The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-05
THE VOLUNTEERS
OF PETERSBURG.
They Receive Notice That They VIII
Be Called For Soon.
MR.LASSITER RESIGNS HIS0FFICE
Interesting Question Affecting Those
i'm Office Who Enter the Volunteer
Service OF the United States.
General Bollins's Assistant

PETERSBURG. VA May Especial
Captain NJ G. Jackson. OF the A. =.
| Hi Rifles received telegram this morn
ing from Adjutant General Male TO the
effect that the Rifles would be called out
in a few days.
Mr.. Charles Trotter Lassiter, the Attor-
ncy for the Commonwealth, this after
noon rendered his resignation Of that
Office to Judge j. NJ Mullen. of the Cor
poration Court Mr.. Lassiter is second
Lieutenant OF the \. p HI Rides, which
company has volunteered for service in
the war between the United States ana
Spain.
About May 1st Lieutenant Lassiter
wrote 10 Attorney-G General Montague
asking that official for his opinion In re-
gard 10 sections lG3 and l64. OF the Code
of Virginia of lSs,. in 50 far as they ar
feet the officers In the Virginia militia,
who receive recompense from the United
States when called out upon actual duty.
ATTORNEY GENERALS REPLY.
The reply of the Attorney General was.
that iu his opinion. il you have been
called into actual duty as militia offi-
cer." by the recent act OF Congress and
the Presidents proclamation. the office
Of Commonwealth Attorney is not az
fected thereby.
The Attorney General says. however.
that he finds upon examination that tho
act OF Congress and the proclamation OF
the President and Governor respectively,
show that neither the militia nor the
officers thereof have been called into
actual duty and therefore, he is OF
opinion that Mr.. L2ssiter v1cates his
Office. 70 was acting under this opinion
that Mr.. Lassiter resigned the office Of
Attorney for the Commonwealth.
RESIGNATION NOT ACCEPTED
Judge Mullen says that he LAS not &C
copied Mr. Lassiter's resignation and
that he will certainly not do until he IS
called into actual service.
Captain j. a. Nichols. OF the Petersburg
Greys. says that he is making an effort
20 have his company examined by one
of the surgeons appointed by the Cover
nor and mustered into service before
they leave the city.
OLD IN SERVICE.
The TWO oldest men in point Of service
In the employ Of the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad Company are Mr.. J. ]. Rob-
inson and Captain James Rafty The
former. who IS the engineer of the can
non ball" train. has been on the road
Nllht 1871 % iva llNr NfEi fliA CHS t'FA % I''r
senger trains since 1855 Captain Rafty
on the 18th OF this month will have been
on the road forty-one years. lie has
been a passenger conductor since 1888
and since 1890 he has been the passenger
conductor on the City Point branch OF
the Norfolk and Western road
General Stith Boiling. the new post
master OF Petersburg to-day appointed
as his assistant Mr. George \. Minatree
For some time past Nh Minatree has
been employed in the drugstore OF Mr. +.
r. Beckwith. IN this city. He is a
brother Of Colonel Joseph p. Minatree.
Mr. John W. Hawthorne is critically
ill 40 his home in this city.
Dr. T.. g. Powell. Of Dinwddie county
Us in the city.
The Executive Committee OF the Cen
trail state Hospital held its regular
monthly meeting to-day. Contracts were
awarded and routine Guinness trans
acted Mr.. Julius S,raus. on Richmond
the chairman Of the committee, was pres
cut