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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
GENERAL LEE TOUCHED.
EX-Confcderatcs' Devotion Brought
Tears TO His Eyes.

Ex-Confcderatcs' Devotion Brought
Tears TO His Eyes.
Ever since the appointment Of General
Fltzhugh Lee as major-general in the
United States Army for the war against
Spain, and. iE fact. since the appoint
meni Of the q stiEguished Nirginian and
c0nsui-general 20 havana was advocated
by the newspapers and prominent ciu-
Zens OF the North and South, the patriot
ism Of ex-Confederate soldiers In various
parta Of the South has been conspicuously
manifested. Almost as soon as IL was
seriously thought that there would be
war with Spain many old veterans vol
untcered their services.
A striking illustration OF the devotion
of the veteran caValrymen to General
Fitzhugh Lee was shown in large num-
Der of letters written 10 Captain thos.
W. Sydn0r. one of the prominent mem
bcrs of the Veteran Cavalry Association
OF the Army of Northern Virginia from
his old comrades I'm Virginia and some
I'm North Carolina asking that he organ
izc a company of caValrymen from eN-
Confederate veterans 20 80 down 10 Cuba
as General Lees bOdyguard. captain
Sydnor was lieutenant in company 9,
Fourth Virginia Cavalry during the war
He received dozens Of letters from the
Old veterans iu various places urging him
10 organize this company and assuring
him that they would be only too glad 20
eerve Some Of these veterans are n..r-
lv SEVENTY years Of age. one old sololer
As more than seventy, but he wrote th9l
he could get about pretty well and IL
would give him pride and pleasure 10
be ON General Lees body guard.
A number OF these letters We're SNOWY
n General Lee whose eyes filed WIN
tears when he read them. He said thaL
during the whole diplomatic conifoVeIst
and final declaration OF war asain5 u
ergin nothing had so touched him as lhe
IoovItv Of the old Confederate Vele
rams and thcir expression Of Kindness ana
devotion TO him. ~,,-,.1 g..
when General Lee left Richmond -
,ramna Captaln sydnor. who was AZ the
reilrood station 10 bid him good Dye re
ferred 10 this matter and Ceheral I.eg
,nrned no him and said: Yes SIR; anu mn
some Of these letters certainly ana get
close 10 me-" .-,,,. ~ ov-
C,dnfe,eratos was not organized was that
,tai- aoes were beyond the maxi I'M
,i-,it Cor troops. and thew could not cum
sen,entiv be mustered IN.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
Scissors for soldiers.

Ladies OF the Fifth Regiment Auxiliary
are al work on useful little bags Tor the
men OF the Fifth. The bags are OF the
style known as housewives" and are
made after a pattern dear 20 the hearts
OF our grandmOthers. When finished each
bag viii be stocked with supply OF cot
ton, tape buttons, wax, needles ana
thread. Last. but not least, It VIII con-
tain pair Of scissors.
The last article was added at the sug-
gestion OF a youth who has gone TO the
front. and who has written home 10 his
friends a doleful story OF his wretched
plight. This youth owns six pairs, OF
socks all OF them more or less In need OF
repairs. He does not know when ne VIII
get a new supply and the situation be-
gins 10 look ominOus. However. he thinks
tina. N he had a pair OF scissors he might
b. able TO stop up the leaks temporarily.
in four OF the pairs by repairing them
With pieces cut from the other two.
AS there are probably great many
men I'm the regiment In this plight. ana
since Il would be inconvenient 70 have the
socks sent home TO be darned properly,
the ladies' have decided to send the scis-
sors. A large supply Is needed, and me
ladies' will gladly welcome contributions or
scissors-or ga fact u any OF tn otner
furnishings Of the baga.-BAltimore sun
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
RcsnIf of the Election.

