The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-11
The Men of the Third Tired Of the
Soldiers Life.
THE RESULT OF THE POLLING.
Efforts 10 Persuade the War Depart
ment to Agree to Transfers of Sol
dicrs From the Third to the
Fourth-Elag Presentation.

overwhelming majority on the other side
and most of the men will be very glad
when they say goodbye 10 soldier life
and go back home.
on Sunday night there was confer
| ence of the officers of the regiment al
which it was decided to poll the soldiers
| TO ascertain their feelings In the matter.
| This was decided upon simply with view
| Of finding out the wishes Of the men.
Captain Willard company WAS polled
yesterday morning. 10 Us known that this
! company was better supplied with cloth
ing and various comforts thany any other
| In Virginia. owing 10 the liberaiity of
! Captain Willard. The fact that only one
man I'm the company was found who was
willing TO remain in service, was con-
sidcred quite significant
SMALL PROPORTION.
CAPTAIN Grimsieys company was par
| TALLY polled The sentiments of about
f0rty-hve men were taken. out OF this
number about dozen expressed their
willingness 20 remain IN service. The
proportion from "a poll Of about one-half
OF the men in Captain Faulkner COM
| pany was about the same.
CAPTAIN Milcr's company was also par
| italy poned and eight or ten men were
| found who are willing to remain in scr-
Vice
Eighty men were found I'm Captain Ma
suriers company, who are willing TO zee
main in service provided the company
e. sent TO Cuba Otherwise nearly al
the men are in favor Of being mustered
out They do not want 90 do garrison
duty az Fortress Monroe and other such
places.
II was learned. so far as the polling
went, that the great majority of the men
are strongly in favor of being mustered
out This was thought 20 Doe good
grounds for dicontiuuing the polling and
10 is understood that this viii be done.
STIRRED Up a COMMOTION
There was quite COmmOtiOu in front
Of the Exchange Hotel where the Third
Regiment is quarterod yesterday after
noon shortly before O'Clock. a private
soldier who had taken on little 200
much 90 drink was standing on the cor
ner when negro came along. and the
soldier struck at him. Tine negro cot
away and Policeman Osilyie came along
when the soldiers comrades hustled 'hc
private into the building. Captain Whit
| lock of the First Police District. came
along and inquired into the matter He
was t0ld by Lieutenant Colonel Keller
! that the man would Dee punished for DDS
conduct. and Policeman Oeilvie said this
was satisfactory 90 him as The negro had
| sworn out no warrant against the soldier.
| The matter was accordingly dropped
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| Governor Tvlcr sent the following telo-
~, 49, s,crotar, Aicor Yesterday.
cant YOU arrange for the discharge
| I'm urgent and mcritorious cases from the
| Fourth Regiment Va. Vols. and allow
| recruits 10 De taken in said regimen, from
the Third Regiment. now being mustered
ont and could not transportation De- ale
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| No ronlv has vet been received 90 the
| 1,ovornor's telegram. but probably will L.
TODAY
General Lee called on Governor Tyler
inst before leaving for Savannah Sunday
! and invited him 10 visit his camp az that
place. The general stated to the Gov
srnor that he would Dee glad 90 aid in
amy way TO accommodate tine soldiers FOO
! the Fourth Regiment. who wished 10 be-
,,,,,et.r.d ONT and said TO the Governor
when he visited the camp that he would
o. vim him through the regiment and
drd ont am the mtritorious cases and
I,., ia ,,.o,,fd heartily unite I'm "A recon-
,,,ond.tion 10 have these parties dis
charged and have their places filled by
other soldiers from the Second and Third
nm, boine mustered OUT. Governor Ty-
Ter is busy writing and telcgraphing
irving IN get the War Department "a
seroe n This ARRANGEMENT and General
- has nroroised TO mite in this re.
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