The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-14
FIFTY-SIX MEN
ARE EXAMINED.
Surgeon Chamberlain Commenced
His Work Yesterday.
GOVERNOR TO VISIT THE FOURTH
ybc Governor Will Start for Jack SON
Vile Next Wcdncsday-A Few Days
Later He viii Go With His
Stafr TO Philadelphia.

Surgeon Chamberlain commenced work
upon the Third Regiment yesterday lie
examined nfty-six men Of Captain VIII
iard's company. II no better progress
IS made it will take at least three weeks
10 muster the regiment out. IL is prob
able Major Price will to-day request the
War Department 20 send an additional
surgeon here I'm order that the work may
be completed more quickly than II now
appears 81 will be.
Colonel Nallc has his men well disci-
plined. Those few who were disposed 10
indulge I'm noisy demonstrations at first
are being held in check. The provost
guard was out again yesterday and pick
I'd up "a few wanderers.
with two or three exceptions the cap
taine have their papers in good shape.
THE GOVERNOR : MOVEMENTS.
Gov. Tyler left wednesday night for
Christians urg on q business mi ssi)n. He
will return on Monday and ON Wednesday
will start with his wife and Miss Tyler
to jacksonville. The Governor will spend
"a few days I'm that city visiting the
Fourth Regiment which is soon 90 90 10
Cuba.
The Governor and staff viii leave here
on October 9th for Philadelphia 20 at
tend the Peace Jubilee ceremonies. which
take place on the 2ith and 9th He viii
spend three or four days i'm that city.
THE SECOND REGIMENT
Governor Tyler has received the follow.
ing telegram from Adiutant-Gencral Cor
bin:
Hon. J. Hose Tyler. Governor Of Nir-
ginia. Richmond. Va:
"Refore acting on your Geographic re-
quest Of the Sth would like information
Of the number Of enlisted men in the
Third virginia VINO want 10 remain in
service. Several experiments OF this kind
have been made and it has uniformly
turned out that very Few men want to
remain in the service. II. g. CORBIN.
Acknowledgement
The telegram from the Governor 10
which the above was "a reply asked that
discharges be granted very freely I'm the
Fourth Regiment. and that vacancies
thus created be filed by enlisting men
from the Third who desired TO remain in
service.
THE SECOND REGIMENT.
The result or the polling Of the Second
Regiment TO ascertain how many men
wish 10 remain in service will be known
IN rev days
The following special bearing on this
matter was received to-day from Wash
instou:
The attention of Adjutant-General Cor
bin was this morning called 20 the print
ed statement that the Secretary OF War
had promised that the Second Virginia
Regiment should be retained In the serv-
ice provided a certain proportion should
express Il desire TO remain
General Corbin went into Secretary
Ayers office. and when he returned said
the Secretary would make no promises
in "a hypothetical case. n he is given sat-
isfactory assurance that a large proper
ton OF the men wish 90 remain in the
volunteer army the case may then Dee
taken up
RELIGION FOR SOLDIERS.
The ministers Of the city are called 20
meet at the Y. NJ G. A. Friday afternoon
at o'clock 20 make arrangements for
services FOR the Third Virginia Regiment
quartered az the Exchange Hotel
10 is desired 10 have bright and attract
I've religious services every evening under
the direction Of the chaplain of the Regi-
ment, assisted by the ministers Of the
city and the choirs Of the various
churches.
Mr. John ". starke Company 3, Second
Virginia Regiment formerly Walker
Light Guard. is I'm the city.
The Cuban patriot has been visiting
relatives I'm Hanover. and viii return
after transactng some government bust
ness entrusted TO him.