Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12

the House, and tells a story about as well
as any Of them. To a crowd Of his Tel
, low-members last night he related a
I most interesting story Of his first expe-
rience with Beau Hickman. Mr.. Hume
/ had Just started in business I'm Washing
ton and Hickman entered-but let MIR.
/ Hume tell his own story. Hickman
walked into my Office" he said. and
! with great sang froid said: L usually
charge the new fellows entering business
a red check, but will only charge you
a cigar
Il produced the cigars-a box Of 100
perfectos"-continued Mr.. Hume. land
Beau, with one reach took about fifty,
| and putting them in his overcoat pocket,
walked out. l knew he would return, so
! i prepared for him with box or the
foulest cigars | ever saw. AS Billy BaX-
ter puts it, They wrinkled like skin dis
| ease and smelled like shoeing horse
Hickman came; l gave him two ana
he lighted one. After a single pun he
threw himself back in chair. looked at
the cigar. am like General Grant in
! one particular no remarked.
"'How is that% / asked.
| "'We are both great smokers
az differ with him in another particu-
! lar though continued Beau. j smoke
greater variety than the General does
"With that" concluded Mr.. Hume,
.'IIickman threw the lighted cigar in the
! spittoon, gracefully handed me the other
! cigar, and bowed himself out OF my OF
fee. / was never visited by him again.
Senator Stands returned last night
from a visit to Norfolk to his home, IN
| Southampton, and 10 Suffolk
81 shook hands with hundreds or pe0-
ple." said Mr. Stands, land l did not
meet scarcely one who did not think L
should be admitted 10 the caucus. Every
Democratic leader in the city OF Norfolk
wants me admitted. AT Nansemond
Court to-day almost every man Of the
dozens / met told me he was watching
the fight 1 was making and hoped would
win. Southampton Democrats are unit
for me. Every paper in the Second Con-
gressional District, with possibly one ex-
ception is fighting for me. All the Nor
folk papers are doing fine work Tor me-
The fight for the judgeship of the Eigh-
teenth Judicial Circuit is growing eX-
ceedingly warm. The contest is between
Judge Dupuy, OF Roanoke, the incumbent
and Mr.. John Randolph Tucker, or Bed
ford City. one or two Roanoke men are
here now in the interest OF Judge Dupuy'
among them Mr. j. F. Woods. or the
Democratic State Committee. A strong
fight TO abolish Circuit q will also be
made. 1t Is said. that a majority or the
Senators and all the Delegates from the
counties embraced in the circuit, favor
adjustment. Senator Clayton of Bed
ford. one Of the counties OF the circuit,
has offered a bill for this purpose.
Senator Charles T.. McCorkle, OF Rock
bridge county, who has been i'll ever
since his arrival here, last Monday. was
taken to the Virginia Hospital last night
from New Ford's Hotel, where he has
been lodging. Mr.. McCorkle's condition
is so serious that his brother, Rev. +. w.
McCorkle. pastor OF the Presbyterian
church at Clifton Forge, was telegraphed
TO come 10 the city as soon as possible.
He is expected TO arrive this morning
Mr.. Mc-orkle has been a helpless IN
valid for many years. The trip to Rich
mond overtaxed his strength DR.. I. j..
Riddle has been attending him. Dr'
Paulus A. Irving is his physician at the
hospital.
The bill which Senator Jeffries onereu