The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-06
Colonel Slemp to Harmonize
Republican Factions.
HARMONY THE ONLY HOPE
Treasury Department Statistics Show
Big Decrease in Number OF Hogs
Received at Various Stockyards.
Postal Changes Made.
The Times-Dispatch Bureau,
No. 1417 @ Street, N. w.
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stated In this correspondence yester-
DAY, the meeting of the Republican state
Committee will not be held until June
E3d or 25th The second postponement Is
made advisable by the fact that the
United States Court is In session In the
Eastern District of Virginia, which would
prevent many of the members of the
committee from attending. Congressman
Blemp Is going to be present and Is going
TO try to pour oil on the troubled waters
in tho political situation In Richmond.
He says that family quarrels won't do.
and that the Republicans of Richmond
must get together and then dwell to-
gether in peace and harmony. He says
that the only hope OF the. Republican
party In Virginia Is that they stand TO-
gethcr and stop fighting among them
selves He says he hopes to get the Rich
mond trouble so adjusted that every one
will be satisfied. But when asked what
steps could be taken to accomplish such
desirable result he did not care to dis
HOGS ARE SCARCE.
Statistics have Just been issued by the
Treasury Department which show hogs
to DO scarcer now and receipts OF them
at the five leading live stock markets of
the West lighter than they have been for
several years.
For the months OF January, February.
March and April, taken together. the re-
ceipts IL these markets have only been
toSs. 2i8 head, against $3.50, 499 head at the
same markets during the corresponding
months Of last year. and against 6.c19,1is
head received during the same months In
1901. This shows a falling off In receipts
amounting to nearly million head. or
one-ffth OF the entire receipts In two
years. On the other hand. gains have
been made In the receipts of cattle and
sheep during the same period.
Wheat receipts at eight OF the leading
I'm of mr. ar
as amounting TO 2ol. 2os.so3 bushels List
year, up TO the Same time, the receipts
we're 4.Os1. $3.50. and in 1901 only lgs-
T36,S22 Thus there was n gain OF over
10000 bushels in 1902 over 1901. and
gain Of oyer 100000 bushels In 1903 over
1902. In two years time the gain was be-
tween twenty-five and twenty-sx nil
lion bushels.
Coasewtse commerce on the Atlantic
shows a heavy Increase. The first quar-
ter OK 1903 shows Norfolk to be ahead
OF Newport News in the shipment OF coal.
During this period Norfolk loaded 5S5,lS
tons OF coal. During the same period
Newport News loaded 47l,6I5 tons. and
Baltimore Sa4 ,0s6 tons,
In other lines. such as cotton, lemons
and oranges, and other products, the sta
tis,!cs show this to be year OF plenty
MS compared with 1862.
POSTAL CHANGES.
a postofiice has been established AZ
rheckety Montgomery county. n. c.,
two and half miles utheast OF OWL.
with Abbie Parsons as postmaster.
An office has been established at Black
wood. Wise county. Va. ak miles east CT
Appalachia, with William G. Banks us
postmaster.
An office has been established at Chaly-
beate Springs. Harnett county, N. q.
with William l.. Senter as postmaster.
An Office has been established at Dodd,
Stokes county, n. c.. with Joseph X.
Forrest ms postmaster.
The names of the postoftice Mt Whit
lock. Halifax county. Va. has been
changed to Barksdale.
A star route. with free delivery OF
mail to patrons adjacent to IT. has been
established between Marshallberg, NJ c..
und Otway. same state.
The star service between Marshalloerg
md Smyrna will be discontinued June 10.
Tho star service between Frost and
Anissyille, Va. will be discontinued June
L.