The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-07
WANTED TO SEE
THE PRESIDENT.
The Brother Of Postmaster Brown, OF
Hebron, Called at White House,
CAPTAIN LAMB IN WASHINGTON.
Wants to Help His Constituents VINO
Arc Anxious To Serve Uncle Sam
i, the Census-A North Carolin-
ian to Go to- Manila.

WASHINGTON, Apri 6.-Special.-A
m!ddle-aged man walked up TO Policeman
Parker, who was on duty at the front
entrance to the White House this after
noon and announced that he wanted 10
see the President for only d minute or
two. 1t was after visiting hours, and
besides the President and all the staff
OF the executive Offices were at Airing
ton. To officer Parker. the man stated
tina. he Just wanted to tell the President
aout friend OF mis- having been shot
down In Virginia" The man said his
name was William Brown, OF New York,
and his brother. Warren Brown. post
master at Hebron. DinwiGdie county, Va,
Was the man who had been shot.
THE SHOOTING.
The shooting, he explained. was done
by rODbcr. VINO shot Postmaster Brown
in the check and ran OF with the con-
tents OF the safe. 500 in money. and
1900 worth Oh papers. Ills brother mad
now recovered sufficiently 10 enable him
10 describe the burglar as BLACK negro
man. about nye and One-hdl lect IN
height. weighing ABOUT itO pounds. dress
Cd IN blue Oycralls. Oiack coat. back nat
and pOinted-tced shoes. Win the toes
split"
CAPTAIN LAMB AT WORK.
Regiesentat!, Lamb caIne ID from
Richmond this afternoon aud is stop
ping al the National Hotel. captain
Lamb had an appointment to meet sell
dtor Daniel. who Is IA attendance on the
SESSIONS OF the Industrial Commission.
81 d ina ~
General Grlggs tomorrow. Captain
Lamb Will also call on the President and
will use his influence with Governor Mer-
riman IN heralf OF constituents who are
DESTROYS OF assisting the government IN
the preparation Of the next Gel sus.
The candidacy OF Mr.. a. Osterloh for
the appointment as one OF the twelve
commissioners TO ths Paris Exposition,
will be taken up with Secretary Hay
g. If. Gaines. of Richmond, and j. Y.
Hallowell. OF Norfolk, are at ihe st.
James.
l. L. Royal. of Danville. is at the How
ard.
\. NJ Scales. Of Greensboro. is at the
Metropolitan
A party of telegraphers who have vol
upteercd for service in the Philippines
left to-day for their post. via San Fran
cisco. \ Mr.. Taylor, OF North Carolina
was in the party.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Glenn W. Price and wife, OF Ricn-
mond. are registered at the Metropolitan.
They will leave Tor New York and other
northern cities in "A day or so on Their
brida. trip, and will return 10 Richmond
about the middle Of the month.
Miss Percy Of Lynchburg, and MISS
Mamie Graham. of Lexington are spend
TO- chic xvaat1 with Miss HatZel in her
fat at the Portland
Miss Kate Conrad sister Of eX-Solicitor
General Holmes Conrad, is az the VIC
toria.
DR. Thomas :. Dunawsy Of Fred
ericksburg. is the guest Of his daughter
Mrs. Mason g. Grasty C25 Q street y. W.
g. l.. Todd. Of Richmond. is at the
Dewey.
r. Vogler. OF Salem. y. c.. is registered
at the Raleigh.
Shoreham.
y T.. Calling. of Lynchburg. is stop
ping AT the Wellington.
FOR PROMOTION.
First Lieutenant WIN. r. Wilder date
major Second North Carolina Infantry
Twenty-hfth United States Infantry has
been ordered before an examining board
which will meet in Denver. Tor eXdmlnd-
ton for promotion. Lieutenant Wider
was appointed to the Military Academy
from North Carolina in 1883, and was
made second lieutenant IN the Nineteenth
Infantry IN ISIS. on July .. 1893. he was
made first lieutenant IN the lNenty-hlNii
Infantry. Last summer De was comInis
stoned as major In the Second Norm
Carolina Volunteer Infantry.
CAPTAIN John ID. G.. HOSkins, mira
United States Artillery. has been detailed
as a member OF the examining board
convened at Fort Monroe.
Private Lewis T.. Hodges. Battery Is,
Sixth United States Artillery Fort Mon
roe. has been transferred 10 the Fou1 n
Artillery. .,.
The discharge Of Private Miles Smith
SON Company A, Fourth Virginia, no"
at Berkeley. Va. has been confirmed.
DISCHARGES.
These discharges have been ordered at
Josiah Simpson General Hospital:
Privates w. II. Brewer. II. j. Harra-
han. John X. Stone. Charles q. Stark,
Hospital Corps.
Privates NJ. 3. League. Company d.
Fourth Virginia Infantry. W. ). kabuch,
Company NJ. Forty-ninth Iowa. John
Zimmerman. Company =, sixth Missouri ,
c. II. Flowers Company NJ, Fifth United
States Volunteers. Infantry: Peter Rhodes.
Company \. one Hundred and Sixty-tirst
Indiana: John G. Collins Company &.
Fifth United States Volunteer Infantry
j. w. Pippen. Company X. Fourth Hi
nois, VI. a. Johansen, Company A. Sec
ond Louisiana; Leon Kreckhouse and
Tony F. Wrablews. Company &. Firth
Clifford Wharton. s. II. Dean. &. J. New
hard, Joseph Stalker. A. Y. Striger. VII
liam II. Nichols r. +. Gregg w. q.
Martin. G.. r. Wagner. F. A. Wenzell.
and G.. W. Williams Hospital Corps.
THE WINDOW.
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