The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-11
WANT TO ADVANCE
TELEPHONE CASE.
Counsel for Richmond City Before
the Supreme Court.
A VERY PECULIAR ARMY ORDER,
\ Lieutenant Ordered Home for His
own COnvcnicncc-l Sensible Post
Office Order neutrality-suspicious.
at the National Capital.

WASHINGTON. oct. O-Special-City
Attorney II. II. Pollard and Mr.. G. V.
Meredith. counsel for the city Of Rich
mond this morning appeared in the
United States Supreme Court and made
a motion for the advancement OF the
city's case against the Southern Bell
Telephone Company. As It now stands
on the docket il would not reach =
hearing before March or April of next
year. The counsel for the city wishes to
have IL up az an earlier date Mr. Hill
Carter as counsel for the defendant
company stated that no objection would
be offered provided the date fixed is not
earlier than January LIST. The court
only hands down decisions on Monday
SO the outcome will not be known until
next Monday.
Messrs Ponards. Meredith and Carter
returned TO Richmond on the first after
noon train.
Marriage licenses were issued to-day
10 John G.. Laughlin. Of Washington and
Miss Mary ). Reed, Of Weyers Cave.
Va: Howard Tinneil and Miss Virginia
S. Johnson both Of Nelson county. Va.
ARMY ORDERS.
Second Lieutenant Thomas w. Darrah.
Ninth Infantry is under orders TO pro-
coed 10 Raleigh. y. c.. FOR duty In con-
nection with the muster ont 81 volunteers
from the State OF North Carolina.
The following rather peculiar order was
issued to-day by the War Department.
by direction OF the Secretary OF War
Second Lieutenant stephen b. Elklns,
Jr, u. :. Volunteer Signal Corps, Will
proceed 10 his home and await orders,
for his own convenience The travel en-
joined is necessary FOR the public service.
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West Virginia.
A board OF officers 90 consist Of Major
John r. Story. Seventh Artillery, and
Captain Henry j.. Harris First Artillery,
has been appointed 20 visit each artil-
lery post and fertilization In the United
States on the Atlantic coast. 10 definitely
fix and locate the Instrument stations
for the position hndersUype "A" instru-
ments) and lines OF communication for
each battery. The board will submit 70
the AdJutant General a report OF the con-
ditiOn OF each battery with respect 10
the means Of directing the fire q the
guns. and map showing the site and
altitude Of the instrument stations and
location Of the lines OF communication.
a SENSIBLE ORDER.
The following order was Issued by the
Acting Postmaster-Gcneralt to-day.
The second clause Of section so OF the
Postal Regulations Is hereby modified 70
read as follows.
a." The postmaster will correct and for
ward 90 its known destination any mat.
ter of The first class which comes 10 his
office through obvious mistake OF the
sender .n addressing A. etc.
Heretofore rostmasfers were allowed
mo authority 20 correct errors Of this
kind Tho best they could DO. n they
chose to do that was 20 notify the al
dressee 0f the letter.
Anon. the visitors 20 the city to-day
ana yesterday were these:
At the NJ rapoitan-E. W. Hubbard.
salem A. w. AstOr University Of Va;
j. r. Joyner. j. +. Dudley Joseph n.
Shepherd Richmond. Hon. John f. Rix-
ey. R-endv Va. Towles Terrell orange.
Va. T.. NJ Simmons Raleigh. y. c.:
J c. Whl.e. Leesburg: Thomas Spratt
Roanoke. l.. C. J. Rixey Third Virginia
Infantry. T.. h. Smith. Norfolk; r. r.
Hammer. Lynchburg; +. F. Hough. Rich
mond. \. Morrison. G. J. Updike.
Lyuchburg. l.. l.. Bowman. stanton.
National-E. &. Hayes and wife. War
renton: j. NJ. Bryant. Richmond: w. r.
Bears. Winchester: " H. Mari, War
renton: Willis b. Smith. Richmond; q.
W. Ofeghter. Lexington: r. y. Duet
head. stanton: J. r. Curothers. Dan
Vile: j. T. Bradley. Luray; A. Swort.
LeesbUrg.
s.. James-w. 2. Rollins. Coyington;
Jno W. Stage. Charlotte. y. G.; w. c.
Harrison Richmond W. r. Hiltos
Chase. Louisa: Chas. Herndon, Freder.
icksburg: r. T. Munford. Lyneheurs; }.
Lambert Richmond.