Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-02
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
A SENSATION AT THE OFFICE OF
THE REVENUE COLLECTOR.
DoDGIHG THE CIVIL SERVICE.
An Ingenious Plan to Gust Men-To
Hold = Farmers' Instftute-Good
Crops - Railway Notes - Personal
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RALEIGH. n. c.. July 1-tspecial.,-.
ihere was sensation and stir at The
ONCE OF Revenue-C Collector Duncan to-
gay, when IT became known that under a
ruhng OF the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue all the field deputies were dron-
| ped, taken from under civil-servica ar1
| suppianted by Republicans, and that all
the once force OF clerks were changed
| IN designation from clerks TO deputy COL
| ieetors, this being to take them from
under civil-service protection. The ruling
gives the Collector the right to appoint.
Three Of the old clerks are retired. The
hrst one notified OF his retention was
". a. Brown. There are to be two new
deputies, permanent, and five additional
| ones are to be appointed for four months.
Ihere are now twelve field deputies and
ilve clerks In the Office to be changed,
The whole arrangement is a most ingo-
NOUS plan TO evade the civil service. The
Collector had evidently been expecting II
for some time, but it was kept very quiet.
Or. ID. Reid Parker. Commissioner of
Agriculture John r. Smith, and Profess
sors Johnston. ID. II. HILL and Emory,
or the agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege, left to-day for Seven Springs. 20
conduct farmers institute tomorrow
Dr. Parker says he never in his life saw
finer crops than those in the Piedmont
section. The corn crop is a record
breaker sSSSe xSHfRs a
The tobacco crop is particularly fine.
East of here curing will begin in two
weeks.
The case of sunstroke OF an enlisted
man, named Bryan. OF the Second Regi-
ment. here, has developed into meningitis.
He is better to-day and for the first time
partially rational.
News reaches here OF the death at Nor
folk of Henry NJ. Miller. native of Raj
eigh. and oldest son of the late dstin-
guished Henry w. Miller.
The anti-Russell Republicans say they
have so fixed matters as to give the Gov
ernor a Knockout blow.
The officials OF the Cape Fear and
Northern railway say they will begin the
work of grading at either Cary or Apex
in ten days.
The State Treasurer has the report of
the ,wenty-seyen national banks i'm this
State. 1t shows loans and discounts.
S6,74.Si3: United States bonds, sos. 0O0
specie, $57SOOO aggregate resources. sll,-
O8o,VJ; capital STOCK PAID IN, SZ.bu,Wp, sur
plus, $4,000; undivided profits, S395O00;
national bank notes outstanding, $685. 800:
individual deposits. subject to check,
S5.7l2.Oo0
The Railway Commission did not re-
duce the assessment of any of the rail-
ways. 1t to-day, acting as the State
Board of Tax Equalization, began to send
out the circulars calling for returns. on
which to base the equalization. Ii will
get returns of all property and of the |
valuations placed on it by the various
counties.
The last addition to the collection of |
portraits in the State Library is one of |
Colonel w L. DeRosset, the comma lder |
OF the United Confederate Veterans In |
North Carolina.
Colonel Burgwyn is very anxious for |
the Second Regiment TO move from here |
to one of tho large camps. so IL can get |
the benefit of the drill in brigade and d.
vision movements.
The resignation OF an officer Of the |
Second Regiment has been rendered. 1t |
raises the question whether the Gov
ernor has the power 10 I'll the vacancy. |
The army officer on detail here says the |
Governor fills che vacancy.