Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-10
THE NEW CRUISERS.
TWO OF THEM TO BE AWARDED
TO RICHMOND.
A GREAT THING FOR THIS CITY.
II VIII Establish Our Claim to RANK
Among Worlds best Ship-BuiihnS
Poinfs-COtton Trade and TRIMS
ynaI War--Personal.

WASHINGTON. y. C., November y
SPECIALIZATION the bids for new cruisers
were opened at the Navy Department, on
the Ist instant. # was announced in these
DISPATCHES that the William r. Trigg
ship-Bunding Company. OF Richmond
would probably be awarded two OF the
six authorized TO be built. This informa-
ton was given to your correspondent by
a rival bidder for the ships. who had the
best opportunities for obtaining what is
usually called INSIDE tips" There is the
best authority for the statement to-day
that the original announcement Is rue'
and so FAR az the reports have been made
on the bids by the board Of naval officials
10 whom they We're referred, there Is
every reason 10 believe that when the
awards are made. next week. the Nliilam
II. Trigg Company will carry of two OF
the ships. This will be great thing 'or
tho CITY OF Richmond, as II will perma-
nently establish a ship-yard there FOR the
building of both naval and merchant YES
sells Of the first class.
COTTON AND THE BOER WAR.
The cotton producers Of the Southern
States would little suspect That me war
now I'm progress in far-on South Africa
could I'm any material way ahecl lneE
industry. Yet such is the case. Inc
withdrawal OF nearly 10000 tons or SNIP
ping from their legitimate channels OF
trade for the transportation Of troops
and supplies 10 the Iransyaal has dlmin-
ished TO Just that extent the available
tonnage Of the world. English journals
have been commenting upon this circum-
nrgHlrffnR that IN
consequence of IL very material In
crease I'm cotton-freight rates from the
Atlantic and Gulf scaboards VIII be
bound TO follow.
The Syren and Shipping, n Prominent
English maritime journal, copy OF
which has just been received by the Hon
Eugene Chamberlain. head Of the NaVl-
CATION Bureau OF the Treasury Depart"
ment. has this to say on the subject;
"But II IS not only the companies whose
boats have been chartered that VIII reap
benefit from the present crisls. j ne Iact
that over half q million tons on Snippit5
has been temporarily WllhdIdNH llESln ~
usual trade argues that the NeSSelS ny
so engaged will enjoy higher treishlS even
than those which have been current. Inc
thick Of the North American cotton sea
addition 10 a restricted supply Ot tonnage
there will be the usual busy season 10 be
cnosidered. Consequently, the owners OF
vessels which have not been cnaIlsIe1
for Cape service may console themselN yes
with the knowledge that there are Other
vravs az making good profits than by the
Of troops and stores 10 South
Africa
WHEELER'S STATUS.
The announcement from Florence, Ala.,
tbat General Joe" Wheeler would shortly
return to the United States to take ms
seat in Congress renews interest in the
controversy regarding General wheeler
RIGHT to be both a legislator ana SOL
der I'm the army at one and the same
time. While d favorable report was
brought in ON the Bailey resolution, ue-
claring that Wheeler, by accepting a COM
mission in the volunteer army, hau Io-
feited his seat in Congress, no vote wa
ever taken upon IL. The lateness or the
soeeior was the main reason assigned
for dropping the matter. Wheeier' now
ever. could never get recognition rom
the Chair. and was practically dummy
throughout the session.
IL Is now said that when Gen. Wy heelei
presents himself in the House ana l"hes
III formal oath of Office, he will, by that
CO.. vocate his command I'm the army.
Tho speaker-to-be, General Henderson,
was "a member Of the committee that
favorablv reported the Bailey IesolullOH'
and n Is TO be expected that he will up
hold the principle involved and It's apph
cation to the present status Of Seneral
wheeler
Personal.
Among the hotel arrivals here are the
following: Mrs. j. :. Williams and MISS
Tenant. Of Richmond, and Mrs. Henry
Fairfax, OF Aide, Va, are at the Shore
ham.
J. w. Gust. supervising inspector OF
steamboats, for the Norfolk District, was
in the city yesterday and left FOR Balu-
more on official business.
l.. l.. Jones and wife Richmond; {. VI.
Brown Virginia; G. W. Saunders, Rich
mond: Misses Shakley and Corinne Hoen,
and Miss Pattie McRae, of LilesYllle,
Rockingham county. y. -, and X. Lee
Munsey and wife, of Roanoke, are at the
Metropolitan.
Rev Robert ID. Roller, Of Charleston
w. Va, formerly Of Richmond, was at
the Metropolitan to-day. His brother-in-
law. Mr.. Tom Booker, Of Richmond, who
is much improved in health, is now on a
visit at Mr.. Rollers home, in Charleston,
where he will remain until Christmas.
POSTAL.
New post-ofnces- have been established
at Holcombe. Madison county, n. c., with
Henry \. HalcOmbe as postmaster, and
Hopkins, Ashe county, y. c., with Mil