The News and Observer.
VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 131.
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FOR GOVERNMENT JOBS
SCHEDULE OF CIVIL SERVICE
i i ' "VONATIONS FOR THE
N EX r vix MONTHS.
VARIOUS RULES AF'D DIRECTIONS.
Talk of Extending Civil Service Rules,
to Fourth Class Postmasters--Or.
Dabney Preparing Exhibits for At
lanta’.-Big Exposition--Dairv Divis
ion Organ’zed by the Agricultural
Deparimeut—Secretary Morton Cov
ers $700,000 Hack Into the Treasury.
Special to the New 3 and Observer.
Washington, D. C , July 4.
A schedule has been arranged by the
Civil Service Commission for the exami
nations to take place in all parts of the
country within the next six months The
examinations for Departmental service
for North Carolina will be held in Ashe
ville, October 4rh
The assistant examiner examination
for the patt nt office, the special exam
iner examination, the medical examiner
examination, the bookkeeper exatnina
tion, or the examination for physician,
and for Indian service tor North Carolina
will be held at Wilmington, October 7th.
Applicants may select from the date
and place of examination most conven
ient for them, whetoer the place is in
their own State or in some other State.
No special examinations can be given to
individual competitors at any other
dates or places Only one kind of ex
amination will be given to an applicant
at the same place and on the same date,
except that an applicant may take both
typewriting and stenography, or several
modem languages,on one schedule alone.
Applicants are cautioned to file their
applications a considerable time in ad
vance of the examinations, in order to
E revent delays. For examinations to be
eld at points e*st of the Mississippi
river, applications in complete form
mnst be filed with the commission at
least six days before the date fixed for
the examination.
Persons taking the typewriting exam
ination must provide themselves with
typewriting machines. Those taking the
book keeper, drafting or other examina
tions requiring the use of implements,
must furnish the implements required
All applicants must provide themselves
with pens, penholders, pencils, erasers
and ink. Applicants are cautioned not
to bring any paprr for use in the exami
nation room. Scratch paper and blot
ters will be furnished them. No appli
cant will be admitted to an examination
who has not filed a eampleted application
with the commission.
Ciril Set rice lor Postmasters.
It is learned that siuce the civil ser
vice regulations have been so generally
extended by the President demands are
comiDg in from all portions of the coun
try that the rules be applied to the fourth
class pos r masters. Many suggestions
have been received on this line from Vir
ginia and North Carolina. It is said,
however, that the real work in this di
rection is being done by the professional
civil service reformers, who want to strip
the Senators and Representatives of all
patronage, so that appointments may be
controlled absolutely by the commission
now charged with the work of certifying
people for appointment to the govern
ment service
During the present term of Mr. Cleve
land the regulations have been extended
until it is probable that almost every
thing except the postmasters and diplo
matic service will soon be embraced
within the limits of the reform in which
he has always taken suoh a lively in
terest.
If the latest suggestions are followed,
the great army of post masters in posses
sion of the minor offices in North Caro
lina will feel comparatively safe for at
least five years to come, should the Dem
ocra’s carry the presidential election next
year.
Preparing lor Atlanta Exposition.
All.the depaitments are making pre
para: ions for the exhibit at the Atlanta
exposition. Dr. 0 W Dabney, who is
chairman of the departmental commit
tee on arrangements, is deeply interested
in the work, and will spare no pains to
make it a success. The exhibits from
the departments will not be so numerous
as at tne World’s fair, but care will be
taken to select the best.
One feature that was not at Chicago
will be an orange tree from ihe Agricul
txiral Department, showing its growth
and the nature of its productions, con
taiuing oranges in all stages, from the
flower to the fuil grown fruit.
The Fish Commission, under the man
agement of Mr. St phen Worth, is also
packing up and making ready for the
Southern exposition.
Dairy Division Organized.
A circular has just been issued by the
Agricultural Department that will be of
considerable interest to the Dairy busi
ness of North Carolina. It announces
that in accordance with an order made
by the Secretary of Agriculture and
dated April 18, 1890. a new branch of
the Bureau of Agriculture has been or
ganized to be known as the Dairy Divis
ion, and Henry |E. Alvord, of Virginia,
has been appointed as its chief.
