The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-25
No Complaint Has Been Made Since
He Has Been in Charge,
He REMEMBERS AN OLD FRIEND
A Boy Who Was Drummer in His Com
pany Before the War Placed on
His stan DR.. Donald Guthrie
breaches in NashingtOu-iic
speaks in High Terms
of Richmond.

WASHINGTON. July 4-special.-Ac-
ccrdine to Colonel t. 81. Hayes, who
has recently been appointed colonel OK
one of the new regiments. the President
to-day expressed tine highest appreciation
of the services of General Fitzhugh Lee
ass Military Governor of the province Oh
Havana. Colonel Hayes only recently
returned from cuba where he served On
General Lees staff
Alter leaving the White House today
ne WAS seen boy a Times correspondent
ass TO the nature of his business with
toe president. lie said that he simply
caued to express his thanks To- Mr.. Nc
kiul,v for has appointments bul
tn.v something that Will interest VII
glnia.' continued tine colonel, ana j. -
the lact that no one is held 10 hishtr
regard by the President than fllI Lee
4e asked nue. all about him and SAID lhdl
me knew of no more einclehl O"l-i"i ia
the service of the country.
OLD ACQuAlNiANtLS.
of know Lee myself and since with
him m Cuba ne has shown quality
tnat the country never thought b. pos
sossed and that is AS an executive oln-
Ger. Since Doe has been in charge of me
Province of Havana there has never been
a complaint lie has quickly restored
order and given the people the most
liberal government of any province in th'
island. While serving under a Repuph-
can administration he has never snrren-
dered his principles and is now a Demo
crat of the old school
INTERESTING STORY.
HHI
connected with the friendship of Colonel
Hayes and General Lee. Hayes entered
the service of Tho United states prior
go tine civil war as drummer boy. Ice
was at that time % captain in The regular
army. Tho young h0y was assigned in
ms company and ar once attracted the
attention of the company comma nder.
Lee did everything to help the youth.
Al the outbreak of thc civil war Leo
returned 90 the South and Hayes was
made an officer boo The Federal army.
After tine war he remained in tho ser-
vice and at tho outbreak of the war with
Spain General Lco asked that the boy
ne had instructed and helped 20 get A
commission he appointed on his stair.
DIR. GUTHRIE PREACHES.
Rcv. Dr. Donald Guthrie. of Richmond.
preached at the church of The Covenant
m This ci'y. yesterday morning.
ilc delivered mastery discourse upon
the philosophy of Tine love which men
bear t0 Christ
Dr. Guthrie in speaking 20 "a reporter
at the Shoreham last night said:
20 have grown very fond of Richmond
and tts people in the eighteen months ot
my residence among them. The South
crn people 7 think. are very conserNa-
1--WE in religious matters. There is no
..I.fff
and very little agnOsticism or iniido.ity.
I'ne oId-faShioncd reverence N the Bible
stl holds in Virginia and. ] think. All
over the South 10 IS uo hard task 10
get the men TO attend church in Rich-
mond though 7 hear that in the big
cities of tho North men are conspicuous
1v their absence from the houses of wor-
ship.
'But 7 am not pcs-imlsuc We are
living m am age Of transition. and |
doubt not that all the agitation and I'M
rest now prevalent viii he Gained, ana
that ont of 20 will be evolved good. The
world is getting better instead of worse
NIRGINGANS WED.
rhc marriage of Mr.. j. r. Norman
and Miss Lena Collins both of Lynch
burg. was s0lcmnizcd at the Metropoi-
tan Hotel in this city last night The
Rcv. r. T. MCFadden. OF The First
Prcsbyterian church in Lynchhurg. oifi-
ci9tcd. Mr. ". G.. Coles acted as best
man and the bride was attended 10y
Misses lowry Bette Moon and Kate
Clark aU of Lvnchhurg
.ihe bridal couple viii visit MI points
Of interest before taking nap their homo
in Lvnchburg.
The u0stOfice AZ Port Republic va
was to-day made a money order office.