Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-28
.,TAPS.n

ron.
TAPS"
At sunset the ensign came futtering
down from all the ships, the crews and
officers faced the flag, and the national
cir sounded over the water. The twilight
faded and strings of signal lights twinkled
or the flagship, as orders were sent
dancing down The line. The feet lay all
shining In light. The excursion boats
With their crowds Of sight-seers, con-
tiuued to circle about the Olympia until
tho bugle sounded taps" and the lights
went out.
SOUTHERN TROOPS IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, September 7.-Wearing
cOtton-bOns IN their campaign hats, the
advance guard OF the southern troops de-
scended upon New York to-day. Mlssls-
sippi sent the hrst delegation. Florida,
South Carolina, and Georgia, were even
tor second hOnOrs.
The first company 10 arrive to-day was
the Walthall Guards, forty-tiye men, OF
Meridian, Miss, which was Company L,
Of the First Mississippi Volunteers, under
command Of Lieutenant Paul Brown. They
are qudrtered in the Sixty-Nlnth Regi-
ment Armory. The Florida troops VINO
arrived at u. NJ, are quartered In the
1wenty-Second Regiment ArmOry. The
South Carolina troops, $40 men, colonel
Frost commanding, also arrived IN the
afternoon. Their quarters are at No. 70
east Fourth street. There was no one TO
meet them, and after marching and coun-
ter-marching, they arrived at their quar-
te-s.
GEORGIA VOLUNTEERS.
On the same train were the German
Volunteers, OF Savannah, Ga. They are
quartered In the Fourteenth Regiment
Armory, I'm Brooklyn.
The Waycross Rifles, OF Waycross, Ca
and the military delegation from Atlanta
will arrive in this city at o'clock 10
morrow night They will be quartered IN
the Fourteenth Regiment Armory, BROOK
| Ign. There are six companies or the lal-
ter, with a machine-gun battery, ana ~
men in all in the command. Lieutenant
Colonel Park Wood is in charge.
Part of the staff of Governor McLaurln'
| Of Mississippi, are in the city They are
Adjutant-General William Henry ColQhei
T.. Levy, Colonel Virgil Jones, and Lieu
tenant A. Bushman.
DEWEY VISITS THE MAYNARD.
NEW YORK, September H.-Admlral
Dewey set foot on American SOIL TOT INC
FIRST time In twenty-three months When
he stepped from the communicate barge
Undine to the dock at the BROOKLYN navy
yard at o'clock TINS afternoon. iilS
visit TO the nayy-yard was 10 return the
official call made by Rear-Admlral Johh
Philip yesterday.
The Admiral was in full-dress uniform,
with epaulets and cooked hat. he was
accompanied by his aides, Captain Lam
berton. OF the Olympia. and fiag-LAeulen-
ant Brumby. The party was met ny
Kear-A ADMIRAL Philip, Captain Wildes, and
Lieutenant j. J. Kelly All the ohlceI5
OF the different departments in the yard
were present. as was also Colonel huhl-
ington with a marine guard or loV men,
POPULAR RECEPTION.
A large number Of visitors obtained az
MISSION to the yard, and some OF them
rushed through the ranks ana Warmly
greeted Admiral Dewey VINO seemed
Greatly pleased with his reception. lie
was introduced 10 all the officers among
whom he recognized several old Irlends:
THE party was conducted by kear-Ad-
n,iroI Philip and his aides 10 the COM
mondant's residence, on the hill, where
Mrs. Philip received them. While there
nreparations were being made 10 IRE y
salute i'm honor of the distinguishes
visitor on his departure from the yard,
hut Admiral Dewey requested that lne
salute be dispensed with, az he sald IL
was a useless expenditure. 80 no salute
was fired.
Bryan on Dewey's Arrival
pIATTsMOUTH. NEB., September n
AT the close of a two-hours' talk in the
Ouen air IN this city tonight, Hon. WIZ
liam Jennings Bryan spoke as iolo"S
I Oh Dewey's arrival:
THE American people VIII welcome
Dewey with open arms. Nothing sh0ulu
be left undone to prove 10 nm ana 10
the world that his distinguished services
are appreciated by his countrymen. lie
, has added glory to the American arths,