Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28
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DECISIONS UNDER III TOUCHING EN-
GINEERs AND SHORE SERVICE.
SOME CURlOS FROM CUBA.
Many North CaroIinn Excursionists
In WashinEton-Army ana Navy
of Interest.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 27-Cspe-
cial)-The Secretary of the Navy rem
dered a decision yesterday to the effect
that a former engineer officer transferred
to the line, with the rank of commander
\ or captain. and assigned 10 duty as Sc
cond in command Of a navy-yard or shore
station. shall not act as commandant OF
| the yard or station in the absence Of the
| commandant The decision was based
on provision Of the navy personnel bill,
which provides for the transfer of en-
gineer officers TO the line. The Secre-
tary has interpreted that provision 10
mean that former engineers who have at
tanned rank in the iine shall perform only
engineering duty while on shore service.
CURIOs FROM CUBA.
The post-o1ice museum received yester-
day from Director Rathbone, Of the
Cuban postal service. an antique machine
formerly used in the Habana post-ofice
for cancelling stamps. Accompanying it
was a letter-box, which was placed in
The lobby of the Habana post-oftce for
The reception OF mail after the regular
hours for the closing of the mail tOT
Spain. one cent additional postage was
charged on letters dropped into TINS box.
NORTH CAROLINA EXCURSION.
There is d large excursion OF North
Carolnians in the city. and many pages
of hotel registers are tlled with their
names. They come from points as far
south as Wilmington, and all the way up
TO Weldon, including Wilson, Goldsboro',
Rocky Mount, TarbOro', New Berne. and
Kinston. They are taxing in all the de-
partments, the Capitol, the new Library,
Mount Vernon, Arlington, and all the
suburban resorts, from Overlook Inn 10
Cabin John bridgc, and are enjoying
themselves hugely.
ARMY ORDERS.
BY direction Of the Secretary of War.
Major Charles NewDo,d, paymaster,
United States army, at Fort Monroe, Va,
Will pay the troops at the following posts:
Washington Barracks, District OF Column
bla, ana Fort Caswel, North Carolina.
The payments ordered viii be made III
person, except as regards Fort CasweN,
where the payments VIII be made IN
funds by express. The funds Tor Fort
Caswell Will be sent to Wilmington, y. {.
NAVAL NOTES.
Paymaster' s-Clerk y. NJ. McCreary is
ordered for duty as chief clerk to the gen.
eral storekeeper at the navy-yard, Nor
folk.
Acknowledgements II. b. Stevens is
detached from the Bureau OF Equipment
and ordered to the Norfolk yard. for duty
III connection with the Alexander.
NaVal-COnstructor Baxter who was for
merry al the Norfolk yard, has just re-
turned from Europe, and is ordered to
Boston.
personal
Representative W. A. Jones, who has
been on business trip TO New York, IS
again I'm the city.
Mr.. w. Ii. Fowle, who was Collector Of |
Internal Revenue at Lynchburg in sue |
cesson to General Fitzhugh Lee, now oc- |
cupies an official position in The War De- |
partment.
d. l.. Porter, of Stanton, Va, is at the |
Hotel Johnson.
Hon. Marshall Mccormick, Of Berry !
Vile is in the city, stopping at the Metro
politan. other guests there are Mrs. II.
+ Vass, Misses Madge Nass. Bland |
Schooldeld Nettie Cummings. and Mary 1
Watkins. and Hamilton Vass, of Danville, |
Va. Mrs. j. \. Long. Wilson, y. c.; Con-
rad Krownslar, Berryville. Va; Captain |
A. c. Carson, Front Royal, Va; w. ".
Lefew Richmond. Va, and Benjamin |
Mines, Petersburg. Va.
Mr. James A. f. Bryan, of stanton,
who has been visiting his aunt, Mrs. Susie
Scott, of this city. for the past three
weeks, will return home tomorrow. His
will accompany him, 10 visit
her daughter, Mrs. j. W. Bryan, OF Staun-
ton.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters APP
pointed to-day are the following: Charles
J. Gearing vice William A. Smith, re-
moved. at NewbeTn, PULASKI county, Va,
ana John T. Williams. vice John W. Wor-
ey. removed. at Pembroke. Giles county,
va. Those commissioned are: Samuel I.
Whitesides, All-Healng Springs, y. c,
noney-order Office and John \. Gunn'
oak Forest, y. c.
New post-offices have been established
al Emily. Moore county, y. c.. jonathan
!. Martindale postmaster, and Under
wood, Moore county, y. g., Nell Under
wood postmaster.
Others commissioned are Lula l..
Wright. Aral. Va; Harmon NJ. Duty,
DUTY. va, and George B. Cooper, Hill
y. G.
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