Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-13


"OFFENSrvE PARTSIANsHIP" NOT AS POTENT
AS 1T wAS-rHE CIVIL SERVICE REFoRM Law
MUST BE FAITHFULLY CARRIED OUT.
The President has called q halt A little over
q week ago the order went out to all the de.
partments that all dismissals and appointments
NIL places not vacant must stop at once. The
PRESIDENT, after declaring his policy with rela.
ton to the civil service In the most positive man.
ner possible, turned the departments over to his
cabinet officers, making them personally respon.
sible for their acts. Now numerous changes
have been made and many officials have been
turned out on the indefinite charge of Soften
sive partisanship" until the term itself has be-
come offensive. The exposition of the loose
ways Of the appointment clerk Of the Treasury,
pointment of Kellar under the civil
service law; the sweep in the Department of
Jus Justice the indiscriminate fing Of charges in
position Of the Commissioner of Pensions to
make a clean sweep in the Pension Office, have
asked his advisors to explain their actions and
ordered them meanwhile to stop right where
they are: A week ago stop was put to all the
ury department., and the appointment clerk
was told that no more commissions were to be
nrders dee out or papers considered until further
plated by him were killed in their conception.
A remarkable quiet has settled over the build
the appointment clerk stands with folded arms
looking at his shattered schemes for turning
the rascals out"
personally by the President and was given to
understand that the offensive partisanship cry
mad become too indefinite in its meaning. and
to be made until there was thorough
understanding on the subject on the
part tnof of tbs the President The result
changes in the Pension office were counter
manded M and everything put at standstill.
Ihe PRESIDENT, 1t is underS OOd, then had
understanding with the heads of the Post Office
and other departments, declaring his policy to
be to stand by the civil service reform deciara-
on the 4th of March. Removal for cause
he held to mean that, and not removal with
excuses. The result Is that the axe has been
stuck in the block for the past week. and is still
there. How far the thing is TO go can be merely
surmised. but it is believed that the President
that his declarations shall be ignored. The
instructions of the secretary of the Navy con-
corning the examination of applicants for fore
men OF the various works in the navy yards in
which he takes rather advanced anti-civil
service reform grounds, is criticised by the
civil service reformers, and it is said will meet
with the condemnation OF the President.
The DisaSreeing Doctors.
THE WASHINGTON PHYSICIANS AND THE IN
TERNATIONAL MEDICAL CONGRESS-.
The members of the medical profession in
this city, who were reappointed by the new
committee of the Medical association, which
met recently in Chicago in connection with the
plan of organization for the International Med
1887, had a meeting Saturday night They de-
cided II decline the positions offered them
under this new organization. for the reason
that the old committee was properly cOnstitu-
ted, and the arrangements as far as made were
satisfactory, and no necessity for a change ex-
isted. The gentlemen in ;his city who were
appointed by the old committee were fol-
lows lows: prs. rs s; G G. Busey, VIM. Lee: w. "; John
ston, Ford Thompson; A. +: .hing, John
The action of the meeting on Saturday night
will make it necessary for the Chicago commit
Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore have
taken the same action, and 1t is probable that
their example will be followed by other men,
bers of the profession who have been placed in
charge of sections.
AS stated recently in THE STAR the present
dificplty arises from the jealousy which the
living in the country districts regard what they
consider the excessive prominence of the city
tween the new and old code adherents appears
In resolution to keep out from the congress all
new code men. It is probable that a special
be called in order to adjust the present diff
Guilty and get matters in shape for the proper
reception OF the foreign delegates.
FAILURES IN THE DIsTRICT.-T. P. Madigan,
superintendent Bradstreet's mercantile agency,
writes to THE STAR as follows:
During the first six months of 1855 there
We're reported to "Bradstreets'' twenty-five
failures In the District of Columbia, the total
assets, S54, 1860. The majority were small
traders, whose capital ranged between $4,000
and $4,000. Although the total number has
away as compared with the total liabilities in
the first six months of 1884. On the other hand
the aggregate assets are smaller than fromJanu-
ary to July, 1885, which is not SO satisfactory,
showing as 1t does smaller proportionate
ability TO pay outstanding debts, even though
the the latter are less than reported year ago.
there UTQflfVlnO 81
months record of failures, as compared with
last year, such as the declining totals OF indebt
individual, the list shows notable increase in
number, and the proportion of assets to liabilt-
ties is smaller.
JOHN F. fuckers FUNERAL-The funeral Of
John F. Tucker took place at five o'clock yes,
9th street southeast, and was largely attended
from all parts Of the city, delegations from the
old Light Infantry corps, Oldest Inhabitants
present. The pall-bearers, who acted as such
for his wife few years ago, were w. q. MorcOe,
Boisean s Smith and VIM Hardy Father
O'Sulllvan, bishop-elect of Mobile, Ala, off,
ciated, and the interment was in the family lot
In Mt. Olivet.
MARRIAGE LIcENsE.-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk of the court to NJ. F.
NJ. James, OF Baltimore, Ma; Richard Calla-
Snau anu NAaISaIet S1cCauthy, SndS. SPARKS VI
Richmond county, Va, and Eliza V. Marten;
Harry L. Warfield and Elizabeth Allen, botn Of
Alexandria, Va; Thos. ]. Wrenn and Clara
Rose Wise.
PRESENTED FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL.-The Bal
ttmore grand jury found q presentment against
John Johns, of this city, on Saturday, for crim-
inal libel in writing letter to Mr.. F. w. Brune,
of Baltimore, making charges of untruthful-
ness and fraudulent practices. The letter ais o
criticised some papers filed at TowsOntown In
the litigation over the property of John Toiiy
Johns.
RoBBERIKs REPoRTED.-The house 500 East
Capitol street, occupied by Mr.. ]. G. Weede, who
entered by thieves Saturday night, by way Of
q cellar window, and thoroughly ransacked.
.Chas. A. Schotts house, 212 LIST street south
east was entered Friday night and robbed Of
money, gold watch and cigars, valued in all
at $165.-Thos. Carr's house, corner Of 26th
and streets, was entered on the 10th inst. and
wv. Nash, 942 r street, reports that on Sat-
urday night two brides, saddle, and breech-
ing were stolen from his stable.-Augustus
Abbott, 617 4th street, reports stolen from his
vest pocket, while the garment was hanging In
his stable, q silver watch.-Alfred B. Dent,
1915 18th street, reports lost or stolen within
the past month 9 gold onyx ring.
TEMPERANCE MEETIN0S.-A large temper
ance meeting was held at Ryiand N. e. church
last evening under the auspices of the Good
Templars, p. g. w. G. T. Kalstrom presiding.
Addresses were made by Hon. r. B. Vance,
Mrs. AAE. Chambers and others.--A well at
tended temperance meeting was held yesterday
tngton. Addresses were delivered by Messrs.
j. Ryan; grand chief OF the Sons of JOnQdab: r.