Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-04
TO THE CAPITAL CITY.
MILITARY AND CIVILIANS LEAVE
FOR THE INAUGURATION.
EANY YIRGIEIANS WILL Be THERE,
Third Rcsiment Company Goes
some Doubt NJ 90 Who VIII Com
mnnd the Virginia MiIitia In the
Parade.

The provisional battalion Of the First
Regiment. under command OF Captain
Frank Cunningham left last night by the
Chesapeake and Ohio special for Washing
ton. 10 attend the inauguration ceremonies
and take part in the great procession
The battalion IL 10 strong and is made
up Of men drawn from Companies b. &,
and +. Leutenants Woon and steele, OF
the Blues. accompanied the battalion. the
former having been appointed acting ad-
tutant for the occasion. Sergeant j. i.
RedfOrd viii act as sergeant-maior. The
battalion will leave Washington on the
return Journey at 2:20 o'clock on Friday.
telegram yesterday announced that
quarters had been secured by the commit
tee, which left for that purpose on Mon
day. at No. 229 Seventh street. southwest,
and a place has been assigned 10 the bat
talon in the line by the chief marshal
ANOTHER VIRGINIA COMPANY
Company c, Of the Third Regiment, Vir-
ginia Volunteers, stationed at HARRISON
burg. is already in Washington under
command Of Colonel Roller The announce
ment Of this fact came as a surprise 10
cation had been made by the company TO
the Governor for permission TO leave the
State No troops are supposed TO move
out Of the State without the permission oil
the commander-in-chief
1t is understood that the detachment
from the Third Regiment is not a large
one. The place assigned to them In the
line is with the Richmond battalion. Cap
tain Cunningham has gone armed with the
les don ~ "a f.
talon OF the First Regiment to attend the
Inauguration, and with orders from Colo
mel Jones appointing him 70 the command.
Colonel Roller is, Of course, Captain Cum
ningham's senior, and has been instru-
mental I'm having the Virginia militia
placed together in the line.
MANY WENT UP YESTERDAY.
over 900 excursion tickets TO washington
have been sold by ticket and transfer
agents for the regular trains Of the two
railway systems which connect Richmond
with Washington. This number does not
include tickets available only on the two
specials. The Chesapeake and Ohio train
last night was crowded. The Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac train, which
leaves this morning at o'clock, VIII also
be crowded.
The Richmond hotels have benefited 10
no small extent during the past rev Gays
by the heavy travel from other parts OF
the State. many people having made the
city a hating place on their way to wash
ington.
Very few Federal state. or city officials
will be present at the inauguration To-
morrow. Several members Of the cry
Council will leave to-day, and on account
of their absence the meetings OF the
Committees on Grounds and Buildings and
INFRINGEMENT and Reform have been
postponed.
The local Republican leaders are already
I'm washington. and both Judge Naddili
and Mr.. Allan have received special inVi-
tations 10 attend the Inauguration bail,
with their families Among the prominent
Republicans who left on last nights train
over the Chesapeake and Ohio road were
Messrs D. Roach. u. Strong, 5. w. bol-
ton. y. +. Camp, and George Ialiey. Co,o-
noI Ior,es ID. Brady is i'm Florida for the
benefit of his health, and therefore VIII
not be I'm Washington.