Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-21


BILE at times for officials to resist the
pressure brought to bear upon them and
to retain good men In Office. under the
action Of this bill. passed SO obviously
for the purpose of restoring the rotation
in-otflce rule, there would be no saying
nay TO influential persons who wished to
oust an ofiice-holder Of the opposite poliu-
cal faith.
But / do not think that the friends
of civil service need alarm themselves.
Even II the considerations which have
mentioned do not prevent Congress from
passing this BILL It is almost certain that
both the present Executive and tne in-
coming one will veto IL.
"Mr' Cleveland. pledged. as he is, to the
ciyil-service reform, is absolutely certain
to send the bill back; and even IL
Major Mckinley should favor its pas
sage. In the face Of the civll-service
plank of the Republican platform, ana OF
the growing sentiment among all classes
i'm favor of the system, he would scarceiy
dare sign it, IL 1t Is Vetoeo'
Congress certainly could not muster
two-thirds vote to repass 1t, so L haruy
think that they will hear much turtner
from the BILL
CONFEDERATE ENTERTAINMENTS. L.
Under the auspices of r. E. Lee Camp
Sons of Confederate Veterans. an anna
teur operatic organization. called .ho
Johnnie Juniors" which belongs TO the
New Mask and Wig Club gave its
initial performance of 'rhe Mikado' yes
terday evening.
The Columbian Theatre, in which the
performance took place, was packed, anu
the opera was a grand success. In the
audience. which was largely composed Oh
ladies', were Mrs. Cleveland, MIS- Secre-
tary Carlisle, ex-Queen Liiioukalani. SEN
ator Palmer Mrs. Senator German, MIS-.
Senator Blanchard. Mrs. CASTOR, formerly
Miss Pendleton, OF Lexington, va, anu
others. The queen Of the audience, how
ever who won the admiration of every
body by her striking type OF beauty, was
Miss Lula Semmes, of Lexington, Va. she
is known at home as the belle" and yes
terday she divided the honors with the
ex-Queen and Mrs. Cleveland.
The opera was very cleverly rendered,
and the makeup of the female Johnnies
was remarkably good. and in some IN
stances exceedingly deceptive. All the
costumes were elaborate, and as the
"Johnnies" are to travel South, no doubt
q Richmond audience will have the plea
sure of enjoying their presentation Oh
1.-THE Mikado."
PERSONAL AND POSTAL.
Colonel II. NJ. r. Talcott, of Richmond;
p. G. Lester, of Floyd; G. j. Hunt, }. w.
Womack, and r. G.. Thornton, of Rich
mond; Mrs. S. De La Croix, oxford, n.
of Charlottesville, and j. f. Dortch, OF
Goldsboro'. are among the recent arrivals
at the Metropolitan.
Mr.. Charles Crutchfield, formerly OF
Richmond, but now a prominent attorney
of Montana, is in the city, visiting friends
T. S. Pratton, OF Charlottesville, Is at
the oxford.
c. S. S. Kraker. Richmond. and Mrs.
Boyce, Virginia, National.
n. n. Edwards, of Asheyille, N. O.. Is
at the Jefferson.
]. A. Michler, Charlottesville; A. M.
Waltz, Staunton; NJ. M. Johnson, Front
Royal; O. IL. Fuchaus, Richmond; A.
Miilarda. Norfolk; A. T. Miller, Rich
mond: Mrs. Il. De La Croix, oxford, N.
C.; r. ID. Douglas, Greensboro. N. C..
and Mrs. N. G. Randall, Raleigh, N. c.,
are at the st. James.
Judge ]. j. McCabe, Leesburg; I. X.
Jones and wife, Quantico; L. $. Allen.
University of Virginia. and I. Harris, Jr.'
Harrisonburg, are at the Metropolitan.
+. f.. Mott, North Carolina, is at the
Ebbitt.
Claud A. Honeycutt has been commits"
Eicned fourth-class postmaster ut Pratt,
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AIRS. John A. Brown, of Winston, N. O.,
is siting her sister. Mrs. Arthur Payne,
at l71s Madison street.
Star mail service has been established
in North Carolina as follows:
Elko to Campbell three miles and back,
three times week, by schedule Of not
TO exceed one and a quarter hours run
ming time each way. From April l. 1897, TO
June 30, 1900.