The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-20
NEARLY READY
FOR MUSTER OUT
The Third Regiment VIII Leave Here
Next Week..
A BASEBALL MAN A SURGEON.
DIR. Pond. of the Baltimore, Assigned
TO Duty Hcre-The Roll of the
second Shows Unsatisiac-
tory Results

More than 1000 men Of tho Third Regi-
ment have been examined by the sur
gsons. There are about two hundred now
10 be examined.
DR. Pond. formerly a weil-knOwn pitcher
on the Baltimore team. who was recently
appointed q surgeon I'm the regular army,
Is here 10 assist in the work. He report
ed TO Major Price Tuesday. The Major
will not need the services of Drs. Clifton
Miller and VI. l.. James, the two Civilian
surgeons, any longer. They will not eN-
anime soldiers to-day.
Major Price hopes and expects 10 nave
the Third Regiment IN shape 10 DE mus
tered out next week. The work Is wen
advanced. All the papers are IN fairy
good shape. Officers are working hard
and late at night
THE SECOND REGIMENT.
The polling Of the Second Regiment has
not proven very satisfactory 20 those who
are anxious for this command 10 remain
I'm service. IL Is said that out Of more
than four hundred replies from soldiers.
a very large majority express desire TO
retire from the service. So unsatisfactory
has the result been. the plan for further
polling by mail has been abandoned and
when the men are assembled az their
company stations Saturday, efforts Will
be made by oral arguments 10 get them
to volunteer to stay In service. II seems
that II as many as sixty per cent. are
willing TO stay the regiment will not Ike
~ be mustered out. But II is extremely
unlikely that so large percentage Will
consent 70 remain.
Major Shanks is now out on n tour Of
the company stations arranging for feed
ing and lodging the men. he is expected
back here Saturday
Captain owens. Of the Portsmouth COM
pany. attached 20 this regiment, was In
the city Yesterday and was very much
pleased with the arrangements made 10
muster out the regiment
CAPT. WILLARD'S RESIGNATION
cant Joseph T. Willard of The Fair
fax Company. in the Third Regiment.
hns rendered hts resignation and y mas
been accepted. as fOrecasted in The Times
yesterday.
The Captain resigned for no other rea-
son than that he wanted the officers
under him promoted before mustered out
He has his papers all ready for the unus-
terlng out officers. but will stay here 70
look after the comfort of his men.
First Lieutenant s. r. Donohoe has
been commissioned 10 succeed capt WI
cure has been moved up a peg and First
Sergeant Thomas p. Dove. son OF
Judge Dove. has been made second heu-
tenant. The new first sergeant IS c. H..
Ford
COLORED. OFFICERS DISCHARGED
The following telegram was received
from Washington last night:
The following named officers OF the
sixth Volunteer Infantry have been hon
orably discharged: Major william IT,
Johnson Captains Edward w. Gould;
James f.. HILL Charles p. Nicholas. Pc
ter shepperd. Jr., j. \. @. Stevens; Lieu
tenants : g. Randolph. George T.
Wright. and David Mlrrell; Lieutenant
Colonel Rush Huldeioper and Major
Thomas T.. Evlns. chief surgeon Of volun-
tecrs.
The sixth regiment IS a colorod military
organization. No reason has over been
assigned for the resignation Of these OIL
GERS. They resigned very soon after the
appointment OF o. board 20 examine them.
III is surmised that they feared they
could not pass examination.