The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-28
MANY DISCHARGES
FROM THE RANKS.
representative Hay Puts in a Plea
For the Third.
ARE TO HAVE SHOES AND GUNS.
Major Randolph and General Bran
der Seeking a Commission for Color
Sergeant IL. A. Brander-Con-
gresham Otey Hustling.
ARE TO HAVE SHOES AND GUNS.

WASHINGTON. June 27.-Special.-Dis-
.charges Of Virginia infantrymen were or
dered TODAY as follows: oscar c. Major,
Company IL Bedford c. Young, Company
h; John II. sholes. Company T.. James
N. Sanders. Company r: Herbert r. Hal
loway. Company II. All OF the Third
Regiment and Riley Evans, Company ii,
second Regiment
Private Patrick J. Shea. Company A..
Third Virginia Infantry. was transferred
% the First Connecticut Volunteers and
will be sent to the headquarters Of that
Regiment at Mantle. Conn. for assign
ment
Captain Charles Z. Cabell. Commissary
of Subsistence. was to-day released from
duty with the Second Army Corps and
ordered 10 report with his clerk to Brig
adler General Thomas l.. Rosser for as
Sgnment 70 duty.
Private Ora Byers. Company T.. Fourth
L. s. Volunteers at Fredericksburg, has
been discharged from the service. Also
Lewis L. Davis Company G, and Frank
J. Koerner. Company A. Fourth Regi-
meni
Captain william FRYE Tebbetts, Tenth
T. s. Volunteers. has been ordered 20
Augusta az once.
COMMISSION FOR BRANDER.
Messrs. y. V. Randolph and T. A. Bran
der are in the city making an effort. 1t
N understood. 20 secure a commission as
sdjutant for Mr. Lewis Brander. who is
now color sergean, on Major-GeneTal
Lees staff Nj. Brander is well endorsed
ana his friends are hopeful Of success.
Representative Lamb is giving the oene-
~ OF his influence.
Representative Hay visited the boys AZ
Camp Alger yesterday and as a result OF
his visit called at the War Department
to-day and made a request that shoes he
supplied the men at once. Prompt COM
pliance was promised.
Mr. HAY saws a number Of The boys are
necessarily excused from drill because
they are not shod. He was promised that
ordnance should be forwarded to-day.
GENERAL DEARING'S NEPHEW.
Representative Otey has secured an or
der from the Adjutant-General for James
bearing Faunueroy, nephew OF General
James DeaIing, 10 appear before the
board 20 examine engineers at Fort Non
roe this week.
Major ORGY also Hled the application
Of j. W Shields OF Roanoke, for po-
sition as paymaster m the army. lie
asked for an assignment for Cadet
Ed. Hammer OF Lynchburg, on warsnip
during vacation. but there are no Nacan-
Cles at present.
Major Otey presented a bin 10 pay Mrs.
Susan A. Dinwiddie Of Campbell county,
$3.50 for supplies taken by Hunters raid
ors during the civh war.
Provision has been made by Congress
in the postoffice appropriation bill, which
goes into effect Friday, for employing
substitute clerks in the place OF clerks
subpoenaed as witnesses in the United
States courts I'm cases arising under the
United States laws. SuChsu bstitutes are
20 receive a sum equal to the salary OF
the clerk thus subpoenaed during the
time actually absent from duty
REPRISALS.
Representative Bailey this morning
asked unanimous consent to call up some
local bill. Representative Wise Qep. OF
Virginia.. Immediately objected. not on
account Of the bill. but because some
one on the Democratic side last week
objected 20 the consideration OF bill in
which DR. Wise was interested, and had
tried to call w.
Mr.. Bailey. in reply. said that not on
account Of the bill which he held in his
hand. but on account Of the principal. he
would be willing 10 adopt the policy sug-
gested ell did not Ike the idea OF re-
prisals. but would accept the situation.
lie Immediately insisted upon the 'regs-
lar order"
Fourth class postmasters were appoint
ed to-day as follows;
Virginia-Ingram. Halifax county, Mrs.
z l. Young. vice J. l.. Ingram, re-
moved: Mace's Spring. Scott county Will
liam r. Addington. vice S. L. Baker, re-
signed
North Carolina-Bullock Granville coun-
" Webster Jenkins vice G. g. Royster
removed: Clarks Mills. Moore county. Cali
win A. Thomas vice Jennie Mckenzie.
resigned: Eggtown. Arson county, Robert
a. Miles. vice b. i. Threadgll resigned;
Footville. Yadkin county. Mrs. y. G.. An
thony. vice Martha G. Conner. dead on
vii Montgomery county. David 4. Mum.
wee William NJ. Bostwick, resigned Van
demere. Pamlco county. Jacob II. Ed
wards. vice C.. Holton removed.
A SOLDIERS FUNERAL.
Lieutenant Z. =. Hudgins. Of Com
pany r. Third Virginia Infantry. and a
detail Of sixteen men. passed through
the CITY this evening witt the remains -
Edgar NJ Spicer. a member OF the COM
panv. who died yesterday at Fort Meyer
Hospital
The remains will be buried in the Ma
tional cemetery at Culpeper tomorrow
morning.