The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-26
LEE VISITS THE VIRGINlANS.
A Practical Joke That a Mess In the
Fourth Regiment Did Not Relish.

CAMP COLUMBIA, CUBA, Jan: n
Special. General Lee paid a Visit 10
lno Virginia regiment yesterday altei
noon and was received with the usual
enthusiasm. lie arrived here Just before
dress parade accompanied by Col. strong
OF the regular army. Upon the invita-
ton OF Cot. Taylor he reviewed the regi-
ment which was headed by It's com
mander The men were apparently inn
pressed by his presence. for they
never marched better.
After dress parade this evening the
regiment was reviewed by Captain Not.
tingham of Company y OF Norfolk. ara
First Lieutenant Cheatwood OF COM
pany III acted as Teglmental adjutaht.
Colonel Taylor witnessed the ceremony
from carriage in company with VISIT
ing friend
The following promotions have been
announced for Company ! Of Franklin,
Captain Vaughan commanding. Private
John Morris has been appointed COOK
with the rank and pay Of corporal III
the place Of John III. Skinner, ana PIT
Yates Vim. Y. Skinner. IheO. q. camp
and Roy ; Woodey have been MADE
cOrpOrais.
Company II has Just lost one OF rs
most popular members In the person OF
Private Frank l.. Grigs. who leit 20
day on board OF the hospital snip -
souri, for Savannah. having received us
discharge from the service, ll,,ft,1ea's
Grisg went by the name OF 'ked Mike
AS long IS he has been IN the army ana
went by that name all over the req.
mcnt. 10 was Tor some time detaheu
as assistant wagonmaster at the Iesl-
mental corral. but gave up that place
some two or three months ago 10 ac-
cept detail iu the regimental canteen
His constant companion was Mach' 81
Irish setter which he brought WIN MN
from Richmond as a pup. lie leit
Mack" with tho company at his de-
parture for home in order that the cog
might 20 with the regiment through me
entire campaign ,,.,.
Private Jokes arc sometimes httle
expensive. as 7 had occa sion 10 expert
once myself the other day Having been
placed in charge Of the commissary de-
partment OF our tent J made up ilst
Of useful articles Tor our lardor some
three weeks ago and wrote 10 friend
boz savannah 20 make the purchase Tor
las. To order to save as much a. possible
! advised him 90 try 20 snip us the ar.
ticlcs on board OF a transport dead
headed He did So much 20 our soi-
row. when he turned over the goods 10
the FIRST sergeant % one az The com
panics Of an Illinois regiment that ar
rived here on the transport Mobile az
friend promptly informed M OF his az
lion. but when J called on the - ser
geant who had agreed 10 transmit om
groceries 90 mo 7 was very politely 100
formed that much % his sorrow tho box
ON which we had Injured so positively
had been lost How this happened he
did not explain buf we have very etrone
reason 10 think that he and his friends
made away with the contents OF the
box The most important feature OF the
whole affair was that ] had p.6d the
bin in advance and the tent Is now IN
an uproar. positively declining TO make
good any portion OF the loss.
Lieutenant Williams of Company g OF
Suffolk and Lieutenant Lpps Of Com
pany l. Of Portsmouth who had been de-
tailed 10 DO duty with the regulars in
the city Of Havana. have been returned
to the regiment c. W.