Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-24
NEXT MUSTER OUT,
Officials at Work PeTfecting
the Order,
FRST-CA[L ORGANIZATIONS.
All Of These, II is Said, to Bs
Included.
vIRGIyIANs MAY SOON RETURN.
VIII Possibly he at Home Again
Some Time Next Spring-A Grent
Deal. However. Depends on New
Army BiII-WaslingtCn Personals.
vIRGIyIANs MAY SOON RETURN.

| WASHlNGION, ID. T., December d
(Special)-The officials Of the War Depart
ment are at work perfecting the order tC
muster out 5000 more men Of the volun
teer service and it may be issued the
present week.
This order, it is said. will include all OF
the frst-call organizations now in the
service including 1000 in the Philippines
and many in Porto Rico and Cuba. 1t is
just possible that the boys of the Fourth
| Virginia will have an opportunity to re-
| turn home some time next spring. but
none of the volunteer. regiments will be
| withdrawn until their places can be sup
| piled by an equal number Of regulars
| Besides the volunteers to be mustered out
| the order, it is understood, will provide
| for the discharge OF all enlisted men in
the regular service in excess of the num-
Der authorized for the army in time OF
peace. The present regular force, stand
| ing and temporary, is 5000 men, the % 900
additional being recruits enlisted who
failed 10 get into the volunteer organza-
tions. They were enlisted for two years,
raj has decided that the temporary men
are entitled to their discharge at the close
of the war. So that it is possible that all
who went into the regular service from
Virginia and other Southern States may
be able to return to their homes some
time in March or April next.
THE NEW ARMY BILL.
A great deal, however, will depend upon
the provisions Of the army reorganization
bill, now under consideration by the
House Committee on Military Affairs The
volunteers and temporary regulars will
have to remain until they can be relieved
by reorganized regular regiments.
The Secretary Of War and Adiutant-
General were busy to-day making selec-
tions of the regiments TO be mustered out.
but it will be some time before the order
can go into operation after it is issued.
STUDENTS FROM DURHAM.
A party OF twenty-eight students from
Trinity College. Durham, n. c.. have
been in the city several days, studying
public instructions and visiting various
places of interest. They are under the
escort of Professor Jerome Dowd. and
are all members of his classes in political
economy. They were accorded a special
reception by the President yesterday af-
ternoon at 2:20 o'clock. The following
compose the party: Misses Elias, Jean
Dowd Edna Kilgo Messrs. NJ. b. Clegg,
J. NJ. Culbreth, l.. w. Elias. w. n. Park
er. j. B. Breedlove, j. c. Wrenn. j. +.
Pegram, w. II. Adams, J. II. Barnhardt,
+. S. Bowling, w. w Card. 2. II. Hanes,
u. c. Carpenter. J. NJ. Flowers, ID. w.
q Al, m
II. Willis, j. J. Tyler, S. II. Stewart, j.
r. Cowan, j. L. Nicholson, and J. Peele.
COMPLIMENT TO JUDGE SMITH.
The Supreme Court Of the United States
affirmed a most important decision Of
Hon. Thomas Smiths, rendered while
Judge Smith was chief justice of the Ter
ritory Of New Mexico In fact, all of
Judge Smiths decisions which were ap-
pealed have been affirmed, but the last
case is regarded by lawyers here as one
of the highest compliments he could have
received
PRESIDENTS SOUTHERN TRIP.
Postmaster-General Smith says the re-
ception rendered the President and his
party at Augusta, Ga. was the most COM
plete. enthusiastic. and orderly he ever
witnessed anywhere. There was an i'm
mense crowd present, but not "A hitch nor
an unpleasant thing occurred from begin
ming to end. He said the entire southern
trip was a grand success, and will be pro-
ductive of great deal of good TO the
whole country.
Mr. r. l.. Gregory, now of Sistersvllle.
w. Va, but formerly Of Roanoke, Va. is
in the city, on his way to the latter place.
to spend Christmas with his relatives and
old friends.
,,rcc,rJ NDCES FROM 4TIJ UTprTNrTA
The telegraphic instructions from the
War Department directing the discharge
of the following-named enlisted men are
confirmed
Private George s. Booker, Company ID.
and Willie sutton. Company f, Fourth
Virginia Volunteer Infantry.
Private George c. Harmon, Company
A, Fourth Virginia Volunteer Infantry
Private J. s. McIllwaine, Company NJ
Fourth Virginia Infantry.
Corporal r. L. Ames, Company F,
Fourth Virginia Infantry
AT THE HOTELS.
s. V. Kemp Bedford City; e. NJ
Handy and wife. Virginia; DR.. Hewitt
and wife. Irvington. Va; Mrs. c. w
Button. Mrs. r. +. Coulburn, and Joseph
Button. Walkers Ford, Va; Dr. and Mrs
Steele. Mt Olive, n. c.; II. NJ Scott
n. c.; Miss Adelaide VIII
liams. Miss l.. Caldwell. Charlotte, n. c.
Belle C. Glenn, South Boston. Va; Miss
Grace Ianham. Salem, n. g.; II. r. |
Stemple. Shortney, Va. II. II. Scott |
ReidsvIle, n. c.; w. II. Anthony, Rich
J. M. Doggett. Richmond Va; John w. |
Peyton. Front Royal, Va: l.. McJudkins, |
Richmond: V. l.. HAZEL. Danville. Va: |
George A. Thompson. Thomasville. n. c.. |
II. +. McCarty, Lexington, n. C.-St. |
James.
Il. EggboOn. Culpeper, Va; ID. T. Ma
oney. G. Edmond. Virginia; III. OConnor,
North Carolina: w. NJ. Eagle and wife, |
salisbury. n. C.; r. McGranighan. Gran
te. va: Francis Seymour, Phoebus-
Howard House.
POSTAL NOTES
Among the fourth-class postmasters ap- |
,oI ted to-day were the following: James
Parker vice John ID. Abbott, removed,
II Handson. southampton county. Va.
Jackson Bait vice Lafayette Omps. re-
Iened at Hincile. Frederick county Va
richard II. Sampsell vice Thomas X.
,ooksey resigned. at Levy, Loudoun
...n.v We James 4 Carr uinA 1sai.