Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-15
REPUBLICAN SNARLS.
HANNA COMPLAINS or BEING MADE
A HiTcHIsG-posT.
GENERAL LEES MOVEMENTS.
The Popular virsinian VIII, IL IL
believed, he the Military Governor
OF Cuba-His Going 60 Porto Rico
noubted.


WASHINGTON. June H-(special)-
pr Richard \. Wise, congressman from
the Norfolk District" said well-known
Republican politician OF the city named.
Ass thrown lance into Hon. George T..
B5wdens political plans. A short time
ago Mr.. Bowden came 10 Washington
and had a colored man named Mitchell,
who did all he could TO defeat DR.. Wise
when ne was the recognized Republican
candidate FOR Congress. endorsed by the
National and Congressional committees,
"a well as the State Committee. and Tor
whom Mr.. Dyer was taken down, ap-
pointed FOR position In the Norfolk
u8yy-yaud.
When Dr. Wise learned this he went to
s.. Secretary Long and asked him why
Do. as the congressman from that dis
.-.rt and a better one than Bowden,
should be ignored in the matter of APP
r..utmcnts. The Secretary requested the
DOCTOR TO write him a letter on the sub
.lt. which he did. DR.. Wise then went
t1 see the President, and placed the facts
before him, and assured him that the
matter should be looked into. A few days
afterwards Or. Wise called at the Navy
L..ttl AlatnA ana was lnLNlUltu DN the
chief clerk there that the President had
given an order that no appointments
Should be made in the future at the Nor
folk uayy-yaTd without the consent and
advice Of the congressman from that
HANNA A HITCHING-POsT.
"a gentleman at the Capitol to-day"
continued my informant said that Sem
..Hr Hanna told a Virginia friend that
L. had discovered that certain Republi-
NH d. 4.
. IltChing-pOSt' TO secure for them
solves political Offices and the patronage
.t the state. and that since he had heard
fae other faction OF the Republican party
4. Virginia. he was convinced that the
N.ekham wing Of the party were not
such "a bad class OF people as they had
been represented 10 be TO the admins
tr.fluu.'
Another Norfolk Republican said that
however true IL was as to the order that
80 appointments should be made in the
future az the navy-yard without the adj
VICE and consent OF Or. Wise the fact
&, that all the offices there have been fill
tl and Dr Wise will have no patronage
g. dispense. The machine continues 10
control the Offices as was evinced a few
days ago by the withdrawal OF the name
Of McElroy. nominated for the GOrdons-
Vile pOst-OfhCe. MCElroy was the candi-
date Of Pat McCaull. but not having the
Endorsement of the machine. he could not
Doe appointed. The WiCkham wing VIII,
.r An probability fuse with the regular
,rca1izatiOn, as this IS the only way in
which they will get any Offices in the fu-
tgrs They will find out. however, that
an The plums have been plucked and
are solidly In the custody OF the regulars.
GENERAL LEES MOVEMENTS.
As stated I'm previous dispatches, Gem
Cral FitZlugh Lee. IL Is believed, VIII
L. the Military Governor IN Cuba. lie
NAV go first TO Porto Rico, but this IS
3d.. ac Hoffhffrtl For q week
past rumors have been repeated 10 the
eject that Lee was either in town or
was expected, for the purpose of confer
Ilg With the President and Secretary
l'ger.
il seems that one night. when news
Was dull. newspaper wag started the
report that Fitz Lee had arrived in WASH
iuEton, incog, and was at the Whlte
House. Only the most credulous beheVed
&c. fOr as one Of the correspondents re-
marked at the time: How could titZ
lee. known by sight to every man;
woman, and child IN the South, travel all
the way from Jacksonville TO Washii1i ,-
ton without being 'bulletined along the
rIute?" / have it on the best authority
That General Lee Is not expected mere
rae near future
Mr. II. N. Trirnblc. OF Richmond was
at tho Adjutant Generals office TODAY
and IL As probable that ne will get en-
ployment IN the War Department
ANNEX ALTON OF HAWAII.
Representative Pearson, Of North Caro-
lima. speaking to-day on the annexation
OF Hawaii said that while he was former
Is opposed 10 it. he now favored It as
military necessity, and further. that III We
are TO retain possession or the fhllip-
pine Islands a slice Of China might also
become a necessity,
NINTH DISTRICT.
The Republican convention TO nominate
n candidate for Congress in the Ninth
Virginia District win be held at Marion
July 18th. 1t Is said that General James
A. Walker will have no opposition, ana
viii be renominated Dy acCldlLla' ~
is claimed. however, by many Republ-
cans I'm that district, mat ms nominal
lion will be obnoxious 10 large wing OF
the uarty that they Will not vote lOF
l. IN and that Rhea. as the Democratic
candidate. with a united party, viii easily
defeat him.
POSTAL
Among the fourth-clas postmasters
commissioned June 9Th were the IoHoW-
ing: Llnnie j. Gray. Chngman. y. -
James Wilson Watts, Little river, N ~
lseph i. Scott. Isaac, Va; Johh w,
Patterson. Yancey Mills, Na.-not money
A new office has been established at |
WsSs0n. Lee county, Va, with George
v Sage as postmaster: 49, -
Changes In star mail schedules nave
b-en made as follows in Virginia:
MI Olive to TomsbroOk-Leave MI |
olive daily except Sunday at 6;l5 A. M; |
and 3 p. NJ. arrive at TOmsbrook by f.5O |
A. VI. and AIS =. NJ; leave TomsDrooK /
G9iI, cYcept Sunday after arrival Of mail /
trains. but not later than 9 A. NJ. and Clio
J. NJ. arrive Mt Olive in IA hours.
Elk Garden 10 Saltville-Leaye Elk car
den daily except Sunday at t;5O a. NJ
arrive Ssltyille by III: 80 A. NJ; leave Salt
villa daily except Sunday at p. NJ, ar
rive Elk Garden by T. NJ.
Lebanon 10 Cleveland-Leaye Lebanon
Tally except Sunday at II NJ. arrive
fairv excenf Sunday at T. NJ, arrive