Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-18
HAVE NEW REGIMENT
GOVERNOR WILL FoRM ONE Ir AN
OTHER CALL IS MADE.
COLONEL STERN 70 BE in CONKABD.
He WIN surely BE Honerea, if tho
Opportunity L. Given-sick soIdicrs
Sent to the Jacksonville camp-
other Military News.

Governor Tyler having nOti1td the War
Department Of the readiness for service
Of the two negro battalions, he Is ready
to turn his attention 70 the next call for
troops TO be issued from Washington. To
a Dispatch man who called on him last
night he said that he doubted very much
IL third cali for troops would be made
in the near future. but II the President
called for 5000 more, as had been inti-
mated from Washington, Virginia would
be ready at short notice TO fcrnish hen
quota, which he estimated would bo
about 1900.
The Governor says IL he is called upon
for 1890 men, and the nature Of the call
is not specified, he will organize a rogi-
ment with Colonel 10. Lane Stern at itx
head. on this point his mind is post
lively made up. He says. too. that thers
will be no trouble in organizing such a
regiment. He has applications from more
than sixty men who are raising compa-
nies throughout the State. and says ha
knows absolutely OF about twenty CONS
panies the organization of which has been
completed.
DON'T LIKE THE ORDER
The Governor is no little disturbed by
the order which emanate from Washing-
ton some days ago, and which made the
rank Of officers i'm the volunteer service
contingent upon the date OF their being
mustered INTO the Federal service, rather
than upon the date of their original com.
mission. He thinks that this Is not fair
to many OF the Virginia officers, and has
written to the War Department urglpg a
revocation Of the order. He contends that
the officers in the Virginia volunteers
should continue TO rank as they did In
the State service. and that the mere fact
that one captain was FIRST mustered into
the Federal service should not give hin
rank over captain who had previously
ranked him in the State service. Tho
Governor has hopes that his letter 10 Sec
retary Alger may bear fruit.
COMMISSION OF MAJOR BLOW.
Acting g-Adjutant- C eneral 10. Lane Stern.
acting under orders from the Governor,
on yesterday mailed TO Lieutenant Blow.
United States army, at Jacksonville, his
commission as major in the Virgins. vol
unteers. Major Blow has beea assigned
to duty with the Fourth Regiment, and
reported some days ago at Camp Cuba
Libre.
Edward r. Jefferson. assistant surgeon
Of the First Battalion (cOlored), reported
at the Adjutant-Generars office yester-
day, and was examined He passed u
creditable examination. and will be COM
mssioned in a few days.
The Governor is stll receiving nume-
rous applications from persons who wish
to organize companies Mr.. y. c. OFia-
herty. of Front Royal, ssks for permis-
sion to organize a cavalry troop
PAYING THEM OFF NOW.
Majors Price and Shanks are still await
ing orders from the War Department.
preparatory to going 10 Jacksonville 20
Join the regiments to which they have
been assigned Maltr Price has completed
the work in which ne was engaged here.
and the checks for the payment OF the
merchants OF this city have begun TO ar
rive. Checks aggregating $1,000 were re-
ceived and distributed by Major Price
yesterday.
The fourteen enlisted men who have
been In the Virginia Hospital here for
the past few weeks were sent 10 jack
sonville over the Southern railway last
night at 1910 o'clock. Major Price fur
nished them with transportation and
gnve each man 2l cents In money for the
purchase Of coffee en- route. The ladies'
who are Interested IN the hospital pro-
vided the sick soldiers with boxes con-
tanning luncheon, and they were made as
comfortable for their long journey as
circumstances would admit