Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-12
WHY NOT ASK DEWEY
HE WOULD PROBABLY ACCEPT ~
vrT,TIoy TO THE LAUNCHING.
The TRIGG COMPANY At The TOP.
IFS Vessels Nearer Completion Than
Those Being Constructed at IN!
other Nnrd-Proposed Federal Re-
union at Fredericksburg.

WASHINGTON. ID. G., october IL
Special )-"Whatn Dewey do?' Why he
will do almost anything reasonable that
he Is asked 10 do. lie is accepting inyi-
tations all around Why not ask him
therefore. to visit Richmond on the oc-
casion Of the launching Of the Shubrick?
He would be more than likely TO accept
such an invitation; the trip Is short. and
he would doubtless be gratifed to visit
the capital Of the Old Dominion and
former capital of the Confederate States.
The new w. r. Trigg ship-yard and the
launching Of a United States torpedo
boat would interest him. and there Is
little doubt that he would be glad to meet
the hOsptabe people of Virginia in Ken
mond The ease and gratiiicatlon win
which he accepted the invitation OF the
: Atlanta committee TO visit that city on
the occasion of the sword presentation
to his fiag-olicer, Lieutenant BrumDy'
make it almost evident that with III
tie diplomacy and tact the hero OF Ma
Mia could be prevailed upon to VISIT hlc"-
mond The Admiral is anything Du'
a vain man, but at the same uihe
he is reasonably proud OF the hOhois '.I"1
are being shoWeTed upon him py 1.le
American people He does not take
those tributes 50 much 10 himself as 10
the American fleet and to the eXuitauon
of the country in the triumph ol
naval skill and valor In the initial en-
gagement Of the Spanish war. For thiS
reason. il is said. he rejOices in sharing
this pleasure with them. ana mas con-
scented. whenever the opportunity Woulu
permit, Of favoraDly considering Such III
vitations as have reached him. requestlhs
his presence among the people ~
moro hitting occasion than the launching
of the Shubrick. when Richmond VIII De
crowded with people and gayly uecC-
rated could not be presented for q WISH
~ Admiral Dewey. If a committee rep
resentative of Richmond's business IN
terests and headed by Mayor Taylor
should come up and cordially invite the
Admiral to run down for a day' -
safe TO predict that he would cheeriuiiy
do so. Ii is we'll worth the triaI' any
way. 40
TRIGG COMPANY NO. /
The monthly report Of all firms nav
ing under construction vessels TOT the
navy has been received al tne 80, 80
Department. The report OF 'hG 70 p
Comnanv. of Richmond, shows that the
,,cesaIs being built by that firm have
fnrthor progressed toward compietloh
tban those being constructed IN any
Other mart of the United States.
pear-Admiral Hichborn, cnief naval
constructor. is much gratiied at the re-
mort. The Trigg Company has asheu Ioi
No extension Of time on account OF the
advance and scarcity of steel
FEDERAL REUNION AT FREDEk-
ICKSBURG
As far back as 1893, Captain y. I. low
then Navor Of Fredericksburg, invited TIE
Society of the Army Of the potomac u
hofd it, next annual session in that city
Ths MAYORS invitation was greeleu '"-
Enthusiastically. but after an hour discus
sion il WAS reluctantly declined III FAVOR
Of New London, Conn, on the sroullu
that the hotel facilities Of FREDERICKSBURG
were not sufficient to entertain so idIse
body. The next year standlhs 'hNl'"
ton was sent the society, to be accep'1u
when il should be pleased TO do so.
Tho thrtieth annual reunion OF me 50
cietv will be held at Pittsburg, Pa, We'd
resdav and Thursday, october 18th ana
19t1 ana Judge James =. Sener, of Fred
ericksbure. will be present TO advocate
the acceptance Of the proffered hospital
itv and 10 state that if the hotel accom-
modations are not now sufficient the latch
strings OF the citizens will all be OUTSIDE
the doors. and the surplus VIII be "ccoin-
modated in the homes Of citizens.
Major William Howard Mills yesterday
stated his belief that Judge Sener VIII
have an easy and pleasant duty 10 per
form. He guarantees the society the most
delightful Of all its many pleasant Ie-
unions if it goes to FREDERICKSBURG, as
he has experienced the whole-souied nos
pitality of its citizens.
"Tbe most Of the old soldiers of the
-uf na -
not been there since the dance of death,
SATURDAY. December 13. 1862. and can
proftably devote q week in visiting the
battle fields of Fredericksburg, salem
Church. Charlottesville, tho Wilderness,
Spotsylvania Courthouse, and other near
bv fields. Many will desire TO visit the
battle-felds in the vicinity of Richmond,
Petersburg, GordOnsVlle. Manassas,
Lynchbure. AppomattoX, and other
places OF interest. and will thus expe-
rience the unbounded hospitality of the
people of the Old Dominion"
NORFOLK PUBLIC BUILDING.
The supervising architect Of the Troa-
sury has this 10 say in his annual re-
port Of the progress made on the Nor
folk courthouse and post-ohice:
"Since the date Of the last report con-
tract has been made for the construction
of the building, and work has been pros
ecuted thereon, so that at this time the
| masonry is up TO the hrst-1oor level
and the area walls are up TO grade. The
steel columns Of the basement and first
story and the Orders and beams OF
the first floor are practically all in posi-
ton Some considerable delay has been
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THAT VITAL SPOT.
Tia ,>-iza GUh-er aIyays aims for the