The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-06
{ TROOPS DErRA1N1NG Ar rHoRoUGHFARE.

will return to Headquarters and will be.
present tomorrow night when the move
ments OF the day Will be explained and
discussed. sE 875s; s3t
The yirginians, the First Maine, the.
First Alabama and the First Texas with
d Massachusetts, battery and the Rich
mond Howltzers form the first brigade
under Colonel Price Tho Connecticut
Itregiment, whichSi encamped near the
lYVirgin1ans, was the nearest eighbor Of
lsthe Third Virginia at Camp Alger, dur
| ing the war with Spain, and there has
been a general interchange OF visits to-
day There are four men from each com V
pany will be detailed to act as camp guard
are in the field. The me n LETT behind;
| are cursing their luck as everybody wants
| to be on the march and in the battle.
5 The second battalion Of the First Texas
arrived at 5 o'clock this afternoon after
having been three days on the road. he
train was greatly delayed. The first
battalion arrived yes erday bat the sec
ond had all the cooking utensils and the
men OF the first have been almost suf-S
Ilferng for lack OF food. {{38s sE.s
Governor to Receive Salute.
v The Governor OF Virginia. Is expected
In camp. IT is not known at corps head y
quarters when His Excellsncy will ar
rive, but General corbin said to-d day he
was looking for him. Governor Montague.
as Chief Executive OF the State in which
1.-The manoeuvre ctmp is located and COM
chief Of the military forces of
Virginia will be hohored witt, q salute OF
seventeen guns from the ba ttery at head
! quarters. 3S s WI 85 d
I g General AIanderson ex-sens tor from Ne
| braska, who took part in the second bat
/ tile OF Manassas. arrived at corps head
,Equarters this afternoon and will remain
until the manoeuvres are over IS the guest
| OF General Corbin. Captain George West,
/ originally from louisa coun ty, afterwards
1 q lawyer OF Richmond, is In Camp No. u
| as quartermastero OF the First Texas and
i spent some time at 8 the Virginia camp
Itto-da3. }4s55i tS5s
NJ The troops are not com planning Of the
fare Fresh beef Is supplied daily. bread
baked is issued once a day and there fs
plenty OF vegetables. pickles and cond-1
lments ofstwo or three kinds, but men have
determined not to try to buy anything
from vendors at camp. IA farmer tried
to charge Captain Niller,Iof Company B,
thirty cents a dozen for eggs to-day. The;
captain did not buy eggs.
Brilliant Dinner.
AT o o'clock to-nightHa few lights are;
In 1Oll&t uS
hill across he railroad, is playing Ny
Old Kentucky Home Officers and men
are turning in. confident that they will
be turned out at midnight to start on the
march across the hills and through the
woods OF the Nianassas field to meet<a an
enemy which is Just as real as though
red war were, indeed, about to deyas-g
tate once more the farms OF old Prince
William. sl III l33y Il 5i8 IL
General Corbin was the host at q bril-
liant dinner In honor Of i he foreign a T.
tachees and invited guests. There was
an elegant menu discussed and responses
to toasts by the soldiers representing
other governments, including Colonel
Rospopoff, military attachee of the Rus
sian embassy. and Colonel Monteverde.
OF the Spanish embassy, Governor War
field OF Maryland, who arrived late this
evening Adjutant- General Riggs, OF that
State; General Franols VI G reene, OF New
York, and General Henderson; Of Me-
braska, made brief addresses. Mrs. Cor
bin, Mrs. General Grant and Miss Pat
terson were the only ladies' at tho din
ner. The brilliant dinner. perfect IN every
appointment. with the music, the merry
laughter and Jest and the. occasional Sc
rious reference ito the work expected to-
begin in a few hours a ba tile m de as Y
real as may be without the taking Of llfe.f
suggested the ball given by the Duchess
OF Richmond on the eve Of the battle Of
Waterloo. w. p, II,