Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-11

Fourth District, has n letter from a
friend In that section OF the State. which
mentions that ELY son is daily increasing
his strength there.
The Judge. who has just returned from
a trip TO Southside Virginia, also says he
found that a large number OF politicians
and others spoke very highly. and some
OF them enthusiastically. OF the claims OF
Mr.. Elyson on the party. Indeed. 1t Is
admitted on all sides that for over de-
lcade his services TO the party have been
Invaluable.
HAMPTON AND BUTLER.
General Wade Hampton is improving
daily. and az soon az the weather set
ties he will be taken TO Charlottesville
and thence. perhaps TO Dagger's Springs,
on the headwaters Of the James, when
Is favorite fishing resort Of his. HIS
daughter. Miss Daisy Hampton, and hls
son, Alfred, are still with him. and VIII
remain until he Is ready 10 go TO Vir-
| ginia. General Hampton Is now In ms
| 10Th year, and, as his former senatorial
| colleague, General NJ. G. Butler. re-
marked a few days ago. considering the
remarkable and trying career he has
| been through, is still possessed of won
| derful vitality.
He has a slngularly amiable DISPOSE
/ ton. never was known to lose his temper.
never allowed himself TO be worried,
| and under the most exciting circum-
stances could always go TO sleep, and
| sleep well. AS Is well known, Generals
| Hampton and Butler each lost a leg,
and they are to-day grand specimens OF
| the Confederate soldier and commander,
and of the South Carolina gentleman OF
/ the old regime.
| 1t is understood that General Hampton
will retain his Office of Pacific Railroad
| Commissioner under the present admin
| istration. President Mckinley is said
10 have a high appreciation of the quail
ties which combine to make the soldier
and commander, and he has a high re-
gard for General Hampton.
IMPORTANCE OF THE MILL
Speaking OF bill which has recently
been introduced. to permit railways 10
obtain a lawful schedule rate, something
they have not been able to maintain
under the present law. because that rate
is constantly fluctuating, and generally
in the interest of large shippers, an
authority on the subject says:
Few realize that one mill. or one
tenth OF 1 cent per ton per mile addi-
tional upon the tonnage of 1895, would
have yielded over $50, OO0, 600 additional in
come Thus the infnitesimal fraction of
a dollar, the mill, is all that stands be-
tween the prosperity and insolvency of
railways. That extra mill would give
employment to 10000 day laborers for
twelve months. as they are badly needed
on the tracks and road-beds, in the
yards, and shops of our great railways.
IL would have given food and raiment
TO 10000 human being In all parts of
the country during the year. The saving
Of that mill merely added TO the millions
of some Of the great individual shippers.
The farmer received no benefit from it,
for his product must go through the
Temple Bar of shipper with "a rate
The small shipper gained nothing. for he
paid the schedule rate 1t is important
for the public to realize that 1t would
have been far better to have entrusted
this mill to the railways. not for safe
keeping. but because they are the great
distributors. not only Of freight and pas
sengers. but Of money. Whether ii be
one mill or two. the railways must earn
enough to enable them to keep pace with
the times in furnishing all facilities to
the public and carry on needed improve
ments upon the property"
This Will give some idea OF the enor-
nous extent, proportions, and resources
of American railways.
POLICY TOWARD CUBA.
1t is well understood here that there
Will be no change in the policy of this
country in regard TO Cuba The neutrali-
~ laws will be enforced now, as they
have been in the past. Violators, wher
caught. will be prosecuted, and the usua
precautions will be taken to enforce the
law. There will be no interference in be
half Of the insurgents in the way of bel
ligerent rights, much less Of their indie
pendence. OF course, situation nigh
develop at any time which would require
! the active Intervention OF the United
States Government, just as would have
| been the case under the Cleveland AID
ministration, but this is no more likely
| now than then. American interests anC
American citizens will be protected, anc
the Spanish Government has been giver
this to UNDERSTAND by the action o
| Consul-General Lee. There will be M
change. Everything will be done from
the standpoint Of American rights.
PERSONAL.
Ex-Congressman George D. Wise ar
rived here to-day on business, and, a.
is always the case when he comes, wa
warmly greeted by his friends and hume
| rous acquaintances.
| Republicans continue to arrive from
| Virginia in behalf of candidates for office
and the congressional life of Genera
| Walker Is not Just now a particularly
happy one. Among the latest who CAM
| in the interest of ex-Congressman Jane
| NJ Bowen for the marshalshlp of IN
Western District Is Sheriff j. w. Crock
| EFT. of TaZewell county, who Is a fin
| specimen of the Southwest Nirginian
Bowen's delegation is now strong ant
formidable.
DELEGATE II. c. Pilchsa Of Fauquier, 1
a visitor, but being Fauquer Democrat
he is not looking for any office. Mr.
Pitcher is attending to business.
II. c. Mathews and II. c. Coles, o
| Virginia, are at the oxford.
O. NJ. Goode, Staunton; L. ID. George
Pencla. Va; h. f. Bailey, Staunton; q
| Gresham, North Carolina; S. n. Noble
Virginia; c. j. Harris, Richmond; {
Murphy. North Carolina; C. l.. Wilton
| Harrisonburg, Va. Howard House.
II. II. Morgan, Richmond Raleigh.
A. Il. Van Ness, Virginia; j. I. Jone
and wife. w. G. Hare, Virginia; ;;
| Whitlock. Richmond; w. r. Gowns, VII
]. G.. Grant, Raleigh n. c.; i. Gomez
and wife, New Berne, N. c.; j. II. Ruth
erford. Lexington. Va, National.
VIRGINIA PIE-COUNTER.
The complications over the United
States district attorneyship for the West
ern District OF Virginia threaten TO p'
as serious and stubborn as those involved
in the marshalsh There are three can,
didates for the place. all of whom nal
from General Walkers bailiwick. who Il
already embarrassed with the marsnai
ship Yost IL absolutely ignored. Th'
men who want to be District Attorney
are Dave Bailey, OF Washington; Judge
Marshall T. Anderson, of Wise. and j
Hampton Hoge. of Montgomery. BaiieN
and Uoge are here, and no doubt Alder
son will be here on Monday. when the
State Executive Committee is TO agree, II
possible, on the two men, respectively
for Marshal and District Attorney. Ma
tional-Committeeman Bowden Will also
be here, and the meeting is expected te
be one of the liveliest ever held by Nir'