‘ The object and purpose of this divis
ion will be to collect aud disseminate in
form ition relating to the dairy industry
of the United States, in such manner
and to such extent as may be deemed
most expedient and beneficial.”
The progress of the work will be made
known by bulletins and reports publish
ed and distributed from time to time.
The division desires to make up a mail
ing and exchange list, and invites active
co-operation on the part of daily organ
izations and individuals in any way con
nected with this important industry.
Economy in Agricultural Department.
Secretary Morton, of the Agricultural
Department, has done for his depart
ment what Sscretary Hoke Smith did for
the Interior Department.
lie has turned back into the Treasury
$700,000 of the money appropriated to
operate the Agricultural Department for
the last fiscal year. And the service has
not suffered, either. Better results have
been obtained, and the farmers of the
country understand that the saving has
not injured them. On the contrary the
reports of the Department are more
scientific and useful than ever. Mr. Mor
ton has worked reforms in all the bureaus
of his department. He has dispensed
with supernumeraries, and reports aud
bulletins are nowadays printed in pure
English, free from Latin and Greek
technicalities.
* * *
Mrs. Chas. W. Irish, daughter of the
late Jeremiah Yarborough, of North
Carolina, and wife of Gen. Chas. W.
Irish, chief of a Division of the Treasury
Department, is on her way to Lexing
ton, N. C., to visit relatives and friends.
Mrs. Irish left North Carolina when a
child and went to lowa where she mar
ried General Surveyor C. W. Irish. This
is her first trip to Noith Carolina since
she first left her old home in Lexington.
She has many relatives in the old North
State that will undoubtedly welcome her
back.
Mr. Bruce Allen, of Louisburg, was at
tbe Patent Office to-day in connection
with Ins recent invention, an improved
speed and force arrangement for bicycles.
Mr. Remiss F. Foster leaves to day tor
Asheville to spend several days.
Col. Thomas S. Kenan and .wife and
daughter, of Raleigh, are at the Metro
politan hotel.
Arrivals-:
R L Patterson, Durham.
W. P. Anderson, Charlotte.
J. 8. Myers and sou, Charlotte.
0. W. Boshamer, Statesville.
COAL BEDS AT WALNUT COVE.
Options ou Ihe Property are fiti 11 Held
hy a Great Railroad.
Special to the News and Observer.
Winston, N. O , July 4
Tbe coal beds at Walnut Cove attract
ed considerable attention a few years
ago. Options are still held by one of the
great railways on the land in and around
the Cove and a railway official declares
bis belief that the borings for coal were
not made at the proper place. It is
thought that more extended searches
will be made in the Walnut Cove section.
Tbe only attractions in Winston-
Salem to-day were a picnic dinner south
of Salem, given by the Odd Fellows, and
a grand musical concert at the Salem
Square to night, by the Salem orchestra
and band, the principal feature of the
occasion being the national aiis of all
countries. The Square was beautifully
decorated and illuminated for the oc
casion. A number of citizens took in
the big celebration at the Guilford
Battle Ground.
The Winston graded school board has
elected an extra teacher for next session
in the person of Mr W. F. Wood, pre
sidiDg elder of the Winston district.
State Secretary Coulter, of the Y. M.
C. A., was in Winston yesterday. From
him it was learned that the cal! recently
extended by tbe State Executive com
mittee to Mr, Van Vratker, of North
Dakota, to become State Secretary of
North Carolina has been declined by
that gentleman. The committe is still
uncertain as to who Mr. Coulter’s sue
cessor will be but they are figuring ou
one or two leading ana successful work
ers in other States, one of whom they
hope to secure by the first of September.
The Knights of Phythiaa here are ar
ranging to start an organ of the Grand
Lodge of North Carolina, Mr. 0. E
Crist, of Salem is to be editor.
A letter received here says that, a heavy
rain and hail sterna did a vast deal of
damage to growing crops, fruit trees,
etc., in the eastern part of the county,
last Sunday evening. Several tobacco
barns and other buildings were blown
down.
The liabilities of Mr. W. L Hill, mer
chant, who assigned here several days
ago, are said to be $6,020, with as eta
amounting to $08,660 53.
