Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-31

| of William Woolwine, deceased, late OF
| Fayette county, 1868.
To Newman II. Ellis, administrator of
Joshua Ellis deceased, late Of Fayette
county, S76l.
To Jonathan j. Petit, of Jefferson
| county, SS7.
To Robert F. Reynolds, of Kanawha
| county, $l,40.
To John Waldron, of Greenbrier coun-
| ty. S6,9S4.20
The bill now goes to the Senate, where
it will speedily be passed. as amended,
and after its being signed the claimants
| Will be paid the amounts due them.
WAR-FEELING STRONGER.
The war-feeling in Congress is more
| pronounced tonight than ever. Ninety
two members of the Republican caucus
this evening declared for nothing short
of interference and Cuban independence.
a committee of eleven was appointed TO
deliver this ultimatum TO President Nc
Kinley, who asked until Monday at noon.
when he expects TO submit a proposal
! for the settlement of the Cuban question,
| which he thinks will prove acceptable to
| Congress and the country. If such proves
not to be the case, the President as
| sured the committee that he would share
| with Congress the responsibility of de-
| cided and vigorous action. 1t Is not
| known what the nature of the pending
negotiations Is. Some think 1t may be
the S2O0,OOO,0O0 purchase scheme Regard
ing this. President Palma, Of the Cuban
| Junta, who is here tonight, says lit is
nothing more than a stock-jobbing
scheme. and is utterly impracticable."
He says he has great respect for the
| President and Congress, but that nothing
| short ~ ahcOluta indpne ndpncp will salts
fly the Cubans.
Congress will be held down" until
Monday next, by consent of the Repubi-
can majority, but If President McKinley's
negotiations fail, it is almost certain that
the action in Congress will be equivalent
to declaration of war
DANVILLE POSTMASTERSHIP.
There is a hot fight over the Danville
postmastership. There are three candi-
dates in the field-W. II. Robertson, G. Il.
Barksdale, and ]. II. Johnston. All have
what may be called strong Republican
backing, but rarely has there been seen
such a yoluminous and forceful string of
party endorsements and personal recon-
mendations as are filed with the applica-
ton of Mr.. Robertson. Besides his party
organization, he has the active support
of all the leading businessmen of Dam
vile, regardless of party, and in addi-
ton, his splendid record as a captain in
the Confederate service.
1t is the opinion of those who have the
opportunity of knowing that Mr.. Robert
son will succeed Postmaster Neale when
the latter's term expires.
KNIGHT AND BURROUGHS.
The commissions of Postmasters Wray
II. Knight of Richmond, and S. Il. Bur-
roughs. of Portsmouth, will be issued to-
morrow morning, so that they can take
charge of their respective offices this eve-
ming All post-office appointments have
to lie over in the Senate through two
executive sessions succeeding the one at
which the confirmation is made. In the
case of Messrs. Knight and Burroughs.
the last of these executive sessions was
held this evening The commissions will
follow. tomorrow morning. This will
save the incumbent officials. Messrs. Cul-
lingworth and Herbert, the trouble OF
making second reports for the portion
of new quarter, which begins on Fri
day.
CEDAR-GROVE PURCHASE.
Representative Young to-day introduced
! an amendment TO the naval bill, providing
for the purchase Of the Cedar-Grove pro-
perty. opposite the Norfolk navy-yard,
|
for other naval purposes, leaving blank
the amount, which will be estimated by
naval board.
He also filed his expense account in the
election contest of Wise VS.. Young. with
Elections Committee No g. of which Cen
eral James A. Walker, is the chairman.
Personal.
Ex-State-Senator John Il. Moon, OF
Charlottesville. and II. ID. Jarman, of the
same city. and II. II. Russell and wife,
w. ID. Hempstone, and T. Dreyfus, Vir-
ginia. are at the Metropolitan.
Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson and Colonel j.
V. Bidgood, of Richmond are In the city,
stopping at the Ebbitt
w. McKirahan, Norfolk; r. Z. Hamil-
ton. Petersburg-St. James.
| A III. Sands Richmond; S. NJ. Watts,
Virginia--American.
Il. McCulen, Richmond-National.
Il. S. Mathews and wife, Virginia-Ard-
more.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters
! commissioned March 2Sth, were the fol-
lowing: Walter II. Hayes, Holloway, n.
C.; Frank S. Wilcox, Lynn, n. c.; Lewis
Hood. Jasper, Va.-not money-order
offices.
New post-ofices have been established
at Claypool Nelson county. Va. Letitia
b. Camden, postmaster, and deter, Bed
ford county, William T. Ayres, post
master.
| changes in star mail schedules have
been made as follows in Virginia.:
Wildwood to Boyce-Leaye wildwood
daily. except Sunday, at 8 A NJ. and 5:25
p NJ arrive at Boyce by $50 A. NJ. and
5.1P NJ: leave Boyce daily. except Sun
day. at 9:45 A. NJ. and $50 p. NJ, arrive
al Wildwood by 1915 A. M. and 7:20 F. NJ.
Crickethll TO Guynn-Leave Crickethill
daily. except Sunday, at 2;3O p. NJ. arrive
an Guynn by $3.50 p. M; leave Guynn
daily. except Sunday, at $50 p. NJ. arrive
AT Crickethill by $50 Il. NJ.
PATENTS.
Among the patents issued yesterday,
were the following: William II. Bennett.
sssignor of one half 10 ID. f. Rhodes,
Athlone. Va. plow and cultivator; Joel
: BORDEN, Toms Brook Va. window
sash: Wilmer b. East. assignor to Farm
srs. Manufacturing Company, Norfolk.
Va. ventilated barrel; James p. Harri-
SON assignor 10 c. ID. Harrison. Dam
Vile. Va. stampholder; Samuel j. John
sion Leesburg, Va. combination tool;
Daniel Sawyer and ]. w. Price, Nixon
| ron NJ c., sash balance.
Mrs. Tyler was considerably improved