Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-27
CITY OF WASHINGTON
NEWS NOTES OF SPECIAL INTEREST
TO vIRGINIANs.
HOW TO DEAL WITH THE SPANISH.
Our Government should Send War
ships After Vessels Taking Ord
nance from Cuba, Contrary to
American Protest, and Stop Them.

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WASHINGTON, ID. c., October 90
(Special.)-In the reorganization OF tn,
Seventh Army Corps, under orders ISSUED
to-day the Fourth Virginia Regiment Is
assigned TO the Second Brigade, Second
Division, Nlajor-General Greene, com.
manding, and the First North Carolina
TO the First Brigade Of the same division
Telegraph orders were issued to-day by
| Colonel Ward, Assistant Adjutant-G Gene
raj. directing the discharge Of the follow
ing members of Company X, Fourth Viz
ginia Regiment: Sergeant Myers and
Privatos Hatch, Rogers, Field, and Beas-
ley. Private Field is the son of Colonel
| Il. VI. Field, of Petersburg, a most gall
| liant eX-Confederate officer, who has in
the volunteer army three sons and one
| grandson.
WADDILL AND BRADY.
Judge Waddill, who was here on bust
ness with the Department of Justice, left
for home this evening, accompanied by
United States Marshal Morgan Treat
Colonel James ID. Brady, who is here on
business with the Internal Revenue De
partment, visited the War Office to-day.
and had a long conversation with his
friend, Major-General Miles, and other
army officials. The feeling in army cir
cles is strongly in favor of having the
regular army increased TO 10000. The
desire is, in the mastering out of the
present volunteer force, TO select the best
officers and men, and transfer them To
the regular service.
The leave of absence on surgeons GER
tihcate Of disability, granted First-Lieu-
tenant Carter Il. Johnson, Tenth Caval-
ry. in Special orders, No. 1Ol, September
a, 1898, Fifth Army Corps, is extended
two months, on surgeons certificate Of
disability.
HOW TO HAUL UP SPANISH.
The report from Haban1, recently pub
lished, stating that Spaniards against
the protest OF the American commission
ers) are not only selling old cannon, but
are removing modern Krupp guns from
the fOrtlfcations, and are arranging TO
ship them out of Cuba, is a subject of
serious consideration among army and
navy officials. III is further alleged that
the purchasers OF the Old and new guns
and the Spanish officials are treating the
American protest with contempt. Re
garding this matter a naval official re-
marked to-day: If there was any reason
why this government should not warn
the purchasers that whilst we have no
armed force in Cuba to prevent the guns
from being handled against our protest,
we have still a few warships afiOat, which
will be instructed 10 detain any ship
essaying to remove the stolen property
and detain her long enough 10 take pos
session of said property Vessels of
friendly power viii probably heed such
a protest, and If the guns are attempted |
to be removed on a Spanish warship, |
into which, the report says, some Of the |
modern guns have already been loaded |
our government should not hesitate to stop |
her, even by force" This was the positive |
position announced, that should be taken |
under the circumstances. 1t Is understood !
that Secretary Alger and other high OFF, |
Gals are now in correspondence with the |
American commissioners on the subject, |
and that speedy action is looked for.
Personal.
f. II. Rahnn, S. Weinberg, G. Ernest |
Leith, w. T.. Brown, Tom Ryan, John "A.
Ryan, S. II. Mayo, of Richmond; Ernest |
Williams, Lynchburg, Va; A. Wise, John
II. Alexander, Leesburg; Stephen j. Cain,
Asheville, n. C.-Metropolitan.
Ex-Chief-Justice Thomas Smith, Of Ari-
IONA; J. c. buxton, Winston, y. c.; w.
L. Carter, Virginia-National.
T. T.. CARMEL, Virginia, Arthur i. Plea
SAINTS, Richmond; Il. b. Smith, Norfolk,
Va: p. b. Barringer, Charlottesville, Va;
William NJ Robbins and wife, Miss
Blanche Robbins, Statesvlle, n. c.; T..
II. Stewart. Roanoke. Vast. James.
CAPTAIN Thomas j. Crowder, Stanton;
sam Crowder Richmond; c. d. Mcknight
Charlotte, n. c.; Il. c. Linn, Salisbury, ~
g.; S. NJ. Yost. Stanton, Va: John ID.
Ashton, Warrenton, Va; p. II. Curtain,
Sadie Curtin, Petersburg, Va: II. X.
House.
Miss Venie Roundtree, Of Bowers Hill,
Norfolk county, Va, has returned home.
after a delightful visit Of a month to
'elatives on @ street. this city.
The Misses Harris, of Richmond, who
we're the acknowledged bellies Of Mar
agansett Pier last summer, are now en-
Dying a similar experience at the Vir-
,inia Hot Springs.
Invitations have been issued to the mar
age Of Miss Mary Eyre Griffith. of Phil
idelpha, and Mr.. George G. Carter, OF
Virginia, the ceremony TO take place No
'ember 10th. at the residence of the
rides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel T..
Griffith Of 1872 Pine street. Mr.. Carter
S well known in Washington. and was
ne Of the prominent Virginia patrons OF
ne horse show Of last spring. He Is the
proprietor Of the old Carter estate Of
)atlands, near Leesburg. where he and
lis bride will reside.
POSTAL.
A new post-office has been established
{ Lena, Cumberland county. N. c., with /
William II. Mcdonald as postmaster. Z
a telegram received at the Post-Ofce
department. to-day says that all trains )
iere resumed yesterday between Atlanta .
nrla \
cans, and Memphis and New Orleans via
-icksbnrg.