Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-20
EVERY MAN PRESENT
FIVE COMPANIES THAT MADE THIS
RECORD WILL BE REWARDED.
Tn. State Military Board Decides to Make
an Extra Aiicwancc-ro Elect bnsa'
dIer.(senerai To- Day.

The Military Board OF Virginia met Ak
tho covernor's Mansion last night and re-
ma,ned in session until long after MID
night. There were present the Governor
Acknowledgement Anderson, Acting Briga-
der General Colonel Male. Assistant-in-
spector-General Colonel 10 Lane STERN
and Major w. r. Simons.
The reports OF both the AdJu,an'-'eh-
eral and the Inspector-Generai were gone
over and considerable business OF rou-
tine nature was transacted.
II was ascertained that ut the recent
,nsnect,on of the state troops five COM
n.nde made 100 per cent. in Attendance
that is, every man on the rolls was
present. The board. in recognition Oh 'h's'
decided TO reward the men TOT their at
tention to duty. and agreed 10 aou 10
,ho SIN, dine the five companies from the
rey,,lar fund an amount equal 10 one
dollar .ner head for their members. Inc
annunt 10 be thus expended Is $40, ana
n viii be drawn from the military Iuhd.
The successful commands are ba''eIs
A. the Richmond Howitzers. 30 men anu
4 officers; Company \, Blues bal'a,oh'
&c men and officers: Company u, blucs
battalion. AZ men and officers; battery
r. crimes BATTERY, Portsmouth. Is men
and 3 officers, ana Troop D. Sui''' %
men and Otncers.
uonorobIa mention will be made by the
hoard of Battery y. Norfolk Light Ar
tIlIery Blues, which rad 90 men OUT OF
nossible 81 present; Company I, lhlrd
pooiment. Farmville. which had 90 present
out of a possible ~. and Company !,
Third Regiment Blackstone, when had
70 out Of q possible 70.
TO ELECT BRIGADIER-GENERAL.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock. the field
officers of the First Brigade, virginia
VoIunteers-twelve I'm number--will as
semble I'm the Office OF AdJutant-General
Araarson In the Merchants National
rank Building for the purpose OF elect
ing a brigadier-general to succeed General
Charles j. Anderson, promoted 10 au-
jutant-geneEal
At the meeting held for TINS purpose
eorlv i'm February the names Of Colonies
Ealia and Nash were presented and nearly
n half day was spent in balloting. but
without result Both OF these officers are
now in the city. The friends OF Colonel
Nalle claim that their man has gained
enough votes TO insure his election on
the first ballot. This. however. remains
To be seen. II Colonel Nash allows hls
name to be presented he will. in all llke-
llhood. have a strong following. Either
will make an acceptable brigadier.
OTHER MILITARY NOTES.
BY order Of the Adiutant-Generai' the
officers Of the Third Battalion. virginia
Volunteers. at Portsmouth, VIII go into
the election of major to command the
battalion this afternoon.
Colonel Jones has not yet heard from
Colonel Male. acting brigadler-se general
concerning the charges preferred py MN
AGAINST Lieutenant Holstead. of Company
G. II is probable that an order for n
court-martial to investigate the charges
will be forthcoming within the next few
DAYS. The officers OF the regiment are
10th TO talk about the matter, and very
little concerning the case can be ascer-
tanned.