Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
NOT A CANDIDATE,
Hon. R, Walton Moore Says He is
Not in Race for Senate.
CONFERENCE OF MAY 11TH
movement Therefor Patriotic ard
Thoroughly Democratic.
'o'"H LINE DRAWN IN CrnA.
whites and Blacks Already nt odd,
About Holding Omce-xor,.
"h"s Governor Mystcrious-Cep.u
"'ee 'i"ces Few-seed supply,
'"'"" LINE DRAWN IN CUBA.
""ee Places Few-seed supply.

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"AsnlNGTON. ID. C., April 1.-(sns.
oiaL)-Hon. II. Walton Moore. OF Fairfav
VINO Is engaged as counsel for ,bo co..
'estants in the trial of the DaingereeI,,
VIII case In Alexandra, was I'm the civ.
last hlsht, and was seen by the Disna,oI,
correspondent. In a hurried tall, aho,,.
.ne senatorial situation in Virginia. Mr..
moore expressed deep interest I'm the
meeting TO be held in Richmond Ma.
the lth, pursuant TO the call recently,
published, of which he was one of The
sishers. He spoke of the movement nc
| patriotic and thoroughly Democratic ana
s"iu 'hat no one can justly charge that
IL IS gotten up to advance the fortunes of
| any individual or set OF individuals A
| Tor himself. Mr.. Moore said he had 81
ready Informed his friends that he docs
not wish to be considered a candidate for
the senatorship, his desire being TO occupv
a disinterested position in supporting =
principle that Is more than the political
future Of any man.
COLOR-LINE IN CUBA.
Hon. James Hamilton Lewis. the pic.
turesque and brilliant Democratic mer,-
Der Of the late Congress from the Stare
of Washington. who has lust returned
from Cuba' where he spent a week or
ten days, with other members OF the
House and Senate, brings with him The
interesting information that the color
line has been drawn in that island. He
says the whites are against the blacks.
ana that the opposition is reciprocatei.
1.-THE white Cubans." said Colonel Lewis
this afternoon, have given it out that
no Cuban negroes shall hold office. and
the blacks have retorted that If they can
not hold office, the whites shall not. and
the fight is on. The controversy is the
more important owing TO the fact that
the blacks endured the hardships and sac
rfices of the Cuban struggle for indie
pendence, and that they are much greater
in number than the whites"
GOVERNOR RUSSELL MYSTERIOUS.
Governor Russell OF North Carolina,
Is here on business connected with an
effort to have the United States cruiser
Raleigh ordered to Wilmington. n. C.,
after her visit TO New York. His move
ments have been very mysterious. and he
did not register at the Ebbitt. where he
l. stopping. He declined to see newspaper
men.
TAKING or THE CENSUS.
Long before the adjournment Of Con-
gress. and before the appointment of
director of the twelfth census. applica-
lions for places were flowing I'm To Con-
gresham Lamb and other Virginia rep
resentatives. The Census Office has called
Special attention 10 the extraordinarily
large number OF applications for places
that have been filed, and the fact that
for some time to come but small skele-
ton corps. engaged for preliminary work,
Will be appointed.
So far there have been. al n cOnserva-
tive estimate 300 formal applications for
office under the Census Bureau. while the
letters and preliminary Inquiries that
have come in. the applications I'm sight
may be figured at 10000. Until prepare
tions can be made for the examination
Of those seeking employment Director
Merriam dscourages the pressing of APP
plicatOns. The work now is being direct
ed largely to getting out the examination
papers for the ordeal TO which all APP
picants must be subjected
SEEDS FOR THE GOVERNMENT
The Department Of Agriculture has is
sued a formal advertisement inviting pro-
posals for furnishing field. flower. and
vegetable seeds to the government for
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1900, all
bids to be filed not later than April 10Th.
The seeds. together with all material
necessary for their distribution. and all |
labor connected Herewith; the necessary
printing on seed packets. and the place |
for conducting and carrying on the dis |
rib - a a as
Of the contractors. not the government. |
In word the seeds are to be furnished |
all ready for mailing. in packages of five |
or more packets each. All the work OF |
putting up and distributing them is to /
be done in this city.
There will be i'm round numbers n. 100000 |
packets OF vegetable seeds. l.OO)0O0 Of |
lower seeds. $1,000 of tobacco. 1900 of
cotton, and 5000 of lawn grass.
Personal.
Mrs. Porter and her granddaughter.
Mrs. Zoe Hammond. are the guests this
week of Mrs Albert G.. Bracket. before
Ealing for an indefinite stay abroad.
At the tropoltan-Professo Ormond
zone University of Virginia; j.. NJ Will
hanson. Mrs. T.. VI. Williamson. Miss
'adie Williamson. and Miss Mamie Spen-
er. Danvlle. Va.
Howard House-W. l.. Gravely and wife,
liss Mabel Gravely. Miss Mooman. Miss |
Miss Baker. Miss witt, Miss
iradley Mrs. Hamlin Miss Carrie Pace.
liss Kate Patton and Miss Hamilton.
)anville. Va: G. l.. Cline Culpeper, Va,
trs. Thomas f. Stearns. Newport News;
+. Read. Norfolk; c. !. Watts and j.
!. Stanley. Lyrchburg, Va.
National-E. l.. White. l.. w. Lang
orne. Salem. Va; r. L. Seymour. Pc
ersburg. Va: c. NJ. Angie, Richmond.
st. james, II. Adams. L. ST. George
.mbler. I.ynchburg. Va; Il. G.. ST. Clair
{. p. Rison. Miss Lottie Pace. Miss
yemple. Edward Cohn, Danyille. Va.