"A resuIt of the election held Thurs
day the following are the general officers
and members OF the city Council for the
next two years:
Richard NJ. Taylor. Mayor.
ID G.. Richardson. commonwealth At
torney
Frank w Cunningham City Collector.
T.. G. Garrison. High Constable.
r. u. Munford, Commissioner OF the
Revenue
J.. j. Warren Auditor
II. G. Epps. city Sergeant.
John T. Hughes. Sherin.
The complete membership OF the CITY
Council follows:
MADISON WARD.
Board Of AIdermen-James T. Ferriter.
Common Council-F. c. EbeL i. A.
Harreson. julius A. Hobson, Joseph Wal
Ierstein and John u. west
JEFFERSON WARD.
BOARD OF William NJ Turpin
and ohm NJ. King.
Common Council-sol /. Bloomberg,
Morgan p. Mills, James 7. Neale aud
Phil Shea.
MARSHALL WARD
Board OF Aldermen. Harry Iawder
and y. Thomas Mostly
Common Council-W. II. Curtis, Arthur
lts IT
Grimes and w 4. Woody
CLAY WARD
Board Of Aldermen-M. Fill Scay and
Evan Snead.
Common Council-John ". Blanks. $.
II CottreH. William Gibson, Or, y. W..
Miner and Charles r. Winston.
MONROE WARD.
BOARD OF Major Clay Drew
common Council-Wnliam c. camp.
James Caske Marx Gunst, K. i. Peters
and c. W. Tanner
JACKSON WARD.
Board of Aldermen-P III. Donahoe.
Common Council-Henry J. Heeke, ID.
2. Mccarthy. G.. *. Pollock John Tee
FEY. ". i. Whalen.
or the above Councilmen and Aldermen
the following were endorsed 10y the Hoou
Government League;
Mcssrs. James y. Ferriier. T. @. Ebel,
r. A. Harrels0n. Joseph Wallerstein ana
John r. West. OF Madison Ward; Clay
Drewrv. William c. Camp, James Caskle'
Marx Gunst. r. l.. Peters and G. W..
Tanner. of Monroe Ward. making n total
OF eleven members.
Those elected who either repudiated the
League or were not endorsed Dy lt are
Mossrs. julius 4. HO0son OF Madison
Ward: John NJ. King, William NJ. Iur-
pin. Sol l.. Bloomberg. Morgan r. Mills
James r.. Noale Phil Shea, and Y. y.
Williams. OF jefferson Ward; J. Harry
I.awder. ~ Thomas Mosby, w. II. Cur
lis. Arthur B. Ferguson. Il. II. Car
her. John r. Grimes and W. T. Woody
of Marshall Ward; NJ Fill Seay, Evan
Snead. John NJ Blanks. samuel II. COZ
treU. r.. W. Miner, William Gibson Jf'
and Charles r. Winston. Of Clay Ward,
and the Jackson Ward delegation.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
GOVERNOR COMMISSIONS THEM.
So Says Adjutant-Generai Corbin About
Certain Officers.

Governor Tyler last night received from
the War Department telegram in an
swer to one he himself sent making GER
tain inquiries for Information as 70 GER
tain rank officers and their commissions,
The telegram read as follows:
Washington, ID. c., May 70.
Governor j. Hoge Tyler, Richmond. Vat
An officers OF Virginia regiments are
commissioned by you. The telegram 70
YOU of the 18th instant was merely for
information as 20 relative rank and 70
suggest whore commissions have not yet
been issued that they be dated as OF data
of actual muster in.
Ell. c. cORBIN.
"Adjutant General
The Governor also received telegram
from Count r. Duphani. who has upon
two occasions before volunteered his SER
vices 10 night against the spanish. This
communication was Of rather striking
character. II read as follows:
Newmarket. va. May a.
Governor J. Hoge Tyler, Richmond. VA:
seventy-ave thousand more, For God'4
Captain 4. DurHANk /
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
FIRST HONOR PUPILS,
pcsplt OF the Examinations ofthe Bar
ton Heights school.

