Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16
LEE AND WHEELER.
CAV .xn WILL THEY DE RETIRED
AS If REGuLARSs
LECTURE ON COMMODORE MAURY.
Personal and Postal Notcs-sena-
for Daniel Goes to Lyncliburg for
n stnyAof Some weeks-Army
Orders.
Orders.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 5.-(Spe-
cial.)-It is as yet an undecided question
whether Generals Fitzhugn Lee and Joe
Wheeler can be retired with the pay Of
brigadiers in the regular army II they
reach the age-liunit of Ga before being
mustered out, in July, 1901, when the
term OF service of the 5000 addi-
tional regulars expires. a high authority
in the War Department is of the opinion
that they cannot be so retired, unless by
a special act OF Congress- but, he said,
as above stated, that it is an undecided
question.
"The Secretary Of War thinks" he con-
tinued, that they can, and Will be re-
tired with full pay If they reach the age
limit before being mustered out OF SER
vice; but he does not know anything more
about it than any one else. L think
it more than probable that the Attorney
General will be asked for an opinion on
the subject
PERSONAL.
Senator John W Daniel who has been
here for several weeks attending the SEES
sions of the Industrial Commission, of
at Lynchburg, to-day, and vii! no; re-
turn here until some time next month.
Colonel William II. Stewart, the well.
known litterateur Of Portsmouth, Va,
Will deliver lecture on Thursday eve
ming next, before the Confederate Vete-
rams Association, at this hall, 43l
Eleventh street, northwest this city, on
the life and character Of Commodore
Matthew Fontaine Maury. There Will be
many present to hear him,
Messrs. II. A. Redford, j. d. Briggs,
Jr., K. b. Forrest, w. II. Fitzgerald, and
A. b. Gamer and wife. of Richmond, are
registered at the Metropolitan.
At the National-Edward Elicit Cabe!l,
Lynchburg; c. +. Nair, Clifton Forge,
Va; ID. NJ. Goldsmith, Eggleston, Va.
st. James-W. q. Whitehead, Whining
ton. n. c.; d. p. Francis, Richmond, Va
L. NJ. Carter, Gate City, Va; J. f. Elliott,
Charlottesville, Va.
Howard House,. Schiefer, Lynchburg;
s. II. Heaner, Albemarle, y. c.; Rev
John Z. Hyde. Winchester, Va; w. L.
Maupin, Virginia. 7. F. Coles Charlottes-
vile, Va: +. l.. Williams, Hillsboro, y. c.
ARMY ORDERS.
BY direction of the Secretary of War,
Captain John T.. Mc3Iahon, assistant ad-'
jutant-general. United States Volunteers
first lieutenant, Fourth United States
Artillery, now on leave OF absence, is
relieved from the operation Of so much
Of Paragraph &c. Special Orders, No Sc,
April p. 1899, as directs him to remain on
his present duties until June IL. 1888 and
then 10 report TO the commanding general,
Department of Puerto Principe for as
sgnment TO duty, and will proceed to join
his battery at Fort Monroe, Va.
First-Lieutenant Henry II. Whitney
Fourth United states Artillery, is an
nounccd as aide-de-camp on the staff of
the major-general commanding the army |
Second-Lieutenant Oliver II. Dockery, |
Jr.. is assigned to the Third Infantry.
and SecOnd-Leutenant John +. James to |
the Eighth Infantry.
Captain Richard c. Croxton. First |
United States Infantry, will remain on
temporary duty at Fort Columbus, Gov
ern0r's Island y. Y, until June 9th, and
will then rejoin his regiment.
Private Giuseppe BOnati, Battery +.
Fourtft United States Artillery, now at
Fort Monroe, is discharged from the ser
vice.
Second-Lieutenants Arthur VI. Ship.
Twentieth United States Infantry, and
Oliver II. Dockery, Eighth United States
Infantry, are ordered to report to the
general COMMANDING the DrpdI lHtuL OF |
California, at San Francisco, for assign
merit 10 duty.
BY direction Of the Secretary of War,
Acting Assistant Surgeon John \. Metz
ger. United States army. IS relieved from
further duty Al the Josiah Simpson United
States General Hospital. Fort Monroe, and
viii proceed TO Pttsburg, Pa, and on
arrival report by letter to the Surgeon
General of the army.
Carpenter j. B. Fletcher is detached
rom the Portsmouth On. H. nayy-yard,
md ordered to report a Newport News, !
Va. for duty on the Kearsarge. on May
'5th.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters re-
emily commissioned. are the following:
Azzie +. DeHart Copper Valley. Va:
samuel t., Hamlet. Hugh. Va; Samuella
". Maxey, Well Water, Va.
New offices have been established as
olows: Holly, Randolph county. y. c.,
William II. Parker. postmaster: Orion.
Ashe county, n. c., William II. GRAPHICAL.
postmaster.