Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-11
DIR STATES QUOTA.
,,,cINIA OFFICERS FOR THE
NEW REGIMENTS.
, CAPTAIN AND TWO IIEUTEEANTS.
r,c.e Make Up Our Proportion-sen"-
- nantci and Martin aud Repre-
..ntatiycs Hay and swanson Look
ing After che Matter.

WASHINGTON ~ - July w NSp'-
..i,- Senators Daniel and Martin and
p.rrcscntativos Hay and Swanson ar
..,ss last night and stopped at the Riggs
y.s..e. which is the hotel usually patron
'..s bv the last-named gentleman during
.s. sessions OF Congress. They came to
,,-sre IL possible. the appointment Of a
..~her OF officers below and including
.,. rank OF captain in the new volunteer
-.ements 20 be sent TO the Philippines
~. endorsements for General Otis With
.t.s object I'm view they called this morn
.rst the White House. and were received
a.. the President, who was unusually po-
,.. and oaable. He was, however. un-
.,-. % give the Senators and Represen-
...y5s any information as to the APP
.,.-,mcn.s TO be made. further than
Cha, had already been published, and
ts not know how many would be allot-
ed 90 Virginia. He was very glad TO
,.s senator Daniel. whom he warmly
,-.srsl hy the hand. and called up some
-.-..rt reco.lections OF their joint ser
,.. ia the House Of representatives.
OUR PROPORTION.
This evening. al the War Department,
.. l.-cinia delegation had brief inter-
,es with the Secretary OF War ana
t.uflrt-Gencral Corbin. They ascer-
..-f that the state would be entitled,
.- the apportionment. TO three COM
-s.ored oficers-a captain and two
Ir-frruts. The senators had list or
-H.ants. from which they wished the
.r.rtments 20 be made This was
-...f On file I'm the Acknowledgement
a blt as the appointments Will be
mad. from volunteer officers who have
..-..t iu cuba OF The Philippines. II Is
-.t certain that any OF the applications
submitted to-day Will be successful.
Tho senators and Representatives Will
DAP. herr, for a day or two yet and VIII do
Visionary work in the Census Bureau.
There are q good many applicants for
ointment as commissioned officers IN
r. city from ali parts Of the country
..s Virginia is we'll represented by
Joe officers to-day. There viii De no
trouble in getting all the officers needed,
... 30 is suspected that the rank ana
+s viii not be so anxious to do service
Dr. ..e Philippines when they read Of the
--...rous being endured 10y the troops
-5g confronting the insurgents there.
40 PROMISES MADE.
r.s White House has been thronged all
il. with senators, congressman ana tor-
-.- army officers, and the President
t. been besieged by representatives, from
parts of the country Tor positions as
- .rs in the new army
r-.m those who have seen the president
... learned that no definite promises are
80 made bv him. All applicants are
..s .bst their cases will be investigated,
..-r viii embrace an examination OF
....- r-rords in the War Department re-
-.sys t5 service in the Spanish war.
-..,--sn Park Agnew. of the Repub-
Moan State Executive Committees and
Irt.l states Marshal Morgan treat,
,....al several Of the departments to-day
w. .,... NJ officers. and extended their
tr.u TO the Census Bureau. where they
rs8a INQUIRY as 90 all the places they Will
t. entitled Gu .a hat branch Of the gov
.-r.r. ..u... They viii be sure TO
secure hs.- lI share Of the patronage.
PERSONAL.
Quit. number Of the ministers and
LEGATIONS from South America have lett
Oh, city Tor Virginia summer resorts.
Hon. n. C.. Pitcher. of Fauquier county,
ia. WAS iu the city yesterday but did
r0, remain over 10 meet the delegation o.
Senator's and Representatives from that
STATE who were al. the Riggs House TO-
L-I
j. is rumored AT the War Department
t- General Fitzhugh Lee Will be home
b. August. on leave Of absence
William A. McKeetey Virginia; W. g.
Putnam and wife, Wytheville, Va; u. T.
.m. Warreuton Va; j. A. Cabel. Rich
r.ld; Thomas J. Brady. Portsmouth, ana
ST. II. Fitzgerald, Richmond, are at the
Ieuopolitan.
r. j. Mccain. Z. Smith, Norfolk;
s. p. Miller. Martinsville; $ l.. Bur
,1uehs. Portsmouth. j. W. Gleason Dan
VILE. and $ r. Shepherd, Abingdon VA
q. the Hotel Johnson.
Marshal Treat left for home this eve
rn-. He will probably return IN re"
t..s TO take some prisoners TO the penn
,.auary al Columbus, o.
l-v,ations have been issued Tor the
81 ling Of Mr.. William Beasly, a we'll
lr.y.n lawyer Of Lynchburg. Va TO MISS
su- Waring Stanley daughter OF MIS-.
rs-b =. Roberts. 10 take place Tuesday,
r.,r 1Sth. al $50 p. NJ, at the Church OF
'1- Ascension.
POSTAL.
Calvin o. Tate has been appointed a
o.rh-class postmaster at Duke, Louisa
county, Va, TO succeed Rosa X. Duke
removed
now office has been established at
Dash New Kent county with Floye d.
OleI as postmaster.