The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-06
Are Very Enthusiastic Over the
Prospect Of Moving Down
the Enemy.
GOVERNOR 10 BE sALUTED
WITH SEVENTEEN GUNS
Considerable Excitement Caused
BY the Discovery That Some
Of the Troops Were Garry
ing Rcaals.sBsallIl Bullets. Bull
Brilliant Dinner at
Night.
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CORPS HEADQUARTERS, GAINES
VILE, VA. September Orders for or
4 rush 10 positions were given in both s .:'s
~ vancouver camps exactly at midnight
tonight. The 'blue a. army. under Cen: an;
teral Grant, was put under way Il to ' at T.
tack the ..1brown" " army. under General,
Bell. Tho orders OF General Bell '', sent It
his forces towards Ills adversary al
dou ble-quick. II is his desire to reach
3 nosi ton y near the center OF the
vancouver field and y stop the attack
ing force, whose duty it Is to force a
pasaaRe through y Thoroughfare Cap.
Careful Il estimates OF these marches in-j
1dicate that It daybreak collision be-
tween the opposing forces will take
place somewhere near Groveton, a me-
BILE spot In tn 1e Bull Rim; battles,
From this first col lision the brown
army can fall back Is me- cessa ~ to sue.
8cessive positions towards Thoroughfare
to. naorrowk nnd Witness the operation OF
his army. The day GLOWING, he will
( be With General Bell, Z.
Corbin on Livingston.
ks While the, armies we're preparing for
their contest tonight In anoeuvre camps
Nos. u sand Q, corps adquarters present
ed a scene quite In contrast to warfare.
General Corbin and his distinguished
guests gathered In the rEsss tent for din
Sner{ att O. clock and the function was pro-
.longed until 9 o clock.> while speeches in
response to toasts were made. "A toast
to the President was drunk standing. "A
toast to Spain was responded to by Colo
mel bfonteverde, the Spanish military a t.
ltache, who Is an observer OF the man0el-
3yres. Colonel Raspapoff, the Russian OBJ
server. raised his glass to the President
EGoverno or Warfeld, Of Maryland. spoke
for his State and incidentally remarked
that Maryland was responsible for Me-
braska, Kansas, Missouri and other vest
ern States. This gave ex- Senator Man
derson, OF Nebraska. VIII o spoke next,
an opportunity for a humorous trust. He
had often wondered. he said here to
look for the source OF his friend Bryan.
He now knew Maryland was responsible
for him, according to the confession OF
her governor. He touched OH the stric-
lures reported to have been made by Rep
resentative Livingston. OF Georgia. on
the "full Dress features Of the dinner
In General Corbin's camp. He invited
an Investigation by Congress. and hoped
the ladies, present. Mrs. C0rbin. Mrs.
General Grant and Miss Patten. would
be called as witness es. ANY members OF
either house OF Congress, he said, who
would not vote for the proper training
OF the army; that It might be efficient as
such, was not worthy. a place In Congress.
# General F. Y, Greene.siof.3S New York.
and Brlgadl ler- General Riggs, Of Massa-
fchuset Is, also responded to toasts. 'ss
Wouldn't Salute Negro Officers.
Consiedrable feeling developed to-day
at General Grants camp q at Manassas
between soldiers Of the First South Caro-
lima Infantry, the First Texas Infantry
and the First Georgia Infanty and a col
ored Connecticut regiment. Many Of the
Southern soldiers have declined to salute
negro officers. a. :,
e. 1t was discovered to-day although y
is fair to say not In this connection, that
in spite OF the precautionary measures
taken. ball cartridges have been brought
Into the two big camps, a rigid inspection
was ordered tonight, and the belt OF eY-
cry soldier will be Inspected before the
companies go into action x i6i