Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-06
Telcgraphic Briefs.

Mr.. Vanderlip. Assistant Secretary OF
the treasury, left Washington yesterday
| on business connected with the Sub-Trea-
sury and the mint. He will return next
Monday.
Brigadier-General Carpenter. formerly
neutenant-colonelo of the Seventeenth In
fantry, who Is soon to take command of
the post at Fort Mcpherson. near Atlanta.
Is expected 10 arrive in Atlanta within
the next day or two.
The existing postal contract for service
between Miami, Fla. and Habaua Cuba,
mas been ordered continued in force from
April 6th to June Goth next and the
contractor is now required to supply Key
West with the mails on the trips from
Miami TO Habana.
For ten days the wreckage OF an un-
known vessel has been coming ashore at
Kelly's Cove, y. S. a piece OF plank
picked up Monday has the letters paint
broken Off. The residents Of the Cove
firmly believe some large vessel has been
lost.
The United States torpedoboat S1mers.
which left Falmouth. England. yesterday
en- route for Plymouth. Eng and. broke
down Off Plymouth and was lowed into
Plymouth Sound disabled. The SOmers,
which was purchased by the United States
at the outbreak OF the war with SPAIN
will be brought 10 America on Il freight
steamer.
The Belgian Geographical Society has
received dispatch stating that the ex-
IRENE latitude reached by the Antarctic
expeditionary steamer Belgic was Il SO
south, longitude %. Much bad weather
was encountered by the expedition, but no
intense cold, except during the month OF
September Good maps were prepared Of
Hughes Bay and Palmer's Land, south Of
the South Shetland Islands.
\ delegation Of New Orleans citizens
made protest to Acting-Secretary-
War MekIejohn yesterday to the effect
that the executors of the Eads estate are
not maintaining the required depth of
water at the mouth Of the Mississippi
river. " here the jetties were constructed
Mr. Meiklejohn said he would investigate
the subject and determine whether or not
the War Department had any jurisdiction
in the matter.
The result of correspondence between
Acting Secretary-of-W War Moiklejohn and
SurgeOn-Generai Wyman. OF the Marine
Hospital Service, regarding the return to
this country of the remains Of the men
who died I'm Cuba Of yellOw-fever. has
been the issuance of orders by the for
mer directing that none Of the remains
Of yellow-fever victims shall be brought
TO the United States until cold weather
returns. The graves of such soldiers
were isolated in cuba. so that no mistake
as to identification need occur.
Lieutenant Frank c. Curry, Third Geor-
gin Volunteers, who shot and killed Pr-
yate Leo Reid. Battery !. Second Artil-
lery, last January, at Savannah will not
be tried by cOurt-martial, but will be de-
livered into the hands Of the civil author
tiles. an order having been received from
the War Department By the commanding
general of the Department of the Gulf
directing that this be done. Lieutenant
Curry, who is now under a military guard
at Augusta. will be discharged from the
service. and the civil authorities at once
allowed to take him in hand. The de-
livery Of the prisoner to the civil authori-
ties was found 10 be necessary on account
OF the great scarcity Of officers in the
Department of the Gulf, most Of whom
are off on muster-out and recruiting
duty. and also by the fact that the regi- |
monts leaving cor the Philippines and |
Cuba all carry full quota Of officers.