Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-22
REPUBLICAN FIGHT.
NORFOLK FEDERAL BUILDING
TROUBLE DUE TO PARTY SPLIT.
HILESS PLAN FOR TaE ARMY
~ Ii Vow Said tn Embody nm Inde6-
mite Furioushing of Volunteer ON
GERS and Men, without Pay-Wash-
ington Personals.

iCAN' ~. u, september IL
(special)-The trouble" over the site for
the new public building at Norfolk will
be aired here tomorrow by a committee
from that city, composed Of business
men, before the Secretary OF the Urea
sury and the Supervising Architect Of the
Treasury This trouble" has its origin
and continuation among local factions of
the Republicans. and has existed for some
-FOUR or five years. Colonel Lamb is said
10 be one Of the leading factors IN Sc
curing the present site The first bow
given the enterprise was in the p,Iise OF
aid 10 secure larger appropriation. but
whether this was well intended or not. II
had the effect of postponing the work IN
definitely. The amount of the increased
appropriation which was obtained then
led to demand for an enlarged building.
! Tor which it is now said the 'ot is 100
| small. there being an encroachment Of 2
| or feet upon what is known in public
| building legislation as the 40-foot fire
/ limit In other words, there are said to
| he some small shanties and a part OF a
cheap brick L of another building only 81
\ feet distant, 10 remove which the govern
ment is unwilling TO pay.
A BILL THAT FAILED.
At the last session of Congr ,ss the
! House passed a special bill waving the
4O-foot fire limit so as to allow the work
| 10 go on, but II seems now that this bill
| did not pass the Senate; why, 10 one
knows, though it was understood to have
| passed by all interested, and was so re-
| ported at the time. 1t is thought Lere
Haf .arl,o ,oI
| sentative Wise may be able TO throw some
tight on the method of it's being frozen
out, If such was the case, but this only
o surmise. Somebody. it appears, who
was advocating a new site, ilterposed
objections, some four months ago, to the
present one, and hence the renewal Of the
trouble" and the postponement of the
work.
To-day / asked the Supervising Archi-
tect OF the Treasury if he knew anything
about the time of the arrival OF :he Nor
folk Public Building Committee He
smiled. and said: II know the committee
Is coming, but when, / am unable 10 say.
They may see the Secretary first but
continuing TO smile, they will eventually
land here"
| learned later that the committee will
10 here tomorrow, and will endeavor to
get all the light possible on the subject.
II appears that bitter local Republican
differences are the cause of the whole
difficulty. and that the Lamb-Bowden
factional fight is involved in t. some
even believe that 1t is part of contest
between the friends of Reed and McKin-
ley for the next presidency.
DEMOCRATIC HANDBOOK.
The Democratic campaign handbook has
not vet been issued, the delay being
caused by the printer. 1t is expected to
come out the latter part of the present
week.
MILESS ARMY PLAN.
General Mies's proposed plan for the
reorganization of the army is said to
have been further amended by indefinitely
fuIiCughing all the men and officers OF
the volunteer army not needed at present
without pay, keeping them on the rolls
so that If serious trouble should occur
in either Cuba or the Philippines, the
regiments could easily be restored 10 the
present standard, without another call
for troops. Nothing had developed AT
the War Department in regard to it to-
day.
PERSONAL.
Hon. ]. Taylor Elyson arrived here to-
day, and left for home by a morning
train.
f. Carlin, of Roanoke. and James d.
Tate. of Lynchburg, are at the Metro
politan.
Colonel r. T. Hubbard, Of Buckingham
Va, the Republican candidate for Con
gress In the Tenth Virginia District, Is
in the city, stopping at the Netropoli
tan He spoke at Nelson yesterday
dividing time with Mr. +. r. Glasgow
tomorrow for other points in the dis
trict The Colonel is quite sanguine Of
success. but Democrats here claim thai
Judge Quarles will be easily elected.
POSTAL.
The following post-offices in Virgins
viii become domestic money-order offices
on October LIST: Balty, Barton Heights
. Baskerville, Beaver Dam, Blenhelm
Bridges, Brodnax. Brookewood, Church
Road, Fancy Hill. Goodies, Green
wich, Kilmarnock, King and Queen Court
house, Holly Stonoga, Swords Creek
Tucker. Tunstall. and Waterloo.
Among the fourth-class postmaster:
commissioned to-day were John M. Turn
er, Irwin. Va; Mitte r. Coleman, Cole
man, n. c.; Lucy a. Thayard, Thayard
Vile. n. c.; Cora L. Fulton, Summerfield
Va
The following order has been issued:
coffee of Postmaster-General
washington. d. c., September 10. 1893.
Until otherwise ordered, postmaster
throughout the United States will bill
| and make up registered matter Tor de
livery at the Military Station, NO.
| Santiago de Cuba). Cuba, in registered
package envelopes. addressed TO the post
| master at New York, n. Y; and the post
master at New York will bill and dispatci
| such matter to the superintendent
Military Station.
"The superintendent of Military sta
ton. No. l Santiago de Cuba), Cuba. VIII
, | dispatch registered matter Tor post oilce
in the United States, as well as that 10
= foreign destinations, recorded upon sta
, lion bills, TO the postmaster at New
, | York N Y who will see 10 IT'S prope
dispatch 10 its destination.
"My order of June 23d. No. 252, Is mere
nv revoked. PERRY S. HEATH,
acting Postmaster-Generai.
ARMY ORDERS
q. Nv direction of the Acting Secretary o
| xyor Surgeon Charles Brewer
= frnitad states army, will proceed IRON
| Igort Monroe Virginia. TO New YORK city
and upon arrival there. VIII re
= mort nv letter to The Surgeon-General o
! the army. ..t.,.. cocro.ar,, y
> wa Tirst-Iieutenant Weston Il. Cham
| berlain assistant surgeon, United state
, srmv will take charge or the medlca
s,nnIies now on board the transpor
panama at Newport News, Va, ana pro
- herewith to Ponce, Porto RICO, an,
..et,,rn IN Fort Monroe. Virginia, Wit
z H r,anv conyalescent soldiers as can b
as a,so,tahlv cared for on the steamer.
The following order mas peen tecei'e
= frtNa IN