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New-York tribune., 1883-12-13

Gas Fixtures.
Newest and choicest designs
METAL AND PORCELAIN LAMPS. SO.
An entirely assortment
FINE CLOChS. OF the choicest productions
OF Paris, Vienna, Berlin and
other European cities select
MANTEI. SETS. Cd by us with great care This
season. on exhibition
In shOw-r rooms, which
ARTISTIC have been fitted up with
DpnNzESs pectal regard 10 the exhibl-
tion Of Art Productions, aud
10 an inspection OF which cordial invitation is extended
Also articles of ORNAMENTAL METAL WORK, bOthan
tque moder great variety and elegance Of wOrsal
ship .
MITCHELL VANCE & CO.,
$50 and s3S Broadway and l3thst, Ne8.Yort
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THE WEATHER REPORT

The convention win choose name for the diocese elect
bishop and otherwise organize the
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TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

The diagram ho-s the yaaonS IN this city BY tnth
onh Tbs pspsndoun nss dyons Oftis for the 1, aou
preceding midnight fh white oscillations
t th mercury daring hoss hours Tas broken dotted line
natsP s broadway
New-York tribune., 1883-12-13

Kidney BrGhts, Diabetes, Dropsy, stone, Gravel DO
fatal when their and complications de-
tccted al removed by the Ell RDPltAN AND AMERICAN
MEDICAL BUREAU PHYSICIAN, l,l93 Broadway, New.
the Asahe Maukesln Mineral spring Mater il
used book with overwhelming proof, reliance
upon medicines alone is speedy death.
The Eleventh Annual Reception u the HOME FOR old
MEN AND AGED COUPLES VIII b Luld at the lES itu.
ton, No 4s7 Hudsonst 1hursiay otter December
l3, from " O'clock HENRY LEW - NORRIS,
New-York tribune., 1883-12-13

John \. Dakc, 10 JO5cph GOdIey MaIII'On'
Ill notices Of marriages must be indorsed Uih JulI
ndne and aliress.
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Rnrn nnsinc.s NnnnrlnnilY.

FOurpago Weekly Newspaper Tor salc-siZe 2jXi'-vlh
bona tide circulation OF 400, AID increasing Published
one of the thrifty cities Of the Unitct States Gu1U
population. sale with without pc AID Ivcss Ad
corao, cEo y poWFII = 20 So -
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Post Otice Notice.


Letters for Europe need not be specially directed for i,
patch by particular steamer IN order % speedy do
livery at destination all Transatlantic mails forwarded
by the fastest vessels available
Foreign mails for tue week ending December 10 wall close u
this office as follows
THURS DAl-Atll a. Gemany &c, per Westpha-
la, Plymouth ana Hamburg Qeers for Great BRIAN
and other European must DO directed per est
phaa) az IL m Tor Europe So Clty Oi chicago wa
Queenstown at r. IN. for Cape Hayti 81 Domingo nni
Turks Island per George W. Clyde; at 1880 D. M or
bermuda per. S. OunOcO at liO !. NJ for Cuna, Porto
Rico and Mexico per City Of Alexandria Via E1Iana
at 2 .. IN. for Newfoundland, per IS. Dent li0lme
FRIDAI-AtO Tor Newfoundland and 81. PierTe-Mt
queOn, via Halifax at p ~ for the Mndward Islands,
per Ss Marlborough, via Barbados.
SA1URDAY-At $3.50 a for Europe per S. Celtic, via
Queenstown tleeTs for Germany, sc. must DO directed
"per Celtic ~ at $3.50 q. m. for scotland direct, Ss
CiTcassia, Glasgow eters must be directed Olr
cassia at $3.50 for Belgium direct, per Ned, r
land via Antwerp at III a. for Europe per S. Maln
via southampton and Bremen; at l:3O m. Tor CuoA
and West lndospe IS. Niagara, via Havana; Ut $50
p. for Para brazil, per IS. Ambrose
Mails for China ana Japan, per IS Oceanic VIA san
Francisco. close here December Ill nc y. IN. Mails
for Australia New-Zealand. Sandwich and fi Islands
per S. Australia, via san Francisco close here DO
Cember ia. att y. II
The schedule Of closing OF trans Pacific mails Is arranssios
the presumption OF thoir uninterrupted overland transit %
San Francisco. Mails from the East arriving ON rhE AZ san
Francisco on the day VI sailing o steamers are
~'-'' 'A' HENRY q. PEARSON. Psstmastss
fest ONCE Nsw.York. N. ~ December 2. 1883
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-19
DENIED TRE OWSEKsnIP.

