. Hamb
ley. North Carolina; j. ID. Mason. w
| Marshall. C. Herndon and wife. M. G.
| Crenshaw, and j. 5. Johnson, Virginia
are at the Raleigh.
c. w. Saunders, Of Richmond, is at thC
Hotel Jefferson.
Hon. Connally f. Trigg LETT for Rich
| moud this evening to spend the Sabbath
with relatives and friends in that city
He will return on Monday morning.
POSTAL NOTES.
Theophilus +. Fawcett has been ap'
| poInted a fourth-class postmaster al
Fawcett Gap, Va; William Fuek, a.
Fuek's Run. and William O. Gibson,' al
Smopt's. Va.
star service has been discontinued from
Onie to Fair Haven, ard Fair Haven tC
| Carthage, n. c., from February ~, 1897
Star service has been established II
| North Carolina, as follows:
Beech. by Vancevlle TO Weaveryille
six and one half miles and back, six
| times a week, by a schedule OF not tS
| exceed two and a half hours runnins
| time each way From February Y, 1891
TO June 30, 1900.
Riceyille, by Bell. to Asheville, eight
| and one half miles and back six times a
week. by a schedule OF not TO exceed
three hours running time each way
From February 22 1897, to June 80, 1900.
Star service changes have been made IL
| North Carolina, as follows:
Troy to Ashboro'-From February l, 1881
| curtail service to end at Ulah, omittine
| ASHFORD. decreasing distance hye miles
| Ramseur TO Star-Erom February l.
1897 curtail service 70 end at Ashbury
| emitting Ether and Star. decreasing dis
| tance seven and one half miles.
Eastbend to Shoals-From January %
| 1897. increase service TO twelve times
week.