Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-20
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Court of Inquiry at Camp AIger
Reaches n Decision.

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to-day at Camp Alger. and at 1910 COM
pleted its report and adjourned without
date
! Lieutenant c. y. summerville. the re-
corder Of the court, passed through this
city tonight to deliver the report to Ma
jor-General Graham, OF the corps at Mid
| dletown, Pa.
General Graham will review the proceed
ings, and either approve the findings of
the court or forward the report to the
Secretary Of War for his approval or dis
approval.
DANIEL MUCH INTERESTED.
Senator John w. Daniel, who has
been here for over week, left for home
tonight on the II p. NJ. train over the
! Southern railway. The Senator attended
for one or more days the court OF inquiry
demanded by Colonel Nalle on the part Of
| the Third Virginia into the conduct of
| Major-General Butler He is deeply inte-
rested in this matter; has given 1t careful
| consideration, and has very decided opin-
| ions regarding the whole affair Asked
| what they were, Mr.. Daniel begged 10 be
excused for the present from making any
/ expression on the subject. At the proper
time, however, he will be heard from. but
pending the publication of the report Of
the court OF inquiry he thought it proper
| TO say nothing. The Senator. who is Of
| course. quite intimate with General But
| Ter. endeayored 10 see him and have a
! talk over the matter, but unfortunately he
| missed him on two occasions-once at
| Camp Alger. and again in this city-Gen-
/ eral Butler having just left both places
when the Senator called.
Senator Daniel had the same experience
! in trying TO see General Fitzhugh Lee,
| who is an intimate friend of General But
! lers. He called twice at the Shoreham.
! but General Lee was absent both times.
/ Ftz Lee and Butler were both major
generals in the Confederate service, and
| as old army chums, had q high regard for
! each other
An order was issued at the Post-Office
| Department to-day establishing the free
| delivery system in Winchester. Four car
! riers are allowed and twenty mail-boxes.
Walter G.. Yeager, Of Virginia. has been
| appointed stenographer for the Light
! House Board, with a salary of %5 per
| month.
| TUCKER RECOMMENDED AS COM
MISSIONER.
! Ex-Representative Harry st. George
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! ington and Lee University Lexington. is
! spoken Of as one OF the commissioners TO
! be appointed by the President for the
! purpose Of negotiating a treaty of peace
| with Spain. IT is said that General Lee,
/ who declined a commissionership to Cuba,
/ strongly recommended Professor Tucker
/ TO the President for the position. They
| are very close and warm friends, Mr..
| Tucker. while in Congress. having sp-
| I
| Point Academy. President Mckinley also
| knows Mr.. Tucker quite intimately. hav-
! ing served more than one term in Con-
| gress with him. Under these favorable
conditions it would not surprise any Of
! his friends, or those interested, If Pro-
fessOr Tucker should be named as a COM
missioner TO Paris.
PERSONAL
Major c. p. z. Burgwyn, the we'll
| known civil engineer, OF Richmond, Is IN
| the city on private business. lie lett
this evening for home.
". p. Fife of North Carolina, and j.
Z. Mcpherson, OF Leesburg, are at the
Metropolitan.
Hon. T. c. Pitcher. of Fauquer. member
Of the Virginia Legislature, is in this
| city. He intends TO deliver a series OF
! lectures in Wyoming on the subject OF
irrigation.
Representative Rixey was in the city
to-day looking after the report Of the
court in the case of the Third Virginia
Regiment VS.. General NJ. c. Butler.
POSTAL.
Fourth-class postmasters were appoint
ed to-day as follows: NJ B. Reeves, vice
! 6: G. Garrett resigned, Cross Rock,
Madison county y. c.; J. F. Barlow vice
+. D. Meadows. resigned, Goshen Wilkes
county. ~ c.; +. j.. ID. Hester vice w.
J.. Ray removed. Greystone, Vance
county, n. c.. p. NJ Sykes. vice j. F.
Thompson resigned. JOppa. Orange
county, n. c.; Mary c. lie Due. vice J. w.
Whitney resigned, Tyron Polk county,
n. c.
Hey NJ Bryant has been commissioned
fourth-class postmaster at Bland and
Robert f. Allen at GYPSY n. c.
| Changes in Star schedules have been
made as follows in Virginia:
Dumfries to Potomac-Leave Dumfries
daily except Sunday 7:45 A. NJ. and 12:3
=. NJ, arrive Potomac by 915 a. NJ. and
2 p. NJ: leave Potomac daily except Sun
day $50 a. NJ and p. NJ. arrive Dunn
fries by II A. NJ. and 4:3O p. NJ.
Madison to Somerset-Le2ve Madison
| daily a. NJ. arrive Somerset by 10 A. NJ.
! leave Somerset daily on arrival of train
No 80. Washington and Charlotte r. =.
O., but not later than L. NJ, arrive
Madison i'm four hours.
| IA 10 SAINT JuSt-LeaVe IA daily eX-
cept Sunday 500 A. NJ. arrive Saint Just
by $3.50 A. NJ; leave Saint Just daily ex-
cept Sunday 1890 a. NJ. arrive Ia by ! 4C
p. NJ.
Healing Springs to Hot Springs, from
| May 1st TO September 30th-Leave Heal
ing Springs daily 6 A. NJ. and $50 =. NJ,
arrive Hot Springs by Gas A. NJ. and gle
p. NJ; Leave Hot Springs daily II a. NJ
and $50 =. NJ. arrive Healing Springs by
II As A. NJ. and 7l5 p. NJ.
ARMY ORDERS.
Private Richard +. Thrall, Company
B, Third Virginia Volunteer Infantry,
now at Manassas, Va. having enlisted
under false pretences, will be discharged
without honor from the service Of the
United States on receipt of this order by
the commanding officer of his station
Under paragraph 1886. of the Regulations
the soldier is not entitled to pay or allow
ances, and final statemeDts, except for
deposits, shall not be furnished him.
Private William G.. Fulcher, Company
X Second Virginia Volunteer Infantry,
now at Jacksonville. Fla, will be dis
charged the service Of the United States
by the commanding officer of his station.
Private Ernest Cofer Company b. Sc
cond Virginia Volunteer Infantry, now
at Jacksonville. Fla. will be discharged
the service of the United States by the
commanding officer Of his station,
| Second Lieutenant Thomas Talbot,
Sixth Massachusetts, Volunteer Infantry,
now in this city. will proceed at once 10
Newport News. Va, and there report for
transportation on the United States trans
port OLDHAM 10 Porto Rico.
Private James Il. Parsons, Company