Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-10

charge Of Pulitzer viii Be issued on Fri
Gay morning. IL will continue Demo-
cratic Mr. PGli.zsr VIII ertsrd snd
mooify IT'S loczI fsztHres. The p-ire
paid BIZ Mr.. p1ii.zsr Is understood 4, ~
about siooDo. his doss not include
sns building erected for the ps,.er an
oef M d1zio1ts ma,ssge<nsn: ia 1881,
Vnicn has been leased for a term OF 10
year, Mr.. Jay Gould. IN disposins of
ns ea,sre Interest II tls paper Is carry
ing ost tie policy before announced t,s
closing oat his holding generally, WITH
the exception Of railway and telegraph
properties preparatory to his toQr
abroad u IS understood to Be the par
pose OF Ar. Hurlbu, to sail for Ecrope
shortly. and IN that c,se il may he ex-
pected thst he will take the opporsuu,-
y Afforded By bis leisure to inspect the
places IN Great Britain which received
sne attention of Mr.. Robert r. Porter,
ana 20 review the accounts given By LEI
ters from the s.ardpoinss OF tariff .or
revenue only.
Those Raies Again.
wAsHrsoroy. May 9-The Civil Ser
wee rules were this morning approved
oy the President substantially as print
Cd on Friday last. TIE rules as ap-
proved are y IN number. A clause pre-
nninary TO the rules. containing a for
NAL PRONUNCIATION of civil service, will, |
it IS believed make the rules more po,ut' |
Cd and emphatic. Rules . and 10 are
not changed. In Rule ii slight rnoai- |
ncatloi was made. the fifth subdivision
requiring an applicant tn state. among |
other things TO which he is required to |
| make oath, az 20 his own moral char |
acscr, II stricken ont. as j. was believed |
BEST by all the commissioners 90 refer to l
The recommendation Of the applicants |
upon the subject, and an addition, re-
curing an applicant to state what be /
knows as TO the engagement OF other |
members of his family IN the pubic |
ssTslce. was made to the rules during |
the work of revision. The original copy |
of the rules was published in the Chi
cago Tribune, Cincinnati Coan.ereigi
Gaz,ifs aud the New York Times
on Friday last. Rules /, .. :: and
are unchanged. In rule ;. which pro-
vides for this classification of service.
the only change made Is as 10 the call
for frat class departmental service, in
stead of classified service at Washing
ton, the reason given being tina. the SER
vice at the Capital is all departmental.
No change has been made in the rule in
regard to competitive examination. The
changes IN rule arc TO have the orthog
raphy OF the subdivision put in the first,
aud letter writing on the first subdivis-
sion, and put is on the fourth. The ref
erence to 30 Per cant. of the cosplete
proficiency in examinations Is stricken
out and left as points 10 be obtained.
triiiing change has bean made ia rule
> by adding two words, so that the rule
now provides that no question during
examination shall call for the express
sion OF any political or religions opin.
ion or aifi!iation.
Railroad sold.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, MAY 9.-The Wash
ington and Western Railroad was sold
a. public sale today for 500, 0Co.
The purchasers were Bates and
Oakman, and represented Oaks,
Ames. and McComb's interest. A
bid Of S360O0 was made by some
unknown person who sought TO purchase
the property when il was last offered
TOR sale. and who, on the present occa-
sion, gave his name rs ID. w. II. Stearns.
bat it WAS ascertained, it is said, the
checks offered by him were forged.
Stearns left the city as soon as he
learned that telegrapnio inquiries IA to
sac ChCChS Wctc OtIfiH III tIt.
Railroad Fares
NEw YORK, May 9.-Franklyp's repre-
sentatives adopted a plan for percent
ages proposed at the meeting yesterday.
The changes are not extensive and the
new schedule of percentages which the
western roads will receive does not diff
fer materially from that in operation.
On the first of tho month the subject of
differential fares was discussed az an
open meeting, and it Was decided to
make no change IN the fares from sea-
board cities. The question of extension
OF ditferential fares to the territory west
of Chicago and st. Louis will occupy a
greater part of the session. This plan
contemplstes the establishment of addi-
tional differentiai fares to points along
the Missouri valley, and including
Cheyenne, Council Bluffs, etc.. and for
these it will be necessary TO establish
new system Of rates. IL is thought sew
eral days will DO occupied in arranging
these matters. The changes agreed on
today were made without opposition.
Postal service Talk.
WASHINGTON. May 9.-It is estimated
at the Pos.oflice Department that under
the recent change, in computing the
commission on fourth class postmasters.
there will be an expenditure of $50, 900
more than would be required under tho
old law. II will be necessary to settle
accouI Is of fourth class offices up to
October LIST, when the two cent postage
law goes into operation.
VIII Arrepf.
WASHINGTON, May 9-The President
will probably accept an invitation to at
tend the ceremonies incident to the in
auguration Of the New York and Brook
iyn bridge on the Path inst. He will
certainly be present on that occasion il
engagements permit. IL is also proba-
bic that he will participate in the me.
mortal exercises in New York on Decor
alton Day. The President will not take
up his residence Mt the Soldiers Home
before next month. He has not yet
made arrangements for the summer.
Psssinx Stop % The killing Bssiaess.
HARRISBURG. May "a bill prohibit
ing the manufacture, sale and use of
any article, device or invention for the
purpose of surreptitiously destroying
human life and injuring property by
explosion or fire, passed the Senate and
went to the House for concurrence. The
Senate also passed bill exempting
building and loan associations from
State taxation.
Tempest In q Teapot.
KANSAS err, May 9.-For the past ten
days remarkable state Of Affairs has
existed at Dodge City, Kansas, and all
mention thereof has been kept quiet.
Several prominent Kansas City attor-
neys left today for Topeka TO petition
tho Governor 70 place the town under
martial Law. The difficulty il the Gull
utnation Of long standing feud be-
tween the tvo elements Of that place.
Dodge oounty has long enjoyed the
reputation Of hard place. Il Is the
headquarters Of the cowboys and cattle
men Of the vicinity. At the head of ono
faction Is q gambler named Webster,
who aspires to be BOSS Tweed" of
DODGE City, and has his man in the
Mayors chair. A man named Harris
was tina defeated candidate for the office |
of Mayor. A number Of the latter's
friends have been ordered 10 leave town,
and correspondents Of newspapers were |
notified that they must not send tele-
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