The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07
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WASHINGTON D. c., April Colo
mel s. NJ. Newhouse, of Culpeper
former member of the House Of Dele
gates. Is in Washington, and discuss
ing the pending contest for the Dem
that district.
..Ten OF the eleven lawyers of Gull
pepper are going to vote for one OF
other OF the three lawyer candidates.
E he said. IT think there is no doubt
that they will vote this way out OF
compliment to their professional
brethren, II this be true,t1 cannot see
why the farmers should not vote for
the farmer candidate. John b. Ryan. !
believe he will carry Culpeper county.
Mr.. Newhouse says he Is not taking
any part in the con test for nominations
to county offices. but is doing oil he
can to aid Mr.. Ryan In his fight for
the congressional nomination.. He says
that the fight for the nomination to
the House Of Delegates between Alden
Bell and D. A. Slaughter. the incum-
bent, is warm, and he believes the re-
suit is involved in much doubt. Edwin
Gibson, son of the late distinguished
Catlett Gibson. Esq. will be elected
commemorative attorney without OPP
position.
President to Sail the James.
There is reason to believe that IL
tho weather should be fine, as is prob
able, the President and Mrs. Roose-
welt will make a trip to Jamestown,
on the 27tll Of April, the day follow
ing the opening Of the Jam estown l1x-- y
position. The President denies that
he proposes taking this trip. but 1T Is
learned that, weather permitting. the
Sylph will convey them to Jamestown,
and later in the day the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt will visit some
Of tho old Colonial homes on the
James. This is not absolutely author
itative, but 1t comes from reliable
source.
The public has probably overlooked
the passage of a law at the last ses-
sion of Congress-. which does away
with tho necessity Of special delivery
stamps. The now law provides that
instead Of placing n special stamp on
n letter which 1t is desired shall be
delivered Immediately, tho writer has
only to put on 1t ten cents worth Of
stamps, In addition to tho postage nee
essary to carry 1t to It's destination.
The Post-Oflice Department Is now en-
gagged In preparing the necessary reEu--
lations under which the new law Will
be carried out. 1t will probably re-
suit in the discontlnuance entirely
oL lIe uSc VI SpcCl'Ll NcllNG|S stamps
fuckers Son in Army.
President Roosevelt has said he will
appoint to the army as second licu4
tenant. Albert Sidney Tucker. son or
Hon. Harry st. George Tucker. Young
Tucker is great grandson of General
Albert Sidney Johnson. and grandson
OF Colonel William Preston Johnson.
President Roosevelt, when he made the
appointment. alluded to the fact that
tho young man had lighting blood in
him and expressed his pleasure at be-
ing able to make the appointments.
Young Tuck err Is at present employed
with the jamestown Exposition COM
jany. He will have to stand nm eH-
emnatIon before receiving his commits
sion
Between the investigation which tho
Census Bureau Is now making with
n View to Determining the relative
pay which the railroads receive for
tho transmission OF malls and Of en-
press matter, and tho investigations
which the postal commission IS pres
pairing to make for Tho purpose OF as
certuinng further whether rates for
tho carrying of the mails should ba
reduced, there Will be much light
thrown on the subject before Congress
meets again. Professor Adams, nov
statistican ofithe Interstate Commerce
Commission. investigated tho subject
some years ago for the Walcott
Commission. Ho found that the
government paid the railroads
! $3l7b for the transportation or mats
| between New York and Buffalo. i lie
also found that the average rate which
| tho express companies made the puh-
| lilo was $25 per ton. and that tho
railroads should haul the express mat
ter for 40 per cent, of the gross charges.
or about $40 ton.
Reduce Postal Charges.
Tho government paid s,17s times az