The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-21
WASHINGTON.
Oregon Indians Killed by Settlers.


WASHINGTON, June 2O.-Tndan agent DYER.
of the klamath agency in Oregon, says that
three Snake Indians were killed last month
and one captured by settlers in Summer Lake
rested these Indians as spies and on their at
tempting to get away they were all three shot
and killed. Old Chocktool, to whose band
they belonged, promised the agent that he
would make no trouble about it, but expected
that the whites would be properly punished
Consideration Of the New Civil Service
Rules by the Cabinet.
The Cabinet had under consideration to-day
for several hours the subject of civil service re-
form. The modified rules, ten in number,
having been approved, were promulgated this
afternoon. One of them declared that while
it's not the purpose of the rules and regula-
lions either to restrict the power of removal or
to extend the tenue of service, such power will
| not be exercised arbitrarily, and therefore APP
plcations must not be entertained by any au-
thority having the duty of nomination or APP
pointment for the removal OF any person in the
civil service, nor will any person be removed
for the purpose of making place for any other
person. The following are extracts from the
rules
The grouping heretofore made for the Exc
cutive Departments at Washington, is modified
by striking out the words female clerks, copy
lists and counters at 5000 year." these places
being below the grade of clerkships of class
one, selections may be made by the appointing
power at their discretion from those reported
competent, being at liberty to give the prefer
ence to such as may be justly regarded as hav
ing the highest claims to public consideration
by reason of loss OF support or of property, oc-
casioned by death, or disability of any person in
the defence of the Union in war, or in other
for appointment as cashiers of Collectors of
Customs, Cashiers of Assistant Treasurers
Cashiers of Postmasters, Superintendent of
Money Orders, divisions in post offices and
other custodians of large sums of public money,
for whose fidelity another officer has given Off
cial bonds may be appointed at discretion, but
this rule shall not apply to any appointment to
position grouped below the grade of assistant
teller.
In cases of defalcation or embezzlement of
public money or other emergency calling for
immediate action where the public service
would be materially injured unless the vacancy
be promptly filled without resOrting to the
methods of selection and appointment prescrib-
ed by the rules and regulations, or where a va
cancy happens at place remote and difficult
of access, and the methods prescribed for fill
ing it cannot be applied without causing delay
injurious to the public service, the appointment
may be made at discretion; but this rule shall
not apply to any place which is provided to be
filled under the rules of competitive examina-
ton.
n For the purpose of bringing the examina-
tons for civil service as near to the residences
of those desiring to be examined as the appro-
appropriation at the command of the President
will warrant, and for the further purpose of fa-
cilitating the making of selections for such SER
vice equally from the several portions of the
Union, while at the same time preserving the
principles of promoting as tested by fair COM
petition, it is provided that the States shall be
grouped into five districts. The President will
employ or designate a suitable person to be
chief examiner, whose duty it will be, subject
to the provisions Of the civil service commits
sion, to promote uniformity in preparing for
conducting, reporting, and grading the examin-
prepare for, attend, supervise aud report the ex-
animation herein provided to be held elsewhere
than at Washington. The district examina-