Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
FOR THE BATTLE ABBEY.
General John &. Underwood In Baiti-
more in Its Interest.


The Baltimore Sun Of yesterday says;
General John c. Underwood, Of Ken
lucky. was in Baltimore yesterday in the
interest Of the Confederate memorial
building. which It IS proposed 20 erect In
Richmond. Va. General Underwood Is
Gentleman Of attractive personality, and
fs nushing tho project with an energy
which gives promise Of early success.
MANY distinguished men Of all parue5
and occupations have approved the cree
tion Of such a building within Whlch 10
compile and preserve the records ana
relics comprising honorable archives Oh
the southern people during the civil war.
Among them are the following, most OF
whom are contributors the tto:
Presidents William Mckinley, eX-Presl-
dents Grover Cleveland and BENJAMIN
Harrison, and ex-Vice-President Lew T.
Morton. g..
Cabinet Ministers-Lyman J. Gage,
RusseU 4. Alger. John ID. Long, {. y.
Bliss. Charles Emory Smith, ana Johh
Ex-Cabinet Mlnisters-John Sherman
william c. whitney. John c. Carlisle
PANEL s. Lamont and Thomas IA James.
lanes Il. Eustis, late United States
Minister 10 France; Judge John NJ. liar-
Ian. United States Supreme Court.
United States Senators-James Is
ZONES. Calvin S. Brice NOW deceased >.
r Mallory. S. b. Elkins, Charles d.
Faulkner. william Lindsay, ana oI1 ,..5 ;
Generals Joseph Wheeler and Nade
Hampton. r,,o,,.- ~
Nv york. and Frank Brown, or Mary
land. Judge Roger a. Pryor; Randolph
C,,gganbeimer President Of the New
w Nfunicipal Council, and eX-Mayors
craco ond Strong. Of the city OF Ne"
Vorl,. seth Low. president Columbia Uni
,,ereitv. tors-of-Customs George H.
Ridwell. of New York, and william feHh
Nixon. of Chicago o,
Fourteen bishops OF the Episcopai
church. from New York. MlnnesOla'
Kentucky, Pennsylvania ChlCaso, -,
c,infa Massachusetts,. Texas, tennessee
Georgia Ohio. Missouri, and Albany ~
Y. Morgan Dix. pastor Trinity church
Nv YORK CITY. and eleven other Episcopal
cIergvren from Boston. Philadelphia
IEortucl,v. Mississippi, Michigan, VIZ
ginia. and Maryland. ,-.,.,.,
William Jennings Bryan OF Nepraahd
ConitoIists and Bankers-J. Pierpon'
,,ora,er lanes Stillman. James I. WOOD
vlor6 August Belmont, T. +. Olcott
! Morris X. Jesup J. ID. Fairchild. r. n
| Smrgis. John \. stewart Jonii - NJ
80, Tobn Harsen Rhoades, and John "
IL of New York city.
Railroad Presidents-Stuyvesant ISM
| Illinois Central; NJ. q. Ingalls, b'g ~ ou'
d ma, chesapeake and Ohio; samue
Tboroos Monon Route; G. T. HUNTINGTON
e.n-tbern pacific; ii. NJ. Flagler' Eas
| Coast Line of Florida. ,t.,,.oa
: Tho carnegie Steel Company Llinl .p-
90 pittsburg. Pa; Alexander r. OFT
Dresident Chamber OF Commerce New
Canitalists and wholesale Merchanl
90 Tew York City-Willam =. Dodge
1obn Clafin. Emanuel Lehman John =
Crimmins. Trenor l. PARK ana "o'u
ward Baldwin & co. ,,,.
Eminent Lawyers of New YORK Nl'y-
1an'es @ Carter and Clarence cary.
INSTRUMENTATION Gill, president Mel
oantile Trust Company; Edwin f. Abel
DrHeidents of the A. S. Abel COMPANY
George c. jenkins, Harry A. FAR
CHARLES ID. Fisher +. NJ Colston' Colon'
charles Marshall, and great man
others.
General Underwood is secretary OF m
COMMITTEES from the United Contedera,
Veterans having the battle aDDey
charge. and he has been actively AT "o,
, for some time in the interest OF u
movement.