A di9nified old gentleman entered a
Paris railway station, laid down a bulky
valiss while he bought a ticket, and
passed on to the train, forgetting his
luggage. A young fellow. Who noticed
the oversight, seized the valise and made
of with it. He was arrested. and the
contents Of the valise examined. 1t
appeared that the owner was a wealthy
land owner, who lived at st. Germain,
with his wife and children. He was tel
eRraphed for and came. The carpet
bag was opened before him in court. Ii
contained $500 in gold, some bills. and
a package of love letters from a well
known Vaudeville actress, with her por-
trait. The old gentleman stoutly de-
MED having ever seen the valise or the
love letters before. There was nothing
TO do but release the lucky thief, and
permit him to keep the bag and its con-
tents.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-19
Land for Sale.

gIyHE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF
the northeast quarter and the north
east quarter Of the northwest quarter OF
section eleven, ulb In township q north.
range east containing 80 acres.
Lots and (. and the northwest quarter
Of the southeast quarter, Of section eleven
III, townwnship = north. range 4 east.
containing Sl.H acres.
The old -dunAtion claim" Of r. l. Johns
Ia section eleven. tllb on Duwamish river.
containing i6l acres. This piece OF land
has . fine orchard in 1t, with q good house
and 10 acres cleared.
The north half Of the north half and thu
south west quarter OF the northwest quar-
ter O. section four, township u north.
range i've east containing Isl acres. This
= the homestead on Lake Washington.
Block A, and tl0cks and 1 In Union
Ctr, near Union bake. asd the undived
0ne-half Of seven Ares on Lake Washing
ton near tho pOfsA 50.
For further pAIticalar4 apply to
b w. JOnNS
rumwater w. r., or
VIII. MITCHELL
0G-8 ~ fug1Annd, hEocueogk
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Notice Of Final Proof.

