Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-22
cOLoRs FOR THIRD REGIMENT.

large quantities of coal. and the Virgins
product is largely in demand Yesterda,
there were several coal bidders at secre
tary Ayers Office. At one time al
Ohioan, representing coal mines in hi
State, and Colonel William Lamb, o.
Norfolk, who Is the agent at his city
OF the Pocahontas coal companies, were
present. The Ohio man soon discovered
who Colonel Lamb was, and going to the
proper official, remarked: IF that gentle
man." pointing to Colonel Lamb. us bid
ding on coal for the navy 1 withdraw
my bid. We cannot compete with that
coal. What the navy wants is coal that
is as nearly smokeless as possible and
which is fast steam-makng. and that is
just what Pocahontas coal is" This was
high compliment on the part of an Ohio
competitor, and Colonel Lamb thanked
/ the gentleman for his candor and gener-
! Gus acknowledgment of the superiority
| OF Pocahontas coal over all others.
The Pocahontas mines are daily ship
| ping thousands of tons to Lambert Point,
near Norfolk, where the coal is loaded on
Golfers and transported to the fleets in
Cuban waters.
TOBACCO PACKAGES.
A delegation of tobacco manufacturers,
headed by Colonel Julian s. Carr. of Dur
ham, N. c., was here to-day. making a
final effort to get the 2 and 4-ounce pack
age restored in the war revenue bill. They
succeeded admirably with the Commits
soner of Internal Revenue, who saw the
advantage of the old-size package. and
he gave the delegation a strong letter 10
the Senate Finance Committee. The lat
ter accorded Colonel Carr and his asso-
ciates a hearing, but after a brief discus
sion declined to reopen the matter. So
the packages will have to conform to
the size prescribed in The war revenue
bill.
A detail, consisting Of corporal and
two privates with their arms, from the
Third Virginia Regiment, Camp Alger,
were in town yesterday hunting up a
soldier who was absent without leave.
Up to a late hour they had not succeeded
in finding him.
Mr.. j. Perrin Barney, of Virginia, who
was appointed second-lieutenant among
the big batch made up on Sunday night,
was to-day rejected by the Medical Exam
lining Board on account of some physical
defect. He is now endeavoring to be
appointed to the engineer corps, for which
the examination is not so rigid
1t will take some time to conclude these
examinations, so many of the appointees
reside in remote portions OF the country,
and all of them will have to communicate
with the department here. 1t is expected
that a considerable percentage of them
will be rejected and their places will
have to be filled from the list Of appli-
cants now on file in the department.
COLORS FOR THE THIRD REGIMENT.
On Saturday next Mrs. Clarence T. Boy
kin. of Richmond, will arrive at Camp
Alger, and will present stand OF colors
to the Third Virginia Regiment. Captain
John Lamb will make the address on tae
occasion.
Messrs. Conway and William H.
Sands, who were in the city on business
to-day, returned to Richmond by the
evening train.
Colonel James d. Brady arrived here
this evening on business with the In
ternal Revenue Department
II. w. Aver, Raleigh, n. CT l.. Living
stone, w. Talley, Richmond, Va; 5. Il.
Woods, Charlottesville; w. w. Rountree.
Metropolitan.
J. MacGin, Pulaski. Va; B. t. Hopkins
and wife, Norfolk; c. II. Nelson, War
renton. Va: w. #. Lee. ]. w. Lipop,
Charlottesville-The Raleigh.
Major Manly =. Curry, additional pay
master, has been assigned TO the Chicka-
manga Camp, with headquarters at At
lanta.
DISCHARGES FROM THE ARMY
Representative r. a. Wise succeeded |
to-day i'm getting a discharge for Lewis |
1, Davis of Newport News who ENLISTED |
in Company c, Fourth Virginia Regiment. |
He was under lS years 0i age, and the |
discharge was asked for by his mother.
Sergeant Major William r. Heritage, |
First North Carolina Volunteers, now i'm /
camp near Jacksonville. Fla, will be dis |
charged from the service OF the United |
States by the commanding officer OF his |
station. This soldier is not entitled 10
Amos c. Canaday, Company ID, First |
North Carolina Volunteer Infantry, now |
in camp near Jacksonville, Fla. will be
discharged from the service OF the United
States by the commanding officer of MS
station.
Private John Ballard, Company l.. First
North Carolina Volunteer Infantry, now
in camp near Jacksonville, Fla, will be
from the service OF the United
States by the commanding officer OF his
station. This soldier is not entitled to
Sergeant Paul d. Mills. Light Battery A,
Volunteer Artillery. now
at Newport News. Va. will be discharged
from the service OF the United States by
he commanding officer of his station.
This soldier is not entitled to travel-pay.
w w. Purnell, OF North Carolina (col-
ored). is being pushed by Recorder
Cheatham and others for appointment as
surgeon in the Tenth Immune Regiment.
POSTAL.
The following important order was Is
sued from the Post-Offlce Department
Today:
'Dlscontlnuance of Newspaper and Peri
odlcal Stamps After July 1, 1898.
"Ofice of
Third Assistant Postmaster-General
washington, ID. c., June Is, 1898
1.-THE Postmaster-Ge General has made an
rider, under authority OF the act of Con-
,ress approved on the 18th instant. dis
continuing the use OF newspaper and pc
iodical stamps on and after July /, 1898.
This discontinuance. however. will not
iecessitate any change in the present
MANNER of receiving and mailing second
lass matter from publishers and news
gents; such matter is still 10 be- brought
o the post-office and weighed in bulk,
he postage collected in money at the
ime except where 1t Is paid In advanee).
nd receipts given therefor just as is
low done; and at the end of every quar-
or postmasters will transmit TO this Office
ne quarterly statement OF secon6-class ,
ostasa esllected-as II rsnuirsd by Sec J !