Particulars of a rather remarkable
burial comes from Iredell county, near
the Wilk s line Rev. Jesse Privette, a
young divine, was laid to rest at Smith’s
chapel, a few days ago. There was no
grave, but tbe coffin was placed on top
of the ground, aud an arch of brick built
over it. His body was placed as near as
possible to the pulpit part of the church.
This was done in compliance with the re
quest made by the preacher a short time
before he died.
CHICAGO 8 MEMORABLE FIRE.
The Owner ol Hie Cow That Kicked
Over the Lamp is Dead.
Chicago, 111., July 4.—Mrs. C. O’Leary
died yesterday. She was the owner of
the fractious cow which, in a barn in the
rear of No. 137 Do. Koveu strict, on a
memorable night in October, 1871, kick
ed over a lamp and started a blaze which
cost Chicago $190,000,000.
Since the night of that historic eoufla
gration Mis. o\l>eary’s life was embit
tered by the popular belief that she in
directly was responsible for the loss of
life aud enormous destruction of prop
erty. She denied the story vigorously,
and to the committee which investigated
the tire and causes made affidavit that
the allegations about herself and the
cow and the lamp were not true.
BALLICH, N. C.. FRIDAY. JULY 5, 1895.
TO A REVOLUTION HERO
FORM VL DEDICATION OF A MON
UMENT TO COL. JOSEPH
WINSTON.
AN IMMENSE CROWD PRESENT.
Five Thousand People Witness the
Unveiling of Ex-Gov, Holt’s Gener
ous Gift—President Winston’s A« !
dress on the “Lite aud Times of Col
Joseph W ins ton” Warmly Applaud
ed—Short Speeches hy Other Distin
guished Men —A Rig Public Dinner.
Special to the News and Observer.
Greensboro, N. C., July 4.
The eighth annual celebration at Guil
ford Battle Grounds was a perfect suc
cess. Five thousand people were here.
The trains ran out from Greensboro
every hour aud were thronged. Promi
nent men from all sections of the State
and Mr. Shelton, of Tennessee, a de
scendant of Joseph Winston, was pres
ent. He made a short speech.
The procession, under Chief Marshal
Blackburn, proceeded to the grounds at
10:30. The Salem Cornet Band fur
nished music, and the exercises were
held in the new pavilion, which will seat j
one thousand persons Prayer was of j
sered by Rev. Dr. Weaver. Joseph More
head, master of ceremonies, gracefully I
introduced President George T. Winston,
STATUE OF COL. JOSEPH WINSTON.
of the University of North Carolina,
whose oratiou on the “Life and Times of
Col. Joseph Winston” was received with
warm approval and great applan-t *
Governor Holt, who presented th* Jo
seph Winston monument, was urar » : d
ably absent. Dr. Kemp P. Battle read
a strong and interesting address write*
by Gov. Holt informally presenting tin
monument. Dr. Battle accompanied
this address with a warm eulogy of G .v
Holt’s munificence. Clement Man!}, ot
Winston, accepted the monument in a
polished and eloquent short speech, ern
phas'zing the public services of Colonel
Joseph Winston aud the generosity
Gov. Holt.
A poem written by Mr* Harr} C.
Martin, of Greensboro, commemorating
the valor of 00l Forbes, who was wound
ed in battle here, was read by Judge
Schenck.
David L Clark, of High Point, a por
trait painter, presented an oil portrait of
Win. Hooper as his annual gift to tbe as
sociation. His remarks were most happy.
001. R. M. Douglass made the speech of
acceptance. It was a gem.
Short speeches were made by Lieuten
ant Governor Douirhton, Hon. John R
Webster, S. Wittkowski, Josephus
Daniels and Dr. Chas. D. Mclver.
The exercises closed with an eloquent,
impressive and earnest speech by Judge
Schenck, whose heart and brain joined
to carry the audience to the highest
point of enthusiastic patriotism. He
traced with becoming modesty the his
tory of the Guilford Battle Ground,
claiming for himself only that God had
raised him up to defend North Carolina
soldiers and to point out how the Battle
Ground would be made the rallying
ground of patriots.
The procession then moved to the
Winston monument which was unveiled
by four beautiful young women. Misses
Lottie Peyton, Mary Walker Fry and
Berta Mebane, of Greensboro, and Miss
Adele Wittkowski, of Charlotte, amid
booming cannon, martial music and pa
triotic huzzahs.
