Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-25
END OF THE WAR.
1T WILL COME SOON AFTER GER
VERAs DEFEAT.
THE OCCUPATION OF CUBA.
General Lee TO he Military-Gov-
ernor, and to Reside I'm the Paiace
at Habana-Return OF Confederate
Flags.
Flags.

WASHINGTON, May A-(Special)-
With the defeat of Admiral Cerveras
feet the war will certainly be soon ended.
II may be that the Spanish will try 10
keen the United States out OF Habana'
but Habana must quickly fall. NO one
here thinks that our troops will have TO
do much, if any, fighting in Cuba. 1t Is
more than likely that General Lees corps
will land on the island within the next
fen DAYS. And once there, 1t will remain
for some time to come. 1t is believed that
an army of occupation will be required
in Cuba for at least a year.
General Lee will be made the Military
Governor Of Cuba. There seems now to
be now doubt of this. AS Military Gov
ernor his residence will be in the palace
at Habana. 1t is large, elegant bulld-
ing-fully three times as large as the
White House. The inner court. Is large
enough for the dress parade of a full
regiment of soldiers.
BARKER'S IAMUNES.
CAPTAIN Walter y. Barker, VINO mas
been Consul at Sagua La Grande LOT nv
ia cuba. He is thoroughly famlllar WIN
the geography of the island, ana is peltSi
acquainted than almost any other AIneIl-
can with the Cuban people. Accorq ihS "
the present arrangement, captain 5arkei
is TO be charged with the distribution oil
provisions to the starving reconcenlra,
dos. The President will probably seno
his name to the Senate for a coionelcy
this week Captain Barker is a Mlssis-
siprian. and was a gallant Confederate
soldier. During the last two years OF
the war he was in Virginia, ana maze
many friends in Richmond.
FRED MAIL FOR SOLDIERS.
Representative otey introduced bill, plll IN IN
the House to-day providing that United
states soldiers shall be allowed to send
their mail free.
RETURN OF THE FLAGS.
Representative Hay, of the House Mill
tary Committee has written to the Grand
Commander Of the Confederate. Veterans
of Virginia to ascertain the wishes or his
ORGANIZATION with regard to the return OF
the Confederate flags. a resolution toI
the return of these tokens OF the LOST
Cause IS now before the committee, Dul
has not yet been considered.
WAR REVENUE BILL.
The Senate will probably vote on the
revenue bill by next Friday. The measure
will be finally disposed of. II is thought
before the 10th Of June.
BIG NEWSPAPER MAIL
I am informed by a Post-Ofice Depart
ment official that the mail carries one
hundred tons OF New York papers e
Boston every Sunday. During the weei
the daily average of the paper mail from
New York to Boston is eighteen tonS-s
pretty big volume Of reading matter.
"WILLARD'S" TO BE CLOSED.
Wizards Hotel, one OF the landmark
here, is to be closed on the 18th OF June
This property is owned by the Hon
Joseph f. willard, of Virginia. The sit
is one of the most valuable in Washing
ton, but the hotel is out OF date, and
presumably, fails to pay.
AT THE HOTELS.
Among the hotel arrivals are the fol
lowing: W.T.,
Al the st. James-R. o. Burton. Ra
leigh; j. f. Richey, Roanoke; 0. A. Haw
kins, Richmond: +. j. Ehret, Salem.
At the Metropolitan-W. j. Whitehursi
| Richmond. If.
| Virginia MI, nj.
At the National-W. T. Carter, Virginia
/ w. A. Huddleson, Richmond; "A. j. GA
| loway, North Carolina; S. Buegeleiser
| North Carolina.