The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-08
An Alleged Plan to Keep Him in the
Background.
STORM BURSTSW HIS SHELLS
Manufacturers Must Prove an Actual
Sale or Pay the Full Tax of Twelve
Cents Per Pound ON Tobacco.
Max Guggcnhcimcr as
Commissioner TO
Paris.

WASHINGTON, July 7.-speciaL-h
was reported this afternoon that Score
tary Long had cablcd TO Acting Admiral
| sampson for a. un report Of the de-
s,ruction Of tho Corvera squadron.
Nothing has created such a stir 10
| washington for a long time as the alleged
Injustice 10 Commodore schley. The
Sampson and schley factions have each
| a. large number of adhercnts, although
| The latter appears 10 be in the lead.
! II has been known for some months
| that much feeling was aroused I'm naval
! circles by the selection OF Commodore
! Sampson as acting admiral and COM
| mandcr of The squadron off cuba over the
! head Of Commodore Schlcy This feeling,
! however. remained auiesccnt until the
| report OF Sundays battle was MADE
| public I'm that Commodore Schlcys
| name was not mentioned. tho dispatch
| only credting the Fourth OF july pre-
sent" TO 'the squadron under my com
mand." The press dispatches next day
! told tho Story o. how Schlcy had de-
feated the Spanish. while Sampson was
some miles away. Then the storm clouds
| began to gather and II will be long
| time before the feeling aroused sub
sides Samnsons friends adhere to their
! claim that when his official report Is
made it will give FUN honor 10 whom 10 Is
| due. and ask a suspension of Judg-
ment until Il comes.
SCHEME AGAINST SCHLEY.
! The Indignation, just or unjust. IS not
based SO much on the report Of the fight
with Cervera. as on an alleged scheme
Of naval clique 90 keep Schley I'm tho
hack ground an the way through the war.
! They charge that Secretary Longs ad-
visors I'm the department are afraid 10
give Schley a. show. and they look upon
the good fortune which bofell their man
Sunday in being temporarily I'm COM
maud at such an onn0rtune moment as
am act OF Providence.
Schley has achieved considerable
amount of distinction on account OF his
intrepid bravery and ability to act with
good Judgment in an emergency, as is
iuet4ncod in The Valparaiso incident and
the Greely relief expedition. $50 the claim
OF the Sampson adhercuis thai their man
was selected because OF DTS superior quail
ifcatlons loses 20 great deal OF its force
although Sampson is acknowledged to
be "a most capable commander
However tho matter may turn ont the
case will be followed closely and with as
deep interest hy private citizens every
where ns by-thcse occupying official posi-
tiou here. and it will Doe hard to de-
pose Schlcy as popular lol. for his
victory. which bears such striking SIM
ilarity 90 the feat of Dewey.
THE TOBACCO TAX.
Rcproscntativc Otcy called on the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue this morn
ing with reference to the ruling which rec
quircs AN manufacturers tp pay The iull
fax of twelve cents on all tobacco rec
moved. for sale or otherwise. from the
factories.
Tho Commissioner adhercs 10 his ruling
that unless they can prove am actual
sale the manufacturers must pay the
tax.
I'm regard TO restoring the two and
four ounce styles of pa~ages Tor snuu
Commissioner Scott said DE was in favor
of it but was poweriess without AN act
of Congress.
Major Otey made complaint OF the
stock Of stamps al LynchhurE having
been exhausted. and was promised that
the matter should have immediate atien-
uon.
mn. Commissary General OF the army
nromised to furnish Major Otey with
blank proposals for furnishing the army
tobacco
No CIVILIANS NEED APPLY.
Major Otey asked the appointment or
MIR. Max Guegenheimer. Jr" OF Lyncn-
burg. as commissioner TO the fdiis
exposition. The request was referred 10
the President. lIe secured the permission
of the secretary of the Interior Tor
j. n. Guthrie. ESD. of Houston, Va 10
practice as pension attorney. lh Iepiy
to a request for the appointment or
Lieutenant I'm the army Major Otey was
informed that the list was closed lot the
present
n is useless for civilians to try TO get
commissions In the army just now for
as stated i'm my telegram yesterday,
these positions are being held To reward
pauantry in action, I'm the hshting IN
cuba. .-. -.,.,.,-.,,, -
FOurth-class postmasters nave Deeh dp-
pointed as follows;
Virclnia-Kasey. Bedford county, p. l.
Oyerstreet vice II. a. Fitzpatrick, resign
ed.
North Carolina - Dunsmore, Buncomb
countv. Mrs Annie O'Kelley vice Thos
II. Howell. resigned; Kimbolton. Chatham
county. Jasper J.. Giosson vice \. II.
Perry. removed. Chalk Level, Hamett
comfy. Joseph c. Murray vice Mary +.
Alternately. removed. Cedar Falls Ran
dolph county. =. G.. Richardson vice
Samuel Brist0w. resigned; Central Falls,
Randolph county, Edwin IT, Morris vice
J. S. McAnister resigned Faison. Dup
lin county. c. J.. Giddens vice Henry
Fryar removed. Frietherg, Davidson
county. Arthur Spaugh vice Mary O.
snaugh. resigned Herring Sampson
county. Mrs. Paulina Herring vice Rufus
X. Herring dead. Magnetic City. Mitch
cll county isaac Mckinney vice VIM. d.
Arrowo0d dead. North Harlowe. Craven
county. Lewis II. Carter vice James u.
Bel. removed. Olin. Ireden county. Mrs.
Cora b. Stack vice NJ l.. Stickcleather
resigned: paolia. Hanett county Angus
shaw vice Hugh ID. Mccormick re-
moved. Tomcreek. Mcdowell county. r.
l.. G. Gibson vice NJ. v Lackey resign
ed. Waugh. Iredeli county Thomas A.
I Miller vice -. A. Waugh dead. Heb,
| Rowan county. Ann Maria Jones vice
I Katie Thomson resigned
Among the hotel arrivals are these:
Metropolitan-H $. Nichols Norfolk,
Misses T. Ayerett Rose Evens and J..
| Evens Danvillc: r Walker. Richmond.
Vendome-J. r. Thomas ard wife. OF
! Richmond.
RiEgs-T y. Gage and wife and Miss
Gage. Rollins.
Raleigh-J. ID. Smith.