The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-07
These are Expected to Reach Here
This Morning, Also.
CUNNINGHAM ON RETlREO LIST.
Placed There by the Governors order.
First Lieutenant Wilbon Russell is
Elected Captain-Frank vi.
Woon Chosen Second Lieut..
of Company A-Captain
Curlctrs Volunteers.

Company 4. OF Norfolk Captain sheen,
viii boz the first military organization TO
arrive at Camp Lee.
This command viii leave Norfolk via
the Chesapeake and Ohio route at Z
o'clock this morning. 10 will arriyo here
al II5 O'Clock and viii march direct to
the Exposition Grounds.
Tn respoue to Governor Tyler's urgent
appeal 90 tho War Department, a tele-
gram was received by him yesterday
stating that hurry orders had been given
for tents, blankets, uniforms and other
equipments 20 bo sent at once. They
were shipped from Philadelphia by a
fast freight and viii reach here this
morning
COMPANY ORDERED OUT
Governor Tyler authorized Lieutenant
Price, who IS 10 muster the troops into
Federal service permission 20 have the
companies come here % suit his conyen-
fence The Lieutenant directed Company
A. of the Fourth regiment 20 report at
once. 10 will come with fuil compile
ment of men.
The Norfolk soldiers will be quartered
in the Auditorium building tonight.
Monday tents viii bc arranged with good
solid plank floors.
Lieutenant Price will have three COM
panies from Lynchburg 10 report Mon
day. and be viii direct others to come
just as rapidly as De can muster them
into the Federal service.
CURLETTS MEN COMING.
Former Company g.. of the First Regi-
ment. now Company J. of the Second
al ma fo al
CURED number Governor Tyler has ar.
ranged for the company raised by tho
Hon. ". Splcer Curlett in Lancaster. to
come here and have the men 60 into
Captain ShackelfOrd's command. Mr..
Splcer has about nifty men on his list.
The Governor has ordered a telegram 20
De sent TO Captain Hudgins in command
Of the Chesapeake, tho flagship OF the
Virginia oyster navy, TO proceed at once
10 Irvington and bring the Lancasterians
To Richmond Capt. John A. curtis, of
the state Board of Fisheries, was re-
questcd to send the message.
CAPTAIN CUNNINGHAM RETIRED.
Adfdtant-Gonoral Male has by direc-
tion of the Governor and Commander
in-Chief issued AN order placing Captain
Frank W. Cunningham of Company b,
Of the First Regiment on the retired list
The order reads as follows.
Special orders No. 30.
Captain Frank w. Cunningham, com
manding Company "B." Second Regi-
mont Infantry. Virginia Volunteers. 0ate
Company "B" First Regiment Infantry.
Virginia Volunteers is upon his own
application and I'm accordance with the
provisions of the laws OF Virginia, here
by placed with his proper rank. upon
the retired list OF Company b First
Regiment OF Infantry, Virginia Nolun-
teers. and an election will be held. as
early as may be practicable, at the COM
pany's armOry for the purpose or filling
the vacancy thus caused and filling any
other vacancies that may result there
from.
By order Of the Governor and Com
mander-in-ChieL w. NALLE,
Adiutant General.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM RUSSELL.
I'm view of the above order, Company
y. was directed to meet last evening TO
elect a successor.
The meeting was called 10 order short
" after \ O'Clock BY Captain Cunning
ham. who presided for the last time, and
the members turned out I'm large num-
bers. First Lieutenant William Russell
was unanimously elected Captain, and
when he entered the room he was e-vt-
ed with loud applause and briefly thank
ed the men for the honor conferred upon
him.
Second Lieutenant A. y. Miller was
then in q similar manner promoted 10
First Lieutenant
When the office Of Second Lieutenant
was 10 be filled an the seven sergeants
were placed I'm nomination. but First Ser
eeant +. f. Duesberry was finally elect
ed 10 the position, and his promotion was
also greeted with applause.
CAPTAIN A. TIETrTEtN VT
While the election i'm Company B was
going on Company was also in session
for the purpose of electing a second
lieutenant 10 hll the vacancy caused by
Lieutenant n. J.. Jeter being placed on
the retired list. Captain G. Gray Bos-
sieux. commandant OF the company pre-
siding
Captain Frank Maxwell Woon. a form
or adjutant of the Blues Battalion. but
who for over a\year had been on the
retired list. was elected for thc position.
lie was subsequently sent for. not being
aware that his name woulqd be brought
before the company. and put in his ap-
pcarancc. He thanked the members OF
the company in "A neat speech for the
honor conferred upon him and expressed
the hope that he would soon become suf-
fSiently acquainted to secure the con-
fidence of all the members II the COM
pany.
TO ESCORT THEM.
First Lieutenant George Skipwith. Of
Company G, First Regiment, will leave
this morning at $50 o'clock over the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad for r.
vinaton. Lancaster county. where he will
meet captain II. Splcer Curlett who has
formed a company OF fifty-twO men TO
enlist I'm the war. Lieutenant Skipwith
will escort the company to Richmond and
they will reach here on board OF the
steamer Chesapeake OF the Oyster Navy
about Tuesday morning. The Lancaster
COMPANY is to fill up the ranks Of Com
pany c. Captain George Il. ShacKelford
commanding.
Company b. OF the First Regiment. and
Company r. Captain Morgan r. Mills
commanding have both fun ranks. their
numbers having been completed by trans
fers from other companies OF the regi-
ment. Company A, Captain c. Gray Bos-
,sieux commanding. still needs few
additional men and is ready TO receive ap-
pllcations from men who are well recon-
mended Company c Win be complete
with the reinf Tcement from Lancaster
TIE CALVARY
A meeting OF the men who are willing