The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-17
HOW SOLDIERS
WILL BE PAID.
The War Departments Instructions
to the Paynasters.
IMPORTANT REVENUE DECISION.
The Legacy Tax Must Be Paid on Net
Amount of InheritsDce-A Vir-
ginia Woman sues for Divorce.
New Army Orders.

WASHINGTON. Sept. i6.-special.-By
direction OF the Assistant Secretary Of
War. the following instructions to pay
masters for the payment OF troops mus
tered out OF the service is published:
"Paymasters engaged in paying mus
tered-out mon will endeavor to make
such payments as complete as possible,
both with regard to settling all arrears.
of whatever nature. due the soldier. and
paying every one appearing on the rolls
as entitled 10 pay: at the same time ex-
orcislng the greatest care 10 avoid over
payments, as such cannot, In all prob
ability. be recovered and the loss viii
fall upon the paymaster.
"They will keep the rolls open as long
as possible. so as 10 include all men not
present at the general payment, but
who appear afterwards. either in person
or by attorney. before the rolls are final
Iy closed.
CREDITS ON THE ROLLS.
Items Of credit to the soldiers, likely
10 appear on the rolls. are:
PAY from date OF last payment TO in
clude the date Of muster out
Arrears o. pay due from date Of en-
rolln1ent 10 date OF muster-in TO the SER
vice. in which case certificates should be
required that the men have not been paid
for the same time b. the State.
"Clothing.-Under this head. balances
only should he stated: Due the United
States. or Due the soldier
"A statement that the soldier has
drawn, since his enlistment. clothing 10
the value Of - dollars will not be ac-
cepted: that is TO say. the statement Of
the balance due the United States or due
"a M he W
master 70 determine.
TRAVEL ALLOWANCES.
"Of1cers will be entitled to one days
pay for every twenty miles of travel from
place of muster out to place Of enroll
nient. Enlisted men will be entitled 10
the same, and 10 subsistence at the rate
OF thirty cents per day for fevery twenty
miles travelled as above. Fractions Of
day. less than one-half 90 miles), will
not be considered.
For a distance equal 70 half a day
full days pay viii be allowed.
NONINDEBTEDNESS.
"Ofscers. before receiving final pay
ment, must satisfy the paymaster that
they are not indebted 10 the United States
on any account whatever. Ofhcers who
have at any time been responsible for
public property must obtain certificates
OF nonindebtedness from the Quarter
master General Commissary General
Surgeon General Chief OF Ordnance Of
the Army and Chief Signal oficer and
from the Chief of the Division Of Book
keeping and Warrants. secretary's Office.
Treasury Department. and all officers
must oOtain such certificate from the
Psvmaster-General Of the Army"
The Acting Secretary Of War authorizes
the sale Of horse equipments TO volunteer
soldiers discharged from the service, who
are DESTROYS of purchasing the same be-
cause they used them I'm service. at the
following reduced prices; Saddle. $40;
bride. 81; halter, 81. watering bride. 75c.;
saddle blanket $3.50; Saddle-bags $780,
Sur-single. Soc; spurs and straps, per
pair. 50c.
WANTS A DIVORCE.
Alice r. Cooper to-day instituted suit
for divorce from Charles C. Cooper, al
leging desertion and non-support. The
couple were married in Norfolk. Va. Oc-
toher o. 1890 Mrs Cooper says her hus-
band is an engineer on the Pennsylvania
railroad. and abundantly able to care for
her. She asks alimony and custody OF
her two sons.
REVENUE RULING.
The Commissioner OF the Internal Rev.
enue to-day made an important decision
with reference ia legacy tax. That por-
Mr.. Fausset asks II tax is 10 be COM
puted on the whole amount Of the estate
or on the amount of each share. He in
stances the case OF a person leaving by
will personal estate worth 900 to his
four children. lie asks II the gross
amount is to be divided by four and the
tax computed at the rate OF Is cents ON
every 500. or whether the value OF the
estate in its entrity is to be taken and
. a 4f ha "a lf = 10
on the 200.
THE WHOLE AMOUNT.
In answer l have 20 say that the rate
of tax is 10 be determined by the value
OF the whole amount Of the personal
property passing to an executor or TO
beneficiaries direct. In the case speci-
fed. where the amount exceeded $4,000
ana did not exceed $lo0. 600 the rate OF tax
upon each share would be Sill IL on
each si0o OF clear value"
Continuing the Commissioner says az
the inventory and appraisement OF an es
tate must be made under oath, ne sees
no improperly In accepting as correct
the valuation given by the appraisers.
The Commissioner decides that private
bankers doing business without a capital
are subject TO the special tax.
ARMY ORDERS.
Private joan z. Wilson. Hospital Corps
ri JdChSpuN4lit has btfN "kfdUnitIftG 10
company NJ Fourth Virginia Infantry.
First Lieutenant Harry Clement. Twen-
ty-nrst U. S. Infantry (recently promoted
from Second Lieutenant Twenty-second
Infantry, now at Collands. Pittsylvania
county. Va. has been ordered 70 join his
regiment at Plattsburg. n. y, on the ex-
pirauon OF his present sick leave.
Major George Z. Pickett. additional paw
master. u. S Volunteers has been order
ed 70 report 70 the chief paymaster of the
Department Of the Lakes in Chicago.
POSTAL NOTES.
Douglass e. Miller, OF Washington. has
been appointed stamper in the postofice
at Winchester. Va. and John j. Brown,
additional stanper IL the same once.
II Walthall was to-day appointed post
master at Walthalls Store. Brunswick
county. Va.
Special mail service has heen discontin-
ued between Ahala Orange county. and
Daniel; and between Dan Ripple. Halifax
county. and South Boston In Virginia