The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-23

pensation is fixed upon basis OF elsn'
hours per diem. and who between MAT
18th. and October 81, 1895 worked owe,
time, fifty per cent. additional ior SUI"
overtime The bill Is similar 20 tne one
recently passed for the benent Oh cur
ployes OF navy yards. 49,, 90,
The President has approved the nc,
OF Congress providing for ngn, anu
fog signal at the Tail OF the Horseshoe
In Chesapeake Bay, va
PERSONAL MENTION.
State Senator r. A. James. OF Danvilie'
who recently purchased the kegis'e' :
Commonwealth Attorney y a. MASSEY
and Judge A. NJ. Aiker, OF the hus,ihs
Court OF Danville, are I'm the city haN
ing come up 10 attend the Washington
birthday banquet.
other visitors In the city are Register
ed at the hotels as follows:
Metropolitan: Hon. j. vi. VuaIle9
Staunton; John Cooper and wife, Blue
field. W. Va: Governor J. Hoge Tyler
Virginia: c. Downing Smith. Charlotte
vile: w ]. Bryan. Lincoln, Neb.; James
w Faris. Richmond. George Drewry
Alexandria; Z. l.. Grimsley. II. . e'
Cooper. \. l.. GOOdloe. Jr., Culpepcr, .
TAYLOR Eilyson. Richmond, +. &. Pilcher
Midland: T.. T.. Montague. Hampton
John II. Alexander. III. n. Russell Nll-
ginia: Il. Turnbull. Lawrcncevillei J. NJ
C. Alexander, Charlotte. y. c.
ST. James: F. p 10th. Waynesboro
VI. G. Myers, Schuyler, y. c.; c. n. Bun
Norfolk: Edward W. Wolcott Norfolk
c. Miller. Pulaski; Major stevenson
Danville. G. w. S. Turner. Middleburg.
Howard: Jacob Cohen. Petersburg J.
E. schoolfeld. Danvllle. Va; w. NJ Mil
Ter. Richmond; j. r. McCauley Front
Royal. -
TO GO TO HAVANA.
CAPTAIN Morton }. Henry Commissary
OF Subsistence. United states volunteers,
has been relieved from further duty at
Summerville. : c., and. accompanied
By his authorized clerk. ordered 10 r.
port to the Commanding General OF the
division OF cuba AZ Havana for assign :
ment to duty as COmmissary OF Suosls-
tence Of the First Brigade FIRST DiNls-
ion. Seventh Army Corps, 20 relieve cap
tain j. T.. T. stuart COmmissary OF SUB
sistence Captain Stuart Is too wen
known I'm Richmond TO need more than
mere mention % identify him
First Lieutenant LeOna NJ. Archey,
Assistant Surgeon First North Carolina
Volunteer Infantry having rendered ms
resignation 10 take effect February 5th,
has been honorably discharged from the
service as OF the date named.
Discharges have been ordered as toi-
lows:
Corporal Charles f. Carver, Company
u. Fourth Virginia. at Governors Island
n. Y. ON the llth
Privates Thomas II. Gregg and Mark
Thompson. Josiah Simpson General Hos
pital. Fort Monroe
Sergeant George q. Morton Company
W. Third United States Volunteer In
fsntry. now ON furlough at Townesvilie'
Private John p Vickers. COMPANY T.,
FirSt North Carolina now at Durham
n. c.
one Of the items stricken from the
River and Harbor bill while In the SEN
ate Committee was - 200 for Town Creek,
y. q. Senator Butler says great difii-
Guilty H. always experienced In making
10 understood that creek In this case
Is misnomer and that Town Creek
is really good sized river and one hav-
ing just claims on the government
MRS. SEMPLES PENSION.
The Senate having refused 10 concur
In the House amendment 10 tho bill to
increase the pension of Mrs Letitia Tyler
Semple both branches have appointed
conferees. The Senate bill provided for
increase TO 50 month The House cut
thu amount 10 $50 a month and neither
has been willing 10 give In 50. far. Mrs.
Semplo Will I'm all probability at least
receive an increase.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has decided that preferred stock Issued
I'm lieu OF common stock rs not taxable
when there is no change Of ownership.
An odd decision was brOt ght out by
ease IN KNOXVILLE. I'm reply TO a let
ter from retail liquor dealer in that
city the Commissioner rules that where
q retail liquor dealer has separate bars
on the premises for which he has paid
special tax. one fer whites and the other
Tor negroes hut has made no order OK
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