Us. LAND OFsIcE AT OLYMPIA. v. +,
December 30sh. 1ssz.
~ Notice il hereby gwen thst CHRis1rAu
THYaxsEs nas fiied notice OF fus<n TO
make nn.l proof eef re the Judge. or. IN his
absence. the Clerk OF the District Court. st
his once, in s@sffie. ". r., On Thurssisy, the
lst day OF February, Alb. 1883. ON Home.
stead application Me- 2505. for the Nwh Of y
Ek and NEk Of Nw4. and sdeisional Homo
8 ssd sp g,lication No. 33s3. for the W y Of y
wh, On a seestea 81. Township ~ nossh.
Range east.
He asmss a. witnesses Michael Kelly, 1anee
Claek J g. Wool ami Henry =. WeGtoas all
| e DiuamiAh, King county, " q.
J 61ttv JOHN =. GONkxs Ssolsow.
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James Lacy, Who escaped from the
Seatco Penitentiary last Friday, vas
captured in the woods near Kalama this
morning BY two men, Who were hunting
deer.
Wife MurdeR.
ST. HELENA, Cal, Jan. III. O.
Rourke, of this place, attempted to kill
his wife this morning, while at the
breakfast table. He fired four shots at
her, one passing through her head and
another through her throat. She can
not survive, and has already made her
last statement. The cause Of tho shoot.
ing is stated by her to be fear on his
part that sne would expose his former
living with woman, by whom he had
four children. The woman now resides
in Oakland. Mrs. Rourks has only
been married to him about eight
months.
Market Report.
SAH FRANC1sCo, Jan. 17.-Flour is
higher, at $3.50 for best. Wheat is
firm at $1.75G1.s71<. Barley dropped
like shot yesterday. spot feed being
$L16@l.N.
A Confessed Defaulter.
SAE F1ANCIsCo, Jan. 17.-Considerable
excitement was created in mining cir
cles this morning over the reported dis
appearance Of d. B. Chisholm, secreta-
~ of the Albion Mining Company. On
investigation letter from the missing
official was found, in which he stated
he had taken money for the purpose of
speculation in the oompany's stock, and
that the amount of the defalcation
could be ascertained from one of his
books. where it was set down in lead
pencil. At the time he hoped to be able
to refund the money, and for that rea-
son omitted to enter the amount in ink,
so as to set the books right in q short
time. He is q defaulter in the sum of
$500. Rumors of An over issue of stock
are emphatically denied by the presi-
dent of the company. Chisholm was
also secretary of several other COM
panies but as yet no further defalcations
are known. Previous to this affair he
has enjoyed the unlimited confidence of
his employers, and held several import
ant positions. The opinion prevails
that he left on the steamer which sailed
for Australia yesterday. HIS wife is al
most frantic over her husbands dis
grace, and says the amount Of the defal-
cation will be made good out OF her and
her children's property.
A Thief Of Preacher.
The Federal grand jury is inyestigat-
ing charges of grand larceny against
Pension Agent Rev. Henry Cox. 1t ap-
pears that a veteran of the Mexican war,
Thomas Hill, an inmate of the aims
house, was entitled to $7298 back PEN
sion money. He became blind and par
alytic. In due time the money was re-
csivsd by the government in this city
It is alleged DR.. Cox called ON the in
valid aid acquainted him with the ar
rival of his money, saying that Senator
Miller desired Cox to act as trustee. In
the course of a few days the model
preacher had Hill sign an instrument
giving him q power of attorney to draw
5000. The unfortunate man, being
blind, complied, and Cox invested the
money in mines of which he is Presi-
dent, and when the blind man called
for his money he was informed that it
had been invested. Cox says gave a
note to Hill for the amount advanced,
and that when it falls due the latter will
receive principal and interest.
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PACIFIC COAST.
Cruelay Cases pasalssea.

4~0Cpuy 0o~Co oee~os
PORTLAND, Jan. 18.-In the Cuite0
States Court today Judge Deadly dis
missed the cases against CApt. Sevell,
master of the American ship e Capstan,
and his second mate and steward,
charged with maltreatiu0 the sailor4
Pesslaaa WeasAee.
The cold weather continues, and the
mercury here il down TO % degrees
above zero, with . strong east wind.
The barometer 10 rising, and tIAere 10 no
indication Of break In the weather.
The Degree - cebd.
PORTLAND, Jan ia cold vavs
struck Oregon and Washinoton yester-
day. The thsrmometsr haFe At 8 tonight
marks y, AZ WailA Walh 1sro. and ~
the Northern Pacific front u degrees
below zero. Snake River u oloaed By
ice, and the Middle Columbia vii b
blocked tomorrow.
a Hoseal TA1eG
Postal AGENT 6imps0a In toaay tol
Csufegvillo, UuasilIa Co, - axreae tn
Al tank R0stnanese th6eo - soobtn(
~ naiA
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him. Davitt's counsel il now address
ing the Court.
4 scotch strike.
LONDON, Jan. 1S.-Tbe railway strike
In Scotland has extended to Dundee.
Employees at Ferfar and Perth have
decided to follow the example tonight.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-19

King Iounty.
LIN. Hall. Judge and ex-ofacio Clerk Of
the Prob ,fe Court Of King County, do hereby
certify IN I the f0regeing Is full and cofret
copy Of an original order to snow cause mad.'
sy our said ooste Court. and eatered Of rec
ord. % the z1th day OF Dscenabef. 5s2. in the
matter Of ire estate of John McHrnry, d.
ceaSed.
In estirnony hereof have hereunto set
uy hand aud affixed the seal Of our said Pro-
bsts Court this said 20sh day Of december.
1852.
T. NJ HALL.
fsg.Il Judge and ex-ofiicic Clerk
Ha,ler 4 Engls, Attorneys for he estate.
d3f-tA
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Probate Notice.