A great public dinner followed and
Greensboro’s proverbial hospitality was
at its best. Afterwards there was a bal
loon ascension and commingling of
friends. It wa3 one of the greatest days
in the history of the association and a
perfect success every way.
The statue is the gift of ex Governor
Thos. M. Holt and was made by W. H.
Mullins, Salem, Ohio. It is six feet high
and of the same metal and make as the
Bartholdi Statue ot Liberty. It is one
of the most striking pieces of single per
son statuary I have ever seen. It is
made of sheet copper and is equal in ap
pearance and durability to any bronze.
SANCTIFIED BAND AT WELDON.
A Negro Man anti two Women Preach
a New and Foolish Doctrine.
Special to the News and Observer.*
Weldon, N. C., July 4
An old negro man and three women,
members of the “sanctified band,” are
preaching here this week. The man ex
ercises his lungs until he becomes ex
hausted and then the women take a voice
each at speaking. The man is a little,
old, dried-up looking darky, wljile his
three companions are healthy, able
bodied women, the smallest of whom
would weigh 175 pounds. They preach
in the open air and the large crowd of
negroes that flock to hear them are com
pletely mystified by their strange and
i peculiar doctrine. In his prayer yester
day the preacher said that Christ was
coming in five years, and that before
sha 1 ti re bail stones weighing soveuty
P units wouid fa’l. Lie also predicted in
hi> prayer that great fi rods and cyclones,
such as have act been seen before, will
net p over the earth.
Chany Smith an old negro woman,
wa beaten nearly to death by her bus
h rd, Tomer Smith, who lives near
‘Windsor, Northampton county. She
has lain in a comatose state ever since,
and it is thought that she will die. The
-heriff has beeu to a. rest Smith, but he
.as made Ids escape, aud cannot he
sou (1. Turner is a desperate negro,
‘Hid has nearly kiilod his wife on several
| occasions.
The crops in this section are greatly
improved. The corn crop is especially
fine and tobacco is fair. In some sec
tions tm-re is complaint of bugs and lice
injuring cotton. The peach drop here is
the most abundant for years, and the
early peaches are all ripe. The trees in
many instances are s) full that they are
breaking to pieces.
At the State farm, near Tillery, there
are 2,500 acres in corn ; 500 acres of
v. hich is hilled up and as high as a man’s
shoulders when on horseback.
31 i*si*«ii>pi Stock llreedeM.
Jackson, Miss., July 4-The Missis
sippi Stock Breeders’ Association was or
ganized here to-day with SO members,
representing every portion of the State
and breeders of all sorts of domestic ani
mals and poultry. William E. Oates, of
Vicksburg, one of the largest breeders of
Jersey cattle in the United States was
elected temporary chairman and Prof.
Fait Butler, of the Agricultural College,
secretary.
THE JURY SELECTED
BUT IT WAS A TEDIOUS JOB
AND CONSUMED TIIE
WHOLE DAY.
THE TRIAL BEGUN IN EARNEST.
Today Ihe Testimony Will he Given—
Mrs. Payne W ill Probably be Among
The First Witnesses Put on the Stand
and Some Dramatic Incidents are
Looked For—She and Her Daughter
Were in Court All Day Yesterday.
-•The Judge’s Caution to the Jury.
Special To the News and Observer.
Lexington, N. 0., July 4.
The three days thus far consumed in
the* case of the State against Baxter
Shemwell, on trial for his life for the
killing of the late Dr. R. L. Payne have*
been taken up by skirmish movements.
Yesterday there was a truce peuding the
summoning of the special venire of 300
men ordered Tuesday, who were to be on
hand tbs morr ing at ten o’clock.
To-morrow morning the battle will be
opened in earnest, when the testimony
will be given. This morning was opened
by the calling of the State’s witnesses,
about 100 all told. This was followed
by the calling of the special venire, 290
of whom were on hand for duty. The re
maining ten others could not be found or
were excused on account of sickness or
incapacity. Besides these 290 there were
19 of the regular panel who were first
called for the purpose of getting the jury.
The getting of a jury, to the surprise of
many, occupied only about four hours,
divided by dinner, after the empaneling
of which the case was adjourned till to
morrow morning at nine o’clock.
