The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-16
FOR AN INSIDE
WATER ROUTE.
Lake Drummond Canal Company Ask
An Appropriation.
CARE OF CONFEDERATE GRAVES
MIR. Hull Says the Grand Army Men
Would Not Oppose Such Proposi-
tion-Privatc Allen breaches
From a New Text
CARE OF CONFEDERATE GRAVES

WASHINGTON. Dec. t5.-special.-Pre-
sldent Brooks and Chief Engineer Wren
shall. Of the Lake Drummond Canal
Company. were before the River and
Harbor Committee of the House to-day
asking the appropriation Of Sl72,9OJ fol-
deepening and widening Elizabeth rivel
in Virginia, and Pasquatank river and
Croaton sound in North Carolina, in ac-
cordaDc- with the plans drawn 10y Major
Stanton of the Army Engineer Corps III
1888.
This canal was constructed in the last
century and is said 10 be the Oldest IN
the country. 1t is the object OF the com
pany TO have the approaches improved
80 that the link between Chesapeake bay
and the inside water route through Dis
NAL swamp may be perfected.
The fact that the canal charges tolls
may have some influence in preventing
the appropriation Of the money.
NO MORE BLOODY SHIRT.
Whep the pension appropriation bill
was called up this morning, Private
John Allen. of Mississippi, arose and TAX
ing the part of President Mckinley's
speech yesterday with reference 10 the
care of the graves of Confederate SOL
llflS rs ms text Sdll I' WIS hlAh ~
witness tho passing Of the time when
the pension bill was a signal FOR the
waving of the bloody shirt He asked
that there be no objection to the pension
bill then pending on his side OF the
chamber. 1t was passed without oppo-
sition, although carrying N4j, 100000
THEY WILL NOT OBJECT
Representative Hull. I'm conversation
with a friend said to-day that If It should
be- propCse as suggested by the Presi-
dent that the graves Of Confederate sol
diers be cared for by the national gov
eminent there would be no objection on
tho part Of the Grand Army. The OBJ
lection Of the organization to the return
Of the flags, he said. was because they
represented the cause, but the same view
would not be taken of caring for the
dead Of the COnfederacv
COL. RRYAN S DISCHARGE.
Tho date Of the honorable discharge Of
Colonel w. J. Bryan. Of the Third Ne
braska Infantry. was December 18th. ac-
cording to army ordrs Just issued.
POSTAL ORDERS.
The Postmaster General has issued an
order that clerks and employees in post
Offices designated I'm the roster under a
certain classification shall. when in the
opinion Of the postmaster tho business Of
tho postofiice requires the same be de-
tailed, and when 50 detailed are directed
10 perform the duties OF any other clerk
or employe in the postoffice I'm which
they are employed or the duties attaching
to any other position under any classin-
cation designation whatever. whether
any one is employed In said postoffice
under such classification designation or
not.
1.-THE bonds given to the United States
by clerks and employees in postofices UNI
der their roster designation viii be held
10 apply to. and cover the faithful dis
charge Of all duties and trusts imposed
upon them and the due accounting Of
all moneys which may come into their
possession while performing the duties
OF any other clerk or employee. or Of any
position under any other roster designa-
ton az classification whatever"
Fourth-class postmasters were appoint
ed to-day in Virginia as follows:
George Eberly. Mt. Olive. Shenandoah
county. vice Ephraim Baker. removed;
r. NJ. Payne SOapstone, Pittsylvania
county. vice r. b. Austin. resigned: Miss
Dora Whitfield, Stokesland. Pittsylvania
county. vice s w Coleman. removed.
The order disseminating the postofiice
at stokesland Pittsylvania county Va,
has been revoked