TERRTTORY OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY
| OF King, ss.--in the Probate Court Of said
King County.
In the matter of the estate of John Nc
Henry, deceased.
Orderro shsw csuse why decree Of djstribu.
tion should not be made.
On reading ant fling the petition Of John
McHenry administrator of the estste OF John
McHeu ry, a. cease d. setting forth that said es-
t.te Is in proper condition to be closed, and
that portion o. the es:dus OF sai 4 estate re.
mains to be finally distributed amopg the per.
sons entitled;
1t In ordered thst all persons interested In
the estate Of the saia John NcHenry. de-
ceased, be aud appear before the Prubate
Court Of King Coanty, in Washington Terri
,o,y, nt the Court Room OF said Court, in the
city Of SEATTLE in said King County, on
Moutlay, January s:nd. 1883.
At IL o'elock am, thensand there to show
c,use III any they havet why decree Of dis
sributf "a should not b. made of ths residue
Of said estate among tbe Persons entitled &C
cording 10 law
And il is further ordered ths' copy Of this
order To show esu-e be pub ishe1 once each
week for four successive weeks before the
said end dsy sf ysnaary. 1sss. Ia the Seattle
WRsKIY Posr ISTgLLIGRscsR. weekly p per
printed and pub ished Ia the City of seatte.
in said King County.
Done in open Court, December ~. 1889.
/. N. HALL.
Judge Of the Probate Court.
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LouDos, Jan. 18.-Coopsr 4 Hall
Commission merchants and bankers,
failed for t2,W,O00.
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A Kind Act.
DUBLIN, Jan. 1.-THE multitude
plowed Parnell's farm yesterday.
Conc with His Master.
PARIs, Jan. 1.-THE Princes Secre-
tary, Baron Belunett, goes to prison
with him.
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An Error, Perhaps.

BERLIN, Jan. 18.-The arrest Of Prince
Napoleon In regarded a. mistak,. Too
much importance is believed to be at
tached to the Prlnce's personal power.
70 search Suspects.
PARIS, Jan. 18.-It is asserted that
search warrants will be issued for domi-
ciliary visits at the houses of several in
timate friends Of Prince jerome Bona
u0rtA.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-19

TlALKn, ian. 16.-Local workmen re-
fuse to erect . sca6old for the exeeu
tion Of Po6 and Barrett, sentenced TO
b. hanged for the murder of Thomas
Brown. Aarvood, the exeootioner, has
arrived, accompanied BY carpenters
from Dublin. They VII construct =
sca6old. Upon the arrival Of Aarwood
at Limerick, onroute to Tralee, the po-
lice had great difficulty in protecting
him from . crowd at the railroad d.
not
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-19

