Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-17
TO JOIN OUR TROOPS.
THREE PATCHES or RECRUITS
LEAVE ron JAcKsossisa.B.
GETS MONEY FOR THE SECOND.
The Governor Provides Captain Pat
ton win $1,000 60 Meet Their
Needs Until ray-Dsy--,fany arc Of
fcring 10 Enlist.

The recruiting officers from the second
and Fourth regiments. who arrived here
several days ago from Jacksonville for
the purpose of enlisting men TO recruit
their regiments. have sent forward thir-
ty-seysn men. A detachment OF ten left
yesterday morning over the Atlantic
Coast Line; seventeen moro left at $50
over the Coast Line. and ten left at mid
night over the Southern.
Those who left yesterday morning were
Messrs. c. z. Laizure, +. ID. Davis. J. s.
Montgomery, w n. Mitchell. II. c. Par
IRISH, George Il. Minor. r. J.. Hutchinson,
G. c. Vaughan. r. G. Woody. and i. s.
Coleman. They will join the Second
Regiment.
Lieutenant Klein sent forward on the
y:30 Coast-Line train detachment com
posed OF Messrs. Robert l. Hewitt. Ro-
bert w. Hope, Frank w. Christian, John
r. Hicks, and W. s. Crew for Company
+. OF Suffolk: Harry NJ Quisenberry, Ar
chic l. Douglas, George w. Han, and
Eugene Holland for Company G., OF Suf-
folk; Emmette G.. Whitman, Thomas
Spt ncer Hewlett, Joseph NJ. Sale, and
Samuel r. Marpin for Company n (Blues),
and Frank r. Smith, John Werth, James
w StringfellOw and Howard a. Brown
ing for Company VI (Blues). Mr.. Frank
i. Smith was IN charge of this detach-
ment.
Those who left at midnight over the
Southern were Messrs. John w. Starke
and Charles III. Gerring for Company Il
(Walker Light Guard; Edwin NJ. Bern
stein and John L. Bosher for Company
II. OF Salem; Dennis OConnell and George
l.. jenkins for Company (Shackelford' PSI,
Leslie r. HobsOn. Arthur l.. Griffin, Eu
gene A. Thurston. anC Walter T., Wilcox
for Company NJ Q3ichmond Grays). These
men We're left IN charge Of Mr. Starke,
and will be attached to the Second Batta-
lion Of the Second Regiment.
MONEY FOR THE SECOND.
Captain Patton, chaplain of the Second
Regiment, who came here in the inter
est Of the soldiers at Jacksonville, left
for Jacksonville last night, going over
the Southern railway. The Governor
yesterday morning furnished Captain
Patton the sum Of $1,000 to meet the
needs of the officers Of tie Second Vir-
ginia Regiment until payday. The prl-
vate resources Of the officers have been
literally expended to meet the imme-
date needs OF the men, who, owing 10
the delay in the arrival Of supplies, have
till now been In very needy circum-
stances. The officers had exhausted their
personal resources. and in consequence
Captain Patton came to Virginia for the
purpose of negotiating a personal loan.
He brought a letter from Colonel j. c.
Baker to Governor Tyler, explaining the
exigencies OF the case and saying that
my assistance the Governor might be
able to render in negotiating the loan
xvoI1Id no greatly aDDFeCiated
Upon the receipt of Colonel Bakers
letter and Captain Patton's statement
TO the same effect. the Governor offered
10 and did supply the funds himself, and
thus save any further difficulty in the
matter. There was never any conflict
between the representations Of Colonel
Baker and Captain Patton, as some have
inferred from publications in connection
with this $1,000 loan. This impression
probably grew out of the denial by Colo
mel Baker OF the statement that Cover
nor Tyler had wired him authority TO
draw on him for the amount named.
The Governors offer Is fully explained
above.
WHAT WAS SPENT HERE.
Major Price has about finished his work
as the ouartermaster officer here, and is
awaiting orders TO join his regiment at
Camp Alger Information has oeen re
ceived that the government viii IN Few
days pay off all Of its accounts here.
About 10000 will come 10 Richmond
That is about the aggregate cost Of mus
tering the Virginia soldiers into service,
keeping them here three or four weeks
and transporting them to Jacksonville
and Camp Alger
Major Shanks is awaiting orders 10 pro-
coed to Jacksonville. He is very anxious
10 Join his regiment and to engage IN &C.
tive service.
Mr.. Frank Compodonica, Of Hoen's es-
Enlistment, received through the msil
yesterday from Corporal Felix Baschen,
OF Company b, Second Regiment at Jack
sonvflie, a piece OF army bareback, with
two stamps attached 10 it. The article
of army food was not injured IN the
slightest degree I'm its travels. and was
daYyared nv the pOStman intact.