The following are the twelve men se
lected in the order iD which the> were
taken: W. T. Lawrence, George T. Sur
ratt. These two were from the regular
panel, the remaining ten were taken
from the special venire as follows: Solo
mon Long, John T. Nooe, J. M. Prim,
W. F. Guger, Will Fry, J. 0. Cross, E.
S. Varner, J. 11. Swink, Jacob L. Shoaf,
R. 8. Swicegood.
W. F. Ingram, had been accepted by
both sides as fifth juryman and was
about to take his seat in the box when
he informed the court that he wasarela
tive of the prisoner. It turned out that
Ingram’s mother and Shemwell’s father
are first cousins and he was excused.
Besides the regular panel several of
the special veniremen were examined
and on suggestion of the sheriff Judge
Bojkin ordered W. V. Lec:.,*.d to take
charge of the four that been chosen
before dinner, during the recess.
On the completion of the jury tbe
sheriff was oraered to suggest the name
of another who was disinterested, intel
ligent and trustworthy, to aid Mr.
Leonard in taking charge of the jury.
He selected J. F. Conrad, but Mr. Gy,
Watson arose saying, “We have informa
tion that the gentleman is a bitter parti
san against the prisoner,” when the
judge ordered another man chosen.
The sheriff declared his ignorance as
to any partisanship on the part of Mr.
Conrad and any such insinuation was at
once disclaimed by counsel and the
sheriff was ordered* to make another
selection.
Ho called P. E Fricz, to whom Mr.
Long objected on the part of the State.
C. A. Green was then named, but was
not within obII. The sheriff had evi
dently a hard task before him, having
personally, he said, been told by many
that such a position was adverse to them,
but the judge insisted on the naming of
someone, sayieg r.ow that there seemed
to be some trouble about it, that unless
the objections stopped he would name a
man himself who would have to serve.
Finally both sides agreed upon J. F.
Tech, who was named by the Sheriff,
and who, accordingly, with Mr. Leonard,
will be the custodian of the jury in the
delioate duties to be performed in that
capacity throughout the trail.
After all the details were over Shem
well was teld to stand up, which he did
while Solicitor Holton stated to the jury
the ease that the State had against the
prisoner. Shemwell stood perfectly erect,
with not a quiver from head to root, as
calm as possible, without even ihe change
of a feature, except to move his eyes
steadily from face to face of the jury
men, as if he were mentally judging
them.
The Judge, after all was quiet,
addressed the jury very impressively
and calmly, but at one point he had to
pause to say: “You must listen to these
matters, gentlemen”, as if he had not
their full attention. After balancing
very clearly and carefully the duties
before the jurymen the Judge clinched
all, saying “It is an issue of life and
death, gentlemen. You represent the
community aud the defendant, the
public and the individual. It is of
great moment that you should act with
propriety and with prudence. You must
act with great caution and great dis
cretion. To this end you must not per
mit yourselves to engage in any eonver
sation with any human being until you
shall have been discharged by the court.
You must not communicate with any
persons dicec ly or indirectly by wink
or nod, by note or word. I hope gentle
men that I shall not be outraged and that
the deliberations of the jury may
not be brought into disrepute by any ru
mors that may come as to your action in
this case. This would be a disgrace, a
lasting shame and outrage if the public
should be let into your confidence before
your verdict comes into court. So that
I repeat (and here he repeated the state
ment as to communication) and said
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
“you must listeu to these matters, gen
tlemen. ” 1
Then continuing he said “You will
not be allowed to read any newspapers.
The jury must be governed by testimony,
not by any comments that may appear
in the newspapers of the land. You will
not be able to receive meat and drink,
except by the order of the court. The
officers must not have any intoxicating
drink nor will the jury be allowed them
unless necessity demands it.”
Then addressing the officers the judge
said: “You will not permit the jury to
separate. Keep them together at all
hours. Keep them aloof from all crowds
and all assemblages so that they may
hear no comment.”
In closing the judge said: “1 give
you these instructions not distrusting
you, but to help you, aud I hope that
you may so conduct yourselves that
no reproach will be brought upon the
administration of justice m this cause.”
This closed the day, which had been a
tedious one to all.
