Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-16
NEW ARMY OFFICERS.
OUR VIRGINIA SOLDIERS GOT SIX
COMMISSIONS YESTERDAY.
WHO The LUCKY MEN ARE.
Charles Elicit CabeII 10 lie "a Major
The Memorial bridge Across the
Potomac River-Loss of Valuable
Dog-A Primer of Forestry.


the Philippines have been made. The
state has been lucky in securing six com
missions. but whether these were made
from the list furnished by the Senators
and Representatives or on account OF
efficient service and merit remains TO be
seen Virginia, among her appointments.
secured a majority for which position
Charles Elliot Cabell. formerly major In
the Sixth Virginia Volunteers. was Sc
lected. Mr.. Cabel is said to be from
Lynchburg.
Virginia also gets a captaincy, which
commission Will go to Adam c. Carson,
formerly captain Company +. Fourth
United States Volunteer Infantry. Mr.
Carson is from Riverton, Warren county
and has the reputation of being a most
efficient officer.
THE LIEUTENANTS.
Among the first-lieutenancies announced
to-day Is that given Cyrus Gray B)ssieuX
| a former captain in the volunteer in
! fantry and of the Richmond Grays. Mr.
| Bossieux's military attachments and ex-
| perlence as an officer gre so we'll known
IN Richmond that il &leedless 10 men
! ton them here.
Among the second lieutenants are
Samuel S. Archibald formerly sergeant
| OF the Fourth Virginia Volunteer In
fantry; Robert s. Knox, formerly second
lieutenant Virginia Infantry. and Frede-
! rick Harvey Plummer, formerly second
| lieutenant Fourth Virginia Infantry. This
probably fills Virginias quota. as by many
il was believed that the State would not
get more than three commissions.
VICTOR" is LOST.
There is a grief at the Metropolitan.
and at Mr.. w. II. Selden's home at Hay
market, Va, over the loss Of Mrs. Sell
denis pet greyhound Victor" He was
beautiful type OF his species, and was
great favorte with both guests and
attaches of the hotel. "Victor" was be-
ing taken by his mistress to his summer
| home at HaymaTket on a Southern rail
way train. He was in a baggage-car Sc
! cured by a rope from his collar TO the
| handle of a trunk. Mr.. Selden, how
ever. anxious for the comfort Of his dog
| had the collar loOsened so that If he
| jerked or plunged he would not be hurt.
| The train was going at about the rate
| of forty miles an hour. When twenty
miles from Washington the baggagemas-
| ter had TO throw off a mall pouch at
point at which the train did not stop.
| "Victor" watched the proceeding and as
| the pouch was thrown off he went after
it. At the next station Mr. Selden was
| informed Of mis- loss. and he left the
| train 10 hunt up the dog. Telegrams
were sent here and everywhere that "Vic-
| tor was known. Traces were found OF
him al various points where people had
seen him. but so far he has not been
captured. and the lamentations at both
ends Of the line are deep, real, and sin
cere Advertisements of the loss appear
| in the Fairfax. Alexandria, and city pa
pers. so that it is hoped Victor will ne
| found and happiness restored 10 his dis
tressed friends.
OF INTEREST TO PIE-SEEKERS.
c. L. Pritchard, of Front Royal, Va,
chairman of the Seventh Congressional
District Republican Committee, and an
aspirant for the postmastership of Front
Royal has been appointed TO the position
of laborer in the Census Bureau. This
appointment was secured by Collector
! Park Agnew
Important action was taken to-day by
| the authorities in connection with the
construction Of the proposed memorial
bridge across the Potomac river from the
Naval Observatory grounds TO the Airing
ton estate. 1t involved the selection OF
four bridge engineers. who are TO be in
| vite1 20 uronaro doe'~ns and plans for
the proposed structure.
The men selected are George S. Morri-
son I.efert l.. Buck. William III. barr.
and William r. Hutton, all of New York
city.
PRECIOUS STONES.
NJ. George F. Kunz, special agent of
the United States Geological Survey. in
charge OF the collection of data relative
I T,a
United States, has submitted his report
for 1898, and salient features. Of which
are:
Cd The finding Of rock Of crystal at
| MOkelumne Hill, Cal, OF such puri-
| " and size as 10 almost rival the Japa-
nese. and the successful cutting OF these
! in the United States up 70 over inches
! i'm diameter; % the increased output OF
the Fergus county (Mont) sapphire-mines,
and the yielding Of fine blue gems Up To
! two carats each, and the discovery or a
new locality where the stones are more
varied in color than those or any Known
locality: 60 the continued output OF the
New Mexican turquoise-mines, ana the
opening up OF mines in Nevada; CD the
finding of magnificent green ana Other
cOlOred tourmalines al Paris Hill, Me,
and Haddam Neck, Conn; co the IN
creased sale of Australian opal; 90 great
er use of all the fancy or semi-preciOus
stones: ca the greater importation OF
uncut diamonds, ana the incItoSc VI ny
diamOnd-cutting industry in the united
States; 80 the unprecedented increase IN
the Importation Of cut diamonds, anu
the revival of the precious-stone industry
in the United states.
The value of all the precious stones
found in the United States IN 1879 was
iSo go as compared with slS6675 in 1897.
A PRIMER OF FORESTRY.
The United States Department of Agri-
culture has in press and will soon issue,
Bulletin No. "a. Division of Forestry.
This bulletin is the first part OF paper
entitled "a Primer of Forestry" and was
prepared by Mr.. Clifford Pinchot, forester
of the department. II deals with the units
which compose the forest, with its charac-
ter as an organic whole. and with its enc
mics. 1t is divided into four chapters.
The fiTst> chapter treats OF the lie or
the tree 1t describes its three parts-the
roots trunk, and crown-its food, COM
position of wood, breathing, Transportation,
growth. structure of wood, annual rlnSs'
and heartwood and sapwood.
The second chapter is devoted TO dis
cussion of the various requirements OF
trees-heat. moisture, and light-thelr
rate of growth and reproductive power
uure and mixed forests, and reproduction
by sprouts. < -
The third chapter gives the life his
tory OF a forest showing the help ana
harm which the trees receive from one
another This history embraces the life
Of a community of trees, the life OF a
forest crop. the seven ages Of a tree, the
beginning of a forest crop, the forest
cover established, the beginning OF the
struggle growth In height. the struggle
continued, natural pruning, the cuiini-