Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-04

Inc Attorney General said that h'
would write TO The District Attorney to
day. and extend leave 20 exercise his
discretioh In compromising cases CROWN,
out OF violations OF the internal reyonG
laws. II Is understood that this 'env'
will also be extended to the new Dlstric
Attorney. when appointed. for one tern
or the court. at least by which tim,
these cases may be disposed Of
The reason for requesting leave 10 ex-
ercise discretion In these cases grows
out OF the fact that the law Is manda-
tory, and the Judge had no other course
10 pursue than to fix a fine and imprison
nent IN each case. Senator Pritchard
viii Introduce a bill next week amending
the Revised Statutes so as TO give the
Judge discretion I'm this particular. which
VIII obviate the necessity OF granting
leave 20 the district attorney 10 com
promise this class of cases. He Will I'M
iroduce this bill upon the recommenda.
Ton OF Judge r. p Dick, OF the United
states District Court. who is anxious tC
have the law so amended
AGNEW'S GETTING THERE"
The appointment OF Park Agnew as
Collector for the Lynchburg District.
which was announced in the Dispatch OF
Thursday. has been decided upon. is the
mittee over the congressional faction, and
indicates as / said before. that Judge
Waddill will practically control the
patronage in Virginia His recent cordial
receptions at the White House. and the
fact that he served I'm the House with
Mckinley when both were most intimate
and on friendly terms. confirm this view
OF the situation.
The Agnew appointment is a heavy
blow TO the two congressman General
Walker and Mr.. Yost. whose influence
at the White House will not I'm future
be much sought after. outside of their
own congressional districts. 1t Is stated
that Walker. as a member of the State
Executive Committee. will be allowed 10
name the United States Marshal Of the
Western District of Virginia. and that
President Mccoy. Of the Bristol Va)
National Bank. has been selected by him
Tor the Office. His appointment will be
made when the term of Marshal Levy
expires Nobody so far has been agreed
upon for the district attorneyship of that
district but there are several applicants
for the place, including Mr. j. Hampton
Hoge, the defeated candidate for Con-
gress in the Sixth District. Congress
men Walker and Yost will now wrestle
with the applicants for the postmaster
cancies occur, and they will have their
hands full at that. 1t is understood that
Pat McCaull will be taken care" of by
the administration, and that ne will be
appointed to a lucrative position in one
of the departments-the Interior, proba-
bly,.
INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
cablegram was received to-day by the
Speaker stating that seven members Of
the British House of Commons had chal-
lenged an equal number of members of
the House of Representatives TO a game
OF chess, TO be played by cable Mr.. Reed
referred the telegram 20 Representative
Pearson. of North Carolina. who is an
expert chess-player, and who replied that
he would at once proceed to organize a
team. Mr.. Swanson, Of Virginia. at once
volunteered as a member OF the team at
this end Of the line.
IT Is privately mOoted here that this
game will probably be the first subject
Of arbitration between the two countries
under the pending treaty, if the treaty
is ever ratihed By the Senate.
A GOOD APPOINTMENT.
Major Alfred Stofer has been ap-
pointed manager Of the Scripps-AlcRae
Afternoon Press Association in this city.
This Is a western concern, which con-
trols large number of evening papers
throughout the West Major Stofer will
have charge of a force Of stenographers
and reporters similar to the corps en-
ployed by the United and Associated
presses. He is being warmly congratu-
lated by his numerous friends here
EX-GOVERNOR MKINNEY WORSE.
Mr. R. c. Mckinney. a son of ex-Gover-
M VOL. Inv. ...trfts
departments here, received a telegram to-
day, informing him that his father had
had relapse, and was seriously i'll. Mr..
Mckinney left by the afternoon train for
home.
Representative Lamb Jones, and others,
of the Virginia delegation, left for home
this evening and will probably be absent
until the meeting of the House, on next
Wednesday.
General Bradley r. Johnson, who is
counsel before the Supreme Court in the
case of DR.. Lewis, a convicted Cuban
hhbuster in Baltimore. left for Richmond
this evening.
w. A. Bowles and wife, Of Staunton,
are al the Metropolitan.
PERSONAL
Colonel Charles u. Williams. Of Rich
nOnd, passed through yesterday on his
way to Baltimore
Misses Oracle and Lizzie Shanks, Of
Lexington, Va. who have been stopping at
Miss Lizzie Carters. on G street, went to
Baltimore yesterday, on a week. visit TO
friends there. They will return here ana
remain some time before going home.
w. r. Ashley. of Virginia, and J. c.
McWane. Of Virginia. are at the ST.
James
Judge w +. Rhea, of Bristol, Va, is in
he city, and with Congressman Con-
lally F. Trgg. visited the Capitol to-day
Mrs. W. G. Coleman, Virginia: Il. J.
3rashy and wife and c. 3. White and
wife Va.-National
G. =. Collyer. Mrs. A. +. Colyer, and
J. J. Miller, Virginia; w. b. Strother
Richmond w. NJ. Roller and Wife Vir-
yinia; J. w. Otey. ACKNOWLEDGMENT |
House.
w. b. Gay, Richmond; NJ. Mccormick !
md r. T. Burton, Norfolk-Raleigh
Changes i'm star schedules have been |
made in Virginia as follows:
Eastview 10 Laurelfork. Leave Eastview |
Monday, Wednesday. and Friday p NJ, |
arrive Meadows of Dan by $40 p. NJ: |
cave Meadows OF Dan Monday, Wednes- |
lay. and Friday $50 a. NJ. arrive East |
lew by 1910 p. NJ. leave Meadows OF |
Jan daily except Sunday 1890 p. NJ, ar |
i've Iaurefork by r. NJ: leave laurel |
ork daily except Sunday A. NJ, arrive |
Meadows of Dan by 1870 A. NJ.
SPANISH ENTHUSIASM GREAT.