Result OF the Examinations oIthe Dur
ton Heights school.
rollowine are the first honor pupils OF
the parton Heights school, Mr.. Ivan Ste
mems principal as determined by the
examinations held yesterday morning
Uigh School-Mlsses Nellie CHM M''s
starritt Ruble Crenshaw, Elise Wing
field. Emma Lindsan, Matte Seay' MI o.
c. Quarles. ~ ,,.,., cli,,
Grammar Grade-Miss Mapel p'i"ii'
teacher.-Misses Maggie Parrish p annie
Giuiam. MAY smith Edna Lea hai1h
Tomlins0n. Edith Miller. Jessie Moha''
oracle Lea. Flora Morgan Carrie Roo-
inson. Mossrs Mason Harris, Malcolm
Broaddus. Lewis Parrish. Murray Harlan
Heath Clarke.
intermediate Grade-Mrs. c. l..
Vaughan. teacher-Misses Lille
Rauehan. Julia smither Lucy Lindsay
Marta Lee Messrs. VIM. Drumelier Well
ford Beveridge Howard Harlan, Charlie
OBannon.
Primary Grade.-Miss Hattie O'Banncn,
teacher.-Migses Rosemary Bailey Vir-
ginla CrcxtOn, Page Siriburre. Grace
Chamberlain. Mabel Morton. Gladys
Livesay. Rose staude. Stella Bailey. jose
phine Figner. Marie Baugh1n, Ruby Hew-
itt. Annie Smith Edith Ragland.
Messrs. John Harding. Robert Throck-
morton. Herbert Ragland. Tom Duggan.
Clarence Elliott. Roy Wright Charles
Tomlinson. Walter Lea Edwin Bowden.
John Gary Donald Miller. Charles Ham
lin, Lewis King Mercer Williams.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
Buck Davis n SuiC Idle.

TROY. y. Y. May 27.-"Buck' Davis
the notorious burglar who recently es,
capped from the Washington county lail
and was recaptured in Virginia; was
found dead I'm his cell to-day az salem,
having committed suicide. Davis was
tried on Wednesday before Judge Lille
on a charge OF jail-brcakins; and on
pleading guilty. was sentenced 10 hNe
years I'm DannemOra prison and 70 pay
"a fine OF - coo. lie left the court smll,
ingly. and was placed in q heavy steel
cell Ills guards went 10 the cell TO can
him for Breakfast. when his body was
found on the floor.
Davis had taken the mattress, and, ar
ter tearing Fl into strips. formed a rope.
This he tied 10 tho bedpost. WIN inc
other end around his neck and throw,
ing himself on the floor slowly strans1ed
Davis was charged with the murder
of LAWYER Bl0dgett I'm Scheneciady sew
erai months ago. and detectives have been
engaged securing evidence 10 conFlct nm
Of thqt charge. lie was also accused or
extOrting money from an aged couple
near Schenectady by burning their IeSt
on a stove. and on the expiration OF hl5
recent sentence was 10 have been trleu
ON those charges Several years ago
chief Detective Markham, Of Troy, had a
desperate encounter with Davis. IN wnlch
the latter tried 90 kill the Chief.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28

George stephens. a colored man. was
arrested by officer German because ne
worked too hard at the polls Thursday
The charge placed against him was mat
of being disordcrly and interfering with
voters but the officer asked that the case
be dismissed. which was done.
Richard Nelson. coiored. was disorderly
ON the street and accordingly went down
FOR ten DAYS In default OF 500 security.
sam Young is colored man with a
grin on his face. Mary Jackson 'cused
him OF beating her. but Sans grin had
a lot 90 do with 30, for the Party sald
"a good natured niger Ike Sam wouldn [
hurt anyone. and dismissed him.
Isabella Allen. cOlored woman, VINO
had abused Alice White. was late in get
ting into line and an attachment was IS
sued. she came I'm later, however ana
began 10 weep, but her tears were soon
brushed away when she was allowed 10
deposit $40 and depart.
Henry Jones. a negro suspicious char-
acter. went down for ninety days, pe-
cause ne refused 20 draw mp diagram
OF his past al future career
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
OLD VIRGNIANS
GONE TO REST.
Judge W. J. Robertson and Col. C.
NJ, Braxton Pass Away,
PROMINENT SONS OF THE STATE.
tudgc Robertson Was at One Time
Held in the Front Rank rs n Law
yCr-Col. BraXton was Identified
with Many Business Interests

