The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-28
roIONEL MARSHALL RESIGNS
RI. rsmmardsnt Of The Y, N. |, RttlrsS
and Lieut.. RockenOach Chosen
Yesterdays INTERESTING FEATURE
.,uxe DrilI Between the Companies
co, O'Forrail to Address Graduates
To- ay-Other Ncws.

.->t~cTON. VA. June 27.-Speoia''-
hoard Of visitors has been IN seS''V"
.r Every member OF that oo'Y -
.. except the Governor VINO u -
member. All manner OF rofhol'
,.,n current to-day as 20 the pIo""
....an 81 the board IN Commano"''
....rs case. Colonel Lctcher pteS'
- thc board. said to me that Com
t.,t- colonel Thomas h. Marshah hao
a,,oal meeting iu Richmond IN
~ last voluntarily 'enae'eu ms
..liion. and asked its acceptance
~ me board d.d to-day. Inc corps
..t. learning Of ;his probable ae-
'' .. tne board petition asking that
Lot receive the resignation
.r.,fNANr Ao,Ka>B.oH CHOSEN.
..~tS II. Rockenpach, Of Lynch
= A.. Tenth cavalry. sta
.t Bort LcaVenWoith' Nah.' was
...l a- cummdndaht LOT one year.
o.. .. satisiact on at the end OF
b.. Wlu ue rendered the place
t.' ..v. II De- wants H. lie will not
commission in the army, but
r,'H here GA f-rlough tor one year
sci .rf. Lieutenant RocncnoacA IS
shed graduate OF the school
and was appointed 10 the
u Citu me-
al ao.D prominently mentioned for
were Capt Thomas 4. Black
ruardant kenyon Military
Gambler. ONO, captain ). IS.
.... professor at the Institute
L .... Nt. IS. Preston. former COM
- Ol the Blacksburg Military
c.. j. II. Redneld. Of New
y ". Lewis. OF Missouri-al
~ vr.r are young men OF merit ana
q rIF
s.-c. ..arse brought against Com
~sr-art Marshall. ana all regret his re
t-4-..' Lieutenant RockeubaCh is an
ALE .r.e- Wei equipped for the place
.NGUIsHtD GUrsr-.
Tia irri OF visitors are now making
aas FOR the class OF thirty that
tomorrow, and will adjourn
g.. tomorrow. The following DIS
,-.I gentlemen are guests OF th'
XII I.v. Giles Il. Cook, NJ. -. class o.
Der q Beauregards STAFF, and
.srsie Of General Scott Shipp, th'
,- superintendent; Colonel RobGT
S., II Roanoke. General Dabney II
d J.rr Of Richmond Colonel Joseph "a
); gar llef engineer Chesapeake ana On.
2 say. Rev. James l.. Bryant, Maryland
failure of Governor OFerrall {
e-ts to-day has been a sore dlsap
.tmcnt 10 all. Tomorrow Is CON
-.lcement day The Governor arrive
ne l414LHNIlt anu AAlAV Il tA+tt
ana was escorted 20 the barracks by,
l-.achment from the corps OF cadets: ~
delivers an address 10 the corps ana ue
lFers diplomas tomorrow.
ADAY OF ISrEBzsT.
The dav AZ the Virginia Military lnsil
ute has been one OF many interest
REGULATIONS and full Of interest 10 IN
Institute people as we'll as the hundreu
.. visitors The weather has been sun
and unusually warm. and the eNecullV'
az the several sections on the Gay plo
rramme has had It's effect on the CJlP
az cadets. especially in the Held WORK.
After morning parade ana guard nlo1I.
there was competitive drill hctNet'
companies A. y. G. and ID, but no piiH
offered. after which the CORPS Hau
Jew hours in barracks In whlch 10 pa
their personal effects preparatory 10 y"
eating tomorrow. The great Dulldlhb " a
q bee hive OF activity. and all seemed y
confusion I'm the rooms ana on the s'ool,F
Many visitors called at the barrdCh,s,, an ~
the buildings and grounds were Iull
strangers all day. The big number
the DAYS programme was at o.5V WIG
there was drill o. battahon ana siInli
arm firing by the infantry. rms featuI
brought out several thousand young pee
ule. i'm the crowd there were all the VISIT
Ing bellies and beauN. The nrlng IN HHe
of-fattie. skirmlsh. and lying down Wa
good, but best in the hollow square
where the corps showed their best metal
AZ EXCITING INCIDENT.
At the beginning u the work the hors
on which the COmmandant, Col. Mar
shall In command. was mounted too
fright and charged across the neld wiz
lv. and IL was with difficulty his ride
pii0ted the animal through the crow
and stopped him before any one was hurl
This incident created intense excitement
AT G.45 dress parade closed the day Pre-
eramme just as heavy storm came VI
Dispensing the crowd Of visitors.
The mess hall is beautifully decorate
for the final ball tomorrow night,