Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-22
ARMY TRANSFERS.
OFFICIAL ENCOURAGEMENT A.
WASHINGTON AGAINST THEM.
SMALL CHANCE FOR SECOND RECT.
1t Looks, Though. rs IL Men i'm
Fourth Who Desire to Quit Ser
vice, Might he Accommodated
Personal Notes.

WASHINGTON, d. c., November d.
Special -Adjutant- General Corbin was
very busy man this morning, and could
not be seen, but officials in the War De-
partment conversant with the rules of the
service governing the volunteers positive
" assert that transfers from one regi-
ment to another cannot be made against
the will of the men concerned, nor even
with their consent, as this would involve
a great deal OF trouble and establish
precedent that would be productive OF
endless confusion. 1t was also emphat-
cay stated that no further enlistments
could be allowed I'm regiments which have
already been recruited to their full quota
under the Presidents call for volunteers.
II discharges are made, then 1t might be
possible TO recruit so as to maintain the
strength of the command. This would
seem TO effectually dispose OF the last
chance of the Second Virginia's remain
ing in the service, but men In the Fourth,
who wish to go out can, TO a limited ex-
tent, be substituted by recruits, it would
seem.
NO FLEET FOR THE ROADS.
There has been no fleet ordered TO
hampton
the positive statement of Captain Crown
inshield, chief of the Bureau of Nayiga-
ton, in the Navy Department, to-day.
The publication to that effect in New
York paper was without foundation in
fact. There is no further use for a fleet
in Hampton Roads. The ships should
now be cruising in the West Indian
waters and the South Atlantic, from
which they were withdrawn by the war
with Spain, and they will be sent on their
proper stations as soon as they can be
got ready.
MASONIC REPRESENTATION.
Judge r. II. w. Duke, Jr., Of Charlottes-
vile Grand Master of Masons in Nir-
ginia; James Il. Sener, of Lodge No. 4,
of Fredericksburg, and ex-Mayor X. KEN
per- Of Alexandria, Va, visited Baltimore,
Md. last week and attended a meeting
of the Grand Lodge Of Masons of Mary
land, and were cordially and traternally
welcomed. The Grand Lodge OF Masons
Of Maryland, on the occasion OF this visit
passed resolutions approving OF the Mt.
Vernon Washington centennial celebra-
ton, and made an appropriation 10 help
defray the expenses OF 1t.
Hon. Connally +. Trigg, Of Abingdon
has been engaged as the Washington
counsel of the Nicaragua Maritime Canal
Company.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. T. Nelson Conrad, Of Prince VIII
liam county. Va, has been appointed an
inspector in the Health Department OF
the District Of Columbia, at salary OF
$1,000 per annum.
Mr.. w. A. Chesterman, OF Richmond
is in the city on business with the super
Of ha Treasury
stopping at the National.
Mr.. b. II. BEDFORD, of Richmond, Is In
the city, stopping at the Metropolitan.
A. w. Young, Richmond; Ct. j. Hunt,
Richmond A. S. Fisher. Richmond; J.
L. Mcpherson, Leesburg, Va; L. 1. My
ers. Richmond; Miss A. Stronach, Ra-
leigh, n. C.-Metropolitan.
Mrs. Richmond Pearson, wife OF Repre-
sentative Pearson, of North Carolina
has taken Miss Lees house, 1917 Rhode
Island avenue, for the winter.
MIR. Goodman and the Misses Goodman,
formerly of Richmond, Va, are perma-
nently residing in Washington, and have
apartments at the Savoy. Miss Holtz-
man. OF Shreveport La, is at present
their guest.
Mr.. w. o. Burton, OF Richmond, Is In
the city on business, and is stopping at
the National.
POSTAL
Among the fourtn-class postmasters APP
pointed to-day are the following: Ia
bitha II. Walden, vice Annie NJ. Barnes,
removed, at Boulevard New Kent county,
Va: c. +. Page, vice John ID. Palmer,
resigned, at Burk Fork, Floyd county,
Va; Mrs. Lucy A Davis, vice George
w Davis. removed, at Ironsides, Henry
county. Va; Miss Ella p. Avis, vice
william NJ. Hooper, resigned, at lsse-
auina, Goochland county. Va; Mildred
A. Ridgeway, vice ]. NJ Ridgeway, dead,
at Joel. Franklin county, Va; Benjamin
S. Gregory vice A. j. Mcneil, resigned,
at Writ, Franklin county Va.
Among those commissioned were the
following: John r. Waddy, Norfolk,
Wa presidential office. Fourth-class-
Alfred j. Duckett, Spring Creek. n. c.;
James b. Maddox. Compton, Va; An
nette L. Allen, Queen, N. c.; William r.
Dodd, Hinesville Va; Susie r. Clarke
Sherwood, Va-not money-order offices.
New offices have been established as
follows: Cletus. Buncombe county, N. c.,
Cletus d. Buckner postmaster; Timber
land, Cumberland county, n. c., William
II. Britton, postmaster; Delight, Cleve-
land county, n. c., James G. Towry,
postmaster; Fleet. Washington county,
Va, Eva ]. O'Reardon, postmaster