The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-21
LIEUT.. ANDERSON
IS PROMOTED.
Advanced Five Numbers for Extra
ordinary Heroism.
A NATIVE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Private DishonorabIy Discharged-A
Board of Medical Examiners APP
nointed-The Prevalence OF Fee
yer to BE Investigated

WASHINGTON. August 2o.-special.-
Tho President to-day advanced Lieuten-
ant Edwin A. Anderson five NUMBERS
on the list OF iieutenants in the navy ior
extraordinary herolsm. Lieutenant An
derson was appointed cadet midshipman
from North Carolina June %. 1898; naval
cadet August 5, 1852; ensign, July l. lSs4'
and lieutenant. junior grade, September
20 1894 The promotion to-day gives him
first place In the list n heutenshts'
junior grade.
DIsHONORABLD DISCHARGE
The dishonorable discharge Of Private
Corvin NJ Ferguson, Company u, our ~
virginia Infantry. At JacksohNlle' Ids
ben ordered. Enlistment under iaise pre-
fences is the charge.
private Charles ) Mitchell Company
u Third Virginia, has been discharged.
The President has accepted the reslg-
nation of Major Perry Beimont.' lnspec-
tor-General United States Volunteers 70
take effect to-day. Major Belmont was
ON the STAFF Of General Butler ana was
tina man who carried tho lStters orueI
for the now famous long roll In inc
Third Virginia camp on fhe I'm instant
lie grew tired Of the service when peace
was concluded and rendered his Teslsha-
ton.
A board OF medical officers. 20 consist
Of Majors Walter Reed, surgeon L. .
Army: Victor c. Vaughan, division sur
eeon Unitad States Volunteers and Ed
ward O. Shakespeare. brigade surgeon
United states Volunteers, has been ap-
pointed TO meet in Washington at the
earliest date practicable 20 make an IN
yestigaNon into tho cause OF the
extensive prevalence Of typhoid
fever I'm the various military camps with
In the limits Of the United States. under
the instructions Of the Surgeon-General'
TO whom the board viii report after the
Investigation. The board Is instructed 70
call the attention Of the proper command
ing officers 20 any unsanitsry c0nGiuons
which may exist at the camps visited by
81. and make recommendations with view
TO their proper correction.
BOARD OF EXAMINATION.
Major w l.. Kneeder. brigade surgeon,
United States Volunteers, and First Leu
tenant Douglass +. Duvoll. assistant sur
geon. United States Army. have been APP
pointed a board Of officers for the physi-
cal examination Of candidates for adj
mission to the West Point Military Acad-
y. August 9th.
First Lieutenant Otway w. Rash. As
sistant Surgeon, United States Army. has
been ordered from Fort Monroe 20 Suli-
vans Island, s. c.. for duty there.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Compton VII
son. United States Army, has been order
cd to proceed from Norfolk to Fort Mon
roe. to await transportation TO Ponce,
Porto Rico via United States steamer
OLDHAM.
POSTAL NEWS.
A new postomce was established to-day
at Dory, Southampton county, Va, with
Richard u Hines. postmaster; Dace
Granville county, y. c., with Samuel j..
Wilson postmaster
Fourth-class pOstmasters were appoint
ed to-day as follows.
North Carolina-Merry fiill. BERTHE
county, Isaiah Maben. vice =. w. Hath
away. removed: old Dock. Columbus
county, G. +. Coleman, vice NJ. G. Mar
low. resigned: Providence. Chatham coun-
~, j. G. Phillips. vice II. W. Andrews,
resigned: Sharon. Cleveland county, J.. J..
Smith. vice ID. c. Dood. removed; War
rem Plains, Warren county. r. W Shear
I'm. vice j. B. Davis, removed; Watkins,
Vance county. r. y. Kittrcn. vice W. a.
Parkam, Jr., removed
Virginia-Inge, Pulaski county. J. II.
Altizer. vice NJ J.. stone resigned; Green
Springs Depot. Louisa county G. Mod.
Blake. vice A. O. Dickinson. removed;
Jefress. Mecklenburg county. J. T.. Wes-
ton. vice c. W. Harry. removed; Overton,
Albemarle county, A. j. Rhodes, vice J.
H. Mooman, removed; Sharps Wharf,
Richmond county II. =. Wright, vice
Frederick Downing, removed.