Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-21
GEN. FITZHUGH LEE.
ms HAS BEEN KEPT busy ny
AUTOGRAPH HUNTERS.
He IS FOR EARLY MOVE ON CUBA.
IL Looks. Too, as sc This Idea Might
Again Prevail ut Mnshinnfor-
Personal and Postal Notes OF
rnfCECst.

WASHINGTON. d. c., May 29.-tSpe-
cial)-General Fitzhueh Lee left here
,bis morning for Richmond. For weeks
ne has been a familiar figure at the War
and Navy building. ana on the streets
nftwccn that structure and his hotel. the
shoreham. He has had little time 10
himself and was glad 10 get away. While
here he has been besieged by interview
frs and callers and overwhelmed with
applications for places on his stan and
other positions impossible for him 20 MI.
His regular STAFF has to be selected from
army officers of the line. Otherwise. he
might have given his personal friends i'm
virginia good chance for distinction
and promotion.
The General has been kept busy sign
ing hts name TO photographs Of himself.
purchased at the stores and sent to him
for his autograph. Among others who
re9uestcd his autograph was a daughter
~ Secretary Ayers. The General most
cautiously complied with the young
ladv's request In fact. TO use a COM
mon expression. the General has been
crushed 90 death" up TO the last moment,
and when he was on the train ne breathed
sigh Of relief. and will welcome the
plantations Of Cuba as an escape from
The worries of Washington.
SARTORIS AND CARBONNEI.
The General was accompanied 20 the
train by captains Algernon Sartoris and
carlos Carbonnel. two OF his aides. who
remain here 10 procure their uniforms.
and who VIII probably join the General
tecd with him TO the groves Of Florida.
General Lees corps will not be at Tampa
Fl VIII Doe campSd some thirty miles from
that CITY. and VIII be Immediately put in
thorough marching and fighting trim.
10 rs understood that General Lee IA
y1rs the immediate invasion of Cuba. He
Is opposed 20 the proposed plan of wait
ing until the rainy season. is over. The
so-called r0tuy season does not begin I'M
Oh July. and by that time the island
might be in the possession Of United
states troops. at a nominal cost and lit
,ls loss IL looks to-day, also, as if this
idea were beginning to prevail at the de-
Jartments again. and ii is safe TO predict
that il Sampson and Scnley defeat Ger
ycra's feet in the next few days the
island will be Immediately invaded, and
Titz Lees corps will hoist Old Glory
over Habana.
PERSONAL
The engagement of Miss Evangelina
C'snerOs to Captain Carbonnel, Of Gene
Ial Fitz Lees stan. is announced.
Mr.. J. X. Williams. OF Richmond. is in
the city, on business. and is stopping at
the Metropolitan Hotel.
d. G. Strickley, Luray--Metropoltan
Dr. J. /. NJ. Curry left to-day for At
lantic City and Haddon Hall, n. j.
The following important order has been
issued:
'Post-Ofice Department, |
coffee of Postmaster General,
washington, D. c., May IS, 1898.
order No. 1876.
with reference to my order, No. 1S7, |
Of the 10th instant, relative TO the for |
warding and delivery of articles address
"a 10 the officers and enlisted men of the |
army. navy, and marine corps in active |
service:
1T Is hereby ordered that. during the |
continuance of hostlities between the |
United States and Spain the actual loca- |
ton for the time being of the force to !
which the addressee of any article of mail |
matter is attached shall be consid- |
cred as the original destination of the |
article, and that said article, whatever 1
its class, shall be transmitted as rapidly |
as possible from place TO place until it |
reaches the addressee. Such transmits |
sion from place to place shall not be |
considered as forwarding in the sense |
in which the word forwarding Is used |
Ia the postal service; and no additional
charge shall be made therefor.
"CH. EMORY SMITH,
"PostmaSter-Genera
Among the fourth-class postmasters
rcr1roi cefoupd Nav 18th were the fo1IoVV-
Ing: James NJ. Starnes. McCains. y. c.;
Duncan ID. Lushlee, Newhil, y. c.
A new post-office has been established
at Oval, Ashe county. y. c., with Fred
A. Ordway as postmaster.
The Office at Visey. Buchanan county.
Va has been discontinued. Mail now
goes 20 Golden Spring