The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-18
REFORM RULE.
The President Makes Some
New Civil-Service Rules
as to Appointments.
Congressman Reagan's nrOtber,
+. II, Reagan, Gets the Third
District MarshaIship.
"Penalty" Envelopes Must Not
be Used for Free Mailing
of Private Matter.
A had Postmaster who skipped
TO Manitoba with $1,000,
Brought Back.
WARRINGTON NEWS.
Gathered about the Department.
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Gathered about the Departments
aud the executive office.
Washington, July 1.-THE presi-
dent has made the following civil
service rules: appointment TO 1850
places in the pension office, provided
to be filled by act of March Sd, 1885.
except so lar as they may be filed by
promotions or transfers must be sep
arately apportioned. by the appoint-
lug power in as uear conformity to
the second section OF the act of Jauu-
airy l6, 1888, as the need of filling
them promptly aud the residence and
qualifications of applicants will per-
nit" Tho section above referred to
provides that appointments shall be
appointed among the states aud terri
tories, and the District of Columbia
upon the basis Of their population Ms
ascertained by the proceeding census
AN APPOINTMENT DECLINED.
Utica, July lex Senator Francis
Keenan, has declined the appointment
of government director of the Union
Pacific railway, recently rendered him
by the president.
A TEXAS APPOINTMENT.
Washington, July 1.-THE prcsi-
dent made the following appoint
ments this afternoon: Alex Dawson.
of Kentucky, consul at Nantes. TO be
United States marshals; Reuben b.
Peasants for the eastern district of
Louisiana, and =. b. Reagan for the
eastern district of Texas. To be
United States attorneys; John ID Bur-
net for the southern district of Ala
adams, and Charles Is. lIaury for the
northern district of Mississippi.
Mr. Peasants resides in New Or
leans, aud was urged for the position
of marshal by Senator Gibson and
many prominent merchants o! the
state.
Mr.. Reagan is brother of Repre-
sentative John ii. Reagan, of Texas,
and was for many years sheriff of
Cherokee county, Texas.
Mr.. Burnet is q resident of Ever
green, Ala; he is described as an able
lawyer, who has twice represented his
county in the state legislature.
INDIAN AGENT RESIGNS.
Washington, Jnly 1.-THE rcsigna-
ton of Isaac Taylor, Indian agent at
the Sacque and Fox agency in the In
dian Territory, has been accepted.
a BAD POSTMASTER.
Washington, July IA telegram
was received at the postoflice depart
ment to-day from Inspector Metcalt
at GAINESVILLE, Mimi, saying he had
brought from Manitoba, under arrest,
Leara Gunderson, late postmaster at
Cumberland, Wis. About three
months ago, Gunderson was short
$1,000 in his money-order accounts
and fled to Manitoba.
PENALTY ENVELOPES.
Washington, July 1.-THE post
master-general has issued circular
letter to inspectors, postmastcrs and
other postal officials, stating that there
is reason to suppose that penalty en-.
velopes, prepared and issued to the
executive department for tho free
transmission of official matter in the
mails, are frequently misusod. Atten
ton is called TO the provisions
of the law bearing on til,
subject, and postoilice officials arc di-
rected to report promptly TO the de
partment all cases coming to theii
knowledge wherein ii is violated.
NEW CHIEF.
Washington, July 1.-THE secre
tary of the treasury has appointed u
l.. Herkens, chief of division in th,
| sixth auditors office.