Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-11

defeat of the advance to 16 cents and the
retroactive feature. Representative
Swanson will go before the Senate
Finance Committee and make an argu-
ment against both propositions to-mor-
row at 1880 \. NJ
BROWN-SWANSON CASE.
General James A. Walker. who return
ed to-day from Southwestern Virginia,
where he had been attending the session
Of the United States Court at Abingdon,
left to-day for Buffalo. y. Y, where he
is to deliver an address. Before going
he again asked for a continuance or the
BroWn-Swanson contest, from the Firth
District. until next week. and his request
was granted.
This is the third time General Walker has
had this case continued, and it begins TO
look as il he were fearful of the result
for the Republican contestee.
Mr.. Swanson has reports OF a majority
of Elections Committee No. in his
favor. The committee is composed Of
nine members-six Republicans and three
Democrats. The latter found Swanson
entitled TO his seat, as ascertained by
the state Canvassing Board. and two Re
pubncans-BOutelle. of Illinois, and
Cochran. Of New York-found him elect
ed. the one by $50 and the other by l25
votes. and so reported. This gave Swan
son five Of the committee.
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN.
Considerable interest is beginning to be
evinced in the coming congressional cam
paign in Virginia. The denomination of
Hon. Sidney Z. Epes by the unanimous
vote of the Democratic convention in his
district is very gratifying to his numer-
Gus friends here. and they have no doubt
of his return to the seat of which he
was so unjustly deprived by a partisan
House. Apropos TO this, | understand
there will be another Republican Rich
moud I'm the field this fall i'm that district
in the person of William II. Jones Col
ored), of Boydton Va, and Mr.. r. r.
Thorp will not have it all his own way.
Jones will contest for the nomination to
Congress before the Republican conven-
ton of the Fourth District. when it
meets, and he intends TO make an active
canvass i'm every county. He is I'm the
United States Marine Hospital Service
here, and was one Of Mahone's trusted
lieutenants IN the Fourth District.
PERSONAL.
Editor Carter Glass, Of Lynchburg. is
in the city, stopping at the Metropolitan.
+. l.. Barlow, Portsmouth,: j. l.. Pat
terson, Virginia. Metropolitan
Rev. George Summerville. of Haymsr-
ket, Va. is at the Metropolitan.
c. Herndon. Fredericksburg; f. II.
Baxter and wife. Staunton; r. T. Hay,
Raleigh, n. c.; +. II. Lodge, Virginia, St
James.
l.. II. Brown. Salisbury, y. c.; j. A.
Appleton, Warrenton Va; E. i. Wells
Raleigh. and Colonel A. Il. Andrews,
D.1oiob RQIaiob
w. e. Weatherby, Norfolk. Metropoli-
tan.
Miss NJ. G. Durant. Miss NJ. Rixey.
Culpeper; Miss b. Smith, Woodyille, Va,
National.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters
commissioned May 9TH were the follow
ing:
Albert II. Lambeth, Bynum. n. c.;
Robert W. Branscome, Cabell, Va.-not
money-order Offices
New post-oflices have been established
as follows
Alice, jackson county. y. c.. Cornelius
Henry postmaster; Hilda, Allegheny
county, n c., James r. Evans, post
master; Roark. Ashe county, y. c., Ira
l.. Roark, postmaster; Flatrun. Orange
county. Va, Roger w. Payne postmas-
ter; School, Henrico county, Va,
Agnes X. Harvey, postmaster: Ter
ryl. Halifax county, Va, William II.
Howell, postmaster; Zaigara Brunswick
county, Va, Ellen J. Reed, postmaster.
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.
Representative Skinner is recommend
ing Mr.. Berry for Collector of Customs
at New Berne, n. c., and Senator Pritch-
ard is pushing Myer Hahn for the same
place, and the chances are in favor of
the latter.
EX-Sherim Timothy Lee of Raleigh.
n. c., while alighting from an electric
car on II street to-day before the car
had stopped, was thrown violently to
the ground and received some bad
bruises. 1t was thought at first that his
nip was dislocated, but his injuries are
not believed 10 he serious