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, May 3D.
Special-Judge William y. Robertson, one
OF Charlottesville oldest and most dis
tinguishcd lawyers. died at his home on
Park street this morning at 2 o'clock, in
che oighty-hrst year of his age.
Judge Robertson was native Of Gull
pepper county Va. and the son OF % Well
known Scotch classical school teacher.
lie WIS aD academic student OF the
University OF Virginia from 1894 70 1886
After leaving that institution he taught
o. classical school at Copt Lewis walker s.
in the lower end OF Albcmarle county in
the Bcnuvoglo nelehboThood.
lIo returned 90 the University OF Viz
gnia in 1871, where he graduated with
distinction in law under tho late Judge
Henry So. George Tucker
HIS MARRIAGE.
lie settled ln Charlottesville ~ 1873,
Nncn be commenced the practice or law.
About this time he married Miss Ham
nah Gordon. the daughter of the d.siin-
cushcd General william ~ Gordon. Tie
was very successful and rose very rapid
iy at the bar. and in 1850 was one of the
leaders of the bar in The counties of AL
bcmare Orange and Louisa. where DE
pracdccd In 1852 he was elected Com
m0nwcalth's Attorney of Alhomarle coun-
Sy. and luoI that Office with distinction
and ability. oqualed by few and surpass-
cd hv none. lu 1856 hc became member
81 the Board of Visitors of the University
iu which position ho was very useful and
valuable 20 that Institution. in 1859 I'm "a
contest with COL John B. Baldwin OF
Augusta. and Judge Richard IT, Parker
Of Winchester. Dee was elected Judge of
Tho Court Of Appeals of Virginia
Ilc took hieh rank upon tine bench. and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,
Interesting Facts About Richmonds
Citizens and other Matters.

interesting AUS ADph' ANiNHii''N' q"
Citizens and other Matters.
Mss Louise Booker, of Ola Point Is
visiting Miss Kate Montague, at No. Sll
west Franklin street.
Mrs Samuel T. PoindeXter, who has
been spending q week I'm the city return
e. TO Lynchburg yesterday.
Senators Flood and Barksdale and
CIork of the Senate Button were al tho
Capitol yesterday.
The funeral of little Marguerite Akin
son took place yesterday afternoon a. 4
O'Clock from the residence of her parents,
No 407 west Grace street
Mrs. Moses Miuhiser has sent TO Mrs.
Joseph r.. Gin. Superintendent OF the
Male Orphan Asylum, check Tor $-'o
as "a eift from her late husband
There win be q very interesting game
OF baseball this afternoon az $3.50 O'Clock
between the Masonic Home boys and the
Jefferson Athletics at Broad street Park.
AIr. James p. Stubs. general secretary
OF the Portsmouth Y NJ. G.. a. was Il
welcome visitor at his home and at the
Association yesterday
Mr.. S. *. Mckee. general secretary OF
the Richmond Association entered upon
his twelfth year Of association service
this week.
Mr. Morgan Treat United States Mar
shal. left Thursday with J. W. Price,
the couutorfeitcr. FOR Columbus o.
where Price will serve a term IN The PEN
itentiary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
TWO DWELLINGS BURNED.
Two Homes of the Oliver Estate on
Twcnty-Eighth Street in Blaze.

