The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-06

SPECULATION As TO THE NEXT CON-
MANDANT OF THE CADET CORPS.
The SMALLPOX at Lexington Broken Up
and the Patients Discharged With
out Single Death-Fine Crops.


Ground has been broken on the big park
Just back Of Washington and Lee Univer-
s:ty recently purchased for athletic
grounds. and by the close OF summer
large baseball and football park Will
have been completcd--a long-felt want OF
cur University.
Yesterday was a big day at the Natural
Bridge; there were large number OF
town people there. and very many more
from The county, 1t ves a free day, and
| the sports were baseball, tournament,
illumination OF the bridge at night, and q
| grand ball IN the Pavilion House.
Lieutenant f. VI. Blake. Fifth Regiment
! OF Artillery. United States army, Tor sew
eral years stationed at the Virginia Mil
! i;ary institute as United States cheer
| has been recalled TO his command by the
| Secretary OF War. Lieutenant Blake mace
| splendid record while here. aud his re-
| noval is regretted by all the Institute
| people. His successor will be appointed
| before the opening OF the Institute III sep
| tCmber next. -,
Much speculation Is rife as to who viii
| be the successor of Lieutenant >. ~
| RockCnbach. as commandant OF the CORPS
| of cadets of the Virginia Military lilsel-
| tuto. and there are many Old cadets men
| toned for the position, among them cdp,.
Saunders, of the Danvile Military Schooi,
Capt Thomas blackboard, commanoaht OF
| a big military school in ONO, ana mum,
| her cf others. The Board OF Nlsitors VIII
| meet IN special session next August anu
| fill the position. ,,,..h,,o,
ton and Lee University Is In full opera
| ton. with strong classes in Dotn junior
| and senior and there are a huhDe, VI
| others vet to arrive. In the classes tneIe
| are several pfacticlhB alloineSS hV'"
II is probable that Washington and Lee
| University will lose the valued services
| Of Prof. Jas. \. Ia rrfscn, OF the t"ai rn oo
| has been elected TO the chair OF fsoih"H1c
Languages, University of Eirglnla;; re e,,s
| tered the faculty OF the University III, motv
| in 1S7s, and Is third oldest in that poly
| IN noint of service He is widely known
! as an English scholar. IT. t,-,o.+ono
and iron ore on hand. the Dig iurn aas,,, ne
| Buena Vista is in good shape 70 Ie3 3Ias,
J nnersiions and viii soon be In plast
Buera Vista has promptly met sd he ao, IN,
forest on her bonded debt OF SsV.VoV-a
| fine indication OF the improvement
| business in this section. ..,rro,, year
! has been laid by the Board o. our 10
/ ,isors and in several Of the distIlcis lne
~, has been reduced. Chairman ~ -,
| Reese. after ten years service y" "a
hoard retires with fine record DIS
| public man.
SMALLPOX.
The smallpox camp near here was
| broken up more thah ",'aJ Iv3fh no
| the patients discharged cureu, Ny, VIZ" ~. rs
| deaths recorded. The disease, Wn'cn -, 49,
] imported to this section, was no -
promptly stamped out by me DoaeI he
! Tealth and too much praise cahno. p ",
aa1ccarded Them for the way in when they
! managed the disease 49,. ,o,ion-
ThsTe was no Observance of the nation
al holiday aside from the CLOSING Sn vi e
] .,Int along as usual. Many or the cltl-
1sns spent the day at Buchanan ana
| Natural Bridge, where there were eei0
VI lexington %e,ia Lodge, No. So. knights OF
Pvftias7 has elected and Installed me
| following officers for the ensuing quatte,ap'
Il. ii. Corral, pr, &. - G 1877 Pre-.
late; L. c. Humphries. Mastsr OF
Work; Jake Cohn, Master OF Arms ~
+. Benjamin, < q r. ana 9;o,,l on II Il. Of
Masters Mast, '' !. c.; r. II. Giliock. Past c.
| G., X. G. TemDleton. District Deputy.
The wheat harvest is IN iull DlasI Si ~
! the crop being garnered Is heavy ana OF
| good grade. The fruit ana otner clops
! an over the county are promising OF an
| abundant harvest, and with favorable
| conditions. the farmers IN this section OF
| the Shenandoah Valley will close the sea-
son of 1895 with all that heart couia "lsh'
YIGGAI's BUSINESS PssTSFE.
The famous Irvine case. growing out
| of the wreck of the Bank OF Lexington
| by the defalcaton and night Oh 10
| cashier. Charles NJ. fisgat, on feVruaIS
! l4th last. and who got away with elSnty-
| odd thousand dollars OF the capitai STOCK
| of the bank and $4,000 OF the funds Oh
! depo stors was calIel In the county
| Court this morning. Judge u - 'td.
! tan OF HarrisOnburg, presided "A guiy
| If ,wentv-fcur men from Rockingham
county had been summoned Tor the panel
and a jury was secured IN 1e" nii III, ~,
| composed OF well-tO-do farmers anu Dusi
- IN
| With spectators all day. Hon. j. Kandolph
! tucker. Of the law school OF washington
end Lee University tni'ei Stt'o e., $50 go
| tor John ". Daniel ana MI. =. J, 'tdS
| COW a prominent young attorney, rep
I,scnted the accused. who IS indicted iof
! assisting Cashier Figgat IN ropDiHs tne
hank and knowingly receiving ana 1sihs
! such funds. A., ,,o ..boor,
The accused was partner IN ,ne ooo,'.
DAYS" with Figgat in the reai es,"tc
| husiness and stock investments anu 10
| charged with overdrawng MS accounts
| by $1,000. .-..oa,,ood evnort
evidence. which is relied on TO prove VIZ
( charge and consumed the DAY uylhs
10 establish the charge That 1. w, li.is IN
the accused. knew that figSat was TOD
! hing the bank and depositors- .-....,,,,,
| When the court adjourned TINS tNci.ie
at 6:36 the prosecution had its strongest
| ",,dence I'm The general opinion Is
| that the prosecution has faiIed 10 mar ~
| out a case. and tndt the accuseu W ~
| acquitted by the jury. this '"i" ga INV
case IS a surprise to all. ....,.,,s
Tb,rc have been number OF cGPitIa
rains i'm all sections Of the county la,t'S
ami he crops are jumping acc"Tdllsy'
CoIonel II. 4. Mari. Of the Virginia
Military Institute faculty, with ms
| family is spending his vacation az No-
folk and other points in that Viciiiilsy' e
! Nr. joel GOdsby. OF Mobile Ala, IL
here, guest Of his wife's family MIS-
7
Mrs. W. s. Forester. OF Louisville;
Ky. is here for the summer. guest OF
her parents. Professor and Mrs. a. L.
| Nelson. Of the University.
Mrs. John Carmichael and dau.sh,ts or.
Miss Dimple, have gone to cape May Tor
Professor and Mrs. Herman Krdyss
and daughter Miss Annie. have gone to
RaItimofe and win sail this week for
Mir. ]. A. r. Warner. Chinese Inspector
of the port OF Portland, Ore, Is rome
for his summer vacation.
Miss Annie d; White, lbrarian-elect -
Washington and Lee University, has gone
to Amherst. Mass. TO take course IN
library management. preparatory TO on
tering upon her duties in September
nes [.
Professor Brown Ayers and Douglass
Orle ans La, were here this week. visit
ing their Old home They have gone
north 10 take an extended trip in Eng
land and the Continent.
Professor ID. c. Humphreys, chair o,
applied mathematics, in Washington and
doing work for the United State hydro
grail ic office. in Virginia, deyoting his
time to the water power OF the State.