Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-14
HEIRESS TO FORTUNE.
MRS. HUNTLEY, FORMERLY OF
RICHMOND. THE Lucky WOMAN.
REPORT ON The NAVAL MILITIA.
'"h"ifion Of the Force I'm virginia.
"ntrimoniaI ana Otherwise Per-
s"""i Notes of Interest TO yir-
sinfnns I'm PRrtIcuIsr.

NAsHlNGTON. D. c.. November IT,
Especial Mrs. Mamie Huntlev. who for
merry lived on Franklin street, Richmond
put who Is now a resident Of this city. is
believed TO be heiress TO a vast fortune
IN England. The report published here
! recently from New York that a cab-driver
OF that city had instituted legal measures
| TO prove his title 10 an estate which has
been IN the Bank Of England to the credit
| OF the heirs OF James Wood for nearly q
century has been the means Of setting on
/ FOOT similar claims on the part OF Mrs.
/ Huntley' who says she has proof that she
Is the granddaughter Of James Woods
only brother. Mrs. Huntley does not
claim that she IS the only living relative
/ OF the late James Wood, nor the only
! heir TO his $DO0.OO0 Her maiden name
was Wood, and she Is one Of the twenty
one grandchildren of jeremiah Wood. who
came 10 this county in 1855, and finally
settled in Fluvanna county, Va, after
/ living In various places In New York.
Mrs. Huntey does not wish to discuss
! the matter OF her family relations for
/ publication at present. She said however
/ That her grandfather. jeremiah Wood.
/ was regarded as d very peculiar man. OF
/ Independent character, who said very lit
/ tie about his family in England, with
/ whom he had had some falling out before
/ he left home. lie made no secret Of his
/ Identity however
THE WOOD FAMILY.
1t was known that his family was an
| extremely wealthy one. and that he had
am only brother, James. lie WAS married
/ 10 a Virginia lady, and to them were
/ born five sons and two daughters. Two
/ Of these sons are now living. The sons
were Robert, william, Addison, John.
/ Knight ana James, who was named after
/ his wealthy uncle IN England. The daugh
| tiers. who are both dead. were Mrs. Penn
| bly, Knowles and Mrs. susan Yagar
| The Wood family all remained I'm Vr-
/ ginia and We're all prosperous and somo
/ of them wealthy. For this reason Mrs.
/ Huntley says no very great effort was
/ ever made 10 establish connection with
/ the English members Of the family after
| the death Of jeremiah Wood. Robert
Wood, Mrs Hunteys father, had started
an investigation before his death, in 1873,
/ but the matter was dropped
She says. however that she will now
press Nor claims and establish her iden-
! tity with the Wood family in England
/ She has been "a widow for several years,
and resides at @2 Pennsylvania avenue
/ with her three grown sons. She had all
/ ways known that the money Of James
/ WOOD, deceased. was in the Bank Of Eng
/ land, and she has not been carried away
/ by the prospect of becoming heir TO seve-
raj millions. MIS-. Hunuey Is a remark
| ably intelligent woman, and is of very
DISTINGUISHED and attractive appearance
She knows this money was matter OF
common talk in her family when she was
q little girl. and now she believes 10 is
nothing but right that she should obtain
the inheritance for her sons.
THE NAVAL MILITIA
notwithstanding Allen. Of the Navy
Department. i'm his annual report to the
Secretary on the operations OF the naval
militia for the year 1899. says:
Early last year. under your direction
and for the first time, extensive prepare
tons were made for giving the oiterent
State organizations "a tour Of duty al sea,
as nearly as possib under regular navy
conditions.
a careful itinerary was arranged and
three naval vessels were assigned 20 TINS
service each with an excellent compile
ment Of officers and men, especially Sc
lected with a view 10 the important work
committed 10 their charge This work has
been faithfully and carefully completed,
and the accompanying report IS filled with
timely and valuable Information.
I take pleasure iu commencing the zeal
and fidelity with which the officers cons
nected with the vessels assigned have car
ried out their instructions.
IN "a report made tO YOU one year ago,
/ had the honor of calling your attention
% a scheme for the organization Of a ma
tiOnal naval reserve, which was embodied
in the form OF bill Oh. r. lJ55) ana pre-
scented 10 Congress upon your iecOInmeh-
Tie experience Of the past year has
suggested certain changes I'm the above
plan: such changes are embodied in the
report Of the officer in charge Of naval
militia affairs. and are cordially approved.
desire TO add the hope that the gene
raj plan for the organization Of ma
tional naval reserve may again receive
the endorsement and recommendation OF
the department.
lie further says:
The naval appropriation act approved
May 4. 1888, contained the following pro-
vision ...
Aiming and Equpping Naval Militia:
For arms. accoutrements signal outfits.
boats. and their equipments, ana the
printing of the necessary books OF IN
strLctl0n for the naval militia Of the Vari-
Gus states under such regulations as the
Secretary Of the Navy may prescribe
Tbe following regulations for the allot-
ment of this sum were prescribed by The
department.
Four thousand dollars Of the approprla-
tion for naval militia VIII DE reserved
for the purpose of providing books or m
struction for the naval militia, when
hooks will be distributed among inc Vail-
Gus ORGANIZATIONS IN such manner ms lne
Secretary of the Navy may from time to
q
'i Re,v 9,i IS viii be made by the Governor
of each State having naval mllllA 10
The Navy Department.
Virginia is summarized as follows in the
report: IT..
one officer. petty officers and 10 enlist
ed men took advantage OF tne uepsi u
rcentis offer of an eight-day cruise on the
Prairie OF the enlisted force only one
man had seen any previous service az sea.
The report of the Board Of Oiiicers
states: ,, ,,,t.. . ,1o
enlisted force Is poor
. THAT the general physique Is good.
9. That the discipline Is good.
a The marks assigned to the various
drills are
A. Signals ......... ....'...'''''....'-V.
H. Pistols .......... .....'''..''.''v.
c. Infantry tactics .........'.'''''.,f oor'
d. sword exercise ......'''''..''''''V
r. Sctting-up exercise .....'.'''''''u
T. Great guns ........ ...............P POOR.
G.. Navigation ........ .s.''''''''''''i o"''
COMING WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin A. Bell, form
erlv Of stafford county, Va, have invi-
tations out for the marriage Of their
daughter. Catherine. and Mr.. William
Frederick Noack, Wednesday evening
November 22d. AT 8 o'clock, at 81 Marks
Lutheran church. the ceremony 10 be
performed by the pastor OF the churcn