The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-19
50 no. | llGul
MUCH PLEASED
! Eajsysd His Southern Trip and
Praises Soldiers and Cadets.
.cHAl lEtcED FOR 4 DUEL .'IE:I
Capt. Buck FRY Wants TO Measure
Swords VIII. ..Uncle Nee" illiams.
Old Pictures Framed.
Capitol Notes.

Governor Montague ana pd1 IVY = 800
& yesterday morning from Charleston and
Prs Exceaiency spent most OF the day IN
\ ,,,s Office at the Capitol. answering letters
h and disposing OF routine business
Governor Montague expressed himselh
IS vel pleased with his trip. and Whe .1
t asked ms to the rumor that he was PAID
little attention by South Garoil1aa ptopie'
he only said:
II have no complaint to mako OF the
s treatment accorded me while in South
Carolina. 2
T,1e Governor then launched into lavish
praise of the behavior Of the Virginia
& .old;ers and the cadets while IN tne
: Exposition City. lie said the #dr1iling OF
4 The latter was ESPECIALLY line ana o oe-5
served the highest conlmendahon. lie
.nra;.ed the soldiers. and tho cadets WITH
o,,t' stint. and SAID fheir behavior through.
mt so far as he had been able TO as
certain. was both soldicrly and Eenue-
manly. ,,,u;+
The Governor said he enjoyed his Visit l
3 "a ISort Moultrie very much, and was
i accorded the most courteous treatment
by the United States officers Inere.
..,;nc1e Ned, Williams. who operates
sba Capftol elevator, has been challenged
4 ID mortal combat on the field OF honoi
ss nv rantair Buck" Fry, Of Bedford
county. who spends most OF his tl1ne IN
Eichynond during the sessions OF the Leg.
Ssiature and the Constit sSo1Ne..T
zion The feeling between these Two Well
I l;nown men has not been good Tor some
$time. and 1t c.larninated the other day in !
Z formal <hallenEe to fight. a. duel with pis-..
lois. dirks, bowie knives and awning
else In the butchering line which Uncle
Ned. should choose.
4 The challenge came from Captain Fry,
4
: 8 4: seems that, the other morning the
elevator was crowded with City Commit
leemen and Captain Fry entered the
waiter. He was told by Captain Williams
y lie would have to- wait, as the elevator
would not bear so many. am going TO
ride down. said Captain Fry. Why
q don't YOU walk as you have been doing.
,.e>nltedi CAPTAIN Williams. He did walk,
and n little later appeared down stairs
and formally and personally made his
\ challenge for q duel.
The challenge was declined. and when
..I,nclc Ned returned Of his work yester-
f1aY he found letter reiterating the
challenge and inviting him to choose his
own weapons. lie paid no attention to
it, and said this morning that he had
h no idea of fighting. The incident Is
probably closed.
librarian w. w, Scott has found two
rare and valuable old pictures in the
!. State Library and they will he framed
and hung on the walls along with other
State portraits Of value.
One is handsome steel engraving OF!
General Washing ton. in which the great
patriot was clothed in the insignia Of a
Royal Arch Mason
55s 1t is likely that the picture was made
when the Father OF his country was mas
ter OF ceremonies at the laying of the
cornerstone Of the National Capital at
washington.
the original plan for old Monumental
Church and was made in ISL The plan
set forth was not followed, for the proba-
bic lack of funds. 1t is that Of a beau.
fiful structure and the building would
have been much pretier than at present
& had the plan set out been followed. The
two pictures were sent at once to Cohen's
art store to- be framed.
The Final Revision Committee Of the
convention met at 10 o'clock yes
tcrday morning and at noon took
a recess until / O'clock p. NJ.
to allow a subcommittee to redraft some
portions Of the suffrage ordinance. with
out changing their substance. At the lat
ter hour the full committee reconvened
ard went on with its work. Senator Dam.
/ Tel was with the committee for the first
time yesterday. It looks as If it would re-.
quire several weeks yet to complete the
labors OF the committee. The body will.
continue to hold two sessions daily until
the work assigned them is completed.