WAsnfNoroN. Jan. IS.-Sonie TINE AgO
the Attorney General transmitted to
tne Secretary Of the Interior . letter
from the District Attorney, confirming
the reports that large areas OF tho pub
lic lands have been put under the wire
fence act. The District Attorney be-
iieved that the parties could not De mo-
lested under the existing Law. A man
named Swan had leased alternate $50
tions and then fenced in an enormous
area Of school lands
Teller has written vigorous letter "a
the Attorney General, answering sas
Communication in which be says u !.
bsoom up question 10 say that ioca'
setrlemss,s viii prevent Courts and ~
| ries Prom uesformirg their duties - 81
insfenao e - peocor anthositien.
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lcHkoxD, Jan. lS.-A sleet storm
dy. A p"As '
ceareh where All Glasses Nliagie.
OLMroS. Ih., Jan. lS.-At coun ~
suafcn the other night. rs the preacher
~ oaspensing a sermon in his shirt
esoss and the excited audience were
ootinR GLORY! Gloryr' in the fore
.nd, number of young men were
ssmng solid games of poker in the rear
Me structure, while in another corner
lumber Of chaps were making torrid
1ments TO their sweethearts, who sat
49, Them. This occurred within eight
auss Of this city.
An Gxcluslve Lady.
scnMoND, Jan. lS.-rhere is consid-
cSsS Se disappointment here on account
G,sae ~ utter exclusiveness Of Her Royal
~ Not even dozen people have
S.ee good look at Queen Victoria's =
e;ntef. e;s This, however, is partly for.
ysa on account Of the fact that the
eess y indisposed.
4 Geea Piaee fer Fighter.
0.cAoo, Jan. l8.-The Times says thu
sxhibitiou At 6an Francisco,
4 eees biz Nsv Zealand pcoteRe
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4 Terrible A6air.

q. LouIs, Jan. 7.-Michael Wander
oofR and Matthew Woodcock quarreled
neaf the town of Brooklyn. a short dis
Mncs from here, today. Their friends
suvlsed them to settle their dispats with
scotRunA This advice was accepted,
0e men taking position twenty PAGES
spaft. Both firsd simultaneously
sandsrburg had his eyes put out by
soos. and was 50 badly wounded in the
80 that he will die. Woodcock re-
saved the load from vanderburg's gun
tne breast and neck. A large crowd
tnsAsd the terrible affair, and seemed
enloy =. DR.. Grayson, who il At
..snoing the wounded men, took no less
.esa twenty -four shot out Of Wood
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BUFFALO. Jan. ls.-The town is cx-
cited over she arrest OF Thomas Waid-
ron. or "Rro;hcr Frank" on charge
of raping giri aged seven yearA de
was Il Director Of Brothers College, q
we'll known Catholic school. The girls
mother got the story of the affair from
the girl, xho was suffering intensely.
ThA man is aS wears old.
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-, wAMMoroN, Jan. lion account of
ul-nealth Commodore JeGers will not
g able TO relieve Rear Admiral Cities,
e - command Of the Asiatic squadron.
~ Admiral Breson will probably be
ofdeeed 10 the station.
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MILWAUKEE, Jan. 18.-Two bodies
were recovered from the ruins this
morning, making IS in all. Of these,
only % were identified; the total num-
ber Of the dead is GA. The search will
be finished tomorrow noon. It is be-
lisved that SCHILLER is in Dana County
Jail. The officials are reticent. The
landlord has not yet given his statement
to the public.
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New York, Jan. 18.-At q meeting Of
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
it was decided to build q limo from Port
land, Oregon. to Kalama, 80 miles, thus
connecting the entire railway system Of
Oregon and Washington Territory with
the Northern Pacific,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-19

James Lacy, Who escaped from the
Seatoo Penitsntiary last Friday, vas
captured in the woods near KAlama this
morning BY two men, Who were hunting
deer.
National Republican., 1883-03-30

In will not hurt the republican party any
more for an occasional truth to be told about
Mr.. Blaine than it does for a constant stream
of filth and fasehood TO be poured out through
certain journals friendly to him against other
eminent citizens who have like him, retired to
private life. Nor will It do the party any more
harm fora republican paper to sometimes resent
an insult to the President than it does for other
papers to do the insulting. The wolves could
of course settle the differences between them
selves and the sheep by killing the latter, but
such harmony is not pleasing to any but the
wolves.
National Republican., 1883-03-30

A DISTRESSED bourbon negropholist moans
through professedly negro.worshipin DEM
ocratic paper that he has heard of the nomi-
nation of no colored republican for munich
pal office anywhere this spring. To which
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN plaintively re-
spends that no more has it heard of any
white republicans nomination. No mention
of race or color has been made. They may
have all been black or all white or all neither.
This is another subject on which we have no
opinion because of want of facts on which
to base one.
National Republican., 1883-03-30
uvANCu OFFICES.

