Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-17
MUSTER-OUT ORDERS.
WHOLE ARRANGEMENT May DE
CHANGED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS.
REORGANIZATION OF VOLUNTEERS
Those Who wish to Remain In Ser
vice Almost Certainly to Have op-
portunity of Doing sc-Legacy-
Tax Decision.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. September ls.-
CSpecial)-The opinion OF the War De-
partment Official quoted In TINS cofre-
spondence yesterday. TO the effect that ih-
stead OF the wholesale mastering out vi
regiments, as now arranged for, there
would be a reorganization of. the voiuh-
teer troops. is shared by many others
here. While the regiments, under the
present plan, have been selected ana or
dered home to be mustered OUT at'er
being furloughed for thirty days, II Is
more than probable the whole arrange
ment will be changed before that time
expires. Therefore, 1t Is possible that the
Second Virginia Regiment may be retain
ed az a distinct organization, ana almost
certainly those who wish TO remain IN 'ne
service will be afforded an opportunity
Of doing so.
LEGACY-TAx DECISION.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
to-day made an important decision Win
reference to the legacy tax. Ihat poruo"
of the letter reads as follows:
"Nr Fausset asks n the tax Is 10 De
comnuted on the whole amount Oh the
estate. or on the amount OF eacn SNARE
He instances the case OF a person leasils
by a will a personal estate worth So'Voo
TO his four children He asks II the gross
amount is to be divided by four ana the
tax computed at the rate of 10 cents on
every 800 or whether the value OF the
estate in its entirety is to be taken anu
the tax computed at the rate OF Wiz LIZ
on the 500. 49, .a
"In answer I have to say tnat the Ia.e s
Of tax is to be determined by the Value
of the whole amount OF the PERSONA pa
pertv passing TO an executor or 10 peneh-
Charles direct. In the case specined, where
tho amount exceeded $4,000 and ala not
exceed 100000. the rate of tax upon eacn
share would be $ll2 1-2 on each Si"o OF
| clear value" .s.,
Continuing. the Commissioner says that
| ms the inventory and appralsemeht ol an
| estate must be made under oath, ne sees
| no Impropriety I'm accepting as correct the
| valuation given by the appraisers
POSTAL.
Herbert Walthall has been appointed
n fourth-class postmaster at Walthail
/ store. Brunswick county, va, vice ~ 10
b. Connally, resigned.
NaIlerv r. Riyes has been commissioned
fourth-ciass postmaster at Cross Rock,
| n q. David Hlsey at Calvary. Va, ana
| Josef f. Rittenour at Fishers Hin, va
| a new post-ofice has been established
| ~ Gale. Ashe county, n. c., Jennie g
| Bledsoe, postmaster ,,.
| The following order has peen lssueu.
September H. 1888
Establish on September g. 1888 foui
| military postal stations of the post-oiict
| at washington, ID. c., with facllues Ioi
| the transaction of money-order ana regis
10 Of
| and the receipt and dispatch or maiis' az
follows ~ pou,e
Rico. ,,.,o Don't,
Military Station, No. 6. Utuado. Porto
Rico. nj,
Rico. NJ. pou,,
Rico. ~,
Star mail service changes In Nort'
Carolina: -,
Poolvine TO Elizabeth Clty--Leave Pool
Vile Tuesday. Thursday and SaturIa
10 a. NJ, arrive Elizabeth CITY Dy u VI
| leave Elizabeth City Tuesday, THURSDAY
and Saturday p. NJ, arrive Poolville b
3P. NJ.
cage TO Ayr-Leave Gage Tuesday a
SA. NJ. arrive Ayr by A. NJ; leave Ay
Tuesday and Saturday $50 A. NJ. arriv
Gage by 1890 a. Nj.
Stratford to Anna-Leaye Stratfor
Tuesday. Thursday. and Saturday a
NJ. arrive Anna by 10 A. NJ; leave Ann
Tuesday. Thursday, and Saturday loI
A. NJ. arrive Stratford by ll15 A. NJ.
Ashburn to Pilot Mountain-Leave Ash
burn Tuesday and Saturday 1890 A. NJ
arrive Pilot Mountain by II NJ: leav
pilot Mountain Tuesday and Saturda
12SO p. NJ, arrive Ashburn by 7. M.
PERSONAL
Hon. William A. Jones passed tnroug
the city yesterday, going from one POI
ton OF his district, which Is large on
10 another. He is making an active car
vass
Mr. William Ira Smith. formerly
richmond. but now of New York, is her
on commercial business.
Messrs. Preston Belvin. OF Richmond
and w. II. Parks, OF Franklinsyille, ;
C.. are at the Metropolitan.
PATENTS.
Patents have been issued as follows
william c. White, Danville, Va, nu
lock: George w. Price, Taylorsville' J
G device for hanging clothes, &c, Q
lines: George T. McNance, Roanoke, va
stoye-fender; Joseph w. Hildreth, CAM
va washing machine; Frank l.. CAM
hell assignor Of one-third to X. j. Crav
ford. Pulaski, Va, rein shield.
ARMY ORDERS.
HEADQUARTERS Of the Arm
"Adiutant-Gen Office.
washington September IA, 1898.
"By direction of the Assistant Secretal
Of war. the following instructions to pa
masters for the payment OF troops mu
tered out OF the service is published I
-.
the information and guidance OF ell co
cerned:
'Paymasters engaged in paying music
ed-out men will endeavor 10 make SUI
payments as complete as possible, BIO
with regard to settling all arrears,
whatever nature, due the soldier. Al
having every one appearing on the ro
as entitled 10 pay; at the same time
erclsing the greatest care to avoid owe
payments, as such cannot. in all prob
htIity. be recovered, and the loss will (:
upon the paymaster
'aThey will keep the rolls open as lol
as possible so as 10 include all men n
present at the general payment, Tut "
appear afterwards, either in person
bv attorney, before the rolls are final
closed.
CREDITS ON THE ROLLS. Items
T credit to the soldiers, likely 10 appear
the rolls. are:
In PAY from date Of last payment to
cludesthe date Of muster-out.
re ARREARS OF PAY due from date
enrolment to date OF muster-in 10 the -
&c vice in which case certificate should
70 required that the men have not been pa
for the same time by the State.
q. "Clothing-Under this head balanc
D. only should be stated: Due the Unit
| or sdua the soldier