Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-23
A" JOLLY OLD BGGGAR.p
vios-Admirai hopkins Has Already MADE
Himself Worry Popular"

A New York Times special from Fort
Monroe says: There was game OF tennis
IN progress in the grounds near the Colo
neis quarters and lot OF Lively. young
ladies were using the racduets. A uIina,
Hopkius took of his coat and Joined
in a game. to the great delight OF the
ladies. who had never expected TO ENJOY
tho pleasure Of a game with vice.ad-
m,ral. who is also n X. G. Il. The ladies
saw they believe tho Admiral can fight
chip much better than he can play tennis.
but they have been pronounoing him
delightful man."
TO ono Of the newspaper-men who told
lieutenant of the Blake that the AothiIaI
had been gwen great "send-of " IN tne
New York papers. the lieutenant respond
ed Good for you; you can't say TOO
much for the Jolly Old beggar."
The officers Of the American feet nave
heard some particulars about the British
preparations tor the parade IN New YORK
that have amazed them and given them
some ANXIETY. IL has been learned that
thew have made elaborate preparations TO
contribute n great electrical display at
night. A vast number of electrical-lamps
will be strung from fore to aft, running
from tho bow TO the main truck, back TO
the mjzzenmast. and then down TO the ran:
Statues OF Columbus, Washington. ana
other characters IN American history are
70 he set up on tho British ships and
brought into startling prominence by the
concentration OF powerful electric search
lights upon them.
When tho captains of the French cruisers
Aretnuqe and Hussard called this morning
upon Admiral Benhsm, on board the su-
porb cruiser New York, they were LAVISH IN
their pralse of her appearance. and both or
them gracefully enyled him bis comiorts-
ble cabin. -
Admiral Benham recalled to Captain Be
nier. of the Arethuse, the Genoa celeDra-
ton Of q year ago, whom there were twenty
seven vessels present, representing thlr-
teen nations. Ihey were EugIlsn' rISBon'
Spanish, Austrian, German. Italian: hou;
manian. Danish. Crock, Argentine, united
States, Mexico, and Portugal. ., ,
The CAPTAIN exhibits against the walls OF
his cabin models OF the caratelas, or cara
wells. which are objects Of curiosity. Cap
tain Benier said OF the Genoa assembly OF
ships: THAT was large NUMBER, but
have never seen so many steamships 10
petber as Won have here" Then the french
Captain excused himself, gracefully reter;
ring 10 the pressing nature OF his othclal
duties II have great many calls to
make. but not too many"
IL the rude writers who have go far Tor
rotten the relations that exist between
our naval visitors and ourselves az TO hoid
them up 90 rIdicule to describe the cohcl-
ton Of their ships harshly before there
has been time to put them IN order could
hear the denunciatlOns Of them 10y our
naval officers aud everybody ashore they
would feel thoroughly rebuked. ,
There has been no complaint to Admiral
Gherardi from any Of the commanders
whose ships have been rudely. described,
but the facts ere known to him, and he
expresses the degree OF Indignation and
shame that naturally comes 10 Il sensitive
man. He did not expect that ships ar
rIving from distant ports would come IN
looking as clean and bright as the American
vessels that hayo been in port for weeks.
lie does not think that 1t is at oil the
decent thing TO do to 90 aboard ship
that is cleaning up and then mako an unfa-
vorable point of tho fact that some OF The,
sailors are barefooted and that many OF
them are IN odd garments.