The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-19
The Tine for Departure Depends
Upon Climatic Conditions.
TOCANYASSVlRGI RGINIA NEXT YEAR
Not Going Into the Senatorial Fight
for Fun, but Will Visit the People
and Discuss the Issues of the
Canyass-The Race Between
the General and Mr. Mar
tin TO be Memorable.

General Fitzhugh Lee. accompanied by
his son. Lieut.. Fitzhugh Lee. Jr., arrived
in Richmond from Washington at f'lO
o'clock last evening. They Will remain
here until 1890 2. NJ. to-day when they
will start for Jacksonville.
Not many people knew Of the coming
OF the General and his son and but few
friends We're at the station 90 meet them.
Dr. C. W. p. Brock went mp the road
as FAR as boswell and came down with
the General Dr. Brock has a son in the
Seventh Army Corps
General Lee wore bis citizens clothes
and the Lieutenant bad on his uniform.
From the Union station the General and
his son drove 10 the jefferson Hotel and
they held "a brief reception in the lobby
upon their arrival there. After supper
they went out 90 witness PAINS lombard
ment of Manila. on his return % the ho-
tel General Lee was called upon by
number of his friends and he chatted
with them until time to retire
WILL GO TO CUBA
General Lee is wearing a goatce again
and he looks more Ike himself. lie
states that he could not ind a barber who
would shave his chin just to his liking
and he. therefore. concluded TO turn ont
his chin beard again. lie SIS looking re-
markably well. The loss OF some twenty
pounds of flesh becomes him.
General Ice viii take the whole Of his
Seventh Army Corps tO cuba The time
OF his departure will depend largely upon
ra.H I... rf.. MI .Nfn
order should Unexpectedly occur. Should
everything move along smoothly the Cen
eral will carry his army over about the
first of October. He viii be given about
$1,000 troops and his command will en-
brace a number OF soldiers not now IN the
Seventh Army Corps. The Second ana
Fourth Virginia Regiments are already
with General Lee and Il is quite certain
that the Third Virginia will be assigned
TO his command.
TO RUN FOR THE SENATE.
General Lee confirmed the report that
he viii run for tho Senate against Mr.
Martin. It is HIS purpose 10 return 90
Virginia next year and 20 give all OF his
time TO the canvass General Lee is gO-
inc into the fight with AN of the earnest
ness that characterzrs his undertakings.
lie viii seek 10 organize his forces we'll
and will make q canvass Of every city
and county as far ass he can do so. The
issue is to be a clean cut and square one
and men who are out-sDoken FOR Lee FOR
the Senate will Doe put in the field for
the legislature
The General will challenge Mr.. Martin
10 meet him on The stump and should he
accept we may expect one of the liveliest
campaigns within ths history OF the
State.
MKINLEYS GRACEFUL ACT.
General Lee IS naturally very proud
of the appointment Of his son as a Sec
ond lieutenant In the regular army. espe-
cially as 10 was done without soicita-
tion on the part OF amy one. Lieutenant
Lee accompanied his father TO the White
House TO pay bis respects to the Pres
idcnt.
President Mckinley eyed the youngster
critically and finally said.
General. that is n fine looking boy, how
would You ike for him TO enter the regu-
lar army?'
The General said 90 would please him
very much 30 this could be done.
The President asked War Department
official II there was a vacant second lieu
tenancy. Being t0ld that there was one
he wrote the following on the back Of
an ordinary visiting card:
Secretary of War: You Will please
commission Fitzhugh Lee. Jr., second
Lieutenant in the regular army.
VIM. Mex
This card IS highly priced by the Lees.
They will preserve il and some day when
the Younger Lee becomes a great gene
raj the little piece of cardboard Will be
as highly priced by the American people
as one OF George Washington's letters.
VISITED HIS MOTHER.
4 special 10 The Times from Frede-
ricksburg says:
General Fitzhugh Lee arrived here to-
day al noon and was met az the station
bv his brother Captain Dan. NJ. Lee,
who drove him 20 his home Highland
Place" i'm stafford county. where Gene
raj Lee spent several hours with his
aged mother. In an interview he con-
frmed the report OF his candidacy for
the United states Senate and stated
that he expected 10 be in cuba again IN
"a few weeks. lie also stated that the
Third Virginia Regiment, L. ,. v, OF
which COMPANY k of this city. Captain
NJ r. Rowe is a member will be as
signed 20 his command and go with him
to cuba. lie left on the late evening
trsin for Richmond and Jacksonville"