The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-22
Nav Be Examined at Regular Re-
cruiting Stations,
CADET SMITHS HARD SENTENCE
Suspended without Pay Until August
1899, for Hazing-North Caro-
linians d-Intcrnal
Revenue Rulings - New
Fog Signals Estab'
lishcd in Virginia


direction of the Acting Secretary of War'
the following is published for the inior-
nation and guidance of all concerned.
Members OF volunteer organizations who
after muster out or discharge therefrom
enlist i'm the regular army will be credit
ed with their service in the volunteer
army and their enlistment papers will be
indorscd as directed in paragraph S5 OK
the REGULATIONS The enlistment IN the
regular army will be for three years from
date of such enlistment, without condition
regarding discharge, and VIII be preced-
ed by the usual medical examination az
the recruiting station. Examination
forms and figure cards will be prepared
and disposed OF in accordance with the
instructions governing other enlistments
in f.e regular army.
Soldiers of volunteer organizations or
dored 90 De- mustered out who desire 10
enlist in the regular army without avail
ing themselves of turl0ughs may be SUD-
jcctcd 90 the usual examination az n re-
cruiting station, and III they meet an re-
Quircments na discharged from th~ vol
untccrs 90 enable them 90 enlist DO the
| regulars. upon application 10 this ouce'
which the recruiting oiiicer may leia-
graph clearly stating the facts.
! The Acting Secretary Of War has au-
| thorIzod chief mastering officers OF states
10 employ two clerks. one at so per
month and one az so per MONTH tne
/ latter 20 do the necessary messenger SER
vice. These men viii boz employed "hen
! absolutely necessary, hv ine oticers IN
/ charge of the work. and Will be selected
/ ID
! commodations can not be had through
| the Adiutant-Gencral OF the State In the
state Capltol building, ~ at otner me-
| cossarv points I'm the State, application
for such will be made 90 the Quarter
| master-General of The Army.
A SEVERE SENTENCE.
For "harrasslng and cn@oying fourth
/ classmen' in violation ~ military resu.
| auons Cadet Philip g. Smith, Inird
| Class, T.. s. Military Academy nc west
! Point. has been sentenced bV court mar
| tial "tO be suspended from the 4. >.
| Military Academy without nav until Au-
| gust ~. 1899. at which date he |iI JON
! the then third class" Tho President mas
approved the sentence. smlth was dp-
| pointed from Nebraska.
/ First Lieutenant W. =. Chamberlain
| Assistant Surgeon u. 5. Army has peen
! ordered 10 take charge or the medleal
| supplies now on the transport panama
| at Newport News and proceed to Ponce,
! Porto Rico and return 90 Fort Monroe
/ "vlth as many c0nvalcscent soldiers rs
| can be comfortably cared FOR on that
| steamer
| Leave OF absence for one month has
! been granted Acting Assistant surgeon
| Arthur Jordan, u. $. Army
Battery 81. Fourth Artillery, now az
! MontauI Point, has been ordered TO Fort
! Monroe.
! Among the promotions I'm the Treasury
! Department to-day were William 5. DaV-
! enport. of North Carolina in the Office
! of the Comptroller of the Currency SliD
TO- 81 600: Miss Lucie A. Brown, of Nortn
! Carolina. office of Auditor for War De
! partment. $500 TO l.i00.
STOCK TRANSFERS TAXABLE.
! The Commissioner of internal Revenue
to-day decided that transfers of stock
! from guardian % ward ls subject 20 tax
| alton. In his decision C0mmissioneg
! scott says: Although thei guardian
| possession Of the property OF the Waid is
| lot such as gives him "a personal inter-
| est. IL IS "a possession for the purposes or
| agency. This Office looks upon THIS rela-
| tionship i'm the light OF trustee hOldlng
| property in trust until the happening "l
| some event In this case the ward mas
| become Of age and can claim hls prop
ertv and desires To- have this STOCK
fn his own name. This office holds IT 10
| be such a transfer of stock as Is subject
! TO taxation.
other decisions We're.
Transfer of "a lease is subject to taxa
ton for the uneNpired term.
A fire insurance policy when assigned
| or transferred is 10 be taxed IN proportion
! 10 the uncarned premium.
Ia H.nI 7
the circulation Of bank will not be al
| lowed as an Offset on their capital ana
surplus under the special tax on a bahH'
When a demand or time draft Is duly
| slammed and the drawee writes upon IL
| his acceptance, accompanied oy an oFoet'
making the draft payable az BANK ms
| accomDanying order also requires q TWO
cent stamp. IL being separate ana dis
tinct instrument from the draft
FOG SIGNALS.
Tbe following changes have recently
| ho., made I'm lights and for signals on
the coasts OF Virginia and Nortn caro-
lima: n, .,...
NJ 4ql Dist OF Beacons and Buoys,
Tlfrh IIght-House District. 1871, page oD.
| on August 3, a gas brcy, painted black
| showing a fixed white light, was es'ao-
| usbed ln IS feet OF water, 20 marx tne
!
! s,sooi Tf,bt-House. ENE IA f., east
erlv. ei nagstar on Fort Wool Grip Raps)'
SsW "a w: Ola Point ccmfort Light
| House. NV. l-2 W.
Cranev Island Light station. page ss,
| No AQl Gdst OF BeacOns and Buoys, tllth
1Jcbt-House District. 1897. page 50-on
August IN the characteristic or the light
an mis- station. On the westerly side OF
tho channel OF the Elizabeth Rlver near
to- r,~,,th was changed from fixed white
H. tlasblng white every seconds.
The order OF the light was not changed
Chesapeake Bay, pages 10 and %
Smith Point Shoal Buoy, NJ. ls. black
So rnoored in 30 feet OF water or the
southeastern end Of the shoal making out
from smith Point. entrance 70 the Poto-
mac River. was changed. August D. 70
a frst-class can of same color ana num-
Der.
Wreck Buoy, a red and black horizon
tally striped second-class can. marking
wreck Of schooner Wake: Arming1on.