The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-07
THE PAYMASTER
COMING FRIDAY.
Richmond Companies to Receive
Their Money First.
FOURTH SOON TO Be IN CUBA.
The Virginia Regiment Will Sail Away
from Savannah on the 0th-Capt.
Wyatt Receives Official
Notice.
FOURTH SOON TO Be IN CUBA.

Major Price was informed by the War
Department yesterday that MAJOR MUM
lenberg. of the Paymasters ONCE VIII
arrive in Richmond on Friday, the 9th,
and pay off the companies OF the Second
regiment located In this city. lie viii
then be subject to the orders of Major
Price until all the companies are paid.
Major Price has been ordered 10 report
at Old Point Saturday Tor examination
for promotion. He will return that night
and accompany Major Muhicnbcrg on his
visit to the various company stations OF
the Second regiment
FOURTH SAILS on FRIDAY.
The Fourth Virginia Regiment will
leave Savannah for Cuba next Friday
This positive statement is made BY Colo
mol G.. w. Taylor. who telegraphs Cap
tain Clarence Wyatt as follows.
Hold yourself and detail in readiness
10 report here when ordered. We en-
bark for Cuba on Friday"
Captain Wyatt is in charge Of the ie-
cruiting detail in Virginia. lie has his
headquarters in Richmond Officers who
are assisting him in the recruiting Nork
are at various company s'atione.
Captain Wyatt sent a reply tn Colonel
Taylor informing him that the Second
Regiment will not be mustered out before
Saturday and asking that arrangements
be made TO have recruits from that or
ganizatioh sent TO the Fourth.
MANY Sent OFF.
Captain Wyatt has up 20 date shipped
one hundred and twenty-sevcn recruits
from the Third Regiment 10 Savannah
There are two hundred or more in the
Second who desire 20 enlist but they can
not go until they arc mustered ont. Unless
the recruiting officers are given l'ermis-
sion to remain here later than Saturday.
They will have to leave for Savannah by
Thursday.
Captain Wyatt sent or the following
recruits from Richmond Monday night:
oscar Thornton. Ajax Baruth. Thomas
X. Thornton. Roland h. ilofsley. Oliver
White. Zeb L. Moore. edward X. Mol
10y. Robert a. Wakeham. Thomas i.
Dansey. James =. Thackston. George y.
Mannerschmidt Zach Gooch.
DESERTER SENT BACK.
The captain also sent back 10 savannah
Monday night w II. Crittenden, the
Young man charged with desertion from
Company f. Crittenden had been trying
for a long time to secure his discharge,
but grew tired of waiting lie deserted
and a few days after he left the regiment
his discharge came. 1t was subsequent
ly revoked
A POETIC FATHER.
A letter with a most peculiar address
was safely delivered 10 Corporal T. j.
Vandergrift. who is on the sick list at the
armory, yesterday morning. The address
was as follows: t.
He is a tall-over six-fOot Teller,
Who enlisted as a Spaniard-killcr:
But after eight months Of useless buster,
lie waits i'm Richmond for the last muster.
He's i'm Virginias Second Regiment
(Which 10 battlefield should never be
senD
In Seventh-street Armory there you'll
see
On the sick list Corporal T. j. V.
il hard to locate. you find 1t very.
Just hand this letter to Sergeant Cherry;
Should neither be found, We kindly ask
you
Return to Pulaski Box 49,
Corporal Nandegrift left his home at
Pulaski at the beginning OF the war
against the wishes of his father who
I once had him arrested to keep him from
enlsting He made his escape, however.
! Joined Company NJ. Second Regiment. and
went to jacksonville He has been home
twice since then on furlouGhs, and Is
now here on the sick list. The letter is
from his father. who Is POLITICALLY in
clined.