The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-26
WILL GO TO CUBA.
A Majority ofthe Volunteers Decide TO
Follow General Lee.


CAMP CUBA LIBRE, Aug. Especial.
The question whether they shall so 20
cuba or return home Is still discussed
TO a large extent among the soldiers IN
Camp Cuba IAbre and 1t IS safe 70 say
that a large majority OF the men IN the
two virginia regiments are IN tator Oh
following General Lee to cuba. lt IS salu
by those who are 90 favor OF gong lhal
the advocates OF going home Wouid OF
lay themselves open TO ridicui. 10y nc
.,y,ar-p0ohs." who would say thal tne
volunteers went on q junketing eNpedl-
tion. and when they did have an oppor,
tunitv OF going anywhere they ieluIn'u
home. e I'D
Tho requost that was sent from mead
quarters "A day or two ago 90 the colonel7
OF the various regiments 70 a9cel'N'l,
tho wishes OF their commands IN re5alu
~ going to Cuba has been recalled Win
the statement that replies were not ne
cessary. This IS regarded as iheAl''l,s
that the department az WASHINGTON wiz
decide the question I'm whatever way may
be deemed desirable % the officials there.
Corn0ral J. g.. Straus Of Company .,
Second Virginia Regiment. has returned
from Roanoke. where ne has been on
ten DAVIS furlough. while Private Greener'
~ tho same company. has returned from
Tazeweu county, where no spent . ten
DAYS furlough.
First Lieutenant W. l. Daughtrey Jr,
OF Company NJ. Fourth Regiment lett
to-day on "a fifteen days leave or absence
lie will first 20 20 Chicago on pINAls
business. and from there 10 Richmond
where he will spend the remainder OF ms
vacation.
CORPORAL FLOYD Hunt. Of Company II,
Fourth Regiment. viii leave this evening
with "A detail for Donvillc, TO bring back
a recruit OF Company A. by the name or
Bennett. who deserted. While being sent
here from Norfolk % Join his company,
Bennett skipped from the train and went
10 Danvile where he formerly lived ana
where he was arrested by the authorities.
The Adjutant-Generai IN Washington
has issued an order modifying previous
order I'm regard 20 the mastering In OF
cooks en- military companies. Under the
new order the mastering IN u colored
cooks in white military companies Is ad-
Missile. and tho regiments going from
hero 10 Cuba, therefore. may carry their
colorei cooks along II they so desire.
Private y. Grafenried HoOson, of COM
pany NJ Fourth Regiment, has returned
from a furlougn or fifteen days. which he
spent at Richmond and other sections OF
Virginia.
Privates Percy L. and Henry S. Do
Priest. OF Company III, Fourth Regiment,
received Telegram Au-AAJ AlyNA A.fttf
home i'm Rlchmonf stating that their
mother rad died. One Of them Percy l.,
will leave this morning for Richmond on
a brief Through.
A Board OF survey has been in session
here over Private William H. Bodeker,
OF COMPANY II. Fourth Regiment who aO-
seconded about two weeks ago. ana VINO
has now become a deserter lie VIII DO
severely dealt With, whenever no -
caught.
Private w. p. Moore Kellam OF Com
pany NJ. Fourth Regiment, 10 among the
inyaiids having mashed his right hand,
as ne says, while falling over stump
after dark He desires to have this fact
announced through the columns or mo
Times. so that his Friends may believe
him when he Later on explains 10 them
why no has not answered thelr Isl''lS
sooner.
Captain II. II. Sheen. OF Company A,
Fourth Regiment has been detailed 70
take charge OF the canteea-sn the resi-
ment during che absence OF Lieutenant
Jones. 81 Company L, who has gone 10
g. w.