The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-10
NATIONAL NOTES.
Fighting Silver---The Civil
Service Commission.
The Scattered Apaches---A New
Scheme Proposed for the Cap
ture of Them.

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test against the continued coinage OF the
present silver dollar, which contains the
signature Of almost every business man in
the State OF South Carolina Among the
signers are the Treasurer and Comptrollcr-
General Of the State.
The resigna ton OF \. &. Thompson, in
spector OF public buildings OF the Treasury
Department, has been accepted, to take
effect June 18th. He resigned by request OF
Secretary Manning.
The Secretary of the Interior has decided
that lands purchased by the United States
and transferred to the Interior Department
are to be regarded as part of the public
domain, held in trust for the people, and
as on the same basis as lands acquired by
cessiOn. The question arose from il dis
cussion OF the act OF July 5, 1884. prOvid-
ing for the transfer to the Interior Depart
ment of certain lands formerly used as Il
military reservation.
In response to the flood of applcat tons
for positions for postCffice Inspectors the
POstmaster-General has selected 25O ma mes
of persons most favor,bly recommended
and sent to them notices requiring answers
to certain questions by which their fitness
for the service could be ascertaincd. The
questions are intended to secure infor-
nation as to the age of the applicants. their
pursuits, their experience in the postal
service. Answers have been received
from about 175 persons. A special com
mission was appointed to examine and
classify the answers and select the most
promising subjects. About thirty-five APP
plicants were rejected because of advanced
age. There were twenty applicants from
one State all indorscd by the Senators OF
the State. and as the appointments will be
made with Il view to Il fair geogra phica
appointment. but two persons ut the most
can be appointed from one State. The
commission has just submitted it's report
and the Postmaster-G General will notify the
persons selected by the commission to APP
pear at an eXamina tiOn to be held in this
city about the middle of next month. The
vacancies to be filled number about thirty
three.
Delegates to the Convention OF Charities
and Corrections, to the number OF thirty
five ladies and gentlemen, called upon
President Cleveland this afternoon, and
were received by him in the East room.
They were introduced to the President by
Commissioner Edmonds. There were no
speeches, but the President took occasion
to express to several delegates his warm
interest in the reformatory measures, to
The Commissioner OF Navigation has
issued Il circular to customs officers in rr-
gard to the issue and surrender of marine
the principal provision OF
which is that all marine documents will he
numbered by the customs officers and pro-
gressiveiy issued, commencing new with
No. l on July 1st of each year. Five sep
arate series OF numbers will be used as fol-
lows: For registers (not generally issued on
northern frontiers or western rivers); for
for licenses under twenty tons
mot used on northern efrontier-); for
licenses to yachts (used and employed ex-
as pleasure vessels or designed as
mOdrlS).
CIVIL SERVICE EAMINATION.
The Postmaster-General to-day sent the
circular letter to each OF those Il D.
for positions as POstoffice Inspec-
ors who were selected by the committee
appointed for that purpose: ''SlR-You
ire notified that your appica ton for the
position of Inspector OF the Postoflice De-
'artment has been received and passed |
lpOn, and that you are required to attend |
Or examination ut Washington on tho |
18th inst, at 10 Il. IN. at the POStOfficc |
Failure to- attend will be con-
idered an abandonment OF your applica-
ion. Among the many applicants
1ho are notified to attend for
XamlnatiOn it is not probable
hat more than one will he chosen from
our State on this examination. Certainly
ot unless very speci uualifica tions shall
ppear in greater number and none will
'e chosen unless the examination be salts
actory. The examination will have
i the applicants for the peculiar service re-
uired, s,nd unless the applicant feels very
onfident OF his qualifications to meet the
eluirrmcnts Of the service he will recognize
he risk assumed of a loss of time and
expenses III attending according to
his notice. This is not stated
pecally to YOU. but to every
pplicant alike, and is not intended by
'ay OF encouragement, but simply as i,
aution and fair notice. Attention is in
tied to the rule herewith sent you that no !
to favor will avail any
hing to the advantage OF the applicant to
pply to this examination, but rather to
is disadvantages, it being the purpose of
he Department to secure the most efficient
orps of inspectors possible, and to have
hem depend for their positions hereafter
holly upon their own merits"
EATON DENIES TIE KUMoR.
Commissioner Eaton, being asked what
)lHdl1lOn there was Tor the r,ltnOrS pub
shed in some OF the papers lately that
mere had been collisions between the
ivil Service Commission and the heads OF
apartments or an unfriendly spirit mani
'sted on the part of the latter, and espec-
lily on the part of the Secretary OF the
Interior, towards the commission, says
hat there is no foundation whatever for
uch rumors. They appear, he says, to
ave originated among the enemies of re-
,rm and of the policy Of the Administra.
ion. No head Of any depart ment has
hOwn IL disposition to evadc the rule or
o embarasS the Commission. The story
old about the Commission rebuking the
ccretarv of the Interior in connection with
desired ccrtification from Dakota WAS
tterly baseless. Secretary Lamar has
one nothing of which the Commission has
h" least ground for complaint.