Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-25
PULL vs.. PROMISE.
FORMER WINS IN THE CASE OF
THE RALEIGH.
ORDERS TOUCHING MUSTER OUT.
Directions rs 10 Re-EnIi.ting for
Service i'm the provinces" Travel
to lie Used I'm Honduras.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 4.-(Spe-
cial)-After having virtually assured Mr.
George +. Bowden that the cruiser Ra-
leigh would come TO Norfolk, Secretary
Long had a visit to-day from Senators
Hale and Chandler and in Difference TO
their wishes he cabled the Raleigh. at
the Azores, to come TO Tompkinsville, l.
/. Then II was given out that the Nor
folk yard IS very busy. and Brooklyn
crippled because Of the recent fire. and
that in all probability the cruiser would
be sent 10 the Portsmouth O.. ID yard
Thus it seems that pull" overrules prom
Use.
Mr. Bowden was much disappointed at
the failure Of his mission.
TRAVET-PAY OF SOLDIERS.
BY direction Of the Secretary Of War
the following instructions we're published
to-day:
when volunteer organizations serving
I'm Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawai-, ana th'
Philippine Islands receive orders 10 pro
coed 10 the United States for muster-oul
Of service. officers and enlisted men vi
such organizations whose service mas peer
honest and faithful. who desire 10 remain
I'm those islands, may be dlschaIbeu ny
commanding generals Of department y
upon written applications approved Dy
their respective company and regimental
commanders.
Officers and soldiers discharged under
This order will be entitled to travel allow
ances for the land travel involved from
the place of their discharge 10 the pace
of their enlistment FOR the sea tldN'li
the special orders issued by the comma nus
inc generals of the departments Tor the
n fff
case that the officer Is entitled 10 Ilte
transportation. and i'm the cases OF enlisted
men to free transportation ana supslsl-
ence ON any United States transport leaV-
ing the island for the United states WIN
I'm one year from the date OF discharge,
"The physical examination required ~
be made of officers and men before uls
CHARGE will be conducted under the super
vision Of the proper mastering olH'eIa ne
tailed for the purpose ~ uepaI lhelit In LII
manders. and they Will also pe 10, : \ =
with the examination Of flna Stationery u
before they are delivered TO the men.
SCHOOL-BOOKS IN HONDURAS.
Consul Johnson writes from Utilla. Hon
duras that he has persuaded the School
BOARD on the island 10 adopt American
school-books. The English language ana
no spanish is taught he says. and mere
tofore the books used have been published
I'm England.
VICE-CONSUL OF ECUADOR.
The President to-day recognized Charles
X Barnett as Vice-Consul OF Ecuador
at Norfolk. o,...,
peter A Kaiser was to-day appointed
attendant i'm the Marine Hospital service
at Norfolk.
WELSH COAL TRADE.
Renorts from Newcastle are TO the
effect that the Welsh export coal trade
with Mexico fell off 80 per cent. IN 1878
Also that 1900 tons less were shipped 10
This country I'm the last calendar year
INTERN RULE
Commissioner-of- Internal-Revenue VII
SON Yesterday stated, i'm conversation tha'
he would compromise no case against an
,uioit distiler where the dstiler had
hoe,, brought before the department q
eecond time for any violation OF the In
,ornal-revenue laws. The first onence'
when clearly on account OF ignorance "o
would compromise. -.
Mrs &. A. Swanson left to-day FOR her
home I'm Chatham, Va, where congress
man Swanson will join her in lew uay
Mr. II. c. Coles private secretary ~
CONGRESSMAN Swanson, left Tor Chathali'
va. to-day. Mr.. coles IS proD"oiy a.
vii ana as favorably known among de-
rartr,ent officials as any other congress
sional secretary, having successfully az
o,,.d many difficult cases before the NaIl-
o,,e denartments. Mr.. Coles Is graduate
90 the University Law School, ana eN-
nects soon TO begin the practice OF law
DISCHARGES FROM THE ARMY.
Tbeee discharges were ordered to-day:
private Oliver Hawse. Company o. FIRST
North Carolina Infantry no" u" LUZ
to..L OF TfpcOlntOn. y. &.
private Runyan II. Littlejohn, Company
p second south Carolina Infantry Dan
Nh Musician Samuel +. stiles, Battery c.
sixth United States Artillery, Fort cas-
well n. c. -.,,,.s - troysl