Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-15
WARRANTS MADE OUT
GOVERNORS TO DE REIMBURSED
FOR WAR EXPENDITURES.
The FREEDMAkS BANK PAYMENTS.
Comptroller Being Flooded With
Books of Dcposlfors-Some Of the
Army, Personal, and Postal Notes.

Army, Personal, and Postal notes.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-(Special)-
Major Macannem. Chief of the Warrant
Division OF the Treasury Department.
says that the warrants for the amounts
due the Governors Of Virginia and other
States for aiding in preparing for the war
/ with Spain will be forwarded at an early
! date Virginia only has in one claim from
the Governor, and that is a little less than
| 5000 but as II represents the contingent
fund there will doubtless be JOY around
the Capitol when the warrant Is received.
The provision with regard to collection
Of the money due on bonds has been Off
cially brought to the attention Of Secre-
tary Gage, and by him the matter has
been referred TO Attorney-General Griggs.
FREEDMAN'S BANK CLAIMS.
Comptroller-of-the-Cu Currency Dawes is
being flooded with pass-boolls of deposit
tors with the Freedmans Savings and
Trust Company. Some Of these books
show. considerable balances to be due,
| while great many give a small balance
| quite a number for amounts less
than ST. Only C2 per cent. Of the
whole can be paid 10 any one. and That
| much has already been received in hume
! rOus instances.
one Of the books received this week
| came from southern city. The original
| deposit was 81 cents. The depositor had
checked out D cents Of that. ON the bal
| ance cents 62 per cent? was sent 20
him. The depositor paid postage on mis-
book. which left the net amount derived
| 4 cents. A warrant for that amount VIII
be forwarded.
AGE OF RECRUITS.
The War Department has had enough
experience with youthful recruits, ana
orders have been issued amending instruc-
lions TO recruiting officers so as 10 re-
quire that If any doubt exists as 10 the
age Of an applicant. his oath Will not be
taken as conclusive evidence in the mat
ter. and If he cannot furnish competent
proof TO support his statement he must
be rejected. For minors between the ages
of Is and q years the written consent OF
parent or guardian is required. II
minor presents himself for enlistment II
is made the duty of the recruiting officer
to inform the parent or guardian OF the
applicant. II he have any. Should ne
have neither. h must be rejected, unless
the legal appointment OF guardian is
made and his written consent given 10 the
enlistment.
ARMY ORDERS.
Among the army orders issued to-day
was one for Second-Iieutenant James y.
Higgins. United States Volunteer Signal
Corps. TO proceed from Fort Myer TO
Montauk Point. i. l., 10 supervise the
packing and shipment Of an electric-lisht
plant, and other sgnal-corps stores. THIS
is one Of the incidents which illustrate
, the remarkable progress made in war
fare since the civil war. commercially
practicable electric-light machine was un-
known then. Now fl seems they are part
, OF the army signal corps supplies.
These discharges have been ordered:
First North Carolina Infantry-Private
william i. Bailey. Company NJ, Nebo'
) n. c.
Second South Carolina Infantry-Pri-
Yates Charles +. Huffman, Company +,
J Morganton. y. c.; Samuel L. Green, Com
pany +, Mount Zion. y. c.
Personal ITEMS.
Mr.. Harry D.. Langhorne. late Of COM
, pany NJ, Fourth Virginia Infantry, is in
the city, making final settlements at the
War Department.
Colonel w II. Stewart. of Portsmouth,
Va. a well-known writer and lecturer on
Confederate naval and war history, is in
1 the city, examining war records.
Messrs. George NJ. West and G. NJ.
Brown. of Richmond, are among the
guests Of the Metropolitan.
Air. Horace Taylor, the new Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury, who succeeded
Mr.. w. Il. Howell, has entered upon MS
duties. The distribution Of duties has
been rearranged among the three assist
ant secretaries The Lighthouse Board,
the immigration Bureau. and the Super
| vising Architects office have been trans
ferred TO Assistant Secretary Taylor Gus
toms and the revenue-cutter service have
been transferred to notwithstanding
: Spaulding
] WARNING AS To THE YUKON.
Consul McCook writes from Dawson
| | CITY. as follows: Investors should be
very careful of mining properties offered
r for sale. particularly in some sections Oh
Alaska. OF the many who came mere last
: spring and summer. hundreds dr1ted
down the Yukon and located at Forty
Mile Eagle City. and Star city, Seventy
| Mile District. [ am credibly informed
tbere are many schemers among these
who Ger M miners meetings, elect their
own recorder. jump claims already re-
corded. get their man TO give lhein re-
e | ceipts as record papers, issue pIos!e 'uoe'
- of water rights. all apparently III Con-
, formity with United states Iilliin5 -
p iations They have organized companies,
their scheme being to sell their so-caiieu
81 rights TO the public. No one shouiu Duy
f | anything until perfectly satisheG' oy III
vestiaation. that the claims or rights are
3 | Correct There will be any number OF
, vameless claims offered by promoters
t POSTAL NOTES.
These fourth-class postmasters Ha'e
been appointed in Virginia:
Georgiana Dunn. Dragonville, hlhs ana
. Queen county; Kate Richardson NaHey
view. Smythe county .,,,.,,.a o.,
= nonaldsburg Rockbridge county, Nap
i'm Sl,sie A. Conner as postmaster.