The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-24
PERSONS AND PLACES.
OUR MAN-ABOuT-TOWN RAM
BtES IN THE RAIN.
Interviews with Gentlemen. who etNc
Both Sides of the ArmorN Question
The weather Receives Passing Notice
Origin of Iia>ail-Crcnshaw fire.

The Weather Receives Passing Notice
Origin Of uaNan-Crcnshaw fire.
The rain was falling. the wind was chill
ing. hut all the same. old-iasmoncd GENIAL
gcntilit, did not keep him from stopping
and shaking hands.
"Whv do YOU not interview the people
and find oui what they think ABOUT MI
Grimes idea OF dt>bsadiag The llrsi IT.
ginia Regiment
moi n bad idea" said the reporter. and
following a fash Of thought that sWcW
through his head. suppose commence
with Nou."
"Well. III tell You. | don't agree with
Grimes. II would bee q Yer, serious fhm-.
in my opinion. for the regiment to dl>nand'
You know 6rjmc-' idea was to take the
municipal appropriation made the MILITARY
and apply II 10 an increase "' inc l"''''
force"
"Ncs. understand all that. but You KNOW
that ten military men with mushcts loaded
or with haNoncts on their guns. and ih COM
mand Of an officer, are worm more ID 'As'
Of violent outbreaks and ri0iOus conduct.
than a hundred officers OF the law nave
seen the matter tested. and lon can fcmcih'
Der too many eases Of that sort Yourself
ANOTHER VIEW on H.
Tn. news gaihcrcr met another gentle
man well posted in current events. and ne
brought this thing upon themselves De-
said. "Whcn John Il. Purcell. tine Colonel
Of the regiment. and Z. !. Anderson. MAJOR
of IL. appeared before the finance commit
tee several years ago they made zoe strong
appeal that unless the regiment had an ARM
ors il would fan 90 pieces. Jh'\ sam d ah
Armory was built. d would insure crack
regiment for the CITY. The regiment then
numbered eight companies. The Council
considered the matter. and 10 VAS decided
to give them the AmorN; and 1t was
expected that when the Armoi\ was COM
plcied the regiment would not cost the rit /
but very little
THr FACTS N fHt Ct~f.
"<ow. here are the facts in the case The
colonel Of the regiment and his officers loon !
charge Of the Armory. They permitted /
MOODY % use il for bis meetings. they at
lowed the Thomas concert % De- held there; /
the knights Of Labor National Assembly ln !
meet there. and various other meetings oi
similar character gathered under the Arm I
urs roof. \O objection was heard until 1t /
wac proposed 10 hold the Democratic state /
Convention ia Tie Armors. Then The queS-
lion was agitated whether the AlmnlN /
should he used for purposes other ihaH mill
farS.'
1.-The promised crack regiment had. Do
the meantime. dWuiicd down 90 ~lN cnm-
panie-. and here the state law Is az fault.
The law should require q regiment To- cou-
sisf Of at least eight companies. and each
COMPANY az least MY men. What j. ihc
need Of colonel and Northumberland 10Y
six small companies: II The state law
made 10 different the field and stan ofhcciN
would hustle around and take interest
enough 90 keep the command up 90 tine legal
standard.
WHAT IT COSTS.
..Now A. To- the matter of COSTS. The city
gives the >iN compauiy- $1,000 this year. ln
cash. five or six hundred dollars int' gas.
and $500 fer "a iauifor. and h1- besides T.
pav the interest ON the Sj,.um worth of
bonds. issued in payment for the bmlding Of
the Arnory. - that You see tine first rc--
menis COSTS the city between four and five
thousand dollars per anuum for ihe SIN
companies. sum vastly more Than lhdl
paid out for the regiment when IL WAS eight
companies. Besides. the city pays oui tel
other volunteer organizations sum
not less than $1,000 per year. u B,
unnecessary 10 mention the fact. that
while there are but siN companies in
the regiment. there are in TIE Annoy len
company rooms. and yet neither the klch-
mond Light Infantry Blues. nor the stuart
Horse Guards occupy any oithem. The city
can not rplinquisht the Armury tothe sole cnil-
troll Of the military. because hcr monied I'M
tere-t - in the binding and 10 j, the duty
Of the city 10 look after this
HOW To SETTLE HE MATTER.
'.lIow will the maitet foe settled. DO you
Think
"There is a way il can hc settled. The
whole thing comes up. understand. ai The
next meeting of the Committee oH Grounds !
and Buildings. and the officers of The rc-i-
meni have been invited 90 attend. Now. "a
plan could be- submitted % the Council lu
which could be embodied this idea. let
the officers of the regiment Know ihni for
the future the ArmOr VIII not Doe allowed
for u-e for any other hut military purposes.
except when there are 10 Doe gatherings in
the city that cannot Doc accommodated ,
elsewhere and under $50 other cifc'Hi- ,
stances and IL this comes about
a. near fair compromise oi tine troubles
existing and "A solution Of the question as
can be arrived at. I have no doubt that it
viii be- accepted hy The officers. If they have
any idea at an Of trying to recruit the rc-i-
mcnt an. increase it- force aud efficiency"
Further inquiries made from various par-
tie- led the mau-about-iOWn 10 believe that ,
there Wa, a great diversity Of opinion upon
the question. and IL was hard % define
whether the community cared whether the
regiment disbamded or not.
HOW TnE FIRE ORIGINATED. I
Yesterday morning a force Of hands were :
at work in The naNlll-, renshaw mills re-
pairing the lllile damage Nuur 10y inc hlt Nl y
the night before. The plank iloor in the {
dust room was all being torn up. and here ]
after there viii bee only the brick iounda- +
ton for the flames to feed on. should amy by !
bare possibility ever spring up again.
1t was discovered Yesterday morning how }
the tire originated. In the afternoon the 1
dust room had been swept ont and lantern d
had been left sitting on the hoor. The OF in {
this lamp burned low and sputtered. and
this set the flooring on fire. This was '
shown when The lamp was found without
oil Yesterday morning. Here j. another
monument Of truth to the folly Of the sir- I
gin fspoken of in the Bihle) who failed 10 4
Keep her lamp we'll filled. Il
WILD, WET WEATHER.
Richmond WAS attacked night before last h
10y hostile winds and rains. y
The babbling, busy Richmond world e
wrapped Itself in comfortable 1afb when !
the morning arose All sorts of umbrellas &
were called into use 10 catch the steady fall Il
Of a pitiiesS. cold rain, and go~samer, and o.
oycrcoats met the hoar>e bowling OF the "
winds that swept the streets.
Fires were kept brightly burning. and
those wbe could afford 90 d0 80 Rugged the
family hearthstOnc. The gay garments .
worn By summer had shown the sad signs (
of their approaching doom. and the ruthless -.
wind, aided by her watery assistant. COM A
pleied the task OF stripping her of her r. !,
naming gl0ries, and earth became sum :;
mer's bier for falling leaves and fading n
flowers 20 rest upon. The wrath of the i.
winds and the anger % the atmosphere YES \,
tIday gave Us the first genuine taste of APP .
preaching winter. with its icy breath aud .,
frozen fingers. -