Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-26
SON OF" SON" 0LlVER.
ATTORNEY FOR DeC>Ehi,
NORTH CAROLINA.
CONTEST FOR BELLAMY'S SEAT.
BepubIicans to Make Strong Effort
TO Unseat Both Bellamy and Rhea-
Colonel l., III. strother's Fine Re-
cord-Other Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 2j.-(Spe-
cial.)-Mr. Claudlus Dockery. son Of o.
II. Dockery, Of North Carolina who is
contesting the seat Of John d. Bellamy
the Democrat elected in the Sixth North
Carolina, or Wilmington, District, has
been here for nearly a week preparing
the papers in the contest. Mr.. Claudius
is his fathers attorney, and he has asso-
ciated with him Messrs. Dudley & Niche
ner. the Republican lawyers who con-
duct so many contests for defeated can
didates OF their party. They filed their
brief with the Clerk Of the House to-day.
Mr.. Bellamy's counsel is understood to be
Mr.. Charles Busbee OF Raleigh. lie will
doubtless file rejoinder at an early
day.
1t is stated by Republicans that a strong
effort will be made in the next Congress
10 unseat BelIamy and Judge Rhea, Of the
Ninth Virginia District. whose seat Is
contested by General James A. Walker
lhepuuicanJ. who was the member from
the Ninth District in the Fifty-hfth Con-
gross.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL STROTHER
l.. II. Strother, who was recently as
signed 10 the Heutenant-cOloneicy or the
Thirty-second Volunteer Infantry now
being recruited at Fort LeayenwOrth,
Kan, was among the visitors at the War
Department to-day. Colonel Strother'
Tor number of years served with credit
and distinction on the stan or Major
General Merritt. and last year was with
that ofncer in the Philippines The
Thirty-second Will soon embark for Ma
Mia.
Colonel Strother left to-day 10 visit his
relatives. i'm Culpeper county Va, before
reporting at hts post He entered the
army from civil life and Adjutant-Gene-
raj Corbin said this afternoon there was
no Drawer man in the service than he,
and that ne had worked his way on merit
solely.
Colonel Strother graduated from the
Virginia Military Institute al the head OF
his class. and every year while there
won the same distinction. His brothers.
in Virginia are ex-State Senator John +.
strother and DR.. Johnson Strother, OF
Culpeper; Judge Tip" Strother. Of Giles
county. and Judge Strother, Of Kappa
hammock county.
CENSUS APPOINTMENTS.
The President will in a few days make
a large number of recess appointments In
y
nearly all practically been agreed upon
by the senators and Republican commit
tees from the various States. Those from
Virginia are as follows First District,
DR. George T. Scarborough, Of Accomac
Courthouse; Second District, H. T.. Smith,
OF Suffolk; Third District, Chapman =.
Snead, of Etna NILS; Fourth District,
Francis r. Lasslter, Of Petersburg; Fifth
District, Charles NJ. Hirt of Rocky
Mount; Sixth District. Charles c. Car
rington, OF Houston; Seventh District,
John VI. Steck, OF Winchester; Eighth
District Robert r. Campbell. OF Warren
ton; Ninth District, George w Blanken-
ship; Tenth District. r. r. Hubbard, OF
buckingham.
STINGRAY POINT LIGHTHOUSE.
Notice is given by the Lighthouse
Board that the slxth-order light at Sun-
gray Station, in Chesapeake Bay, about
one miles easterly OF Stingray Point and
between the mouths OF the Piankatank
and Rappahannock rivers, "ls not at all.
or is only family, visible from inside the
mouth Of the Piankatank river and The
southerly side OF the mouth Of the Rap
pahannock river. or when bearing, APP
proximately. between northeast and
southeast 81 east. Bearings are mag
netic and from the oDseFNtfi
"As soon as practicable the light win
be made to illuminate the entire horizon.
Due notice Of the change will be- given
PERSONAL
C. H. Nimson Of Cranberry. y. c.;
BENJAMIN Mines, Of Petersburg. Va;
Warner Moore, Of Richmond Va; c. IL.
Line Of North Carolina; Il. II. Rickcrt, Of
statesville. y. c., and L. : Boyce. OF
Royce. va, are al the Metropolitan
President circuit of the Newport News
Dry-Docl1 aud shiD-Building Company,
was at the Navy Department yesterday
and called upon Admiral Hchborn and
Engineer Melville.
Mr. Harvey Wilson. OF the Richmond
Leader. was in tl( city to-day visiting
newspaper friends on the Row" Mr..
Wilson always receives cordial greet
ing from hts old Washington associates.
First-Lieutenant Cyrus Gray Bossieux
was al the War Department to-day, and
will leave tomorrow TO join his regiment
al Camp Meade. Pa.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters APP
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