The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-05
CEN LEE COMING NEXT WEEK.
rvIER AND PARTY EXPECT
ED TO COME WITH HIM.

ProbabIy Be In savannah by
.sdav-Three Regiments Paid
Yesterday - The Second South
c.roIina, second Illinois ana
1.ntv-ninth Iowa VIII BE Paid
dov-Ideut. Fitzhugh Lee, Jr.,
pecOme a Regular Army officer.
- Has Already Been Discharged
rrom the volunteer Service.
~, Fitzhugh Lee who is detained in
,.,--iria on account of the death of his
,,her will probably reach Savannah
a,.,..7av morning. A letter received from
80, bv his son, Lieut. Litzhugh Lee. Jr.,
n ....terdav indicates that he will arrive
4 about that time.
i Gov Tyler of Virginia and his party
-rn accompany Gen. Lee when he comes.
r,bs Governor and his party will come on
Z visit to the Fourth Virginia Regiment,
q =, a.bicb are men and officers from many
81 tbe best families of the state. The
rsgment will turn out to meet them on
4 their arrival.
Three regiments, the Second Louisiana,
Ninth Illinois and Third Nebraska, were
d maid off yesterday. Maj. Logan paid the
& ropisianians and Majs. Lynch and
wright the Northwestern regiments
4 Three more regiments will probably be
Maid to-day. They are the Second South
carolina. the Forty-ninth Iowa and the
Second Illinois. Maj. Logan will pay the
i South Carolinians, while the colored pay
masters will be assigned to the other regi-
ments.
This means that by tonight something
like $4,000 will have been turned loose
in the city, exclusive of what has been
paid out already to the officers, who have
been paid by checks, and to the transfers
and other employees not enlisted in the
army, but who are attached to the corps.
number of important orders were is
sued from the adjutant generals office
Yesterday. One of them contains and re-
ierates letter from Col. George E. Pond,
chief quartermaster, with regard to re-
auisitons for supplies. In accordance
with Col Pond s request the order requires
that all acquisitions for supplies must
show the amount on hand, and the pur-
poses for which the articles requested are
required.
Lieut.. Pealre Legge, acting quartermas-
ter of the provost guard, has been detail
ed as acting quartermaster and commits
sary Of the emergency hospital in addition
TO his former duties.
Orders were issued granting leave of
i absence and extending leaves of absence
for several officers in different regiments
of the corps
aa
day the only one of particular interest
4 here is that directing the honorable dis
charge of Lieut.. Fitzhugh Lee, Jr., from
the volunteer army in order to enable him
Il to accept a second lieutenancy in the reg
uar army. He viii become a second lieu
tenant of the regular army within a short
time. Lieut. Lee has been on his fathers
staff as an aide since Gen. Lee has had
command of the Seventh Corps, but will
soon give this position up to become a
regular army officer
AR of The army officers here, whether of
the corps, division or brigade stats, OF
company officers have been sent invita-
tons to visit the Savannah Yacht Club
during their stay in the city. Several of
the other clubs issued invitations to many
OF the officers, and the clubs generally
have been made quite lively by their pres
ence The Georgia Hussars publish a no
tee this morning, in which they tender the
use Of their roof garden and their balcony
to the officers Of the corps and their lady
friends as well as to the lady friends of
the troop during any of the concerts which
are held at the De Soto Hotel.
4 The regimental band of the Forty-ninth
Iowa gave a most delightful concert on
The piazza of the De Soto last night. Many
OF the officers were in the city from the
4 different regiments, and especially officers
4 from the Second Division. Gen. Greene
and several of his staff officers were at
4 the hotel, AS usual, several hundred peo-
pie gathered on the sidewalks in front of
The hotel and listened to the music until
Il ceased. The Iowaians gave some excel
lent music. and the people will be glad
to hear them again.