Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-09
1 o'clock this morning. and the pnsie
sounded for dress parade this afternoon
ORDER OF CONGRATELATION.

4 o'clock this morning. and the Dugie
sounded for dress parade this afternoon
ORDER OF CONGRATULATIONS.
After the orders were read at the pa
| rade by Adiuiant Howell. the following
| from the Governor was also read:
RICHMOND. VA, May Z, 1895.
| ITO Major w L. Simons, Commanding
the Virginia Troops:
II commend you most heartily fer your
I vigilance and judgment, and THANK the
| troops for their soidiefly bearing. 1hey
| have shown themselves worthy sens oil
| their State. II you need reinforcements
| they will he promptly sent. Protec'
! every citizen In his rights. and guard the
good name OF the State against the law
| less acts of those who care nothing Tor
her welfare or interests.
CHARLES T. OFERRAlI,
Governor and Commander In CHER.
The following was the detail announced:
Outpost No. !. Browning Mine-Lieu'e-
nant X. r. Taylor. Roanoke Machine
Works Guard. with one sergeant, TWO
corporais. and sixteen privates. Post no:
9. Coal Observation-Disclosures Wingheid. OF
Charlottesville. with one sergeant TWO
corporals. and fifteen privates. Post No.
3. Cemetery Hill--Lieutenant Elan, OF
Farmville. with one sergeant, two corpo-
rails. and twelve privates.
Captain ScrUggs. OF Lynchburg. VIII De
officer OF the day tomorrow. ana b'eu'e-
nant Campbell, OF Lynchburg. officer OF
the guard.
Captain Hutcheson. OF the Richmond
Howitzers. is officer Of the guard to-day.
and the battery has been under COMMAND
OF Lieutenant Barrett. The HowilZeTs
participated In the dress-pa ade this al
tern0on. and made fine showing In the
In ia nj y
paratively new. Sergeant Williams acted
as adjutant OF the battery, and perform
ed his duties with his usual snap.
The Farmville company is the largest
here. and II makes fine appearance.
Captain Martin is justly proud oil MS
command Late this evening I'VE shois
were fred at the guard at Browning
mine. but no damage was done.
EIkhorn Account OF the Maybury
Meeting.
ELKHORN. w. VA. May s.-tSpeciaD
One OF the largest strikers meetings
so far was held to-day at Mayhury. the
estimated attendance being 1000 Inc
addresses are reported as paciiic, but de-
ternined i'm tore One man. not miner,
became intoxicated and made threats.
and was properly arrested by the miners
and delivered into the custody of the
officers From that a sensational re-
port of general drinking and rioting went
abroad. for which there appears no
foundation. The strikers are indignant
at the troOps for refusing to permit 200
West Virginia miners TO attend a meet
ing on the Virginia side 1t is reported
that four operators are willing to in
troduce scales into the work. Beyond
this. and II is not fully verified. the ope-
ratoTs are said to make no concessions.
Ordered to Return.
CHARLOTTESVILLE May S.--(Spe-
cial )-Private Bowman. Of the Month
cello Guards. who arrived here yester-
day from Pocahontas on a furlough, re-
ceived telegram at 5 o'clock this after
no.Y ordering him TO return at once
win all the fully equipped men possible.
Banked Their Fires.
PULASKI, VA. May S.--iSpecial)-Both
iron furnaces at this place have banked
their fires. and the railroad company has
discharged a number of hands in and
around here on account of the Poca-
hontaS strike.