The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-08-29
FROM WASHINGTON
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. %, IS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. %, 'S5.
was informed to-day, on good au-
thorlty, that the Secretary of the Navy
will soon issue an order to navy officers
similar to that recently issued by Secre-
tary Endicott, with relation to army Of
ficers on detached duty. The navy
regulations require that officers shall
serve three years at sea and three on
shore, returning at the end of the latter
period to sea duty. Complaint has been
made by some officers that they did not
receive their full time on shore. To
remedy any such evil that may exist,
two officers, one from the line and one
from the staff, will probably be detailed
at an early date to keep a record show
ing the kind of work officers are en-
ployed on and the length of time that
they have been engaged. When three
years of shore duty have elapsed, the
officers will be sent to sea. 1t is said at
the Navy department that if such an
order is issued there would not be more
than ten or twelve officers affected by it,
Senator and Mrs. Logan are still COM
fortably situated in their Iowa Circle
home, but expect to leave Washington
next week for trip to the Thousand
Islands, on the st. Lawrence river.
They have not agreed upon the length
of their stay, but do not expect to return
to Washington for at least two months.
Orders have been issued at the Post
Office Department, directing that here
after the cases of all postmasters report
ed as being delinquent shall be acted
upon Immediately. Heretofore these
cases have been taken as they were
reached in the ordinary course of routine
business, and it has frequently happened
that delinquent postmasters have re-
mained in Office long after their delin-
quency had been discovered and report
ed upon.
The War Department authorities do
not expect that the cattlemen will have
entirely complied with the terms of the
Presidents proclamation for the evacu-
alton of Indian Territory by the expira-
ton of the forty days allowed them, but
they are informed that the intruders are
on the march and are removing so rap
idly that military interference would not
expedite matters. Gen. Miles has taken
an ample force to the scene, but does
not expect to be called upon.
The transfer of gold coin from the
sub-treasury at San Francisco to the
sub-treasury at New York through the
mails has been resumed. A package
containing $500, 900 arrived in New York
Yesterday. The amount shipped by
mail is about 81, 100000. 1t is learned
that the original intention was to have
transferred the gold from San Francisco
10 New York on U. S. war vessels by
way of the Isthmus of Panama during
the recent possession of that territory by
the U. s. naval forces. The troops were
withdrawn, however, before the plan
could be put in operation, and the mails
were resorted TO.
The statement has been. made that the
Civil Service Commission will protest
against two appointments, which it is
alleged are contrary to Civil Service law.
One of these appointments is that OF
Mr.. Haynie, of Illinois, as confidential
clerk, and private secretary to First As
sistant Postmaster General Stevenson.
The fact is that before Mr.. Haynie was
appointed the Civil Service commission
ers we're inquired of and said that no
examination was necessary. The other