Fire broke out about $50 o'clock last
evening ia the brick dwelling No. 5lS
north FWenty-eighth street. occupied by
Mrs. Y. II. Robertson, and owned by the
Hiram Oliver estate.
Ihc flames originated. 30 is supposed,
from a h1ring lamp blaze. and quickly
spread throughout the dwelling.
Box no. i. corner of Leigh and TWEEN
ty-cChth streets. was rung, and the de-
partment responded. under Chief Shaw,
with It's usual prOmpttude.
So rapid was the spread OF the IRE,
however that the adjoining dwelling,
owned by the Oliver estate. and occupied
by Mrs A. j. HOhson. was also badly
damaged before the department could
gain control of the flames.
The total damage viii reach about 500,
of which $500 is assigned 10 the property
loss. 900,
While the engines of Church Hin We're
busilv putting out the TWenty-eighth-
street fire some malicious person turned
I'm "a false alarm from Box -. on seventh
street i'm front of the Allen & Gnter
IN Is the second or third time that this
moauncss has taken place ana CHER
puncr is acquiring quite collection or
KEYS which the miscreants inNdraply
and il is supposed, invountariy leave be-
hind.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
COL. C. N. BRAXTON.
Death Last NigNt orOne OF Virginia's
Bot Known Men.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, May 27-Spe-
ViaI-Cul1uel Garter 81. BraXtou. one of
Newport News oldest and most progress
slye citizens. died at DIS residence late to-
night of Bright disease. aged siXty-two
years.
Iie was born in Norfolk but his early
b1yho1I was spent in the county OF King
and queen. lu the year of 1851 Colonel
BrlNtou moved 90 Fredericksburg. where
he lived until lNsi when Doe came 20 New
port News. Ever since That time Colo
mel BlaXton has been Identified with the
interests of the city iu many ways
AS vioe-prc -idcnt of the Business Mems
Association. Doe was always "a leader I'm
any movement for the advancement OF
the town. IIe held many positions of
trust. and when the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway was extended from Richmond TO
Newport NoWs Colonel BaNton was the
CHIEF engineer of that corporation ana
was in charge OF tae work When the
FIRST National Bank was organized in
This city, Colonel Brauon was elected
is first vice president
Up 90 the time of his death Doe was
most active in al that he undertook AS
vicc-prcsldaut of the Newport News Gas
Company hc was mtr.ug in his enoii5
10 establish 30 ON firm basis. ana the
success with which the company has met
rftcsts how we'll Doc succeeded.
Colonel Braxton was actively interested
sr the new electric railway between THIS
civ ana ola Point. which SIS 10 be built
shortly
During the civil war Colonel BraXton
was distinguished and gallant soldier,
casting his Dot with The forces or the
Coufederacy. Die enlisted in Isl as cap
faIn of artillery. but in the following
year Dee was appointed TO the position Of
chief OF artillery ON the stan Of General
a. y. Hn in which capacity he served
until the close OF the war.
For many years he had been n consists
mt member OF Ode Baptist church.
Colonel Brutou is survived 10y n widow
and 1ye daughter Misses Mamie. jose
shine and I.uue. Mrs Edward nj. Pate
con and Mrs. Il. ~ Saunders. OFT OF
whom were with him when he passed
ouietiy into eternal rest
The funeral service win take place sun
dav afternoon 90 o'clock.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
nIsCovEREp nY A WOMAN.

Another great discovery has been
made. and that, too. by a lady in this
country. Disease fastened its clutches
upon her and for seven years She with
stood its severest tests, but her vital or
rans were undermined and death SEEM
I'D immin. nt For flee months she
coughod necessarily and could not sleep
She finally discovered "a way 10 recovery
bv purchasing OF us n bottle OF Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
and was so much relieved on taking first
dose that she slept all night, and with
two bottles has been absolutely cured.
Her name Is Mrs Luther Lutz.' Thus
write w. c. Hamnlck x CO.. OF Shelby.
n c. Trial bottle free az Owens &
Minor Drug Company. Regular size 59c.
and 81. Every bottle guaranteed.
Launder your shir: waists with Elastic
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
ROLL WILL BE
CALLED TO-DAY.
received to be enabled to again take up
CONTINUED from First Page)

received TO be enabled 10 again take up
arms this time,
The newspaper fraternity Is we'll rep
resented among the Virginia Volunteers:
Besides Lieutenant Hinde. mentioned
above, who is naturally claimed by the
knights Of the quill, there can be found
among the soldiers: Captain r.. l.. Free
man. Company II. Third Regiment, OF
the Danville Register: Captain VIM. i.
Kent. Company d. Second Regiment. OF
Wytheyille: c. orc. Goolrlck. Company
X. Third Regiment, OF the Fredericks'
burg Star; Second Lieutenant ;. IL.
Donohoe. Company ]. Third Regiment.
of tho Fairfax Herald. Of Fairfax coun-
". a representative Of the Free Lance OF
Fredericksburg: Clarence Werner. Conn
pany ". Fourth Regiment, Of the Rich
mond Times.
Lieutenant G.. y. Talbot Of Company
A. Danvlne Grays) Third Regiment. Vlr-
ginia Volunteers. will leave to-day for
Danvile TO take part In play that VIII
be given there for the heneht OF MS
company Mr.. Talbot Is editor of tho
Danville Tobacco Journal and the play
Is MY Friend From India"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
Chance for Democrats.

