Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-05-10

WAsuIsoros, May 9.-The Civil
Service Rules were, this morning, ap-
proved by the President substantially as
printed Friday last. The rules as ap-
proved are twenty-five in number. A
clause preliminary TO the rules contain.
ing formal PRONUNCIATION is recast in
form SO that It begins President" and
goes onto say that hereby promulgated
Is rules one, two, three and four are un-
changed; in rule five. which provides for
the classification of service, the only
change made Is to call the first class De-
partmental Service, instead Of CLASH
fled Service. At Washington the
reason given is that service at
the Capital Is all departmental
No change has been made in the rule in
regard TO comparative examination. The
changes in rule are 10 have orthography
put in the first subdision and writing
taken out of the first subdivision and
put in the fourth. The reference to
fifty per cent of complete proficiency 10
examination is stricken out and left as
point to be obtained. A trifing change
In rule eight by adding two words, so
that the rule now provides that no ques-
tion during examination shall call for an
expression Of any political opinion.
Rules nine and ten are not changed.
In rule eleven slight modification
is made. The fifth subdivision
requiring applicants to state among
other things to which he is required to
make oath to his own moral character is
stricken ont as it was believed best by
all the commissions TO refer to recon-
mendations Of applicants upon this sub
ject, and an addition requiring applicant
to state what he knows as to employ
ment Of other members Of his family in
public service was made to the rulesdur-
ing the work Of revision. In rule
twelve the only charge is one to editors
The original copy Of the rules was pub
lished in the Chicago Tribune, Cincin-
hati Commercial Gazette and New York
Times on Friday last
Another Rampant Redskin.
WASHINGTON. May o. Secretaries
Lincoln and Teller have been consider
ing the case Of Chief Moses, of the Nez
terces Indians, who has been disposed
10 be troublesome becaIse of the Exec
utive order cutting off d. portion OF the
Nez Perces reservation in Idaho. Moses
laid his complaint before the War De
partment positively refusing to enter
into negotiations with the agents OF the
Interior Department. He desires to
come to Washington to talk, the matter
over. Secretaries Lincoln and Teller are
considering the advisability Of bringing
him here.
A Faithful Onlcer Threatened.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 0.-MayoI
StowelI has issued an order to close the
saloons at midnight, and that the police
shall not drink liquor while on duty
To-day he received o threatening letter
which declares that the saloon keepers
lave decided to kill him If he enforced
the ordarle The letter was signed N.
NJ" the initials Of Miller, of the firm Of
Miller 4 Holly, saloon keepers, who were
refused license because they would moi
close at midnight, and declared openly
their intention to violate the law.
Southern Baptists.
GALVESTON. Tex, May S.-A Ne,os,
Waco special says 1900 visitors, delegates
ID the Southern Baptist Convention in
eight oars, from Georgih, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and the Carolinas, arrived her,
at six 7. NJ. to-day. The Tennessee,
Aeleeation came on a special train vii
Indian Territory. The Mhssouri aut
Atkansas delegations are expected to
night Every train Is bringing in the
Texas delegates and visitors.
steamer strikes snag.
BIsMABoK, D. T., May S.-Th,
steamer Big Horn, which left here Apri
Goth loaded with 2S5 tons Of genera
merchandise consigned to Montanl
merchants, struck snag on the morninl
Of May 9Th. FIVE miles below Popla
river. causing her to sink her main decl
u flvs minutep. Boat and cargo are -