Tho following is list Of the branch offices in
WASHINGTON. Others will be added hereafter;
". :. 10. SIS News Stands ut the ARLINGTON
uorrr. WlLLARD's HOTEL, aud METROPOLITAN
HOTEL.
Pocsr & QUEENS News stand, NATIONAL HOTEL
DF QuEES, ST. JAMEs HorEL
RIGGS HoUsE News Stand.
IpBi1r House. News Stand
AMERICAS llOysE News stand.
~. s. TnoMrsoN's Drug Store.
CHI FICKiaNG's Drug Store, Georgetown.
J.BRAplEY ApAMss Book Stores.
CR. Brrorp, Druggist, 1878 Fourteenth street.
RIB FErGusoS, Druggist, corner Second and
Pennsylvania avenue 5. f.
s. T. LEWIS, Druggist, corner Fourteenth and
streets.
&C. c. sruMs, Druggist, corner Fourteenth and
New York avenue.
W. 7. SCALA, Druggist 900 East Capitol street.
H. A JOHNSTON, druggist corner Tenth aud o
streets northwest
:. slArEns Cigar store, corner II aud First
= Gets northwest.
National Republican., 1883-03-30
Our Threc-IIeaded Local Government.


Our district government consists of three
commissioners, each having equal jurisdiction
Thus we have three heads instead of one
Their dutiesare executive. Why this trinity
should have been erected surpasses human
understanding. 1t has led and always will
lead TO confusion, misunderstanding, and
cross purposes. These commissioners have
no law-making power. They simply do what
is ordinarily done by the mayor of a city.
But why three mayors? 1t is all right that
there should be departments of police, fire,
health, and streets, school trustees aud officers
in charge of almshouse reform school, and
other institutions; but why three men should
be appointed as chief over all to cxpond their
energies in struggling for precedence over
each other, and finally resolving themselves
into dual executive, kept together by the re-
sistanco Of or their own opposition to, the
third member, this is a puzzle compared with
which tho 15-1i arrangement is an easy
pastimc. Our only explanation Of it is that
it was the result of one of those conferences
between the two houses when, at whatever
expense to common sense or tho public inter-
est each house labors mainly to defeat the
other more than to constructa consistent law
1t matters not who is right in the present
controversy in the board-whether West or
Edmonds is the rightful heir to the dignitios
and powers which were originally vested
in the president of the commission. They
may have attached by prescription TO the
member who absorbed them from Prcsi-
dent Dent, and thus have descended in n
direct line to the recently appointed commits
soncr, or they may have more naturally
reverted to the commissioner chosen as presi-
dent to succeed Mr. Dent. The will of
any two of the board appears to be
sufficient to decide as to the powers and du-
ties of each of the three and if commanded
so to do the solitary one must abstain en-
tirely from any participation in the affairs of
heads in either of the executive departments
as in the district commission, and the pres
ence of three in either one, with equal powers
would not be more fatal to the dispatch of
business in the one case than in the other
Without rejecting upon either or any of the
present commissioners for the manner in
which they eudcavor TO discharge the duties
required of them by law, we hope the next
congress will make one responsible head for
the government of this district
National Republican., 1883-03-30

The new civil service rules should not
make the examination of an applicant for u
first class clerkship a public show. There
can be no reason given for doing this unless
it is suspicion that the examination may be
dishonest if privately conducted. If the civil
service reform is to be inaugurated upon the
assumption that the selected examiners will be
swindlers, it will be n confession at the outset
that reform is rs rotten as that which it would
reform. Public competitive examinations
make either brass or great nerve test for
public employment.