Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
WAR ADVERTISING.
Newspapers Having to FlgP
for Their Money
VIRGINIA COAL IN ARGENTINA.
First American Fuel Of the Sort There
POCahOntaS Product.
CELEBRATION OF THE ~
Governor Tyler, state-Chairmsn ~.
tyson. and Many Other Prominent
yirrinians TO lie Prcscnt-W. ).
Bryan Among the Speakers.
CELEBRATION OF THE 80.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. February L.
Special )--Durng the recent war With
Spain volunteer officers Of the War De-
partment who were unfamiliar with tho
provisions OF the law I'm regard 20 adver-
Using had advertisements inserted w pa
pers an over the country. Tho bills were
dsallowed, and now the papers AFRO be-
sieging the department IN efforts to col
lect The claims aggregate N,S@& Sec
rotary Alger asks that the smount be APP
| propriated.
| TO RAISE COLLECTIONS SALARY.
Captain Lamb has been promised q Ia
vorabie report on his bill TO raise tina
salary OF the collector OF Customs In
Richmond from $50 10 ZOO
| VIRGINIA COAL IN ARGENTINA.
! Consul Mayer. OF Buenos Ayres writes.
on December q. 1898. 1T affords mo great
pleasure to report that for the first time
/ American coal has arrived here I'm sailing
| vessels The American schooners Mary II.
| Palmer and William r. Palmer. Captains
| w H. Haskell and L. Mcdonald. arffVed
| hcre from Norfolk. Va. with 4,Sol tons OK
| Pocahontas coal. They made the trip IN
! fortv-nine DAYS. Both left Norfolk on
! the same day and strange "a it may
| seem. both arrived at this port on ths
| same day This Is a new era for Ameri-
man SHIPPING, and il will not be long UNI
! iii Argentina will receive her entire coal
supply from the United States
SOUTHERN FAST MAIL
Senator CLAY said to-day that he felt
reasonably assured that he would sue
| coed I'm having an amendment added 10
the post-ofIice appropriation bill 10 re-
| store the provision for the southern fast
mail.
MAYNARD WAR PAN.
The House to-day passed the bill re-
Gently introduced by Representative
Rixey. providing for the payment OF 80
per cent additional To employees or
United States naval stations Tor all time
over eight hours a day In the period be-
tween March 18th and october 3lst on last
| vfar. An amendment to the naval APP
preparation bill, having In view the same
end. has been favorably reported In the
senate. and one OF them IS very sure TO
pass.
A VIRGINIA DAY.,
As the 22d of February approaches ths
committee i'm charge of the Washington
Birthday celebration are kept buslly en-
Gagged with the large number OF details
necessarily arising from such large en-
tertainment as this one seems sure 10 DO.
The entire Virginia delegation in Con-
gress. the Governor. State Chairman Ely
son. and many others high I'm the Demo-
cratic polltics of the State Will DO pres
ent Richmond is expected To send larso
delegation. quito a number nave aireany
subscribed from Danvile and other parts
Of the state. A club In Baluinofo NAV
asked for twenty-five tickets.
The speaking Is expected 10 be OF UNI
usual national Importance. Besides Colo
mol Rrvan and Senator Daniel, as hereto
fore announced TO speak, Hon. Joseph W.
Bailey and Judge DeArmond. or Apssouiis
botb candidates for the Democratic lead
ershlp in the next Congress, have ac-
lcepted Invitations TO respond to toasts
Mr.. Bryan's subject will be AInsrca
Mission" Ills speech ID expected 10 10
one Of his greatest efforts
F1iiot Danforth. OF New York has also
accented an invitation to respond 70
toast.
| on account OF his continued hl-tleaAth.
Representative Otey has decided 70 spehd
| a favy weeks IN Florida. Ho viii leave
Washington tonight.
Representative-elect J. NJ. Quartss. or
the Tenth Virginia District. Is IN the
city. famliarzins himset wi'h MS TO"
duties. N, ....,,,
| who has Decn NlhlnlAB A'i''N
peper county stopped over IN this o''y
| en- route home.
Mr. $ w. Holt, OF Surry county. son
~ Dr : p. Holt, IS visiting Air. II. "
cole private secretary 20 Hon cla"ao
Among the arrivals Of Virglnians at
washington hotels are Rev. Dr IL A.
Kerr and ~. II. ID. Myers, Jr.' OF iIi0h-
mond.
POSTAL.
Mr. Grant Stayton was to-day appo'neee
postmaster at Zircome, Henderson cssn-
| ~, y. c., ,,.
doy were Redla d. Tison, Grapevine, y.
| .. Tosephine " Lotusek, Begonia, va. 4,
Ressle q. struthers. Chadbourn, y. c.
John X. Moose, Lenoir, \. g, Margaret
n. Davis. clifford, y. c.; Jackson :.
Sparks Elmer, n. c.
A new post-office has been established
al Elmwood, Henry county, Va WIN
Louis c. Haley as postmaster.
| Changes are being made In star man
| schedules as follows in Virginia
Star Tannery 10 GTavei Spring-Lease
star Tannery Tuesday and saturday =
p. NJ, arrive Gravel Spring by t:S Y. h, ;
| leave Gravel Spring Tuesday and Satur-
dav 5P. NJ, arrive Star Tannery ~ s:ts
L. NJ
Oranda 70 Meadow Mills-Leave Oranea
daily except Sunday 100 A. NJ, arrive
| Meadow Mills by $50 A. IL, leave Mea-
dow Mills daily except Sunday IL a. NJ,
| arrive Oranda by IL III.
| Horntown To Massey-Loave Horntown
| daily except Sunday II a. NJ. arrive Mas
| sey by 1910 +. NJ; leave Massey daily ex-
cept Sunday A. NJ, arrive Horntown by
| no A. NJ: leave Horntown daily except
sunday $40 p. NJ. arrive Massey by SO
T. NJ: leave Massey daily except Sunday
after arrival OF south-bound mall train.
but not later than y. ~, arrive Horn
| town In l-s hours.
| Cattai 20 Mearsville-Leave CaHaii
| daily except sunday II A. NJ. arrive
| Mearsvlle by il:p A. NJ. leave Hears-
| Vile daily except Sunday 40 T.. NJ. ar
rive Cattall BY $50 u. NJ.
Michaux 20 Jordan's Store-Leave Mi
chaux daily except Sunday 1870 p. ~. ar
rive Jordan's Store by Il. NJ: leave Jor-
| dams Store daily except Sunday 2.5s =. NJ.
| arrive Mchaux by y. NJ.
Earls TO Msnnboro Leave Earis daily
except Sunday 3l5 t. ~. arrive Mana
horo' by 5i5 L. NJ; leave Mannboro' daily
| .x.apf Sunday n Al aFrlxe Earls