The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-04
GENERAL NILES
LOST MS COFFEE
Tells How Stonewall Jackson u !! 8!
Got His Break fast.
NO GOOD ROADS THEN n: 4
The Head Of Army Shows No /. Dis.
tress from Superior Criticism.
GOV. MONTAGUE SPEAKS
GOV. MONTAGUE SPEAKS
The Delegation Of Distinguished Guests
from Washington Entertained At
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Spen-
Ger and Stevens Among
the Speakers-Hannx
Expected To-Day.

Especial pi,parcn to The Tin.,.)

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Special Dfsparcn to The Timss)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, April So
The leading feature Of the Good Roada
Convention to-day was the speech OF Cen
eral Nelson y. Miles, whose appearances.
as he stood before the audience did not
Indicate that he had suffered much mental
worry over tho criticisms and snubs OF
his superiors.
General Miles did not take up seriously
the discussion of good roads.
He spoke jocularly Of his former ate &
tempts to visit Virginia as follows:
II am gratifed to be with You on this
occasion. I always loved Virginia, for y
remember that myself and some coni-e
panions struggled for four Ions years 10
see more of your country.
INSURMOUNTABLE OBSTACLES
I've encountered two insurmountabte
obstacles. one the wretched condition OF
your roads, and the other your prejudice
against strangers. I thought those who
stood in the way the most exclusive peo-
pie had ever found. remember the
chevalier and knight of the valley, who
| seemed to be interested with our lines
OF communication and the Ashbys, the
Stuarts and the other Virginians. There.
was another general; think sou called 7
him the noblest Roman Of them all
Whenever we came this way he develop
ed an impulse to go TO Washington,
Maryland or Pennsylvania; and there was
still another; think you all called him
Is.Stonewall He1~ia S..e il: rs; ~ ~
able sVirginian we ever met, fusSSw.is. we
would look for him in our front. some-
how he would appear on one flank OK
other, or sometimes unexpectedlyeli lifSSLne
rear. =
II remember one morning at White.
! Oak Camp, We were in biyouac getting
coffee and bacon, and felt secure Sud-
denly Stonewall opened up eighteen suns
| in our rear and made things decidedly
hot for us, hotter tnan the coffee on the
fire. That was the last we saw OF that.
breakfast.
AMERICANS AGAINST, T,AMERICANS.
..:,o,w outstanding that grent contest. in
which Americans were pitted against
Americans, the mantle of peace was Z
spread leaving feeling of respect for the
courage, patriotism and heroism OF all
engaged for what they cOntended to be
right, and for q principle. rejoice TO-
meet here body Of Americans interested
in this good roads movement, one Of the
| noblest enterprises. No more fitting place
could be found than here, the nome ot5
one OF Virsin;a's most prominent states
i men, the man who did SO much to block
out and frame the great principles OF
| government, which we now enjoy and
! hope to transmit to our children, thss
! birthplace of those two remarkable N- eN-
! pIorers and pioneers. Lewis and Clark.
who. under the direction of Jefferson.
paved the way across the continent.
| GOOD ROADS AND EOST-ROADS.
| Referring to the subject of good roads,
| the General said: II do not know of any
question that has been so much neglected.
| and that is entitled to more consideration
| The safety, the welfare and the perpettitJr
! Of our republic >SaDends largely upon the
intelligence Of itc 0rizens. and there -
no one thing that contributes more -
the intelligence and patriotism of ma
! ton than the communication and dis
| semination Of intelligence through tho
Postal Department of our Governments
| and it is believed that while we are cos
| tributins something like seven millions OF
dollars per year for the Postal Depart.
ment. that some measure can be adopsess
| by which this work will also promote the
construction of better public roads ard
| then postal communication and commerce
! will be still more and more improved.
[ < telegram was read from Congressman
| Hay rescettinS his inability to take his
I place on the programme. Colonel Wm-
| H. Patton, of the chair of civil sasinees--
| ing at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
/ BIacksburg. spoke in his stead OIL good
roads from the engineers standpoint
| Lieutenant c. P. Sf:t.- gave Il brief his
| tory of. the movement for d memorial
! road to Monticello. and Mr. Murray Eoe-s
| cock, of zz1.Cas.alia,' made o plea for good
| roads in AlbemarIe county.
The special train over the Southss1
/ Railway from Washington. bearing mer1-
| bers OF Congress and other officials,
reached Union Station at 800 this aftcr-:
i noon.
| The Monticello Guard ac..sti as al 8es-f
| cort to- General Miles, who was driven
/ at once to .Comyn HAIL. the residence
/ Of berger Moran, on Park Street.
/ where he was entertained at lunch with
| a few invited guests.
i President George w. Stevens arrived
/ over the Chesapeake a1'l Ohio at 2
/ o'clock in his SPECIAL car. 6 e nor Mon.
tague was with him. r.: King was
/ resumed a. $50 addresses he. .nades by
/ Colonel Bingham substststi ~ Secre-
i tary of Agriculture, and Governor
/ Montague, General Miles p emf s,.e1-
Ger and President Stevens TIE conren-s
tion then adjourned to give I ne visitors
an opportunity to visit RI e Gerson Me-
mortal Road and Monticello where they.
/. were entertained by the Hon. Jefferson
/ NJ Levy The visitors returned to Wash
ington at O'Clock this e.enf- IS.
i Colonel Brigham in lis a d-~ss to-day.
advocated the SYSTEMATIC construction ce
Il good roads, and p'edged the support oe
/ the Derartmen- OF Agrfc,,f f,,t-e
Governor II mt cue said that oI roads
would never com un! !cs- p-onle got
behind their sra-erreserta. .ives in the Leg
is'a .ure and forcrd them to acton.
&c General F1tzhugh Lee he's wired Se1a-s
tor Hanna that to- morrow wiz Be- Sana-