The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-08
A DRUMMER BOY
FROM MICHIGAN.
A Youthful Guest Of the White House
Mrs. McKinly entertains Him.
Mr.. SWANSON ASKS FOR TIME.
Bill TO Provide for the Voting by the
SoIdicrs-Enon Church's War Claim
Richmonders I'm Washington-An-
other Major for Lees Command

WASHINGTON, d. c., June I-Spe-
clal.-Among the visitors TO tho White
House this morning was little Garfield
Finlayson, the thirteen-year-old drum
mer boy OF Company A, Thirty-thiro
Michigan Volunteers. Garfield was at
the Executive Mansion Saturday and
shook hands with the President. Inc
newspaper men and others around at the
time made up a generous purse for him.
When asked this morning what ne did
with the money. he said he sent part OF
Il 10 his mother by postal money order
and kept the small change, intimauhs
that ne could turn that over again.
This morning Garfield was standing on
tho white House portico when Mrs. NC
E<inley returned from drive. He raised
his hat and spoke TO her and she not
only shook hands with the little Fellow
but made him go with her into the Red
Parlor. where she spent some time IN
listening to the youngsters story.
The namesake Of the murdered Pres
fdent was a Detroit newsboy before JOIN
ing the Michigan company and Is quite
a bright little fellow, and he does not
seem TO have acquired the degree OF
toughncss which IS generally a charac7
teristic OF precocity.
Mr.. SWANSON WANTS TIME.
Nr. Swanson made an earnest plea THIS
morning for time for the consideration
OF the war revenue bill. He favored the
retention of the tax on the Sugar trust
and Standard Oil Trust, he said.
Mr. Swanson asked for a separate vote
on the retroactive clause of the tobacco
tax law.
SOLDIERS TO VOTE
The House this morning agreed 10 take
I'D the Lacey bill. providing means for
voting among soldiers while In camp
away from home. tomorrow Immediately
after die reading Of the journal
New postofiices have been established
as follows:
Virginia-Hannabass, Bedford county.
Frank II. Hannabass. postmaster.
North Carolina-Exway. Richmond
county. J. r. Hutchinson. postmaster.
A WAR CLAIM
Representative Lamb to-day introduced
a bill to pay $500 10 Enon baptist church.
in Chesterfield county, Va, for damages
done 20 property by Union troops dur
ing the war between the States.
Major George S. Hobart, Assistant Ad-
jutant- General, United States Volun-
tcorS. mas Deeu oTuttfu " iNP'AN ~
Maior-General Fitzhugh Lee for assign
ment 10 duty.
RICHMONDERS AT THE CAPITAL.
Among the names on the hotel regis
ters are the following:
Metropolitan-J. Mclean. Norfolk;
J. S. Barbour, Culpeper; ]. q. Gutman
and wife, Lynchburg; b. Mines, Peters
burg; ]. G. Payne and daughter, lynch
burg; A c. Houston, G. Il. Boykin,
Richmond: General w. II. Payne War
rentOn.
St. James-O. A. Hawkins, Richmond;
]. I. Walker. Norfolk; w. r. Ewald,
Portsmouth: b. w. Mitchell, Miss ], II.
Heath. Petersburg; s. s. Jones and
wife. Newport News; w j. Barbour
South Boston; d. E. Conrad Jr.. Nor
folk
Raleigh-H w. p. Glover, s. J.
Anderson, Norfolk: Il. p. Milburn, Char
lotte: II. T. Baskerville, Richmond.
AmericRn-L X. Cra'mer, Richmond;
G.. "A. Carter. Leesburg.
Hamllton-W. NJ Moore and wife, Nor
folk.
Winard's-C. p. Gearhart Danville.
Jefferson-C. Il. Coup Richmond; K.
A. Johnson. Warrenton.