Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-16
ELECTION CONTESTS.
raoRr.EpEs AND pRowN-swANsoS
CASES BoTm DEFERRED.
Mr.. KNIGHTS INDUCTION INTO OFFICE
poss-oace Authorities say ~ Cannot
ne Brought About by April Ist-Rc-
port Against Loan of Tents 10 RAN
do1ph-Macon.
dolph-wacon.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 15.-(Spc
cial)-The Thorp-Epes contested electio
case will not be considered In the Hous
before next week, or, may be. wee
after next. The Brown-Swanson cas-
has not yet been reported by the sub
committee, and Mr.. swanson's friend
now say that the House win hardly &C
on it before the winter session.
The appointment OF II. Lee Rosson 4
be postmaster at Culpeper gives salts
faction to both factions of the Republican
party. Chairman Agnew and Judg'
Strother, on the one hand. asked for his
appointment, and Colonel Pat. ii. Nc
Caull, representing the opponents OF the
machine, also asked for It. Both sides
therefore. claim Rosson's appointment
as victory.
ar Wray T. knight will probably be
confirmed by the latter part of next week.
lie cannot be confirmed before. for the
Senate Post-Oaice Committee will not
hold a meeting until Wednesday, March
I'd. 1t is said in Post-Ohice Department
circles that it will be impossible 10 turn
the Office over 10 him by the LIST of April.
Mr.. Samuel l.. Burroughs, appointed
postmaster for Portsmouth. may be re-
ported from the committee along with
Mr.. Knight. but as he is known 10 have
several enemies plotting against him, he
will be fortunate IL he gets his con-
sirmation any time within the next three
or four weeks.
The Senate Committee on Naval --..airs
has reported favorably Senator Martins
bill for the purchase of Cedar Grove, OPP
posite the Norfolk navy-yard, as an addi-
ton TO the yard. The bill carries an APP
preparation of about $4,000.
The Senate Committee on Military Al
fairs has reported adversely on the reso-
luton for the loan of army tents to the
Randolph-Maco Woman's College, at
Lynchburg. Va, next June.
SCRABBLE POsT-OFFiCE.
Representative James Hay, of the
Seventh Virginia District, to-day called
on Fourth-Assistant-Po Acknowledgement
Bristow and protested, on the part OF
the people of Scrabble. in Rappahannock
county against the present location oil
the post-ofiice there. Mr.. Hay succeeded
in having the office established there
but uonal-Committeeman BoWden'
who resides in Norfolk. and is the referee
in all post-ofiice appointments in Demo-
cratic districts, named the postmaster
and Bristow appointed Bowden's nomi-
nee.
Scrabble is between Boston and Wood !
vile. in Rappahannock county, on a !
TOat-road and is a thriving community. |
The person appointed postmaster by Mr.. |
BoWden. whose name is HisIe, resides |
about three-quarters of a mile from the |
road. and there he opened the Office. The |
Office in this location. as Mr.. Hay told |
is of practically no benefit TO |
the people of Scrabble. 1t is out of the |
way. off the route, causes a delay Of the
nails and is of no convenience to any
one but the postmaster himself.
Mr. Hay told Bristow that ii was an
outrage. and that Mr.. Bowden, who never
was i'm Rappahannock county in his life,
had no means of knowing the wants of
the people of Scrabble. He did not care
Who was appointed, provided the office
vas properly located. Mr.. Bristow said
b. reply that the matter could not be
helped. He was obliged to appoint me
1erson designated by Mr. Bowden and
our people," and there was no help for
Mr.. Hay gave Bristow to understand
|
aim good morning I'm a most unmis-
akably contemptuous tone Of voice.
POSTAL
The following important order has been
ssued:
Post-Ohice Department,
Office of Postmaster General.
Washington, ID. c., March H. 1898.
Section i'll, Postal Laws and Regula-
ions, edition of 1893. Is hereby amended !
% as To read as follows:
Postmasters at free-delivery post-of-
Ices must, unless requested to the con-
rary by addresses, deliver by carriers all
registered letters and parcels addressed
o street and number, or to parties whose |
tfeet address Is given in the city direc-
Dry provided, however that such de-
VERY shall not extend to registered |
'ackages and letters addressed to banks. |
rust companies, and moneyed .nslitu- |
ions, known to, or reasonably presumed |
". the postmaster to contain large sums |
u money, or securities, the delivery OF |
which cannot be made by carriers with
'ut unusual risk or danger. but in such
asses the ADDRESSED shall be notified bv !
he postmaster TO call at the post-ofiice
md receive and receipt for the same
n the ADDRESSED is a boX-holder all |
f hts registered mail should be held for
unless he specially re-
uests such matter to be delivered by
III |
with the provision herein |
oncerning letters and packages of extra
rdtnary value.
Registered matter of the third and
ourth classes shall have preference of
eliyery over matter Of the same class
OF registered.
Postmasters are required to encourage |
of registered matter. es-
ecially where the number of registered |
ieces TO be delivered is considerable. or
here. for other important reasons, such
eliveries are desirable.
Carriers should receipt for registered |
'tters and parcels upon the delivery
ook. or otherwise when specially di-
ected by the department
..... JAMES a. GARY,
POstmaster-G General.
Among the tourth-class postmasters
March nth were the fol-
wing: John S ZONES. Morven, n. c.
loncy-order Office; David A. Baucom,
ncerity, N. c.; Loula II. Hylton, Abra-
am, Va.-not money-order offices.
New post-ofiiees have been established
! Grasslands. Mitchell county, N c.
ith Joseph NJ. Parsons as postmaster
nd Hitesburg Halifax county, Va, with
zsrles W. Hite as postmaster.