Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-28
GEN.LEEGOESTO-DAYs
lie Will Return 10 Washington on The
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Noon Train. q
CALLED BY THE SECRETARY or MAR.
His Visit Said TO Be for "a COnfereDca
= Concerning Mobilization.
HIS srPoIvrMESr TO DE MADE.
His Friends Say This Much IL Abso.
luteIy -assurcd-Major Haynes, o1
Richmond, Looking Over Creand.

General Fitzhugh Lee VIII leave Richs
mond this morning for Washington.
He goes there by order of the Secretary
Of War TO confer with him concerning
tho mobilization Of the volunteer forces ef
the United States. and. Il Is generally be-
lfeved, TO receive his commission as MAJOR
general
The summons for him WAS received hers
yesterday and the General will obey !.
AZ once. He has recently received several
very important communications from Sec
retary Alger. and hence Shen the order
came from him 20 report in Washington
he was not at all surprised. He viii "a
at once TO the War Department upon the
arrival OF his train in Washington. and
expects to be closetsd some sime with tho
Secretary.
The General could not be seen last eve
ming when Dispatch reporter called az
his residence, but his wife. when asked
az 10 the time Of his departure said ha
would leave to-day srs> noon. Miss Cis-
neros will return 20 Washington with him.
Mrs. Lee has pressed her to remain here's
and she has expressed a desire 10 do SO,
but thinks. perhaps, she had better re-
turn. as Mrs. Logan, b. whom she has
been adopted. expects her.
TROOPS TO BE BfOBHIZED hERH.
II is nor known when General Lee VIII
return 10 Richmond. It Is hardly proba-
bic that he will do so until he comes bacs
with a major generals commission 70 take
command Of the troops. which VIII uu-
doubtedly be mobilizcd here, II reports
which have reached General Lee are noe
exaggerated. Major Hayes, OF the sixth
United States Cavalry. was here several
DAYS ago looking over the ground ofered
by Mr. Williams for the troops, and during
his stay in the city caued upon Geperat
Lee II is understood, on the olst OF au-
thority that he told the General thaE
Richmond would undoubtedly be callet
upon to furnish accommodation for large
number of volunteers from other States.
Major Hayes is very intimate with Gem
eral Lee and II Is almost certain that his
statement concerning the mobilization or
troops here WAS authoritiVo. When tho
Major entered the United States army
many years ago as drummer boy he was
assigned to the command OF General Lee.
then lighting on the frontier. He rose
gradually I'm rank, and was with GencfSt
Lee I'm many of his hardest Indian lights.
on two occasions he fought side by si,o
with the General in a hand 10 hand hahr
with Indians. and on one of Them came ID
the Generals rescue when he was ~
imminent danger OF being killed by chic;
whom he had shot and portally wounded.
LEE WILL RT' COMMISSIONED
Major. Naves could no..-ef o0arse. speak
autholitauvely concerning the proposed
appointment Of General Lee az a major
general but 10 is understood that he did
say while here that such commission
would issue 10 the General Philadel-
phia lawyer. a Republican of some promi-
nence In his state, and close frieud or
senator Hanna, Is in the city He also
IS "A close friend and admirer of Geperh
Lee. and 70 "A Dispatch man last night
he said there was no doubt concerning
General Lees appOintment 10 any post h0
wanted Even II The President did rot
want 10 appoint General leo, which idea
the gentleman secuted a. preposterou8.
he said policy would force him 10 do So,
as IL was generally conceded In the North
that were Lee 90 be sighted the south
ern troops would b. slow TO respond -
the call 10 arms.
The idea which har been given promi-
nence i'm the last few days thai army oiii
GERS would oppose General Lees appoint
meut as a maiOr-general Is said 20 hays
been based on no substantial facts on
the contrary. Il Is now said that the Is
suance Of commission 70 him would bo
very agreeable 10 the officers OF the army.
and shat many % the most promincnr
men I'm the army have so expressed
themselves 10 the Secretary OF War.
WILL GO BACK TO CUBA
General Lee is certainly going back IN
cuba 20 fight II the war IS continued and
his health does not fail him. This much
he Is determined upon, and II he does not
receive n commission from the Govern-
ment he has been assured that he can
secure high rank with the Cuban army.
and while he would prefer ,o fight with
Uncle Sans troops, his friends say that
rather than not De- In the iracas at all 90
would accept The clfer made By Gomez.
Should ne DO this. there can be- no qics-
ton that a great many southerners would
follow him
Such q contingency az this however.
Will hardly arise. General Ice feels con-
ndent that ne win receive his commission
from the United States and he viii. In all
probability. take charge ~ his army in
this city, Indeed. Il is said 10 have been
stated oy those m authority that tho
tr0Ops TO be modified IN Richmond will
be those 70 be commanded by Generei
Lee.
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