The silver issue Is dead and its success
sor is that of imperialism. says the Wash
iucton star. one of the supporters OF an
impcrialistic policy. IL this be true, a
ertlt opportunity has suddenly come 20
Tho Democratic party 90 plant itself IKE
au imnoy4hle rock IN the nath or mill
tariasm. olgarchies and aristocracy. The
great party of the common people couid
rally with tremendous force In DehalI
OF home interests labor. low taxes. I'M
perialism means the paralysis or home re-
forms for foreign adventure, the StranBu-
latl0n Of the Democratic idea. Ihus
k0me changed from q republic 10 an EN-
pirc. became the instrument OF despois
ana finally fen Springfield Republican.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
FATAL ACCIDENT,
To a Sparrow That Had Been Indus
triousIy Building Its Nest

A poor little sparrow came to an un-
timely end in its spring-time OF youth
Yesterday morning by becoming entagled
in a piece OF string with which it was
buildlng a nest in the caves Of tho Bos-
tom clothing store, on Main street oppo-
site the Postofice
The bird attempted TO escape. but the
string became tighter and tighter, and
finally the little creature dropped over
the edge of the roof with the string tight
around it's neck. and with few gasps
its life went out. and there II hangs now.
Great excitement was occasioned among
the birds. and hundreds OF people in the
street below viewed the tragedy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
WILL BE APPOINTED MAJOR.
Lieutenant Blow TO be Promoted and
Assigned TO the Fourth.

Gov Tyler yesterday sent the follow
ing telegram relative 70 the appointments
Hon r. A. Alger, Secretary Of War
Washington. ID. c.
respectfully request you to grant
leave 10 First Lieutenant VIM \. Blow,
Fifteenth Infantry. II available. in order
that l may appoint him Major In Fourth
Virginia Regiment. Lieutenant Il. c.
Croxton First Infantry Is sick and unable
10 go with the Fourth Regiment.
J. HOGE TYLER.
Governor OF Virginia.
Lieutenant Blow Is now stationed az
Norfolk. II Is understood that his APP
pointment now will be "A matter OF mers
form.
Gov. Tyler's mail yesterday contained
about seventy-nve letters from all over
the State asking for authority 10 organize
companies TO be called out under Vir-
ginia's quota OF the 1900 for the war
with Spain. These letters included app2r
cations 10 form cavalry and artillery or
eaniZatlons They came from nearly
every town and city in Virginia. and some
OF them are endorsed by prominent men.
These letters have grown go numerous
since the second call for troops that Pri-
vate Secretary Owen and has assistant,
have been kept hard at work answering
taken I'D in this work that they have
scarcely found opportunity 20 perform
the other duties OF the Office. They were
both hard at work answering these lettrs
yesterday.
AT least one hundred parties have asked
permission TO raise companies, and some
want to raise regiments. The President
has not yet indicated the character 81
troops he will ask for from Virginia, 50
the Governor does not know how to am
swer his many inquirers. In fact. his TWO
secretaries cannot anything like keep up.
X Is possible the President may call for
colored troops and perhaps artillery. IL
so there are enough OF them 10 supply
the call. II new infantry companies are
asked for II will be the policy of the Gov
ernor TO accept the first companies Of
fered and recruited 10 the required num-
Der. He IS giving no one permission 90
raise companies. The field Is open 20 any
who may wish TO make the effort.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
AEON TcmnIe Anniversary.

Some or the guests OF honor at the
Anniversary celebration Of Acca Temple,
snriners. Thursday night We're Major
Adalr. examining surgeon United States
Army. Major smith. surgeon OF the
REGIMENT. Lieutenant Flags, OF Fairfax
and Captain Nottingham Of norfolk.
There were thirteen candidates for the
pilgrimage over the sands. among them
being Captain Taylor Of Roanoke.
The Blues Band diacouTsed sweet mu-
sic during the festivities. and the gay
party adjourned about o'clock yester-
day morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-28
LOCOMOTIVES FOR FINLAND,
The Richmond Works Receives Order
for Seventeen.

The Richmond Locomotive Works re-
celved Yesterday telegraph.c con
firmation Of an order for seventeen com
pound mogul locomotives FOR the State
railway Of Finland
This order was secured by Mr.. &. l.
Mellin. the chief engineer OF the work.
who has lust returned from a visit 10
England. Russia. Finland. and Sweden ir
the interest OF the Locomotive Works
The telegram was from Helsinsfors. The
capital of Finland. which has separate
government from Russia although ~.
car IS the Grand Duke Of the Province
This order is a very pronounced en-
dorsement OF the Richmond compound.