The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-15
MAJOR TYLER TO
Be DISCHARGED.
The Expiration of the War Ends His
Term of Service.
CADETS FOR REVENUE SERVICE.
Civil Service Examination 80 he heid
in June-RcvenIe Euling as to
Stamps on Dccds-Thc Late
Army Orders-Personal.

| WASHINGTON, April lt-Specldl'-
Orders were issued to-day for number
Of discharges by reason Of the expiration
Of the war In tie list Is Major Heth
Tyler. additional paymaster. Ills dis
charge will be as OF June 18th. Major
TYLER is a son Of Governor Tyler and
was commissioned on the 10Th OF last
June.
Major and Assistant Adjutant General
r. Il. l.. Niche, United States Nolun-
teers will on June 18th resume his former
position Of First Lieutenant in the Sec
ond Cavalry. He is q Nirginian IN the
regular establishment.
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin +. Mont
gomery. Signal corps is discharged 10
enable him to accept a commission un-
der the act of March I'd. Colonel Mont
gomery came from Petersburg, but FOR
some years has been one Of the tele-
graph operators at the Executive Man
sion.
President Lyon G. Tyler ~ william ard.
Mary College. was here today IN confer
cnce with MIR. Frank hume and other
local Virginia capitalists. lie lott for
New York this evening, where he goes
10 secure funds for tho hutI0in" or
gymnasium and science hall for the his
toric college of which he is the head
MADE JEFFERSON.
Speaking OF the meeting here last night
OF the alumni of the University OF IT.
oinia on the occas sion Of Jefferson's birth
dav President Tyler said that IL should
always be remembered that while Jei.
ferson made the University. William and
Mary made jefferson. Tho latter lnsu-
tuition is the alma mater Of the founder
Of Democracy and Is proud or It's DIS
sepafo~ Pritchard. Of North Carolina.
called nj tho White House to-day with
Judge Ewart and thanked the President
for the reappointment Of Mr. kwart rs
Indie Of the Western t)fstrict 81 North
Carolina This Will probably end 2 bitter
political struggle In North Carolina.
Senator Butler fought the Onfrm2 ton
Of Ewart and was successful In defeat
ing vote on IT in the senate.
THE MATTER SETTLED.
This is the third time Ewart has been
nominated by the President TOT judge
of Western North Carolina. Az the close
of the lest executive session Of the Sen
ate. when "A vote on Ewarts coniiIma-
ton was defeated by the objection OF
Senator Butter. forty nine senators unit u
ia signing a petition to me fIcssi'e .il
for the reappointment OF Ewart. ana Inc
action Of Mr Mckinley yesterday VII
be final as Judge Ewart Will be con-
armed al the next session Of Congress.
FOR NEW CADETS
An opportunity for young men VINO de-
sire 20 enter the Revenue cutter service
as cadets 10 take the Civil Service eN-
animation viii be given az any city IN
me United States where there 10 @ board
0f examiners on June 18th, l4ih' aAo l3th.
a. is stated in the circular just issued
that the Treasury department WI ~
August make a number oil appoihIiltHt >
10 the position. The salary OF cadet U.s.
$500 per annum and one ration per diem.
After two years service cadets whose
services are satisfactory are commits
stoned by the President as lieutenants.
Marriage is a failure in the opinion OF
the Treasury Department as far as cadets
are concerned as only unmarried men
need apply, and II is expressly supu-
lated that "the marriage Of a cadet VIII
be considered as equivalent 10 MS re-
siFnatiOn."
clerk and carrier at Norfolk pOstofice
will be held in that city May bth.
Further particulars in regard 70 me
positions referred 70 above may be mad
on application to the Civil Service COM
''''' ARMY ORDERS.
Captain Alexander y. Stark. assistant
surgeon. United states Army, has been
rolteyed from command OF the hospllaI
shin aid" at Fort Monroe, and assigned
10 the command of the hospital ship
Terry" now at Havana
RI
econ. United States Army. has been de
tailed as q member Of the examining
hoard convened at Fort Monroe wee
First Lieutenant Eugene II. HartnelL
assistant surgeon. who IS relieved
These discharges al josiah simpson
Hospital have been authorized:
Private Raleigh 4. HOgue company
NJ Third United States Volunteer In
fantry. ,.....
T. Tifth United States Volunteer Infantry.
Privates Leslie II. Wolf. Joe BENT
echeck, Walker II. Jones. william =.
Moore. owen VI. Outcalt. George a
cover. and Warren Wiley, Hospital
CORPS
Postmaster Bailey. OF Raleigh. y. g.
was at the Postofce Department to-day
engaged in ar effort 10 secure additional
clerks for his Office. Nothing can be
done for him before July 1st, but some
OF the seed he sowed to-day may bring
fruit by that time He presented n good
case and his appeal viii doubtless be
given favorable consideration.
A REVNUE RULING.
A circular letter has been prepared by
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
giving instructions to registers and rec
orders of deeds with regard TO the duties
imposed upon them by the war revenue
act in connection with the use OF docu-
mentary stamps. The latter designed 10
call attention to the requirement that
deeds of trust and other papers recorded
shall have the proper stamps aiiXed.
Mrs. Jane A. NJ. Mines has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Stribling Springs.
Augusta county. Va. and l.. +. Coe at
Dalton, Stokes county, n. &.
PERSONAL
Hon. Lyon G. Tyler. president az VIII
liam and Mary College. Williamsburg. IS
in the city stopping at the metropolitan.
Postmaster c. T. Bailey. OF Raleigh, n
c. is at the National.
ST. James: G.. d. Letcher and VIE
Lexington. Va: Arch Mcqueen and wife.
Raleigh. y c.: p. Niles Blacksburg va.
Metropolitan: Mrs. Marshall McCor-
mack. Mrs. J. NJ. Mccormack. Barryville
Va: j. Carter Wheeler, Va; J. II. Alex
dria, Leesburg. Va; S. VI. Carr. Bayo'
Va: Warner Moore, Richmond j. L
Pritchard and wife. Danville. Va; Mrs
T. II. Martin. Durham, y. G.
Howard House: a. l.. Gordon, Jr., Cul-
ppuer.