Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-22

SEN. MARTINS AMENDMENT PRO-
yIprxG FOR ITS IMPROVEMENT.
ARMY DISGUISED WITH CUDAHS.
IL f. said We Are No Longer to
Recognize Them ms Aiiies--Cuiture
of Tobacco - Army Orders - Per-
sOnals.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July H.-tSpe
cial.)-Under the amendment offered By
Senotor Martin to the general defcienc,
BILL, appropriating $4,000, or as mucf
thereof as may be necessary, for the i'm
provement OF the channel from Hampton
Roads to the Norfolk navy-yard. the
specifications have been referred TO Cap
tain Casey, United States Engineers, al
Norfolk, who will be in charge of the
work. This officer is directed TO adver-
tise for bids for ten days. after which
the contract or contracts will be let.
The amendment provides that the chan
mel is to be widened and deepened to q
width Of not less than 40 feet, and to q
depth of IS feet, opening first a chan
mel $50 feet wide, so as to admit
to the Norfolk navy-yard the largest YES
sells in the navy. This work, Colonel
| Mckenzie, Of the Engineer Corps. says
is TO be pushed forward as rapidly as
possible, and the first channel will be
completed In ninety days from the letting
of the contract. The channel will then
be completed to the full depth OF 20
feet, and the width of 40 feet, as provided
|
in the Martin amendment.
| DISGUST WITH CUBANS.
At the War Department to-day matters
were not running as smoothly as they
might be done. General Miles reported
that he is ready to go to Porto Rico, but
owing to the friction between him and
! Admiral Sampson, the Secretary hest
! tated to order him to proceed. Then the
news of the trouble with the Cuban in
| surgents had a very disquieting effect
| 1t was stated that on the recommendation
of General Shafter, all orders heretofore
| issued to distribute arms to the Cubans
or to send them supplies were TO be coun-
| fernandez, and that they were no longer
TO be regarded as military allies. 1t Is
believed that they will resist the disarma-
ment and then they will be punished.
Skaters reports show them to be utterly
worthless as fighters. He regards them
as skukers and looters, and the army is
utterly disguised with them.
THE CULTURE OF TOBACCO.
In view Of the scarcity OF good smoking
tobacco on account of the Cuban trou-
bles followed by the war with Spain, a re-
cent publication issued by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture Is of unusual inter
est and Importance. 1t seems to be the
work OF a competent man, who has tho
roughly studied the subject. 1t is entitled
"The Culture OF Tobacco" The table of
contents gives a fair idea of the work, as
follows: Selecting the seed: how much
seed to sow; the seeded, and how TO
prepare in the different tobacco districts;
burning the bed; preparation of the soil;
projections sowing the seed; time of SOW
ing seed; planting; watering; cultivation;
fertilizers; topping; cutting; saving seed,
and insect pests.
he ho of ha :
terweck, of Florida, in which State much
attention has been paid to tobacco culture
in the last few years.
ARMY ORDERS.
Privates Willard T. Burch and Benta-
min II. I.anham, Hospital Corps, now at
Fort Myer, Va, are detailed as acting
hospital stewards, and assigned to duty
at that post.
Private William III. Burgis, Company ID,
Second Virginia Volunteer Infantry. now
at Jacksonville, Fla, will be discharged
from the service of the United States by
the commanding officer of his station.
Jieutenant-C Colonel William a. Marye,
Ordnance Department commanding Fort
Monroe Arsenal, Fort Monroe, Va, Will
make not exceeding two visits per month
during the remainder of the current
month and the months Of August, Sep
tember, and October, 1898, TO the works
Of the Tredegar Company, Richmond, Va,
and the Petersburg Iron-Works, Peters
burg. Va. on official business pertaining
to the inspection of proJectiles now in
process of manufacture for the Ordnance
Department, and, upon the completion
thereof. will return TO his proper station
after each visit.
Private II. ID. Mosley, Company II,
Third Virginia Volunteer Infantry, now
at Camp Alger Virginia, will be dis
charged from the service of the United
States by the commanding officer of his
station.
Captain william J. Nicholson, Seventh
Cavalry, having completed his duties as
mastering officer of Maryland volunteers,
will repair from Fort Monroe, Va, TO this
city, and report in person TO the Adju-
tant-General of the Army
"Privates John l.. Bowden, Company
A; William II. Roche, Company r: JOS
eph McSweeney, Company G, and Walter
G.. Sipes, Company l. Fourth United
States Volunteer Infantry, now at Fred
ericksburg, Va, will be discharged the
service of the United States by the com
handing officer of their station. These
soldiers are entitled TO travel pay.
Personal.
r. l.
mond, but now travelling salesman fer
manufacturing jewellers in New York. ana
who includes Virginia in his territory,
has now turned this portion over TO Mr..
Spier. Mr.. Smith extends his business
westward.
]. Lewis Bumgardner, of Staunton; G..
Gilbert, Lynchburg; George c. Jordan,
Richmond; j. c. Braswell, Rocky Mount,
n. c.. Miss l. Parker, North Carolina; f.
l.. Einsteen, G.. Herring, ]. Crokell, j. +.
Newborne and sister, j. A. Jackson. II. S.
Bright Kinston, n. c.; w. r. Banter,
Miss Fowler New Berne, n. c.; Mrs. j. c.
Pouton, Miss Ia Poulton, Virginia, are
az the Metropolitan.
r. p. Camp, Lynchburg; j. L. Pearson.
Goldsboro'. n. C.-American.
Mr.. j. r. Anderson of Richmond, is
registered at the Shoreham.
Mr. Eugene Sheppardson, Of Richmond,
is at the Hotel Johnson.
c. A. Price. A. w. Week, Wilmington,
n c.: c. l.. Dunkel. North Carolina; j.
w. Montague, Norfolk; w. Z. Robertson
Roanoke: Miss NJ. ]. Early. Miss T.. r.
Early Lynchburg; r. T. Hancock, Rich
mond-St. James.
G. e. Pennington. North Carolina; ].
NJ Mastin, Leesburg; Mrs. Peterkin. Miss
c. L. Peterkin, Richmond-National.