The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-19
The President Appoints the Sons Of
Capt. John S. Wise.
LIEUTENANT SHANKS PROMOTED
American and Canadian Secret Service
Detectives Work Together and
Break Up Big Counterfeiting
Combination-Mrs. Nuckols
Sues for a Divorcc-New
Postoffices Established

WASHINGTON, July N-opeclal.-A
dIsgraceful exhibition OF the power OF
"pulp' is shown in an order issued at the
. war Department to-day. 1t reads:
"Chaplain Edward S. Harris. Second
Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, having
rendered his resignation, is honorably
discharged from the service Of tho
United states to take effect this date"
Harris came TO this city several weeks
ago with a party Of other toughs ana
stopped at an uptown hotel. Several OF
the party we're intoxicated and during the
night the whole party fell to work de-
stroying property, such as crockery ana
furniture. They were arrested ana sew
eral OF the party punished out harris
escaped with an honorable dlschafse'
He was near relative OF the lale 9en"-
tor Harris. OF Tennessee.
The high character OF the chapialnS III
mos, of the camps causes Harris actions
to appear all the more disreputaDie Anu
without doing him any good by the order
the War Department has rehecteo o'S-
credit upon Itself
CAPTAIN COULLING.
Captain william NJ. Coulling, Assistant
Ouar,ermaster. has been ordered 10 pro-
coed al once 20 New orleans and report
IN Colonel James w. Scuily. captain
Coulling ia 10 be I'm New Orleans not later
than the 10Th inst. for assignment 10
duty as Quartermaster on board the
steamer Berlin now en- route from New
York 10 that place.
Ie will assume charge OF the steamer
and perform all duties pertaining 10 'he
Quartermaster's Department WINE on
hoard and will proceed 20 such point or
points as may be designated by Colonei
scullv. The future movements OF the
steamer will be governed by directiohs
given by proper authority after lts ar
rival at IL, dStina,lol
When troops are embarked on the yes
sci named. Captain Coulling will be un-
der the orders OF the commanding ohlcer
thereof
REIMBURSE THE STATES.
L. addition 10 the order issued seYeral
dsvs ago. and reported i'm The Times,
making provision for reimbursement OF
states and Territories for aid in organiz-
ing the volunteer army the war De-
partment has issued a notice that All
claims for expenses incurred by any state
or Territory I'm aiding the United States
10 raise the volunteer army in the exist
ing war with Spain by subsistlng' cloth-
ing. supplying, equipping' paying ana
transporting men Of such state or Ter
ritorv. who were afterwards accepted
into the volunteer army Of the United
Ststes should be forwarded to the Sec
retarv Of the Treasury for audit and
settlement"
private Daniel W. Matthews, Company
| c Third Virginia Infantry, has been dis
charged.
Private Daniel NJ Elan, Battery II,
Fourth Artillery. now at the Charlotte
N e. recruiting station, has, az his own
reouest. been transferred 90 Battery J.,
Sixth Artillery, az Fort Monroe.
Acting Assistant Surgeon II. J. Thomas
| has been ordered from Winston. y. G., TO
General Shafter's headquarters, via
| Tampa.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Samuel p.
| Cottreu has been ordered 10 the Fort
| Monroe Hospital.
THE PRESIDENT APPOINTS THEM.
The President to-day appointed az cap
| tain I'm the Fourth Immune Regiment,
United States Infantry, Henry A. wise;
| first lieutenants. Edmund L. Woodslde,
John s. Wise. Jr.: second lieutenant,
Howard W. Throckmorton. The nomina-
| tlons were not acted on by the Senate,
| as explained few days ago.
Rev. Samuel W. Small, the noted lee
turer. evangelist and journalist was ap-
| pointed chaplain in the Third Regiment
| Of Volunteer Engineers.
Among the appointments OF first lieu
| tenant OF infantry was Hugh ID. Wise,
| another son OF Captain John ;. Wise
Lieutenant Wise was engaged In the
lighting at Santiago.
Lieutenant David C. Shanks, who Is
well-known In Richmond. where he mus
| tered in the Virginia troops, was appoint
| ed captain.
COUNTERFEITING COMBINE.
The chief of the Secret Service. John
| T.. Wilkie, has received a letter from
| the Commissioner OF Dominion Police. at
| Ottowa, \. u. Sherwood. stating that
since receiving a letter OF May 3D. Civ
ing information regarding counterfeiting
being done. ne has had building, which
CHIEF Wilkie referred to in his letter,
watched and the result has been a the
breaking up OF an important counterfeit
| ing combination. Commissioner sher-
wood saws a large quantity OF American
| silver dollars were found in the search.
| The preliminary Investigation of the case
| will take place tomorrow I'm Montreal
| In his letter the Commissioner says: Il
| beg 10 thank you for the Information you
| gave me. which was the first ! received
| regarding the operations Of these peo-
| pie"
| Chief Wilkle says the information with
| regard to the location OF the counterfeit
! ers was obtained while working another
| similar case in this country. The Domin-
| IN, authorities were notified and acted
|! promptly on the information given.
| DIVORCE.
I Suit for divorce was instituted here
| to-day by Maggie n. Nickens VS.. Thomas
| Nickens. alleging excessive cruelty and
! brutality. The defendant Is charged with
| choking and knocking down his wife. She
| asks 10 be allowed 10 resume her maiden
rane. Respers. and that her husband be
renuired to render a statement OF prop
| erty he Is said 10 hold in Virginia. She
! also asks for alimony. The couple were
married here December II, 1888.
| A marriage license was issued to-day
". n. Goldsmith and Miss Ella DAVIS oil
Fredericksburg. Va.
II. w. Wells was to-day appointed post
master al Bull Run Fairfax county va
vice Thomas b. Whedbe, resigned. heu'
ben b. lights was appointed postmaster