The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-20
HE GETS FIVE YEARS.
He Was Made an Example for the
VOLUNTEER Armv.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ATTACHED.
The Adjutant-General Directs Sys'
tematic Elimination from the Vol
untecr Army of All Men Tn.
fit for Military Service
as shown by the
Examination.

WASHINGTON. July s-Special-The
President has approved the sentence Of
the court martial held at Fredericksburg
in the case Of Private Patrick Fahey.
and directed that ~ be sent TO Fort Co
lumbus. New York harbor, to serve his
term. Faheys home Is in Baltimore. He
enlisted as a member OF Company K,
Fourth Immune Regiment.
Several weeks ago he was arrested.
charged with assault having climbed
over the rear Of a vehicle passing along
the road and either grasping or attempt
ing to grasp a youns lady seated therein
No case OF felonious assault was made
out, the charge being Of a lesser de-
gree. but the peculiar circumstances. OF
the case. and the necessity or making
severe example 0t such characters
caused the court marital 10 sentence hlm
ito be dishonora bly, discharged from the
service OF the United States, forielting
all pav and allowances and 20 be con-
fined al hard labor at such place as the
reviewing authority may direct for the
period OF five years.
DISCHARGES.
Discharges have been directed as fol-
lows:
First North Caroline Infantry, JACKSON
Vile.
Privates Daniel NJ. Patterson, Company
A: and James B. Hawkins, Company -
sThird virginia Infantry. Camp Alger
Nfr order OF the
Secretary of War. has issued the follow
ing order ,,...
.,Informatlon having reached the War
Department that Notwithstanding the
medical examinatioa prior 20 muster-in
men have been enlisted in the volunteer
army who should have been rejected az
thas examination ss unfit for military
.ervice. the attention of chief surgeons Is
directed 90 this sdlgect as cue OF great
importance. Systematic Inquiry, with a
view 10 eliminating such men, should be
made I'm the various regiments and other
commands by the medical officers on duty
with them.
A board OF medical officers should be
appointed in each division 10 carefully
examine and make recommendation in
each Of the cases submitted oy individual
or regimental medical officers. In every
case where discharge from service is re-
commended. n should be seen that the
cetifcates Of disability embody n state
ment 10 the effect that the cause of the
disqualification FOR the military service
existed prior % the enlistment of the
men. II such IS found 10 be the fact
Department and corps commanders are
authorized 10 order discharges on certih-
Gates 81 disability. such orders to be car
ried ont by the reFimental. Independent
battalion. battery or detachment COM
manders as the case may be. Such pro-
visions Of paragraph lf0 OF the regula-
tions as are inconsistent with foregoing
are suspended during the war.
TN the examination Of certificates Of
disability for discharge 1t is enioined
upon the chief surgeons. and others ac-
countable. 90 oh.erve that there is no
conflict between the reports Of company
commanders. medical and other officers
thereon. as 10 whether disability was
incurred in lire of duty. or not i'm line
Of duty. II any discrepancies exist I'm
this particular. every possible means will
be employed 10 h8rmonize the reports be-
fore finally forwarding the papers 10 the
Adiutant-General NJ the Army"
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
The War Department has posted an
order attaching tde Hawaiian Islands and
their dependence 20 tho Department OF
California.
A marriage license was to-day issued 10
Charles J. Leitch and Miss Bessie w
Perrin. Of Hanover county. Miss Perrin
was only twenty years OF age.
A license has also been issued 70 Jo-
seph r.. Orcutt and Miss Mollie b. Cheat
ham. both OF Chcsterfeld county. Miss
Choatham was only eighteen years Of
age.
Mrs. r. L. Givers. whose husband IS
bin clerk I'm the United States Senate. will
leave tomorrow for Richmond 10 be
present az the marriage Of her cousin.
Or. Rudolph b Teus,er and Miss May
Woodward Thursday
POSTAL MATTERS.
Closed pouch service on electric car
lines was established on two routes. one
I'm Pennsylvanla and one In New York
to-day Still Richmond fingers
New postofices have been established
in North Carolina as follows: Moratock,
Montgomery county, George w. Morris
postmaster; OpeIka. Henderson county
Louis r. Bird. postmaster.
The Postal Laws and Regulations have
been amended to forbid absolutely the
performance Of clerical work by carriers.
The regulation now reads.
"The performance OF clerical work by
carriers is absolutely prohibited Their
work must be confined 10 the collection
and delivery Of mail the routing OF mail
for delivery. the marking up or logging
of undelivered matter. the facing OF
mail collected by them and. az offices
where hand-feed cancelilng machines are
used. tho facing or mail directly into ma
chimes OF this type, and duty al carriers
delivery windows All other WORK Is
clerical and must be performed by clerks
alone"
Fourth class postmasters were appoint
ed to-day as follows;
James w. Bell ENmore, Northampton
county. Va; Charles NJ. Mlnnls. Occu-
racla Essex county. Va.