Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-15
THE RECRUITING OFFICE OPEN.
CAPTAIN Bossieux and Lieutenant
Kline Ready TO Receive Volunteers

Kline Ready 10 Receive Volunteers
CAPTAIN c. Gray Bossieux and Lieuten-
ant Kline. of the Second and Fourth Regl-
ments. respectively, who are IN the CITY
seeking recruits for their regiments, nave
established headquarters at the 81. CAR
Hotel and their Office hours viii be from
Q 10 3 O'Clock each day. About twenty
candidates for enlistment presented them
sAlves Yesterday, and they Will propaDiy
be enrolled to-day. Among the candlaates
was Mr.. John w Starke. the young man
who started for Cuba about year ago
and was brought back, having Desh al :
rested in Tampa. He expects 10 JON lhe
Walker Light Guard. The men 10 oe en-
listed here will be permitted TO designate
their choice as between the Seconu ~iN
Fourth regiments. -, T.,
Majors Price and Shanks are stlll IN
the city. Neither has yet received marcn-
ing orders. Major Price expects 10 Coh
clude his Iabors here to-day.
The following circular letter mas Deeh
received at the Acknowledgements Once:
HEADQUARTERS Of the Army,
Adtutant-Generars ONCE,
Washington, June T. 1888.
General Orders, No. %:
I Ry direction Of the Secretary OF ar
naragraph 1871 Of the Regulations Is
amended 10 read as follows:
THE following officers in addition 10
those whose pay is fixed by law are en-
titled 10 pay as mounted oiacefs' OuhSSi
Of the staff corps below the rank OF HaJOi'
officers serving with troops OF caFdI d,
officers Of a light battery duly oIsaiii1'7N
and equipped. authorized aides duiy az
pointed. officers serving with compan MES
4 Fv-fa officers
which IN the opinion of the department
commander. requires them TO be mounted
and so certified by the latter on their pay
voucbers. Acting Judge advocates OF mill
tary departments. duly detailed. are en-
titled while so serving 10 the rank, pay
and allowances of captains of cavalry
Battalion adjutants are entitled 70 mount
cd nav upon the certificate or their Iesl-
mental commanders that they are on duty
which requires them 10 be mounted.
IT Pv direction of the Secretary OF
war. the following is published 70 the
army for the information and guidance
of all concerned:
The article of salmon (canned) is, oy
authority OF the President, under section
Il46. Revised Statutes, added as one VI
the meat components Of the ration Ut
dinarily fresh beef will be Issued SIX oay :
in ten: salt meats three Gays III Voi.L o.
canned salmon one day In ten. Ihese
proportions of the meat ration may, now
ever, be varied by commanding ohceis'
according to the necessities OF me service
on which troops may be engaged.
BY command of Major-General Miles.
II. c. CORBIN, Acknowledgement.
The lady friends of the Old Guard OF
the Commonwealth. now Company l. OF
the Second Regiment. are busily engaged
in preparing a box OF provisions to send
10 the boys OF that command. now In
camp at Jacksonville. The ladies VINO
are ged in this work wish TO thank
those who have assisted them. and 70
say that any contributions sent TO Mrs.
]. A. Hobson's residence, No. OIL north
Seventh street. before o'clock this al
ternoon, will be gratefully received. The
box will be shipped to-day.