Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-04
| BREAK UP BIG CAMPS.
| This Is Now Shown to Be the
Policy Of the Administration
GET TROOPS TO HEALTHY POINTS,
RumOr That The Seventh Army Corps
May Be Moved North.
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
notwithstanding Allen to Inspect
Postal Changes and Army Orders
Virginia Personals. q.
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

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Special -Plans are being matured at
the War Department to break up all
the large volunteer camps, and distribute
the troops in brigades and small divis-
ions in healthy localities This will pro-
badly involve the moving of the Seventh
Army Corps, under command of Major
General Fitzhugh Lee, to some points
North, not yet settled upon, until it is
rumor prevailed at the department to-
day that a division Of the Seventh Corps
may possibly be sent to some healthy
place in Virginia.
General Lee is very highly complimented
on the remarkable sanitary condi-
ton of his corps 10y the officers Of the
War Department. and also on the
thorough discipline and soldierly bearing
Of his men. An officer remarked to-day:
Il guess that Fitz knows more about
camp construction, policing, and the
training of soldiers than most OF our
officers. and it due to that fact that his
record on these scores stands AL"
INSPECT HAMPTON ROADS FLEET.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Charles II. Allen, left to-day on the
Syph for Hampton Roads, where he
will informally inspect the fleet now as
sembled there. He will probably have
conference with the Board of Naval Off
GERS already there, and the vessels TO
be taken out of commission may be de-
termined upon.
SALE OF TOBACCO BY FARMERS.
Among the Treasury decisions recently
issued is the following of interest to to-
bacco planters:
Treasury Department,
Office of Commissioner of
Internal Revenue,
Washington, ID. c., August q. 1898.
Sr.-In reply to your letter of the 18th
instant, you are advised that the act OF
June Is, 1898, does not change the law pre-
viously existing relating to farmers or
growers of tobacco. The farmer has a
right to sell and deliver leaf-tobacco OF
his own raising in the original hogshaed,
case, or bale, or loose in the hand, but is
not permitted 10 stem, twist roll, plat,
sweeten, cut. or grind, or otherwise re-
duce the tobacco from its natural condi-
ton i'm which it was cured on the farm.
ard sell the same to consumers. The
farmer cannot employ an agent to IRA
vel from place to place and sell and de-
liver his tobacco, but he may himself sell
and deliver the tobacco in any quantity.
If the tobacco is sold orr sample by an
agent. it must be delivered by the farmer
or grower directly to the purchaser.
There is no special tax imposed upon the
farmer or grower for selling tobacco Of
his own growth and raising. Neither is
he required TO qualify az a dealer in leaf
tobacco in order to dispose Of his crop.
Respectfully yours, y. b. SCOTT,
Commissioner
r. NJ. Ryan Tobacco Company, Martin,
Tenn.
BURIAL OF YOUNG MAUPIN.
The body Of young Socrates Maupin, or
Company G., First District Volunteer
Regiment. who died with fever about two
weeks ago, at Santiago, was laid to rest
in Arlington Cemetery yesterday after
noon. Young Maupin was the son of
Mr. w. Cary Maupin, formerly Of Bed
ford county, Va. but who has been in
Washington several years, connected with
the government. Two Of Mr.. Maupin's
boys enlisted in the District Regiment
Socrates and John. John said he would
never leave Cuba without his brothers
remains. and he succeeded i'm bringing
them home. having arCved last Wednes-
dav A large number of friends OF the
deceased attended the funeral service.
The other son, John, has been taken
sick since his arrival, and he was taken
10 Front Royal Va. this morning, Ia
care Of his mother. The young man Is
very weak. but is steadily improving.
MUSTER OUT THE FIRST.
II is stated authoritatively tonight that
Instead OF the Second North Carolina
Regiment now at st. Simon, Ca. the
First Regiment, from that State. will be
mustered out. The Second will he re-
tained in the service, and perhaps the
Third.
A telegram received here tonight says
that Judge Adams, OF CasweH county
has been nominated to-day as the Kepup-
lican candidate for Congress rom the
Fifth District. defeating Tom settle,
former representative from that uis'iic'
POSTAL MATTERS.
New offices have been established as
follows. Apalachia, Cherokee county ~
q Wishart 3. Gilmore, postmaster; Ca
taina Culpeper county, Va, samues T.
Rixey. postmaster; Hanger bucAalia"
conntv va, Andrew II. Hanger, post
master. -. 49,, r,,aa
star service changes have been made
,n North Carolina as follows:
clinton 10 Clinton-FrOm SEPTEMBER o.
zoos change service so as 10 supply Bake,
mo way only. between Bass and Clinton,
increasing distance equal to 80 miles and
back. nj, @ y
shallotte. n. c., 10 Little River 5. c.
From September 5, 1895, Increase service
10 three times a week between shailotte
and Calabash, Ills miles.
Roanes Mill 10 Pineiand-frorn sep
tembkr /. 1895 change service so as TO
snd N crawford, emitting Pineland (n
~ without change in distance.
AIbemarle 10 Troy-F'rom August q,
1893 change service so as TO supply Dowd
~ the site authorized August p, ssS'
without change in distance.
Cane River to Cane River-From sep
,ember /. 1893 change service so as 70
SUNNY Beelog at the site authorized Au-
INST "a. 1895. between Higgins and VIII
Site. one way only, increasing distance
ao,,aI 10 LEO miles and back.
Among the fourth-class postmasters
commissioned September ID are the fol-
lowing: Mary C. lie Due. Tyron' ~ u
rrank c. Grove, Stephenson, Va; Bessie
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