The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-30
Did Not Make the InvidiOus COmpar-
isons Credited to Him.
MANY COMPLIMENTS FOR LEE,
A Number of Iiattcring Remarks
Have Been Made a. 10 His Splen-
did Management Of Atinivs at
Jack Personal
Attention Kept the Sani-
tation Of Camp Good.

WAsHINGTON. August 29-special.-
An interview with Secretary Alger ap-
pearod in "a New York morning paper in
which he was quoted as paying high
compliment 90 General Fitzhugh Lee.
while laying the blame FOR horrors IN
number of other camps ON the COM
Jmandcrs. After the manner Of the paper
referred 10. everything was cmbellished TO
a high degree and remarks placed IN
General Ayers mouth making inyidious
comparisons
showed him the paper this afternoon.
lie said 81 did not quote him quite cor
irecty, and added:
WHAT GEN. ALGER SAID.
''What / said was that General Lees
corps was the best polced and most
healthy In the army"
That such IL compliment was well de.
served goes without saying. as one only
has 20 refer 10 the vital statistics of the
Seventh Army Corps 90 see that only two
por cent. of The men are on the sick list.
Many hattering remarks have been made
during the past week or Two with refer
cnco 90 the splendid manner in which
General lee has cared for his men. Had
he merely issued orders without giving
attention to the execution. there Is little
room for doubt in the light of the oNpc-
riencc of other commanders, that the
Seventh Corps would have been in ms un-
sanitary condition as any of the others.
PERSONAL ATTENTION
But such was not the case The pro-
per orders were issued and the proper
their execution. and an honor will De
given General Loc for his strict atten-
tlon Go business. standing out as il does
iu such striking contrast with the negii-
gonco OF so munl others
MYSTERIOUS DlsAPPEARANCE.
Airs. Thomas B Rchey OF Wood
stock. Va. arrived in the city this morn
ing to assist in the search for her hus-
Band. Mr. Thomas %. Rlchey who has
mysteriously disappeared leaving his
baggage at the Howard House.
Mr. Richey b. engaged in the general
merchandise business at Woodstock. and
about TWO weeks ago went to New York
10 buy stock He left thore last Tuesday
for his home but stopped OF in this city.
where Doc registered at the Howard
House. ana was assigned Co room.
Whether Doc occupied the room during the
might following his arrival IS not known.
Ou Wednesday he was not seen at an,
and on Thursday the proprietor of the
hotel Informed ihe police on his guests
disappearance.
Mr. Richoys relatives were communi-
GATED with and for two or three DAYS
past inquiries have been going 10 every
point whore the missing man would be
likely Go ho found Not the slightest
trace of his whereabouts since last Tues
DAY nieht bias been discovered.
Recently Dec BIAS suffered from insomnia
and has not been in good health. lie is
forty years ola. five feet eight inches IN
height slender build. delicate-lookng,
sandy mustacho. dark brown hair, and
one of hts eyes is chronicaly inhamed
When last seen he wore "a dark blue suit
and dark brown derby The local police
are ON the lookout for HIM.
ARMY DISCHARGES.
Discharges have been ordered as fol-
lows;
Sergeant Charles L. Finney Company
&. and Corporal Clarence V Rowe Com
plny ID. Fourth United states Nolun-
fccrs privates William ID. BRYANT Com
pany B First North Carolina Charles
w Wheeler. Company X. Third Virginia
Infantry
POSTAL BREVITES.
Fourth class postmastors were appoint
ed ln Virginia to-day ass follows.
Bells Cross Roads. Louisa county. s
W Butler. vice L. w. Massio. removsi,
CLAY Port Prince George county, ~. NJ
Butts vice J ~. Burrows resigned.
Evergreen Mills. Loudoun county. L. 5.
l'etzcr vice j. T.. Thompson resigned
new postofnce was established az
Ditchicy Fairfax county Va. with L. H.
Sano'l postmaster
The postoficc at Borul camden coun-
Is. y. g.. was discontinued to-day. Mail
VIII De scnt to Camden.
Special service from Lewiston TO Cata-
pa DCrfie county. has been discontinued