Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-30
BIDS ON TOBACCO.
RICHMOND ALMOST CERTAIN TO sE-
CURE A DIG CDNTRACT.
WASHINGTON PERSONAL NOTES.
Army Orders of Interest-Miiitnry
Record ON Back of Discharge
PapcrS-Nr. j, II. Anderson Secures
Sick Soldiers Discharge.

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WASHINGTON, ID. c., November 29.-
| Especially -Richmond is almost certain TO
capture a big tobacco contract with the
! Navy Department Bids were filed, ac-
companied by samples. to manufacture
10000 pounds for the use OF the navy. All
OF the manufacturers present, except one
firm, were from Richmond, the exception
| being buchanan x Lyall, of New York
This Is explained by the fact mat the
Navy Department requires Virginia tobac-
! co. and northern and western manufac-
| turers cannot procure II at this season Of
the year.
The bidding and exhibiting OF the sam
| pies took place at the department to-day
| at II o'clock, IA one of lie rooms in the
division of PaymasteT-General Stewart, Of
| the navy. The bids were opened by the
chief clerk, and received by a naval Off
Ger, in whose charge they will remain I'M
til the contract is awarded. Following are
tho firms who exhibited a number of sam
pies. each, and the bids they made on each
sample:
w. r. Hancock, Richmond, Al -, 70, and
SO cents per pound.
j. Wright Company, Richmond, a. %,
and 46 cents per pound.
Larus q Brother, Richmond, 80, 40, 40 10
Al, and AZ cents per pound.
X. a. Patterson Tobacco Company,
Richmond 43 and A cents per pound.
Butler 81 Bosher, Richmond, 40 Il, AZ, AZ,
A, and 40 cents per pound.
United States Tobacco Company, Rich
mond, &c cents per pound.
Buchanan d Lyall New York, AZ cents
per pound.
This closed the bidding.
SAMPLES SENT TO BROOKLYN.
The samples will not be sent to
the Brooklyn navy-yard, where they
VIII DO passed upon by board
appointed for the purpose. The ad-
vertisement requires that the tobacco be
ready for delivery by the 1st of January,
and the bidders, therefore. requested that
the Brooklyn board be hurried up as much
as possible, so as to allow the lucky man
ufacturer to get to work at once.
These contracts, 1t Is understood, are
not awarded to the lowest bidder but ac-
cOrding 10 the sample selected by the
board, whatever the figure may be.
In consequence OF the approach OF the
Christmas holidays, when negro labor is
hard to hold IL the contract is not award
cd Immediately, it will be almost impossi
BILE to deliver the goods by the list OF Jan
uary, and an extension OF time Will be APP
piled for
ARMY ORDERS.
First Lieutenant Weston p. Chamber
lain, assistant surgeon United States
army is relieved from duty at the United
states General Hospital, Fort Monroe,
Va, and will report ut once in person to
Major Alfred L.. Bradley, brigade sur
geon, United States Volunteers, COM
manding United States hospital-ship Re
lief. at that place. for duty.
Acting Assistant-Surgeon Henry s.
GTeenleaf United States army is TO pro
coed at once from this city to Huntsville,
Ala, and report in person to the Judge
advocate OF the general court-martial,
convened at that place, as a witness IN
the case Of Private Rucker, Tenth United
States Cavalry, and on completion Of this
duty, will proceed to Fort Monroe, Va,
and report in person to the commanding
officer of the United States General Hos
pital at that place, for duty.
"MILITARY RECORD"
Headquarters Of the Army,
Alphabetically Office,
Washington, November %, 1898.
1.-THE following decision has been made,
and is published to the army for the in
formation OF all concerned:
Tho words served during the Spanish
American war. 1898 may be written after
the word expeditions under the head
ing Military Record on the back Of the
discharge paper Of enlisted men who
served during the war with Spain, and
in addition thereto the country in which
the soldier served may also be stated; for
example, served d1ring the Spanish
American war, 1898, in Cuba, in Porto
Rico or lin the Philippines as the case
may be.
by command Of Major-General Miles.
I'll. c. CORBIN,
"Adjutant-General."
Personal.
A marriage license was issued to-day 10
J. Franklin Baber, Of New York city, and
Mary Powers, of Richmond, Va.
w. Brantley, Walsh, Va; Mrs 7. d.
Berry and daughter, Bedford city, Va;
Charles ID. Larus, Thomas b. Scott. and
K. j. Christian, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
Mr. j. T. Anderson, Of Richmond, was
at the War Department to-day, and sue
ceeded in securing the discharge from the |
service Of q sick soldier, now at Columbia, /
S. c.
Senator Daniel arrived here last night, !
and is stopping at the Metropolitan.
Hon. Il. l.. Pitcher, member Of the |
House from Fauquler county, is in the |
city, purchasing agricultural implements. |
SMART PINE CREEK BEARS.