The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-05
Virginia Republicans Prepared 10 Remain
Until The Spells Question Is Settled,
MAGHATES VERT TO SEE THE PRESIDENT
y. Hrown Alien 10 I;o MarshaI orthe
Western Distriet- Knock Hown for
walker ana Yost-Cotdon Exports
from south Atlantic Ports-now>
hcn's CInt,ns Rctognfzed.
Special CO.. OF The vtrgInian.)
!Vashlngton. Ham. 4. JS9

Washington, Jan. a. 1888.
| Room ''35'' Hotel johnson is the head
quarters of eX-Congressman Bowden.
1t is on the second floor front at the
head Of the elevator and most conven-
ientiy located for conferences. The
room Is large and comfortably furnish
cd, anu has quite a number OF chairs
placed around. 1t looks in the direction
o. the white House. whence the de-
slfes or It's occupants center. Mr. Bow
deh looks as IL he had come for the
siege, be 1t long or short He is in ro-
bust health
Messns. Brady and Waddill are To-
Gated at the Ebbtt House. only a
square from Mr.. Bowdcn's hotel. Mr.
Agnew resides In Alexandria, but 1t is
only a ffteen minute run over. About
me Hotel Johnson is a motley crowd of
Eirginians Judge" Riley, of Acco-
mac county. sab. is most numerous
ana Is in receptive mood He will
take any old thing that drops his way.
MI. Norman =. Scott Is the Warwick
oil me virginia situation, and as Sen
ator Hanna Is in Ohio. it will be his
province TO be the gO-belween from the
president to the Executive Committee,
who expect to dole out the Offices. Con
SreSsmen Walker and Yost are no. here
Yet, out will be here o-morrow and will
tnen see Mr. Scott Mr.. Bowden saw
MIN to-day with Mr.. AGncw.
The defeat Of Hanna in the prel.miu-
airy battle In Ohio for the Scnntorship
mas taken the Interest out of everything
mere politically ana sadness pervadrs
all officials connected with the admins
tration that they have little heart for
even choprng off Democratic heads;
Just now they would like 10 chop off
Few Republican heads in Ohio. This
feeling has intcrfercd with the Virginia
republican committee In getting inter
views with heads Of departments, and
may further delay the distribution of
official pie" Many of the boys in the
lrencEl'.i.' whc have been here fire.
aucntly since March 1 last. are growing
weary at the delay. This is the third
regular invasion and something seems
TO happen each time 10 prevent them
from toast!ng their toes nj Uncle Sans
expense, and II is real cold. too.
MeSsms Agnew. I!0wden, Brady
Waddill and Allen. of the State Re
publican committee, met in the room
OF Commissioner of Internal Revenue
$50: in the Treasury building this
morning. They conferred for two
fnurs and then. headed by Mr.. Scott,
al proceeded 10 the White House.
Pre- Iaeri: Mckinley received them
in his private Office and discussed Vir-
Gin:a appointments with them for half
an hour. :. Blown Allen was agreed
Upon for marshal of the Western dis
t.ict. His name will he sent 20 the
StE-:c Wednesday. or Thursday This
is defeat fu Congressmen Walker
AID G5c. No dtcisGon vas reached
AZ 10 District Attorney. but the choice
seems 10 be between FIoge 5nd Gleason,
though an entirely new man may be
taken up.
General GroHe. Is here sill working
for consu!ship. Mcssrs. Burroughs
and Lark!n. candidates for postmaster
4: Portsmouth, are here.
EN- Cong:essman Rowden 10 to con-
troll patronage in the Second Congress
:horal d. c,. This was demonstrated
by His kn- c!iirg out DR. Wise Up to
;hc pTescn; time all changes made in
fourth CLANS unsimlsterS I'm the Second
District were concurrad in jointly. They
cla-hcd over appointments Of post
n,ac'..Es n lvcr. Windsor station and
Yorh,-wn. Eowdsn won. Old post
maaers A. all three places, we. re-
moved to-day and these We're appoint
ell: Ivnr. w. T. Johnson: Windsor
station, +. c. Roberts; Yorktown. A.
l.. Christian.
Statistics furnished by the Treasury
Department show that exports Of raw
cotton were made rs follows:
Nc"fc X and Port@month--No
1851 bales Of 5.295,4S2 pounds. OF the
value Of $2!5,3&1 for the three months
nrevi2Es and including November, 30
i9l bales Of la,o20,6SA pounds. Of the
Waite Of $902.5Sj.
Newport Ncws-NOvemhcr 2.0g9 bales
Of l,G55,2&D pounds. Of the value OF
S'NI5G for the three months, 3.7GS bales
Of l,Ss2,$S7 pounds, of the value of
$lll,00a.