Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-27

! no arrangement mas YET uccu ilsNit.
Judge Howe's wife died in 1881 and
the only surviving relatives are his
son Flank, daughter Mrs. Totten,
wife of Col. T.. rotten Of Washington,
his nephew Col. Jas. Howe and niece
Miss Grace Howe of Kenosha.
~ Louis.
st. Louis, March 2j--A dispatch
from Globe, Arizona, says IL Is re-
| ported and believed there notwith-
! standing tile statements TO the con-
| trary that the Indians now raiding
through that country, killing people
and depredating on property, are
White Mountain Apaches from the
San Carlos reservation that they
! number some 300 divided into num-
Der Of small bands and are operating
In different directions.
A special dispatch from Washing
ton says Comptroller Lawrence
said to-day he was
still engaged in the preparation of an
opinion MS to the right of Representa-
tive Ochiltree Of Texas to draw his
salary, before settling a balance due
the United States Incurred when he
was a marshal; that the supplemental
argument filed by the latter merely
raised a constitutional question as TO
whether member of congress would
be exempt from liability under the
statutes at large.
Judge Lawrence quoted section six
of the constitution, which provides
that congressman shall receive
compensation for their SER
vices To be iscertained by law and
paid out of the treasury of the United
States. On the other hand lac said
section 1855 Of the revised statutes dis
tinctly prohibed the payment of money
to any person indebted to the United
States, and the question in nut shell
was. whether Mr.. Ochiltree was eX-
empt from the provisions of this sec
ton. There were plenty of chances
afforded for lengthy opinion and ar
gument but the case would be carefully
considered before decisive action was
taken.
4 committee Of union men repre-
senting the former employees of the
Vulcan Steel Works of south 81. Louis
had conference with John T.. Fry,
general superintendent of the works,
this afternoon, and made formal
effort 10 resume work at the reduction
OF 33l per cent. in wages. Col. Fry
said he would be glad to give employ
ment 10 az many of the old men as
there was work for. but absolutely re-
fused to treat with them as union men,
and reiterated his determination that
the Vulcan Company would not again
employ any members of the Amalga-
mated Association. This settles the
matter on the part of the company. |
The men will hold meeting to-mor-
row, but there is no likelihood they |
will withdraw from the union.
Washington,
Washington, March 2j.--Attention |
has recently been drawn to the fact !
that the new civil service law is silent |
ms to any distinction to be made be- |
tween male and female applicants for |
pieces in the executive departments, /
and the problem of reconciling this /
state Of affairs with the present |
practice in most departments /
of giving male applicants |
for Office preference in the appoint /
ments, is now the subject of consider |
alton by the civil service reform com |
missoners. The rules to be drawn up |
by the commission Will, it is under
stood, contain some provision bearing
upon this question, the commissioners
being cogniZant of the necessities of
public service and the opposition on
the part of heads of departments to
any large increase in the number of
female clerks,
Secretary Folger's physician reports
ut Il late hour tonight that the con-
dition of his patient is improved. IT is
true that the secretary Is suffering
from erysipclas in the face and head,
brought on by a severe cold. The dis
ease is aggravated by lowered vitality
and impoverished condition of blood,
due TO overwork and want of proper
nutrition, but it is not thought there is
as yet any reason for special apprehen-
sion.
First Assistant Postmaster HattOn
had II narrow escape this afternoon
from serious accident. lie was re-
turning in a close carriage from a visit
10 the White House when the horse
1 drawing the carriage took fright and
getting beyond the control of the
driver dashed down Vermont avenue
1T a terrific pace. Mr.. Hatten threw
I open the door of the carriage and stood
on the steps but did not step oil. He
| directed the driver to guide the horses
Oft the avenue or Ca n less frequented
/ street. rms inc uTlNef succecdeu III
doing, though he barely pre-
vented the horses from running
into street car first and then
into funeral procession. Having
headed the team for the open country,
by direction of Mr.. Haston he whipped
them up u steep hill until they be-
came manageable from sheer cXhaus-
ton, when no turned and drove home.
Quarter-master General Rufus In.
gals, of the United States army, will
be placed ON the retired list August
23rd. next, under the requirement o
the 6l year act and will be followed on
August Slst by Col. Jas. AolSln assist.
ant quarter-master general, Ii is not
known who will succeed the former
but If one of the assistant quartermas.
ter generals, Holabird, TomplSlns, ol
SaXton is promoted the two retire
: meats will promote Lieutenant Col
onel j. ID, Bingham aud Lieutenant
Colonel Alexander j. Perry TO assist
nt-quartermaster-ge with Ia,
rank OF colonel and major, j. M
Moore and Major Benjamin T.. Car,
/ To Acknowledgement witt
the rank OF lieutenant colonel an,
Captain John Ii. Belcher and Captain
Ezra b, Kirk 60 quartennasters witt
, the rank of major.
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