Mrs. Payne, the widdw of Ihe de
ceased, was present in court all day,
as was also one of her daughters, Mrs,
Fowl l , of Washington, accompanied by
her husband. Both mother and daughter
were in deep mourning and heavily
veiled.
The affidavit of Nooe, referred to in
my last dispatch, stated that he would
not do dirty work for anybody in his
conversation with young Dr. Payne in his
office, which Dr. Payne admitted in his
affidavit. I was misled into saying that
Nooe stated he tvould not do dirty work
for Payn. This, in perfect fairness to all
concerned, should be stated here.
It Is quite likely that Mrs. Payne, the
widow will be among the first witnesses
introduced by the State, if so the day
will probably not be without dramatic
incident.
BASER \LL YESTERDAY.
At Pittsburg :
Pittsbnrg, 20001 003 x—6
Cleveland, 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I—2
Batteries: Hart and Merritt; Young
and Zimmer.
Base hits : Pittsburg 10; Cleveland 7.
Errors : Pittsburg 0; Cleveland 2.
Second game:
Pittsburg, 0210 2 11 3 x—lo
Cleveland, 00002000 3-- 5
Batterief*: Hawley and Merritt; Wal
lace and O’Connor.
Base hits : Pittsburg 13; Cleveland 8.
Errors : Pittsburg 1; Cleveland 3.
At New York:
Baltimore, 0220000—4
New York, 3 0 1 2 0 0 o—6
Batteries: Hofferand Robinson; Clarke
and Farrell.
Base hits: Baltimore 8; New York 10.
Errors: Baltimore 4; New York 1.
(Game called on seventh inning on
account of rain.)
Second Game—New-York Baltimore
game postponed; rain.
At Brooklyn;
Boston. 0 0 0 1 0 o—l
Brooklyn, 0 1 0 0 6 o—7
Batteries: Nichote and Ganzel; Ken
nedy and E>ailey.
(Game called at end of sixth inning
on account of rain.
Base hits: Boston 5; Brooklyn 4.
Errors: Boston 8; Brooklyn 0.
Second game Brooklyn and Boston
postponed on account of rain. )
At Philadelphia:
Washington 000000300—3
Philadelphia 00101011 o—4
Batteries: Boyd and McGuire; Taylor
and Buckley.
Base hits: Washington 9; Philadelphia
10.
Errors: Washington 5; Philadelphia 0.
Second game:
Philadelphia—Washington game post
poned, rain.
At St. Louis :
St Louis, 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 x-12
Batteries : luks and Spies; McDougal
and Peitz.
Base hits: Louisville 11; St. Louis 12.
Errors : Louisville 8; St. Louis 3.
Second game.
St. Louis, 00001000 o—l
Louisville, 0001 1001 o—3
Batteries: Breitenstein, Peitz and
Miller; McDermott and Warner.
Base hits: St. Louis 5; Louisville 10.
Errors: St. Louis 2; Louisville 2.
At Chicago:
Cinciunati, 1 10 1 103 0 0 o—7
Chicago, 000100033 I—B
Batteries: Parrott and Murphy; Grif
fith and Kittrldge.
Base hits: Cincinnati 12; Chicago 12.
Errors: Cincinnati 3; Chicago 3.
Second game:
Chicago, 0 2 4 0 2 I—9
Cincinnati, 1 0 2 0 1 I—s
Batteries: Hutchison and Donohue;
Foreman and Murphy.
(Game called on sixth inuing—dark
ness. )
Base hits: Chicago 10; Cincinnati 9.
Errors: Chicago 0; Cincinnati W.
Baseball at Henderson.
Special to the News and Observer.
Henderson, N. C., July 4.
The baseball game at Henderson to
day resulted as follows: Oxford 12;
Henderson 14; eleven innings. Batteries:
Skinner and Lanier; Falkner and
Thomas.
Killed llis Family aud Himself.
Chillicothe, July 4.—Augustus Fields,
formerly editor of the Post in Caldwell
county, murdered his wife and child
this morning and committed suicide at
Wheeling, near this city, Where he was
visiting his mother-in-law, Mrs. Thomp
son. He, cut the throats of his wife and
child and them cut his own throat. No
reason can be assigned for action.
He was a prominfcut business man.