The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-02
A Deputy Revenue Collector Removed
from Office in West Virginia.
THE RICHMOND OFFICE REMOVAL
The Appeals OF Aggrieved Parties
Seem To Have Been Indefinitely
Pigeon HoIcd-Ofhcial Records
Union and Confederate Nayics

internal Revenue Collector A. 3.
White to-day. removed Deputy Collector
j. II. Knapp in charge of jefferson,
Berkeley. Morgan. Grant. Hampshire,
Hardy. PenGlctOn. Mineral and Tucker
counties, from office. Knapp is DEM
ocrat, and was i'm the classified service.
40 reason for the removal is assigned.
The action is looked upon as the begin
ming of "a series OF removals of Demo
Gratis. who have held Office for several
years"
just what the result Of these removals
will be is not known. When Collector
Brady assumed office, it Will be- readily
recalled he removed the deputy coiiec-
tors who had served under his predeces-
sOr. ana appointed others. The dis
charged men brought the attention Of
the civil Service Commission to the
matter and the commission Ia turn re-
port I'd the status To the Auditor for the
Treasury Department. The object was
to have the auditor refuse TO approve
vouchers for salaries paid 10 the newly
appointed deputies on the ground ,hat
such appointn ents were Illegal
asked the auditor yesterday what ha0
been done I'm the matter and he said 10
had been referred TO the Secretary OF
the Treasury. who sfill has the matter
under consideration. The Comptroller
of the Treasury also has some similar
cases with regard 10 Deputy m1rshlls.
which were referred 10 him by the Civil
Service Commission some time ago he
has not reached the cases yet. SO oae
around the Treasury Department or
Civil Service Commission could give amy
idea when a reply was expected. IL Dee
gins 10 look as If the intention was %
just let the matter drift along and boy
failure 10 take mp the cases allow the
deputies who were removed I'm violation
Of the civil Service laws 20 go on hoping
for justice that will never be theirs. If
there had been disposition 20 clear up
any disputed points. action would have
been taken during the months that have
elapsed since the removals were made.
The telegram from West Virginia indi-
Gates that Collector White has been
given a tip on which 10 proceed.
Thus does the Republican administra-
ton openly defy the Civil Service laws
which they profess so loudly 20 love and
cherish.
Several years ago Congress authorized
the publication Of official records of tine
Union and Confederate navies during the
Civil war. only n limited number II
copies were 90 be printed and the distri-
button was provided for long ago. Pro-
fessOr T.. *. Rawson. librarian of the
Navy Department Library. receives many
requests for copies. but ne is compelled
to turn away all applicants. For the
benefit Of those who cannot get these
and other public documents. the follow
ing list is given of libraries which have
been officially designated as repositories
for all publications emanating from the
several branches Of the government
There the documents may bc seem
Virginia-State Library. Virginia lis
torical Society Library. Richmond, Uni
versity of Virginia. Virginia Military In
stitute. Hampden Sidney College, Roam
oke College. Emory and Henry College
Norfolk Public Library, Virginia Normal
and Collegiate Institute
North Carolina-State Library. Univcr-
sity Of North Carolina. Davidson coli
lege. Davidson, Trinity College. Dur
ham; Catawba College Newton. High
School Library. Garysburg. City Graded
School. Greensboro. Library Association,
Wilmington; Buies Creek Academy liz
brary. Poes Asheyille Library Ass0cia-
ton.
In response 10 a letter from Mr.. j. j.
7
siOncr of Internal Revenue. g.. W VII
son. has ruled that a person who sells
blackberry wine IN fcrmented liquor made
from blackberry juice is required TO pay
special tax as liquor dealer for selling
the wine unless he is the manufacturer
Of it and has made it from berries grown
by himself or gathered wild by himself
or by persons in his employ and the wine
is sold by him. only at the place of man.
ufacture or at his one general business
office" when ne bottles the wine for
sale, ne must pay stamp tax and aiiiX the
requisite s-lmp on each bottle.
The government of Venezuela recently
declined 10 admit stationary supplies for
United States consuls free OF duty. and
this government ieta.iated. Venezuela
has changed her mind since and the re-
taliatory order has been modified accord
insly.
Fourth-class postmasters were appoint
ed to-day as follows: j. \. Johnson.
Hicksyile Bland county Va. vice j. u.
Johnson, dead. j. O. Caldwell Qucrys,
Mecklcnburs county y. c., vice l.. L.
Cochran, dead.
The postoffce at Haviua, Northumber-
land county Va. has been discontinued.
mail TO Lynhams.
New postonices were established to-
day at English Franklin county, Va.
with Blanche Eneiish postmaster. and at
Perkinsyille. Burke county y. c., with
r. T.. LaXton postmaster
The name of the postoficc at Beraer
Stafford county, Va, has been changed
10 Berea.
Stuart T.. Nuchaux. University Of Vir-
ginia: William Gray Moscey, Richmond:
G.. II. Guerrant and wife. Danvile. Dr
]. W Wallace, Covington; j. Clements
shafer. Richmond: Thomas =. Gerby ana
WIFE Fredericksburg: Mr.. and Mrs. =. X.
Armour. Richmond. S. 5. Rhodes. Cul-
pepper are registered al the Metropolitan.
L. G.. Watson, Lenoir y. c.: \. F.
Davidson. Covington; J. J. Lear and
wife, and J. }. Lear. Jr, COvington;
John Howard. Richmond: Anderson Bowl
ing. stanton. are at the National
\. C. Bruce. Greenwood: Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas 5. Alcocke. Culpeper; II. J. Tay-
lor. Starnton; W. \. Pratt stanton;
j. Clements Shafer. Richmond; l.. a.
smith. Charlotte. y. c.: 4. Il. Darlington,
Danyille. are at the ST. James.
James 5. Wilson Richmond: W. +. Lip
scomb and wife Charlottesville; Mrs
w j. 10th and daughter: w. y. Fish
burne and WIFE, and James tCraig
Wayncsboro: r. +. Wayland w. O. Cen
try. Crozet: William II. Hyer and wife
Stauntc@. Rev. t. ". Neve. and Mrs
| Nevc Troy. Albemarie county; o IF
Omohundo Miss T. Omohundo. Miss r.
| Hancock. Keswick \. H. owen. War
renton; j. w. Smith and son, Culpeper,
are at the Howard House