Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-29
CHIEFS STILL THERE.
REPUBLICAN LEADERS REMAIN IN
WASHINGTON CITY.
he SECOND DISTRICT MIDDLE.
II Is still Unsettled, and Will Now
Go to Mark Hanna for AdJudica-
tion-The Manila Post-Omce Under
Uncle Sam.
Uncle Sam.

Special. )-All of the Virginia Republican
leaders. with the exception Of Judge Wad-
dill and United States Marshal Morgan
Treat who left to-day for Richmond, are
still here. Colonel Brady remained quiet
" at his hotel to-day, while Messrs
Agnew and Bowden, and Postmasters
Read, Of Newport News: Burroughs, of
visited the departments on various mat
tiers
The trouble in the Second District be-
tween the Wise-Carney committee and
the Burroughs committee, the latter
having the State machine behind It. is
still unsettled. Acting Chairman Hull, OF
the Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee, decided in favor Of the Wise
faction, and recognizes Wise as the regu-
lar nominee, but the Agnew-B State
Committee stands by the Burroughs fac
ton and endorses Holland as the candi-
date for Congress. The matter will now
go before Mark Hanna, chairman of the
National Republican Committee, who will
be here tomorrow, and who, it is under
~,
Holland as the candidate Of the party.
MANILA p. o., U. S. A.
The Post-Ohce Department is just in
receipt Of a very interesting communica-
ton from our postal agent at Manila. Mr..
T.. w. Vaille. Among other things Mr..
Yaille says that he notified the Spanish
Postmaster-General at Manila that his
services were no longer required by the
United States, and Mr.. Vaile Immediately
dismissed the whole outfit, consisting OF
2Qj employees, with the exception OF
fifteen men. all that were necessary in
his opinion 10 help him and his force of
army detail to run the Manila office. With
this communication 10 the department he
forwarded several maps, samples OF the
Philippine postage stamps, and a large
flag. being the coat-of-arms of Spain
taken from the post-ofiice building.
In the back yard Of the post-ofiice Mr..
Vaille found seven horses, which he con-
fiscated. but the contents of a pen therein,
consisting Of one wild boar, one tame
deer. and six fighting cocks, he says he is
unable to use in the transaction of postal
affairs.
shortly after the dismissal Of the Span
ish employees they held an Indignation
meeting. at which they were Informed by
the Spanish Postmaster-General not to
worry over their fate; that they would
only be out Of employment about a month,
and that Spain would reimburse them
for the time lost. when their government
should again take charge. This seemed
IN please them very much and the fifteen
men retained by Mr.. Naille thanked him
for keeping them on the payroll, but re-
fused 10 go back TO work. The merchants
of Manila. however. got mad at having
their mail laid aside, and practically
drove these men back to work, as IL was
necessary to have a few Spaniards TO dis
tribute their mail.
NO SALARIES.
The letter-carriers of Manila are paid
no salary. the recipients Of letters pay
ing the carrier ] cent for each letter de-
livered This system will probably be
adopted by our people for the present.
Stamps are not sold by the post-oftice,
hut bv a man who has monopoly OF
their sale I'm the lobby Of the building.
No Ietterracks are I'm use at the post
office for the distribution Of the mail,
small. fat baskets being used instead.
The rate Of postage on letters for SOL
ders and sailors OF the United States
stationed at the Philippines is cents per
half ounce. the regular domestic rate, but
mail for all other persons must be paid
for at the Postal Union rate five times
the domestic rate, 5 cents per half ounce,
or 10 cents for any fractional over
weight e., the same as if weighing one
ounce
A sfeam-launch has been placed at the
disposal Of our postal agent by Admiral
Dewey for the transfer of the mails, and
the Manila post-office. as now run by
the United States, is working in an up
to-date manner.
The old Spanish flag and other souve-
Mrs forwarded here by Mr.. Vaillc will
probably be placed in the museum OF
the department.
POSTAL
Among the fourth-class postmasters APP
pointed to-day were the following in
North Carolina: Jonathan, Haywood
county. Benjamin o. II. Blalock, vice Ida
l.. Roberts. resigned; Sugar Grove, Wa
tauga county, Abram 7. Banner, vice
Matte Mast, removed; Verona, Onslow
county. Frank II. Yopp, vice ID. Il. Hum
phrey removed; Weasel. Ashe county,
Marion Miller. vice Il. /. Tucker, re-
moved: Wilmot, Jackson county, LEILA j.
Iisk. vice John f. Jones, resigned.
Fourth-class postmasters commissioned
to-day: Thornton Stringfellow, Batua,
Va: Alexander NJ. Nash, Newland, Va;
Henry c. Gregory, Reigate, Va; Bascom
B. Balance, Hatteras, n. G.
Star mail service changes have been
made as follows in North Carolina:
Vandermere to Lowland.-Modify order
OF September II, 1898 bulletin $500, so as
TO state an increase in distance OF LIB
miles by the supply of Lowland at the
site authorized September 3, 1898.
Troy TO JJlah.-Modify order Of August
II. 1898 Bulletin 1920, so as to state an
increase I'm distance of / mile by the
supply of Martins Mil at the site au-
thorized July %, 1898, and to take effect
September 10, $685. instead of August IL,
1898
ALTERNATE to Troy-Modify order OF
August q, 1895 bulletin 56i6a), so as to
state an increase in distance of l mile
bv the supply of Dowd at the site au-
thorized August %. 1898 and to take eff
feet September l. 1898. instead Of August
q. 1898.
Fayetteville to Enthusiastically order
of September 10, 1898 bulletin 565S), so as
IN state an increase in distance Of q
mile by the supply of Brunt at the site
authorized September G. 1898. and TO take
effect October /. 1895, instead OF Septem-
Der Is. 1898.
The following telegram was received
from Superintendent Gdlhes' at role
ION account of the quarantine "a New
Orleans and Houston. mails transferred
al Lafayette Clerks running INTO IeAas
not allowed to go within one hundred
wards of clerks from East End. Have
arranged for pouching OF registered mat
ter between trains, except through regis