Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-01
THOSE CONSULSHIPS.
THE President PEGGING AWAY
At THEM.
VIRGINIA NAY Be REACHED SOON
Applicants Ought to lie on Hama In
Washington. With Friends ana In
nnence-Daniel to Speak on the
Fourth.


| WASHINGTON, ID. c.. June %.-'Spe-
| cial.)-The President is pegging away az
the consulshlps. and, with the assistance
of Assistants ecretary-of-State Day Is
making more progress than Is generaiy
| supposed He is endeavoring TO get
| through with this consular matter Win
| as little trouble as possible, ana tnoush
| IL is heavy work, he is getting along quite
satisfactorily. 1t is his aim TO do all TINS
amounting quietly and to avoid the I'M
portunities Of ofIice-seekers and tner
| friends.
Rumor to-day has II that the President
may possibly reach the Virginia patch
of applicants for consulates before ne
leaves for Canton. on Friday evening
but this is hardly probable. II Is almost
certain, however, that next week. ai'ei
the return Of all the officials from the
festivities of the Fourth. the Presiueht
will take up the consular appointments
and il would be n good time Tor appn-
cants to be on hand and TO have thelr
| friends with them.
Nearly all the North Caroina apph-
cants for foreign positions are IN the Guy,
| and are keeping "a close WatCh Vi, ~
proceedings at the State Department ana
,bo white House. SO far there are few
Virginians here. They focked here about
two weeks ago. when the state Execu-
! tive Committee was i'm session, but not
much was accomplished at that time Ill
the way of securing foreign appoint
n,ents. Those who are on the srouiu' vi
course. stand the best chance, ana the
more influence they can bring 10 pedi
on the powers that be the better. MI
! Mckinley wants to have all MS hoinlia-
tions ready for the Senate to conhrh
when the tariff bill is passed NO" Il
the time for the ofiice-seekers TO get
their work in.
HOLMES CONRAD'S SUCCESSOR.
solicitor-General Holmes Conrad, OF the
Department of Justice, VIII retIe i I'm
mat office in a few days, the nomination
of his successor. John *. Richards, OF
ohio. having been sent In by me Fresl-
dent Mr.. Richards is an ex-Attorney-
General of Ohio, and a personal irlenu oi
the Presidents Mr. { 'nrad has hlieu
the office for the past four years WIN
snccess and remarkable ability. He re
tires carving with him the regard anu
esteem of all his associates DOM III .'o
department and at the par OIL the gu
nreme Court All the clerks ana en-
ployees of the department are Eory niuo'
attached TO Mr.. Conrad, and deeply re-
gret his retirement.
PERSONAL.
Ex-Minister NJ. w. Ransom, OF NoIIh
| Carolina. is in the city, stopping 1T 'ne
| Metropolitan 49,, c,;,,, Va
~ y Harrison. of Loudoun, are AT
! the Metropolitan -. ,,oo,
-, visit TO Richmond to recuperate'
returned yesterday. IT.
senator Martin having closed up MS
bouso for the season, is now living at
| the Metropolitan. ~, 40
r.. f. Patterson, Richmond va ine
J. H. Rickmand, Danville, Va, the
Emerich.
POSTAL.
new office has been established at
| Gypsy. Mecklenburg county, va Win
/ Vela A. Parkinson as postnlas'eI. -,
Among the fourth-class postmasters
oo,,,oiseioned to-day were the following:
Arthur l.. Smart, Bo5uc \. e.; beniie.'
I Moody. Chenille. y. c.; John NJ
| Downs townsville, n. c.; John NJ. Bad
Win pinev Greek, y. c.; Buena V shade
! Cainshoro'. Va; Albert q. RUTHERFORD
Ionore va: Sample A. orr. lewiston
Va. Martin L. Lewis. MobJack, va
Stor-service change has been made III
Virginia as follows: ,,,,
| pelfast Mills TO Honaker-from July
I 1897. restate service so as 10 DE lroii
Relfast Mills by Stnson, Rosedale, anu
Rlocks Ford On. o., 10 Honaker' without
change in distance.
NORTH CAROLINA RELIEF
T. &c understood now that the appoint
mont of District-Attorney for the west
ern North Carolina District VIII not DC
made until August, when the term OF lhe
present incumbent expires. lhere Is ho
| onposition to Mr.. Holtons appointment
i and the. postponement of the matter Is
due TO a rule of the department asdiiiS'
action in cases where the appointment
is 10 take effect in the future. Mr.. Hoi-
tnn is here. and the action of the Attor-
| General Is satisfactory to him.
II was settled to-day that Hi Gudger Is
! ~ he appointed Consul to Valparaiso
Chile .,,o. 80 ,,,,
,,.ora Representative Yost and Colonels
HAMPTON Hoge and i. IL. McCaull'
Mr. Yost called in the interest OF MI
| Ueber Ker of Augusta, who would Ike
tn succeed Hon. Marshall Hanger as
| I1,,tod states Consul at st. Georges, Ber-
| r,rdo Colonel Hoge Is pressing ms
oIoims 10 the Federal attorneyship Tor
the Western District of our State. Colo
mel NcCaun wants consulate, and, II Is
said called to make selection from
several South American posts now hlied
by Democrats.
GRAFTON BY DANIEL
The clubs OF the National Democratic
Association in the District VIII celebrate
10 Eourth on Monday. and Senator
Do,iel viii deliver an grafton on the oc-
casion. NJ,
tional-Committeeman Bowden ar
rivad tonight from Philadelphia. and he
Is doubtless the forerunner of the crowd
that will flock into the Hotel Johnson dur
ing the next few days