Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-20
COL. LAMB IGNORED.
NO MEETING OF REPUBLICAN COM
MITTEE UNDER HIS CALL.
He SEES HANNA ABOUT II.
Says Call for Meeting at Lynchburg,
August 18th, Is Informal ana H.
Iegal-Victory for Nirgintn 'o"i-
Personal Notes.


WASHINGTON, ID. c.. July 9-Cspe-
cial)-There was no meeting OF the VIZ
ginia Republican Executive Committee
to-day at Chamberln's. under the call
NJ State Chairman Lamb. The Waddili-
Brady-Agnew- Walker wing OF the COM
mittee ignored the call Of the state chair-
man. and seemed TO regard their can Oh
the state Committee meeting at Lynch-
burg as regular and formal. Colohei
Lamb, however, was on hand. lie ar
rived to-day, and was called upon d'
Chamberlin's tonight. He said that at
the request of General James a. Walker
who is a member OF the State Executive
Committee. and some Of the prominent
leaders Of the party in the state ne haa
called a meeting of the Executive COM
mittee. through Colonel Asa Rogers the
secretary. 10 meet to-day in this city
Instead of responding to his call, ana
attending to-day, the members OF the
committee held a meeting here on Tues
day last. without notifying the state
chairman. and called the State Commit
tee together at Lynchburg on August 18TH
Colonel Lamb called on Senator Hanna
chairman of the National Committee TO-
dav. in regard to the matter, but he
declined to say what the result Of their
conference was. Colonel Lamb said how
ever. that the meeting of the State COM
mittee called at Lynchburg was clearly
informal and Illegal, and because OF
the absence Of the state chairman. He
was not prepared to say what action ne
would take in regard to the LSnchDurg
meeting at present but he said that ne
was determined that the Repubhcah
voters of Virginia should have an oppor-
tunity to hold a convention ana nominate
a State ticket.
The Conference Committee on the IariH
Bill. after much trouble, finally agreed
upon the tariff Of gypsum, by placing
duty OF 50 cents n ton on rock gypsum
and s2.25 a ton upon calcined and ground
plaster. 1 am told this Will be OF great
benefit TO the Virginia miners, as II VIII
enable them to come farther east with
their product
CLINCH VALLEY COAL.
The bids for contracts 10 furnish coal
10 the government at the NorioK navy
vard we're opened at the Navy Depart
ment on the 18th instant, when II was
found that the Wise county. Va, com
many. who own and control most of the
Clinch Valley cOal-field, on the norton
and Western railroad, were the lowest
bidders. Some Of the West virginia
coal dealers. who were likewise pldders'
made an effort to defeat the Clinch VAL
lev coal upon the ground that it was not
Of the quality desired, but ! learn from
authentic sources that both the Bureaus
of Equipment and Steam Engineering or
the Navy Department have decided IN
favor OF the Clinch Valley, Va, coal
and that the contract viii, therefore, De
awarded TO the Wise county company
II IS believed that this coal, in some
important features, is even superior 10
the celebrated Pocahontas coal for steam
purposes. At any rate. the government
has determined to try it, and have no
doubt it will result in a verdict IN laNor
of the old Commonwealth.
Mr. r. p. Trigg. of Abingdon, Va,
renresenting the owners Of these mines,
was here several days, and left for Nor
folk recently.
PERSONAL AND POSTAL
Hon. +. A. Woodland, Of Wilson, \. c.;
United States Marshal Carroll Of ka-
leigh. y. c., and II. a. Smith, Of Norfoik'
Va. are at the Metropolitan
Postmaster-General Gary has issued
an order referring to how mail matter
is 10 be presented for registration. IT
is as follows:
"Postmasters. before receiving matter
for registration. must require the sender
TO have it fully, legibly and correctly
addressed. the name and address OF the
sender endorsed upon il, and, If letters
ali the contents placed in a firmly-seal-
ed envelope strong enough 10 safely carry
enclosures in the mails, and TO nave
affixed the necessary stamps 10 pay post
ace and fee. Postmasters and en-
ployees are forbidden to address the
matter. place the contents in the en-
veloDe. seal IT. or affix the stamps. Third
and fourth-class matter for registration
must also be marked 'thlrd-class or
.foi,rth-class.' as the case may be. ana
be so wrapped as TO safely bear trans
rortation. and easily admit of fNamina-
tion. which the postmaster should make
before registering
Numerous complaints nave Deeh re-
ceived at the department in relation 10
losses OF the contents or registered let
tors which Investigation SHOWS "'lV
caused by the poor quality Of the en-
veIopes covering the matter registered
Postmasters should require stronger en-
velopes. when the letters presented at
tbe REGISTRY windows evidently contain
ooi, or bulky matter than would be
,1e,,orded If the enclosures were appa-
rentIv OF such character AS not 70 Sc
,,oroly test the quality Of the envelopes.
Mr. 1,uburn Myers is Acting General
cnnerintendent Of Railway Mail Service.
A new Office has been established al
Nf,vwood Craig county with Mia y.
I.ugar as postmaster.
Among tho postmasters commissioned
,o-dav are the following: John C. Cecil,
DubIin va: James j. Henrltze. Leba-
non Va; william a. Robertson, Nir-
acknowledgements Offices; Minnie D.
Cornatzer. Cornatzer. \. c.; Gideon +.
Fnnis sawmin. ~ c.; Harrison Single
ION sonoma. y. c.; Hiram J. Taylor
McMullen, Va.
CONFEDERATE CEMETERY.