Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-11
REPORTS ABOUT LEE.
TT rs NOT BELIEVED THAT HE -
IN ANY DANGER.
JUDGE WGDDILL'S NOMINATION.
II Is Expected to>Be Promptly ana
FaverabIy Acted Upon-Richmona
Bills Coming to the Front-"nsh-
ington Personals.

ingtOn Personals.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 1O.-tSpe'
ciaL)--The reports that Consul-GeneraI
Lee ia in constant danger of assassina-
ton are not credited at the state De-
partment. The Habana officials, 1t II
said. will take every preeaution against
violence to General Lee, and use all the
power Of the local police and detective
force to protect him. Speaking OF this
phase of the Spanish Cuban situation,
well-known ex-Confederate officer i'm one
of the government departments said; III
a hair Of Fitz Lees head is touched by a
Spaniard, 1t will not be necessary for
President Mckinley to declare war. The
people OF the South could not be with
held. They would swarm over to cuba.
and would promptly avenge any insult or
| injury to their beloved Fitz." The Span
ish Government fully realizes the gravity
Of such an offence, and it is the we'll
| grounded opinion here in official circles
that General Lee is just as safe in Ha-
| bana as he would be in the city OF New
York, or Richmond, for that matter. 1t
is the belief that General Lee will remain
in Cuba until the present problem is
satisfactorily solved.
WADDILLS NOMINATION.
The nomination Of Edmund Waddill to
be United States Judge for the Eastern
! District of Virginia TO succeed Judge
Robert w. Hughes was sent to the SEN
ate to-day, just prior to that body's go
ing into executive session. When the list
of appointments was displayed I'm the
! press gallery the news soon spread over
| the Capitol, and the Judge was warmly
congratulated by wire. There is practi-
| caIIy no opposition to Judge Waddill.
Even General Walker and Congressman
| Yost. neither OF whom has any love for
| their machine brethren, will offer no pro-
test. 1t is, therefore, to be presumed
| that the appointment will be promptly
| and favorably reported. and that the
| confirmation will Immediately follow. He
will not have the trouble that Mr.. Ewart,
| OF North Carolina, now has I'm the latter's
| effort TO succeed Judge Dick In the
| Western District OF that State. Judge
! Waddilrs appointment will meet the APP
probation of a large majority of the bar
of the district. regardless of party.
WAR AND PRIVATE CLAIMS.
| A resolution was adopted to-day, which
provides that war claims will I'm future
be considered every alternate Friday, and
private claims the intervening Fridays.
There was single objection TO this reso-
luton but ID was not sustained. This will
bring the two Richmond bills to the front
at an early date. There is hardly a doubt
that the Richmond Locomotive and Ma
chine-Works claim, and that of Rich
mond College, will be taken up in the
next two or three weeks, and, as they
are meritorious, will be passed.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Ben Z. owen, Jr., Private Secre-
tary to Governor Tyler, and Messrs.
George +. Gary and w. NJ. Allen. of
Manchester and r. T.. Walden of Ches-
terrified, are in the city on a pleasure
trip, and are stopping at the Metropoli-
tan. The party seem to be enjoying
themselves At the Capitol they were
lunched by Congressman Lamb who in
troduced them to all the Democratic
members OF the Virginia delegation. They
will return TO Richmond by the early
morning train tomorrow.
j. NJ. Gudger. of Ashevile, n. c.. is at
the st. James.
POSTAL.
Robert n. Dunn has been commissioned
a fourth-class postmaster at Dragonville,
Va, and Niles w. Robbins one at Mt
Pleasant, Va.
Star mail-service changes have been
made in North Carolina as follows:
Elisha to Weeksville-Modify order OF
February 2S 1898 bulletin $50, so as to
state an increase in distance OF IL mile
by the supply OF Weeksville at the site
authorized February %. 1898, and to take
effect March /, 1898. instead Of February
%. 1898
Weeksville to Elizabeth City-Modify
order OF February % 1898 bulletin 5494)
so as 10 state an increase i'm distance OF
II mile by the supply OF Weeksville at
the site authorized February % 1898, and
to take effect March l. 1898, instead of
February 49, 1898
Manteo to Eastlake--From March Z, 1898
change service so as TO supply Mann's
HarbOr at the site authorized March T.
1898, without change In distance.
Plumtree TO Hughes-From March T.
1898, change service so as 20 supply
Plumtree at the site authorized March A.
1898, without change in distance.
REED AGAINST WAR CLAIMS.
Representative Epes to-day asked the
Speaker for recognition to introduce a
bill for the purpose of referring TO the
Court Of Claims the claim OF the heirs
OF TheOdric Bland OF Virginia, TO the
sum of $1,000 for supplies taken by Union
troops during the war
Theodric Bland was one Of the signers
OF the Declaration Of Independence
Mr.. Reed absolutely refused TO grant
even this recognition, and gave Mr. Epes
the privilege Of telling his constituents
that he Reed) was a naughty, bad man.
The Bland heirs are mostly ladies. re-
siding in Prince George and Brunswick,
and IN the vicinity Of Petersburg, in Din
widdie.
This is an indication that very few. If
any, war claims will go through this SEES
sion.
COAL FOR THE NAVY.
There is considerable Indignation
among Alabama, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia members OF Congress tonight over
the announcement that the government
has closed the contract with Kirk, Wood
* Co., OF Cleveland, o.. for 10000 tons
OF coal. to be rushed at once 70 Key
West for the use OF the navy This is
said to be the WORK of Mark Hanna. The
West Virginia Virginia and Alabama
coal is so much superior for naval pur-
poses, and so much rearer for transporta-
ton. that the representatives of those
States are incensed that the mining com
ponies of their districts were not given an
opportunity 10 compete for this contract,
and they will demand an investigation OF
the matter
Only a few days ago Commodore Mel
vile, chief engineer or the navy, said
that the Toms Greek (Va) coal was the
best coal for fast steam-making. and for
transportation, in the country.
MASONIC.