Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-08


The floods In the eastern provinces are subsiding.
THE TROUBLE At THE ISLE OF SKYE.
LONDON, November s;-A gunboat, with marines
Isle OF Skye next Tuesday.
Cieveiand's Cabinet and Civil Service
Reform. -.
WHAT SENATOR BECK SAYS
Senator Beck, OF Kentucky, said to a STAR re-
porter to-day that all was settled just it would
be on the 4th OF March, when Cleveland would 90
into the White House.
Show about the policy Of the new administra-
tion?" asked THE STAR.
"Oh, don't know about that should put
Thurman at the head OF the State department,
with Mcdonald as Attorney General, Mcclellan as
Secretary OF War, and Reagan Postmaster Cen
eral, and leave the rest OF the Cabinet open. Now
you may guess at the policy"
''Bnt the 1ndependents-7"
~ suppose Cleveland will fix them all right A
New York man must go at the head OF the Treas
ury, &c.'
..Wlll Bayard be in the Cabinete"
81 think not. don't believe he would leave the
"Randa is spoken Of for the Treasury, suggested
THE STAR.
"AbSurdI"
"How Will the civil service fare?"
~ don't know much about that, but should
think Cleveland would have to be conservative and
cautious He is just going into the night now. It is
the man who comes out OF the struggle smiling
who counts, not the one who goes in laughing"
SLATE ALREADY PREPARED.
AS matter OF course democrats are now quite
generally discussing Clevelands probable Cabinet.
Quite number have fixed up the following slate:
Secretary Of State, Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio;
Secretary OF the Treasury, Samuel j. Randall, of
Pennsylvania; Secretary OF the Interior, Hon. Carl
Sehurz, OF New York; Secretary OF the Navy, Gen.
General Geo MCCLELLAN Of New OF Jerssy
Attorney General, Hon. Joseph e Mcdonald,
Of Indiana; Postmaster General. j. H. Reagan, OF
Texas. This slate Omits the name of one man
whom many believe Will be among the first to be
chosen. That is Senator German, OF Maryland
man for his management OF the canvass, and very
many believe that II he wants Cabinet position
he VIII get 1t.
WHAT EX-SENATOR DAVIS SAYS.
Another name mentioned by some Is that of ex-
Senator Davis, OF West Virginia, but he ntimated
to STAR reporter to-day that he did not want any
public position. He said he retired from the Senate
because his private affairs demanded all his atten-
ton. Speaking OF Gov. Cleveland, he added that
he Davis, fell sure the governor would move very
slowly IN making changes In the departments: He
did not think THAT good. efficient clerks had any
cause for apprehension, but he did believe that
government officials who have made themselves
conspicuous and partisan would have to go.
Election Gossip i'm the Departments.
THE DROPPING SPIRITS OF CLERKS REVIVED BY A Bull
LErIN-rHE coMPosURE OF ARMY AND NAVY OFF,
CERs-A NAVY OFFICERS VIEWS ABOUT THE CIVIL
SERVICE
A bulletin from the New York Tribune this morn
ing ciaiAnihS OFci plurality revived wan
Ing hopes OF the clerks of the uptown departments
They did not accept 1t authentic by any mea MS
but it served to prevent their giving up the fight
They are now determined to await the official
count before becoming convinced OF anything. The
officials least disturbed by the uncertain condition
OF political affairs are the army and navy officers
at the War and Navy departments They ask for
the news, as Is the custom with everybody, but
very nonchaantly, seeming to be In wise afecred
by replies In favor Of either party. Some OF them
have made bets On the election, and Of course want
to win: but beyond that they seem not to care who
Is President.
sit can make no material difference to the army
and navy II Cleveland Is elected said prominent
naval officer this morning. eSome Officers NAV
quence, but that Is liable happen under any ad-
ministratiOn. We always live in expectation OF
orders when any change Is being elected"
IL seems 10 me that The government clerk should
he should retain his ONCE during good behavior
and when incompetent for WORK retired with
pension. THAI Will be the proper civil service
stand TO take. 1t will cost something 70 effect It.
but when the policy Is once adopted 1t will be
found OF great advantage to the government, for
Men VIII have something to work for then"
Discussing the Election.
CROWDS ON THE srREEr-A DEMAND FOR CIxvE-
LAND BADGES.
Between twelve and half-past one O'Clock to-day
18th street was crowded with clerks discussing the
election. Only occasionally man could be found
who refused to concede Cleveland's election. Some
alarmists expressed the belief that there win be
trouble, but the general opinion was that the time
for that had passed. The clerks are not SO much
alarmed. The republican headquarters are almost
deserted. and but lew are assembled at the demo-
Craft eeatquarters Cleveland badges and Cleve-