Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-06
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
NEGROES IN VIRGINIA THREATEN
TROUBLE TO REPuBLICANs.
DlREY CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS.
Several of Them to Appear In the
Coming Elections, II Is said-Fnnds
for Jighf-Houses, Fort Monroe,
&c.-PersonaI Notes.


&c.-personaI Notes.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July b.-tSpe-
cial )--From the gallery Of the House to-
day not ono Of the Virginia delegation
was visible to tho naked eye. though L
was told that three of the Republican
members-Messrs. Yost, Walker, and
Wise-were somewhere in the building
Congressman Jones, OF the First District
and Mrs. Jones, are still at home at war
saw, Richmond County, where their
daughter is reported TO be i'll All The
other Democrats went home last Satur-
day, and not having recovered from the
excitement consequent upon the proper
celebration of such glorious Fourth as
yesterday was, are still absent
Deep down in the basement of the Capt.
tol. however, ] ran across quite an ag-
gregation of aspiring colored Virginia
politicians. Among these were Ihomas
l.. Jones, Of the Fourth District; stewart
NJ. Lewis, Of the Sixth District. ana .. -
Robertson, of the Fifth District Inc
three are prospective candidates Ior Con
gress, and certainly Jones will be IN 'ne
field m the Fourth District. lie SAID
tho colored people Of Virginia had not
been fairly treated by their white Re
publican leaders. and they were deter
mined TO assert themselves in the coming
congressional campaign by supporting
candidates of their own race. The recent
conference of colored leaders held at
Charlottesville showed that the negroes
were aroused and were determined 10
draw the color line in their own party.
There will be q perfect uprising against
the methods of the machine leaders, All
of whom are now Federal ofnce-holdefS'
while not a negro in the State is gwen
an office above that Of janitor in pubic
building.
NOTICE SERVED ON THORP.
Continuing. Jones said: 81 have just had
n long talk with Representative IhOrP'
in the course of which j informed MIN
that would be in the field for the noml-
nation for Congress by the Republican
Convention Of the Fourth Dstrlct.
have a strong following in all the heavy
negro counties, and expe1t ia have the
supnort OF a majority of the delegates in
the convention. Living, as / do. in Lunen-
burg, where / was born and reared, /
have no doubt of controlling the solid
delegation from that county If am not
treated fairly by the convention. L will
then enter the contest as an independent
candidate and will canvass every county
and make the fight hot up to the day OF
election" Jones appeared to be quite
an Intelligent negro, and Is evidently de-
termined TO give Thorp very serious trou-
BILE. and to create an element of discord
in the Republican party, which will lead
to the election OF Hon. Sidney p Epes by
an overwhelming and indisputable ma
jority.
Stewart NJ Lewis will probably be
candidate in the Sixth District. and j. G.
Robertson in the Fifth District, The
former remarked that the next dCkegation
in the House from Virginia you'd be
solldly Democratic.
LIGHTHOUSE APPROPRIATIONS.
The sundry-civil bill, making appropria-
lions for expenses for the fiscal year, be-
ginning June 30. 1898, and for other pur-
poses which has been approved, contains
the following: For lighting various rivers
throughout the country, including York
river. Virginia, and Cape Fear river,
North Carolina, 5000! for quarantine sta
ton, Cape Charles, Va, for sulphur, fur
mace. and appliances, $500; for quarantine
station, Cape Fear, N. c., for mems quar-
ters. $2bOO: three small cisterns, 500;
hosting apparatus, $500: in all, $500
Cape Fear Light Station, North Caro-
lina-For establishment Of a first-order
light station at or near the pitch OF Cape
Fear, North Carolina, $4,000; and the
total cost of said light-station complete.
under a contract which is authorized
therefor is not to exceed $4,000.
For one superintendent for the coasts
Of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia,
$1,000
For one superintendent for the coasts
Of Virginia and North Carolina, $500.
Under the head of "Fish Commission
comes the Wytheville, Va, station. SUI
perintendent. 81 800; foreman, $500; fish
culturist, $3.50; laborer 1850. In all, 1920.
FORT MONROE. VA.
For repair and maintenance Of wharf,
including all nece ssary material therefor,
and repairs of and necessary supplies,
fixtures. and furniture for freight-house
and waiting-rooms. Sl25; wharfinser $SO0;
laborer, $40; in all, 1885, for One-half
Of said sum 20 be supplied by the United
States, $2,22750.
Repairs and maintenance Of roads, pave
ments, streets, lights. and general police;
For bricks for sidewalks; granolithic pave
ment terra Gotta pipe; rakes, shovels, ana
brooms; stone for matchmaking streets
electric lights for streets, or expense OF
other street-lighting when necessary; re-
pairs 10 IOduS, pdNtihtHlSi WdlhS' anu
street-crossings. 50. 1S45O; driver for police
cart, $3.50; in all, $S,6l4.5O; for one-half Of
said sum 10 be supplied by the United
States. s1,S07.25.
Maintenance of sewer system: For coal
and wood. waste, oil, and pump repairs,
sewer-plpe cement, brick. and supplies
81 $50; two engineers at 5000 each; two fire.
men. at 5000 each: two laborers. at $500
each; in all, $3.50; for one-half of said
sum to be supplied by the United States,
S2,725.
SOLDIERS HOME AT HAMPTON.
At the Southern Branch at Hampton,
Va;
For current expenses, including the
same objects specified under this head for
the Central Branch, 500 900.
For subsistence, including the same OBJ
iects specified under this head for the
Central Branch. A95.00O.
For household, including the same OBJ
jects specified under this head for the
Central Branch, $4,000
For hospital, including the same objects
specified under this head for the Central