Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-13
The Civil Service Reformers
Prepared to Toss Their
Shingle to the Breeze.
A Small Cyclone Brewing
Close to Hazen's Head
quarters.
The Overshadowing Check Of
a Counterfeiter Dar kens the
State Department.
The Revised Tariff Forwarded to
CollectoIs-War Claims
Settled,

ColleotoIs-War Claims
Settled.
CAPITOL NOTES.
Special Dispatches to TIN BRs.
FALL IN GOULD.
WASHINGTON, March 12. There was
much excitement among brokers here
to-day caused by circulation of re.
port that Jay Gould was seriously i'll
at Jacksonville, Fla, that worst was
feared. Uneasiness subsidized upon
receipt of dispatch from New York
stating Gould had telegraphed he was
in excellent health.
THE TREAsURERsHIP.
Secretary Folger had long inter-
view with the president this after.
noon in regard to filling the vacancy
oocasioned by the resignation of
United States Treasurer Gilfillan. No
person was determined upon for the
position.
WAR CLAIM.
In the court of claims to-day judg-
ment for $l9,5 was rendered for q
claimant In the case of Stephen Dan
can, executor, In snit against the gov.
,ernment for cotton destroyed on the
mississippi during the rebellion.
ooU USTERPEITsR's CLAIM.
The chief of the secret service di.
vision made report to the secretary
of the treasury In regard to the case
of George Albert Mason, the notorious
.counterfeiter, recently released from
prison, where he had served the greater
part of term Of twelve years, and
who has made claim against the gov.
ernment for $50 900 for false impris.
onment. He made the claim as a
British subject, through the British
minister. The claim was referred by
the secretary of state to the treasury
department. The chief of secret SER
vice makes q strong argument against
allowing the claim, which he says u
based ,ppon. entire misrepresentation
Of faSts. and b without Justice d
equity.
THE TREATY WITH MADAGAscAR.
It is understood the Malsgasy am
bassadors will visit the state depart
ment officially tomorrow and have ,
conference with the secretary of state
upon the subject of expediting thu
exchange of treaty ratifioations, II
accordance with the wishes of tn,
government of Madagascar. 1t wa
stipulated In the treaty recently COO
cluded that the exchange of rstttics
tion should take place In Madagascar
As this exchange Is q mere formalit!
the Malagassy ambassador desire t.
waive the stipulation and have the ex
change of ratification take place q
once In Washington.
Justice Miller, of the United State
supreme court, was slightly indispose
to-day. He did not ocouppy the sea
upon the bench.
THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
The following changes In station
and duties Of officers Of the corps q
engineers are ordered: Major Barlo,
will relieve Lieut.. Colheny M. Robe,
of his duty In connection with I'm
provements on Lake Superior, takin
the station ut Milwaukee,; Capt Jas
B. Quinn will be relieved from dut
by the last named offi,er, and wi
relieve Capt. Edward Mcguire of h
duties In connection with the improv,
ments of the Yellowstone and Mi
souri, rivers, taking the station at S
Paul; Capt. Daniel W. Lockwood wi
be relieved by the last named off ,,
and will relieve Major David ]
Reapp, taking the station at Gran
Rapids; Csp.. Albert II. Payson wi
be relieved from duty under imm
diats orders by Chss. 3. Stewart,
the board of engineers for the Pacif
coast.
THE CHARGES AGAINST HILL.
The charges made against Supervl
ing Architect Hill were made
Murch, OF Maine. They cover OF
twenty pages of legal cap, written wi
. type writer. Morch has made su'
complaints before, but never In Il
shape Of formulated charges. Supe
vising Architect Hill says 1t Ia j.
Mills who 10 said to be pressing t
charges against him (Hill)
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Members of thu civil service col
mission met by appointment at W
lard's hotel this morning, and then
proceeded to inspect the apartmer
offered them as headquarters. Jud
Thomas, one of the commissions
said: "We want three rooms for t
commission proper, and large roc
In which to conduct examination
After the commissioners sect
quarters they will prepare for I
work for which they are appoints
Rules for the government of the CO
mission will be adopted, and the me
of conducting examinations will
agreed upon. The commission hs
not yet formally considered the mat
of appointment of an examiner
chief.
GROWING WHEAT.
j. r. Dodge, statistician Of the
rioultural department says no repo
OF damage to the growing wheat hi
been ireoeivsd by him. RHe 81
future disasters alone can injure
crop.
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