The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-02
Officers and Men to Be Given Thirty
DAYS FurIough After Arriving
GOVERNOR TO PRESENT A FLAG
Colonel Stern 10 Go TO Washington To-
Day TO Confer with Some of the
War Department Officials He-
sarding the Details Of Mus
tcring Oul-Thc Men to
beGiycn Thirty Days,

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Regiment will be mustered out The SOL
diers will be sent 10 Richmond ana quar-
tered In the First Regimental armofy.
The order was signed yesterday By the
Secretary OF War after some teiegrapnic
correspondence with Governor Iyler'
Before deciding TO have the soldiers rem
devious i'm Richmond the War Depart
ment wanted to know If there was an
armory here available for the accommoda
ton Of tho men. The Governor replied
that there was.
It is not known just when the regiment
will arrive here but very likely it will
come early in next week.
HOW 1T is DONE.
Under the rules laid down by the De-
partmont the papers Will all be made
out before the regiment leaves Camp
AIeer. Tho regiment will then come to
Richmond and deposit the Governmental
property IN the armory. All the officers
and men with the exception Of few left
10 guard the property, will be given
! furloughs Of thirty or sixty days. At
the end Of that time they win report
back here 10 receive their pay and be
mustered out.
The medical examination on BEING mus
tered out is TO be very strict.
MUST PAY THEIR OWN FARE.
Unless the Department shall change its
ruling, the men who leave here to 20
their homes to spend their thirty on six
ty days will have to pay for their trans
portation from Richmond TO their homes
and return and then back again.
1t is expected the men of the Third
will be given thirty days furloughs and
the actual mastering out Will take place
early i'm October
The First Regimontal Armory the
Blues, Howitzers. and Cavalry armories
may all have TO be used by the soldiers.
TO ARRANGE DETAILS.
Governor Tyler and Colorel stern. the
! acting Admtant General. had confer
ence yesterday and IL was decided that
| the Colonel should go 10 Washington to-
/ day and confer with the War Department
officials regarding some OF the details for
mastering the soldiers out The Governor
! is anxious TO have matters so arranged
! that the men will be paid off for their
furlough time and mustered out at once.
! lie is desirous of saving the men the eX-
pense Of going TO their homes and return
ing here
1t is the purpose Of tho Governor 10 be
! ia Richmond when the regiment IS mus
tered out and present the organization
/ with a handsome flag OF Virginia. He is
anxious 10 see the people of Richmond
| give the boys a warm welcome home. 10
Will be arranged 10 have several brief
speeches made on The occasion Of the
/ flag presentation
THE GOVERNORS RETURN.
The Governor was able TO leave his
/ son whose condition IS greatly improved.
and come TO Richmond TO look after some
matters needing his personal attention,
and 20 arrange the details for the mus
/ tering out Of the regiment. lie brought
/ with him a valise we'll filed with letters.
/ telcgrams ana other papers which nave
/ been receiving h.s attention, and secre-
| tary owen viii be quite busy for several
| DAYS giving these papers their proper
| place. n Is very evident from this mass
! of correspondence that the Governor has
! had little time for rest while at East
| Radford IN fact. he says II he had not
| been able 10 write a great deal whilst
sitting up with mis- son at night he could
not have gotten through with 10 all even
/ with the efficient assistance rendered him
| by his son, James II. Tyler Jr
] LLIlEkS AND ILLElRAMo-
| The Governor brought back with HIM
several hundred letters and aOout sixty
! kilograms. some oi them very important
and treating Of most delicate matters.
/ For instance, there were about a dozen
( kilograms concerning the threatened
! trouble at Hampton This was matter
/ that required great prudence and care.
/ Then, there were number Of teleerams
! from and TO the Secretary OF War in
| reference 10 mastering out troops. Alto
! gether. the Governor has been extremely
| busy ever since he left Richmond. His
| telegrapnic correspondence with the Sec
retary OF War shows that he designated
/ the Third Regiment TO be mustered out,
| and on the day before he had directed
| Colonel Cowardin To order a handsome
| state flag to be presented TO that regi-
! ment.
TO BE GIVEVN THIRTY DAYS.
\ special from Washington TO The
| Times says:
The regiment will not leave Camp Al
ger until the papers have been examined
| which will probably consume several
days. the time depending on the manner
in which they have been kept
on arriving In Richmond leaves OF alb
sence for thirty days and furougils for
| the same period Will be granted 10 officers
and enlisted men respectively. sufii-
| cient guard detail Will be retained, how
! ever, TO protect United States property
left in camp. Al the end of thirty days
| the men must report al Richmond for
mastering out. Failure to report c0nsti-
| tutes the crime for desertion.
The officers and men on leaves Of alb
sence and furoughs are not allowed
travel pay. They are allowed % cents 4
piece Communication for furlough rati0ns
on being mustered out they vii; be cx-
amine0 as TO their physical condition
and receive an pay and allowances due
| them.
| SECRETARY ALGER'S TELEGRAM
Congressman James Hay, who visited
the War Department Wednesday and
asked that the Third Regiment be mus
tered out. last night received the follow
ing telegram:
| Washington. d. c. Sept. !. 1855
Hon. James Hay, Jefferson Hotel. Rich
| MOnd. Va.
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