The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-19
THE OFFICES ARE
ABOUT FILLED UP.
Genl. Stith Boiling and Capt. Nichols
viii Soon be Appointed.
LIVELY CONTEST IN DANVILLE,
Unless J. X. Brown Gets swanson's
Seat the Democrat l. Likely To Stay
Longcr-Two Postmastcrs To BE
Commissioned Next Week.

WASHINGTON. n. c.. March lS.-Spe-
cial.-With the exception Of three OF four
lucrative postmastorships and the District
Attorneyshp FOR the Eastern District Of
Virginia, all the good federal patronage
for Virginia at the disposal of President
Mckinley has been dispensed.
The appointment of General Stith Boil
ing for the Petersburg postoffice and Cap
tain y. 3. Nichols for the Norfolk post
Office Will be made during the spring
The other important postofiice TO be ILL.,
cd by a Republican IS that at Danville.
Postmaster Meals term vii, soon expire
but unless tho Republican contestant for
Representative Swanson seat. MIR j Il.
Brown is seated at This session of con-
grcss Colonel Neal will be almost certain
10 hold over until next Christmas
A SPIRITED CONTEST.
There is spirited contest over the
Danvillo office. G.. II. Barksdale and J. II.
Johnston being the leading candidates.
Each Is confident. There being so little
patronage pending the colony OF Rcpubli-
can Ofiice-sookers here is much reduced in
numbers
Up 10 a month ago the Virginia COM
pany at Republican headquarters was
large and lively. bat as the President has
cleared mp his desk they have been de-
parting one by one.
Captain w. w Cobbs. OF Pittsylvania.
who spent FIVE OF six weeks al the Hotel
Johnson on waiting orders. packed his
commission az consul to Colon In his grip
last Tuesday and lcft Tor Virginia to tell
his people good bye. preparatory To SAIL
ing early in April. Iic made many friends
in Washington.
The climate IN Panama is far from
healthy but Captain CObbs is not afraid
OF the fever.
RICHMOND AND ASHLAND.
It is stated IN official circles that Mr..
Wray r. Knight. postmaster-elect FOR
Richmond. and Captain J. NJ. Taylor
pOstmastcr-elect for Ashland, will receive
their respective commissions next week.
Representative Epes' friends who have
been lighting on the Thorp-Epes case In
the House for several weeks past admit
now that II will come up very soon and
he disposed Of. Should Epes be unseated
he will go home and start his campaign
for seat in the Ffty-Sixth Congress.
j. Is said on good authority that the bill
aut. the Roach claim amounting TO over
600 will pass Monday. This encour-
ages the friends Of the Richmond Loco
motive Works bill-a similar claim-to
think that IL will also pass. The Roach
bin is just ahead OF the Locomotive
Works bin on the calendar.
Mr. Joseph W. Button. clerk Of the
Virginia Senate. IL here as the guest of
MIR. IA. L. West Of the Post.
MR.. YOUNG'S WORK.
The House Naval Committee Will meet
Tomorrow at o'clock, and Represen a
tive Young. Of the Second district of Nir-
gfnia. is to be heard then, and Will urge
The absolute necessity Of constructing a
new dry dock at the Norfolk navy-yard.
This item has been stricken out OF the
bill. but Mr.. Young hopes TO have II re-
stored II he cannot get a new dock he
will then try 10 have an appropriation
made for enlarging one OF the two OLD
docks.
Colonel James d. Brady, counsel for
each Of the Virginia contestants. left Tor
home to-day. He will probably return
early next week. as ~ Is believed that
the Thorp- Epes case Will be debated in
the House on Tuesday
Mr. Ashton Starke came up from klch-
rnond this morning and returned TINS
afternoon.
Judge lcwart. who was nominated for
United States judge of the western dis
trict of North Carolina. and whose nom
ination is held up by the judiciary Com
mittee Of the Senate. left FOR home this
afternoon.
Mr.. Y. s. Lusk. who was an applicant
Tor the same position. also left Tor home
to-day I'm the event that Ewarts con-
nrma ion fails Lusk will not be appointed
on account OF his age.