The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-12
Does Not Mean That the Companies
are to Be Reduced.
FAR REACHING REVENUE RULING,
4 Firm Which Takes i'm Partner
Must Pay Special Tax-Rich-
mond Couples Wed-A Civil
Service Examination.

| this meant that the regular army CONF
panies were being reduced 10 peace
| footing. replied that fl did not. He said
| the discharges were granted on Individual
applications through the regular chan
nels II was just the fever 20 get out
which seized so many 10 GET into the
| army when hOstlities began, he said.
WIDELY SCATTERED.
While the number Of men discharged
equals a whole company they were widely
| scattered. as regards commands.
In addition 10 these about l2j telegraphic
| orders for discharges given early last
month were confirmed.
First Lieutenant Weston p. Chamber
lain. assistant SURGEON l.. S. Army, is un-
der orders TO proceed from the general
! hospital AT Fort Monroe 20 Richmond. for
duty pertaining 20 the muster out Of the
| Third Virginia Infantry.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Thomas r.
Marshall. L. S. Army, appointed from
| Richmond Is under orders TO proceed
from Camp WikOf Montauk Point. New
Nork, 10 Jacksonville, and report IN person
10 General Lee for assignment 90 duty.
DR.. Marshall saw service in front OF San
| uago.
The following discharges in the Fourth
| Virginia Regiment were confirmed to-day:
| Corporal Andrew $. Morris. Company y.
| Prvates George W. Hill and Frank O..
| skinner Company +. Sergeant Pelham
| TrOtman. Company +. Sergeant Norman
| S. Brown. Corporal James +. Cuthbert.
! Private David Calender, Jr.. Company
| *. and Private Jesse w. Beale. Company
] ], as of September 18th; and Private Law
| renee b. Myrick, Company \, as Of Sep
| TENDER 7th.
J The transfer Of Frank Brownlow from
Company II, Third Virginia, TO Company
! 4. Sixth l.. s. Volunteer Infantry CIm-
munes'), on September Sth, was confirm
ed.
The sick leave granted First Lieutenant
! Alfred B. Percy, Second Virginia Infan-
! try, mas been extended fifteen days.
! Among the other discharges we're these:
| Privates Robert *. Emerson, Battery *,
| Sixth Artillery; Privates Charles y. Os-
| man, James r. White and George +. Cos
| tello, Hospital Corps, James L. Thomp-
| SON. Third Artillery, now on duty with
! the Artillery School Band.
! Transfers have been ordered as follows:
| Ordnance Sergeant Ludwig Leiner. Hunts
| vile. Ala. 20 Fort Casowen. y. c.: ord
nance Sergeant TO Fort Monroe Va.
ANOTHER REVENUE RULING
! A far reaching ruling affecting part
| ncS~nips was made to-day by Commits
| sloner Of Internal Revenue y. b. Scott
! I'm the case Of a western firm OF bankers.
| The commissioner says:
| a person who, I'm the month OF July
| engages in any business for which spec
| cial tax IS required 20 be paid must pay
! the tax for the entire year. beginning
| July LIST, and II, thereafter ne takes in
| partner the firm thus created must
also pay special tax, reckOned from the
| FIRST day of the month IN which IL be-
gan the business. 20 the first day Of
! July following, and take out stamp in
] rr,,, r,-f~n % "a
| lowance on account of the tax paid by
the person I'm question for the business
carried on by him Individually prior TO
| the creation Of the firm
NOT A LICENSE.
The commissioner bases the decision on
the ground that the stamps lis merely
| a receipt TOT tax and not license,
and that the tax must be paid for the
entire time from the first day OF the
month in which the Liability begins until
the first of the July following even
though the business continues for the
briefest time.
RICHMONDERS WE'D.
John J. Walsh and Miss Mary A. Daw-
son. both of Richmond. were married
yesterday afternoon at ST. Peter
church by Rev. d. VI. OBrien.
Ernest J.. Chiffon ana Miss Dora b.
Newton. both of Stafford county, Va.
were married yesterday by Rev. j. W.
Gray.
Licenses TO marry have been issued
Eugene r.. Jones and Miss Clara y.
Farrs. both of Richmond.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
The United States Civil Service COM
mission announces that on October ~.
| 1905 examination will be held for the po-
sition of assistant. editing. abstractng.
proof-reading and indeXing. in the De
partment OF Agriculture. at a salary ~
| 81 200 per annum. A scope OF this exam-
nation my be found in section o. OF the
Manral.
Eugibles from this examination will be
| certified 10 Tin % vacancy in "a similar poo
sltion in the State Department
All persons who desire TO compete
should at once apply 10 the United States
| Civil Service Commission. Washington. ID.
| c.. for a copy of the Manual, and for
application blanks (forms 304 and 500.
which should be properly executed and
promptly filed with the Commission AT
Washington.
All persons who were examined upon
the subjects mentioned above on April
18th last and failed will he allowed eX-
animation on Octobe> p. 1895 upon fling
a new application.
Examinations will be held in Richmond.
Va. and Wilmington, y. C., for the above
position.
The Commission also announces that II
Is desired 10 establish an eligible regis
ter from which a selection may be mad>
TO I'll an existing vacancy in the grade Of
fireman. Waterman at a salary of $500
per annum. in the custodian service at
Harrisonburg Va.
Applicants must be citizens OF the
United States, and under the regulations
| of the Treasury Department must be
| between the ages of q and 60 years.
Persons who have suffered the loss OF
an arm or leg. who are ruptured, or who
have other serious disability, are consld-
cred physically disqualified for appoint
mcnt TO the custodian service.
During the month Of September l6I6H
pounds OF sugar. valued at ssh were re-
| coived at Newport News. The duty on
this was sS9lO.a.
4 NATIONAL BANK.
| The Comptroller Of the Currency has
approved the application Of j. W. Rowe,
| Hampton. Va. J. c. Robinson, J. c. Lee
| NJ. c. RansOme. j. +. Rowe. J. b. Brit
| tingham and others. for authority TO or
| ganlze "Thc First National Bank Of
| Hampton" Virginia, with a capital OF
| SJ0cC0.
PERSONAL NOTES.
| Among the visitors TO the city to-day
were Representatives Rixey and Hay, OF
Virginia both Of whom were at the Me
| tropoHtan. other guests were Rev. a. +.
| Dickinson. u. D., Richmond; George 5.
| Sommcrville. Haymarket. Va; Mr.. and