Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-09
AN ELECTION RESULT.
THE LEADING PRESIDENTIAL No"-
INEEs INDICATED.
A POSSIBLE NAVAL DISASTER
r,,L of scientifically Trimmed o'
GERS I'm the Engine-Rooms Oh W.
Warsbips-New Patents"
IN, personnIs-posfai Notes

WASHINGTON. y. c., November
,sneoial)-Th Fusion victory III Nc
hraska and the Republican success !"
onto yesterday settle the question oil ','
occidental nominees Of the Democruue
and Republican parties next year IL,
time twelve months hence the hauo"''
campaien. with the same two leaue' p
,ru1 have been decided, but with whu'
result can hardly be foretold. a proinl'
no,, Democrat.remarked to-day: i am
,,u,,rr that the Democrats should NY
conclusions under the leadership "a
liam Jennings Bryan, on liee,S",
anri-exuansion platform, dgaInsl INC
,.,,,iiosns with william Mckinney Oh
i, ,,o,db,,y expansion, Imperialism anu
1,,,iitaTisn1 platform. The people are az
ready heartily tired OF the h0",' -
tsxafion. and the maintenance -,
- aod nayies in both nemisphel -.
49,, ,conres if. The alleged pfospo,I''
~ Ii tbe effect OF war, the man -
tn,;srs are its only benefciailes' W. aro
the farming and laborins class ~
worse OF than ever. McNlI'o! aabt
Republican nominee we "an'' ,s,l,l,,,e,,
NJ year will be against MchlhlSS 's1'
and NicI[inley's foreign policy ana NJ
FINLEY will be the easiest man IoI u7 ~
defeat that his party could select
POSSIBLE DISASTER.
"a d,saster IS appalling as the blowing
80, 81 the Maine. in the harbOr OF ma
hama is among the possibilities OF tue
neor future I'm the American navy re-
,narked q naval officer to your correspoh-
don't to-day. speaking Of the present lax
rnethode aboard cur war-Vessels III the
matter OF engineer officers. rms oINcSi
IN explaining the cause, placed all 'he
blame upon Secretary Long, VINO has
thus far studiously failed TO carry OUT
Tho original intent Of the personnel law
This law. which was enacted az the
last session of Congress, by alteIhatlhs
duty for young officers on dech ana in
the engine-room. was intended 10 get an
increased number OF men ioI uuty Ih TIC
engine-room, but as Interpreted by sec
rstarv Long. IL has altogether failed OF
its purpose. Under his interpretation
the CORPS of engineer officers which was
considered inadequate. even before the
passage of the bill, has now been further
decreased. 50 that at the present time
there is not one naval officer in the
engine-room Of any American War-YesseL
The duty Of looking after the delicate
and expensive machinery OF these en-
gines of war Is entrusted entirely to nom
commissioned or warrant officers, whose
lack of scientific training and technical
knowledge wholly units them for so re-
sponsible q post As a consequence, the
bills for repairs have been piling up
alarmngly since the law went into effect,
and this gives rise TO the prediction,
made by the naval officer IN the opening
sentence Of this item, that another ex-
plosion is imminent, unless the authori-
ties can be made 10 do ;her plain duty
in the premises
PERSONAL
Speaker John f. Ryan. of the Virginia
House of Delegates. was in the city to-
day, seemingly well satisfied with the re-
suit of the Virginia elections and rejoic-
ing over the sweeping Democratic victory
in Maryland.
Colonel William r. Teller left on visit
to relatices in Richmond to-day.
Professor Ormand stone. of the Univer-
sity of Virginia, is in the city, stopping
at the Metropolitan, as is also NJ. :.
Chambers. of Fredericksburg.
Mr.. W. II. VERIFY the well-known and
popular clerk at the Hotel Chamberlin.
Old Point. is here on a vacation, and is
stopping at the Gordon.
Sheriff II. ". Russell. Of Loudoun coun-
ty, and Mr. Robert Hempstone, Of Lees
burg, are here to-day. on their way home
from a successful cunning tour i'm the
vicinity of Hayre de Grace, Maryland.
Hon. T. c. Pitcher, who has just been
reelected TO the House from Fauquier,
passed through this morning on his way
to Richmond
Among recent hotel arrivals are the fol-
lowing: \. II. Potter. Norfolk; 7. a.
Daffron. Richmond-Hotel Johnson.
A. J. Galloway. Goldsboro'. n c.; ]. ].
Perkins. North Carolina; Mr. and Mrs.
Charles y. Vance, North Carolina; i. G..
Green. Warrenton, Va; j. b. Albert,
Newport News; c. b. Kemp. Lexington,
Va.-National.
d. y. sigman. Salisbury. n. c.. A. J.
Sugar. Fairfax. Va; w. q. Lewis, Jr.'
Virginia: j. a. Hallovel, Norfolk, Va;
=. w. Vaughan and wife, Durham. n. c.;
=. NJ. Valentine. Richmond; J. =. Wood
all and wife. Charlotte, n. c.; f. White,
Petersburg. Vast. James.
Fx-Congressman j. YOst Of stanton
Va: II. L. Moss. North Carolina; r. 5.
Anderson. Lexington Va; a. q. Willis,
Culpeper. Va: T. r. Smith Warrenton'
Va; j. w. Eberley. Strasburg, Va; J. NJ.
Nails. Roanoke. Va; Mrs Lee L. Brad
lev. Richmond-Howard House.
PATENTS.
Patents have been issued as follows:
Pliny f. Hodges. Goochland. Va, 'front.'
cut moving machine.
James y. Harrison, Danvllle, Va, game
board.
.Jamec NJ. Williams and T. p. King,
Danville. and II. w Kinney, Lynchburg,
assignors Of one-fourth TO j. a. Hender-
son. Danville, automatic railway signal