The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-29
MODIFICATION
OF A RULING.
How typewriter Letters May Secure
a Reduced Rate.
A WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL.
Patent Granted Vernon ID. Nenablc. OF
Farmvillc. on tnicyclc-Dis-
charge of Privates Ordered.
Visitors To the Capital.

WASHINGTON. Sept. &.-Special.-lho
Postonice Department several weeks ago
decided that imitation OF type-writtsn
letters. not readily disunguishable as
such must be paid for at letter rates.
T. e. two cents for each ounce or fraction
thereof. The ruling has been modified 50
that il presented TO inc clerk AT tho malt
window IN quantities Of twenty or more
and the official Is satisfied as 10 the ma
ture OF the circular. they may be sent at
circular rates.
PATENTS GRANTED.
Patents have been granted 20 Merrill
II. Telghman, OF Norfolk. on a barrel de-
stoned Tor handling garden truck and 10
Vernon ID. Venabie, OF trfmville, on a
tnicvcle. The latter is wheel within
"A wheel" and the rider sits on a cycle
frame within the circle. Tho wheel Is
spokeless and the inner rim remains STA
tionery while the outer turns. The large
size unicycle should give u a high rate OF
speed.
Representative X. 4. Wire secured the
discharge. some time ago. OF Emile LOIS
musician in Company u, Fourth virginia
Regiment. on account or III heaith'
Through mistake the discharge papers
were made 10 read Emile DOds.' and
Or Wise says the captain simply report
ed there was no such man In ms COM
pany Or. wise to-day called al the De-
Dartmout and Strengthened out the mat
ter.
DISCHARGES ORDERED.
Discharges were ordered to-day as FOL
lows
Private Otis r. Butterworth, Company
X. Fourth Virginia Infantry. Ernest NJ.
Israel. Company , First North Caro-
lima Infantry
The unexecuted portion OF the sentence
Of Private Richard j. Meany. Company
4, Fourth Immune Regiment has been
RENTED and be has been.-orderei 10 re-
join his regiment at Jacksonville.
Meany was sentenced % six months
imprisonment az hard labor and nned so
on August Isl by c0urt-mariial Al Fred
ericksburg for violation OF the oZd article
Of war;
Marriage licenses were issued to-day 10
Edward o. Russell and Miss LILLIAN &.
Conner both OF Oailands Va. Willard
X Kersters0n and Miss Minerva G. Lofts.
both OF Spottswood Va. John r. Hamill,
OF Washington. ID. G.. and Miss Minnie
Bell. OF Harrisonburg. Va.
I'm response % an inquiry. the Commits
sioucr OF Internal Revenue has issued a
supplement 10 his circular OF September
81 I'm regard 70 assessment Of the 70 cent
penalty on those who had failed 10 make
sworn returns before the expiration OF thu
calendar month IN which their liability
began. The circular says the commits
sOner only applies % cases arising be-
fore September. 1885. All cases during the
current and subsequent months must be
reported for the assessment OF the tax
due and the n per cent additional.
POSTAL CHANGES.
Star mail service has been discontinued
I'm North Carolina between EarpsbOro and
Forestville.
Fourth-class postmasters were appoint
ed to-day as follows:
North CarOlina-JOnafhan, Haywood
county. Benjamin O. H. Blalock, vice Ida
F. Roberts. resigned: Sugar Grove. Wa
tauga county Abram T. Banner, vice
Matte Mast. removed: Verona. Onslow
county. Frank r. Yopp vice ID. E. Hum
phrey. removed: Weasel, Ashe county,
Marion Miller vice T. l.. Tucker. remov-
ed; Wiimot. Jackson county. LEILA j. Lisk.
vice John +. Jones. resigned.
Among the hotel arrivals are these:
Raleigh-Wm. x. Robins. Richmond: X.
W Muller, Raleigh. y. c.
Hotel Johns0n-James y. Giimer. Pu-
laskl; NJ. NJ. Hit, Luray; 5. O. Frofii.
Floyd Va.
81. James-George n. Evans and wife.
Norfolk Va: A. l.. Phillips and wife,
Occoquan. Va; J. Yost stanton.
Metr0politan-C. w Saunders Rich
mond: j. c. Alexander. stanton; +. H.
Battle, Rocky Mount. y. c.