Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-20
LIKES THE CITY
And Sergeant j. l.. Cougdon
Will Locate Here.
lie is ONE OF A LUCKY TRIO
low Fever. Cannot Talk Too Much.
Captain Berkeley VIII Not
Go to Manila.
HE is ONE OF A LUCKY TRIO

Go to Manila.
Among the visitors to the city is MI.
J. l.. Congdon. Of New Orleans. who
is on his way home from Camp Meade
Mr.. Conglon likes this city so well that
he will probably locate here. Me is 4
lumber man or wide experience. having
spent Il large part of his life i'm the
Mexican and South American forests
getting out mahogany ana other woods
During the war Mr.. EonSlon was SEP
gcant in Company \. Second United
states Immunes. Col Hood, located Il.
l1olSuin ana Gfbara. Santiago Prnyince,
Cuba. His company left New Orleans
with ciShty-two rrivates 1t brought
back tifty-three. The the rest We're
either dead. sick or Discharged Tho
sergeant was one Of the three mon Of
the company who did not go to the hos
pital. Though his company Jared bad
ly. MIR. CnngIon is pleased with the
country and bespeaks for it L splendid
future if the faites will permit it to he
properly governed.
You have Il great town" said Mr..
Consdon. yesterday. land I believe its
future is n wonderful one. Your people
seem to be alive and ur-to-datc EVERY
one is busy and everyone seems in a
good humor With his luck I haven't
met 4 man down on his luck since |
nave been in the town. That is signifi-
can't
AT CAMP COLUMBIA.
Mr. George Snead. of this city. has
received from John Walton at 'Camp
Columbia, Cuba. an interesting letter
in which the writer says. in part:
1 am now stationed at the No. >
division hospital. which is now the
port hospital of Camp Columbia. You
would not know the place if you We're
BACK here We have accommodations
here at the barracks for nearly 100 600
troops. we do not know that we vii!
have fever here. OF course, You Know
we cant write anything concerning
these things as it means Il court martial
if YOU are found out. / am clerking at
headquarters. and am having it easy
as l always did My time will expire
next November and l expect to sec. yo,
then, as expect to come to Newport
News as soon as discharged if do not
ole OF fever before that time i pre-
sumo YOU have heard of Major Glen
dennin's death. He died Of yellow ia
YER ...
What are YOU doing in Newport
News? Maybe you are thinking Of
going to the Philippines, are You not?
Whatever you do, don't enlist 1t will
not pay YOU"
LIEUT.. RIM DISCHARGED
BY direction of Secretary Of War AL
ger. Second Lieutenant Arson +. Rix,
formerly attached to the Fourth Viz
slnla Volunteer Infantry, and one Of
the popular officers of the HUNTINGTON
n r.
the Fourth Regiment has been honora-
bly, discharged from the service of the
United States by reason Of the muster
out OF his regiment and his services in
Cuba being no longer required
Lieutenant RiX left Newport News
with the Huntington Rifles when they
Went to the front over a year ago. H..
served With his company until the date
OF muster-out at Savannah, Ca Dur
ing the year the company was in sery-
ice it was stationed first at Richmond
then at Jacksonville and most Of Tho
time in Cuba. near Havana I.ieuten-
ant ltiN was 4 valuable officer, not only
to his company, but to his regiment
and when the Fourth was mustered our
at savannah he was retained in the
United States service.
inc lieutenant was ordered to Cuba
Tor duty in connection with the quar-
'efmaster's derartment and he has been
there UP TO this time in the discharg,.
OF mat duty. Frequently his friends
IN the city have received letters from
MN, nut in them he did not convey any
IDEA as to the time when he expected
to return home. When Captain Marve
iast heard from Lieutenant Rix the lat-
Ter expected his discharge. but did nor
know when he would receive it. Now
that the War Department has been in
structed to release him from further
duty in Cuba and give him an honora-
Die discharge from the United States
service, the lieutenant's friends will
soon nave an opportunity to grasp him
by the hand and welcome him back 70
his home city.
Lieutenant Rix was very popular
With the boys OF Company c, as tn,
Rifles were officially known and If Is
not unlikely that some demonstration
will be given in his honor on his ret,,rn
to Newport News. To welcome him
back in a body or to give a reception
in his honor would certainly be a suito-
bic way to show their qoye for him ana
their appreciation OF his kind traaitn,an.
during the war.
WILL NOT ACCEPT.
Sergeant Samuel S. Archibald form
erly Of Company C, Fourth Vironi,
VINO was on last Saturday appointed T.,
a second lieutenancy in the limited
States Volunteer Army, will not accent
the position.
me f1rst ntimation he had of his an
po'ntment was when he read it in the
papers Fast Sunday noOrni,rf. JTn,i,