Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-17
HE LIKES CIVIL LIFE.
COL. J. c. BAKER WOULDN'T TAKE
A GENERALS COMMISSION.
NEGROES LEAVING NORTH CAROLINA.
They Anticipate Having the People
of the Old North State Vote TO Take
the Right Of Suffrage from Them
Hotel Notes.
Hotel Notes.

81 wouldn't got 10 the Philippines II the
President would give me a major-gene-
rails commission" said Colonel James G.
Baker, late of the Second Virginia Regi-
ment at Murphy's last night.
IL like military life" he continued,
but I wouldn't like service in the Phil
ippines, or anywhere now. l am prac-
ticing law in one OF the most flourishng
young cities in the United States. The
life of peace has many attractions, If it
be lived In a thriving town like New
port News.
Newport News is destined to be one
of the great ports OF America" said
the Colonel. warming up. "She is
great port now. Her export trade is
enormous. Imports are also heavy. Both
are growing in volume. The ship-build-
| ing industry of Newport News has as
| sumed proportions simply immense. 1t
will maintain steady growth. And you
must bear in mind that every branch
| OF trade is noulishing. The stores are
all doing well. The real estate dealers
are making plenty OF money. Travel at
| the hotels is very heavy.
| THE yellow-fcvcr scare was worth
| great deal to Newport News" concluded
| Colonel Baker. 1T made the city clean
up thoroughly. 1t is now in superb
sanitary condition"
Then Colonel Baker began discussing
n contested primary election case in New
port News in which he is counsel. When
he was done the newspaper man was
not certain Of anything When that
case comes 10 trial. a Philadelphia judge
should be on the bench, which is not the
least reflection upon the judge who will
try it.
$50 you Virginia people are talking
about restricting negro suffrage by con-
stitutional amendment" said Mr.. j. H.
j. Leigh, Of Weldon, y. c., at Murphy's
last night. you ought to do so. The
people of North Carolina will vote upon
a constitutional amendment Of this char
acter next May. 1t will carry. The ne
groes think so. and in travelling over the
State l find that many of them who are
financially able to do so are already leav-
ing the bounds of old North Carolina,
and going 10 a State where they can all
vote no matter how ignorant. The riots
in Wilmington last fall have made the
whites of the State almost a unit in favor
OF the educational qualification for
voters"
Captain Dick Johnston and wife. of
Christiansburg, are at the Jefferson. Cap
tain Johnson is the law partner OF Mr..
a. \. Phlogar of Christiansburg. and the
two form one of the best-knOwn legal
firms IN the Southwest. Captain johnson
| always has on tap a barrel of stories,
| which make his company much sought
after by those who know him.
Fall travel Is setting in" said a hotel
clerk last right. you viii observe all
hotel registers have more names on
them these days than they had two
weeks ago. You will also observe they
have more than they had this time last
year. Increased travel means that busi-
ness is better"
Mr. Alexander Smellie, of Scotland, Is
at the Lexington. He Is travelling in the
United States, and, like the average Scot,
| has keen eyesight. which he Is using
| every day. American institutions he
measures pretty correctly.
Some of the names inscribed on the
registers Of Richmond hotels yesterday
and last night were as follows:
At New d's-A. +. McGarr, T.. =.
Niles. Blacksburg; Miss Mary II. Cor
bett Paducah, KY; Misses Ella and An
| ME Seule. Midway, KY; r.. X. McGillo-
way. Chicago; Dent II. Carpenter and
wife, Maplewood, n. j.; Alfred w. Smith,
| New York city.
At Murphys-W r. Coleman Clifton
Forge; j. NJ. and y. G. Henshay, Lou
isiana: y. Uhlpelder, New York; w. 7.
Yancey. Virginia; S. r. Richardson, Bal
timore; Joe w. Canter, New York: VI. +.
Thomas. Elizabeth. ~ j.; Charles S. Leip-
zig. Philadelphia; +. r. Harding New
York; S. V. Reeves, Philadelphia: l..
Ochs. Louisville; W. Il. Gardner. New
Bedford, Mass; Henry Howard. New
Bedford. Mass: j. II. =. Leigh, Weldon
n. c.; L. NJ. Adams. New London. Conn.,
, Mrs John Smith, Henrico county; Ed. c.
Way and r. Wertenheimer, New York
NJ. c. Fincher. Norfolk; Van A. Rodant,
Newport News; S. Hauser and wife. Bos-
ton; ]. y. Jones and son, Cape Charles
Thomas Coleman, North Carolina; George
+. p Smiley Philadelphia.
At the Lexington-J. Rothschild, Rich
mond; f. NJ. Harden, Salem, Va; c. w.
Worden. Staunton; Charles +. Griffin
New York: George Matthews, Charles
ton. w. Va; T. l.. Harley, Quakertown
Pa: Drury W. Hinton, New York; j. L
Howell and wife, Nashville, Tenn; Alex
ander Smellie, Scotland; +. ]. Hutchison
New York; A. Ii. Monteith, Jr.. Column
bia. s. c.; Charles Y. Foster, Baltimore
O. II. Cornwell. Chicago; r. =. Guynan
Philadelphia; r. p. Harnsberger, Elk
ton. va.
At the Jefferson-F. II. Kincaid. Jack
son. Tenn; J. w. Worthington' Birmlng
ham. Ala: w. NJ. Kendall. Kansas city
d. ID. c. Mink, wife and family. Phila
delphia: NJ. II. Houseman. Baltimore; II
p. Bachers, Detroit J. Boyd and wife
: CYNTHIA. KY: G.. r. Sanford. New Bed
ford. Mass: w. r. Pierce Philadelphia
and ]. r. johnson and wife. Christians
burg, Va.