Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-10
A NEGRO PAID THEN.
FOURTH REGIMENT BOYs GET a
DOSE OF NpKINLEYIsM.
THEIR BLACK PAYMASTER.
E.cape of Important Prisoners from
the Camp-EiabOrate preparations
Cor Cay Tyler's Reception-ScVent
Corps Certain to- Go 10 Cuba.

SAVANNAH. GA. November @-CSpe-
cial)-The Fourth Virginia Regiment was
paid off to-day by the colored paymaster'
Major John r. Lynch. assisted by a ne
GRO clerk. our regiment was the last
regiment to be paid off, and was the only
southern regiment of the corps when was
Maid off by a negro. The men were aVerse
10 receiving their money from him. Dut
il was the only way they would get 1t at
all as he was the officer assigned by lne
War Department to this duty Ihere
was not much ill-feeling towards the ne
gro. bur the government was blamed LOT
sending him here.
A number of the members of Company
r of Norfolk, and Company l.. of Ports
mouth. refused to accept their money
from him, and it was passed to them
through the hands Of their captains.
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS.
Two prisoners escaped from the Fourth
Virginia guard-house last night by raising
a plank in the floor and digging hoie uh-
der the wall One of them was PrNate
Charles II. Camp of Company NJ, VINO
was TO have been sent to Fort Leayen-
worth. Kan. to-day TO serve a term OF
twelve months at hard labor for desertion.
The other was Private James @. White,
of Company X PetersburO, who was
serving a sentence in the guard-house.
Search was made for them, but as YET
they have not found.
GOVERNORS VISIT.
The Fourth will attempt TO make the
xisi, of Governor Tyler and party as en-
iovabie TO Them as 1t will, no doubt, be 10
the regiment The regiment VIII meet
them on their arrival Friday morning
and escort them from the depot TO their
hotel.
A german will be given at the Hotel
De Soto by the officers of the regiment IN
honor of Governor Tyler and party FIJI
day night The Committee on Arrange
ments are Captains NJ. c. Jackson, L. L.
Narve. =. T.. Yeatman, and II. c. Causey
Jr and Lieutenant l.. l.. Cheatwood.
The committee are making preparation
which will insure the success of the ball
and make the affair an event worthy OF
the good name OF Virginia and its Chief
Executive.
The transport Michigan, which has
been a sort OF Mecca for the soldiers ever
since its arrival with the battalions OF
engineers and artillerymen last Thurs
day. will steam out early tomorrow
morning.
The men of the Seventh Army Corps
ports. for they are expecting TO have the
gangplanks leave them on the decks OF
these mighty boats very soon.
AS station and site for the camp of
the Seventh Army Corps have already
been picked out in Cuba. 1t begins TO
look very much like we will really have
10 pitch tents on foreign soil.
THE FIFTH CAVALRY.
The Michigan carries the Fifth Cavalry,
numbering about 600 men, with 800 horses.
This historic regiment. which boasts of
having been in over 100 engagements, and
having mad among its distinguished OIL
GERS Robert Il. Lee, Albert sydney John
ston. and fFitzhugh Lee, will land at
Ponce. Porto Rico, and there probably
be assigned TO different stations. The sol
diers carry kTag-Jorgensen carbines, with
range of 1900 yards. and have the
finest mounted brass band in the service.
Iieutenant-C Colonel Carr has command OF
them
Colonel Carpenter. Of this regiment, has
been made brigadier-genera over the
Third Gcorrla, Fifteenth Infantry. and
Eighth Cavalry regiments. They will be-
gin the movement TO Cuba as soon as
they can be loaded on the transports
Manitoba and Chester. which are expect
ed here in few days. Their station will
be Puerto Principe.
The embarkation OF the Fifth Cavalry
was superintended BY General Humphrey.
yhe 9chief guarteImaster on General
Niies's stan. He returns 10 Washington
Tonight. and leaves there IN few days
20 take charge OF all the transportation
OF troops 10 that place.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST cHAPLAINs.
White there Is good deal OF complaint