Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-12
VIRGINIA IS THIRD.
Her Stale Rank in Matter Of
Number Of Post-Oflcss
JUDGE SENER RESIGNS.
He WithdraVS from Committee Of Ffede-
rickSburs Park Assn.
ANOTHER OHIOAN PROVIDED FOR.
A striker OF Hanna's to BE Made
civil Governor of Puerto Rico.
| CONGREGATIONAL IN Re- fri
ANOTHER oHIoAN PROVIDED FoR.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. November IL
Special THE report Of tho Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General. made public
to-day. contains the following tens u
local interest:
Number Of appointments Of presidential
postmasters during tho year--yirginla, 2:
North Carolina. 3
Number OF fourth-class appointments.
Virginia. 500; North Carolina, 500.
The report shows that there are aKs
post-oflces I'm Virginia, the Old Dominion
ranking third In the list OF States in thla
regard, ana the gross Virginia receipts
during the year were s.Slo,6S5g7 In North
Carolina the number OF post-oflces Is
1902, the State ranking fifth In this re-
spect, and the gross North Carolina re-
cepts were s7ss,12467
FREDERICKSBURG PARK PROJEcT.
Judge James b. Sener has resigned az
| chairman OF the Executive Committee OF
the Fredericksburg Battlefield Park AS
ISOLATION. and as a member of tho Exc
cutive Committee Of the association. The
resignation. taking effect December 81.
1893. has been very reluctantly accepted,
and committee. OF which Hon. IL r.
| Crism0nd, Of Fredericksburg, is chair
man. has been appointed 10 suggest a
| successor TO Judge Sener; but so far no
| ono has been selected
Judge Sener resigned in July. 1895, but
after very much Importantly from every
member Of the Executive Committee,
| consented TO serve until January 81, 1899.
! and insisted that it should be understood
| that when December 81, 1899, came, no OBJ
| lection should be made TO his then giving
up both places and this was agreed TO.
| Judge Sener Is earnestly interested In
the success OF the park project, and has
done a vast amount Of work in bringing
It TO its present advanced stage. but Is
now willing that others shall take up the
pleasing duty Of pressing the matter be-
fore Congress. He believes that the park
ought to be- established during the pres
! ent Congress. and if it is, the Freder-
icksburg Association will be superseded
by a board consisting OF one Federal and
one Confederate officer. who served In al
least one OF the four battles fought
around Frederlcksburg-to wit: Freder-
! icksburg. Charlottesville. the Wilderness,
and Spotsylvanla Courthouse-and one Of
! fcer TO be detailed 10y the War Depart
ment. A board OF officials such as these
| will have full charge OF all work relating
| to-. and the expenditures Of the appro-
| priatons for the park, and this plan lol-
| lows the procedents set by Congress in
| The establishment OF the parks at Chat
tanooga, Shiloh, and Vicksburg OF
course. such a board win be under tho
control and subject at all times TO the
direction OF the Secretary of War.
A party. to consist OF General A ID.
| Shaw. commander in-chief OF the Grand
! Army Of the Republic; General q. ID.
Ruggles, who Is chairman OF the COM
mlttee appointed by the Army OF the POI
tomac at its recent meeting at Pittsburs
| 10 push the Fredericksburg Park matter
before the coming Congress, and several
other distinguished gentlemen, Will visit
| Fredericksburg in a few days and so
oyer the battle-helds named above.
ANOTHER OHIOAN TO GET OFFICE.
As a result Of the victory in Ohio for
| tho Rebuilding in the recent guberna-
torial campaign another Ohioan Is TO be
rewarded with a good, fat job. IL Is re-
ported 10 dav on what IS deemed excel-
| lent authority that X. G.. Kennedy. for
merlv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF that State,
will be made Civil Governor Of Puerto
Rico. Kennedy has been Hanna striker
and an administration spell-binder. and
the tender, # is presumed, is to be In tho
nature OF a reward for party services.
| The appointment, II Is said, VIII be an
nounced contemporaneously with the
meeting OF Congress. or shortly after
that body conyenes.
CONGRESSIONAL PLUMS.
The legislative patronage 10 be distr'-
buted al the coming session Of Congress
will probably hasten the departure for
Washington Of congressman and senator's
| Interested. Ii IS already announced that
General Henderson, the prospective
Speaker Of the House, will be here within
| the next week.
Apart from several important commit
tee chairmanships. which will be the bone
OF contention among aspiring legislators.
there are some fat offices awaiting dis
! position The position OF sergeant-at-
arms IN the House a rather desirable
Mace. is being sought by several candi-
dates. The Office Is now held by Mr.. Il.
| y Russell. OF Missouri, who. though a
good Republican. is placed In peculiar
| position by the detection OF the Repub
! llcan party In that State. When he was
selected Tor the position. four years ago.
Missouri had large Republican delega-
| tion an the House but to-day that delega-
| ton has been reduced TO three This TACT
will no doubt operate against Mr.. Rus
sells reelection.
Mr. Henry Cusson, ex-Secretary OF
state Of Wisconsin. on behalf Of the
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