Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-11-27
Late Eastern News.
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Nrw Yonk, Nov. 2i.-Tbs Com
merciai Adrertis,r publishes the Dol
lowing special from Washington 2
4" The Postmaster General 10 receiv-
ing complaints from many ltepuhli-
eau communities where Democratic
postmasters have been appointed,
that the citizens will not recognise
them and that the mails are bsins
collected by outside parties and dc
liversd at tho mail traius. In East
Palestine. Ohio, 10 an independent
possoffice boz. and in Shsabs. IN the
same State. private parties are 70
ported 10 bs collecting the mails.
30 Is to lesson the sale and cancslla.
ton Of stamps. aud diminish the
postmastsrs salaiy. The same
thing is done in other small towns
iu Ohio. Wisconsin. Indiana. Ntr.
ginia. Illinois and Pennsylvania,
Complaint is made that . regular
system Of boycotting 10 being coo.
Quoted against the Questionable
Democratic postmastsra.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. ~ Reports
from special agents Of the General
Land Office indicate that little or no
attention was paid by ca,tlcmen who
illegally incloso public land 10 the
President y message Of last summer
commanding the removal Of the
fences. Commissioners Sparks sent
to-day about forty letters io the Seo.
retary OF the Interior. each letter
specifying and describing an illegal
enclosure o! tho public land. giving
the name OF tho holder OF holdsrs.
and recon nendirg that the matter
be brought 10 the attention of The
Attorney General, with view 10 The
institution OF both civil and criminal
proceedings for trespass agains, the
offenders. Sparks also recommends
that these cases he laid before the
President, with . request that he en-.
ercise the authority conferred upon
him by Congress In the matter,
The act OF Congress confers the
power to make use Of the military 10
secure the removal Of fences.
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LONDON, Nov. n A terrible cy.
clone swept over the Philippine lei.
spds yesterday. Eight thousand
buildings. including several churches
and school.houses, we're destroyed,
and twenty-five persons were killed.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. te.--fhs psssl.
dent is evidently disappointed In his
new Civil Service Commissioners.
The principal reason for changing
the old Board was that he believed
hs could moro readily impress upon
the members his own ideas of im
provernsnt In the administration of
the civil service law. The old Board
had practically created systsm, and
had become accustomed 10 certain
routine in the performance of their
duties, and were thus less liable 70
adapt themselves 10 any change; ~
il was decided 10 get new members
whose balance Of power would bs Of
the same political faith ~ tho Ad'
ministration, and Who, Il was
thought. would readily become I'm
busd with the Presidents views.
The President believes that there
should 10 Q broader construction to
the Law than now obtAins. aud that
other qualities, besides ths. Of mere.
ly being able TO answer correctly q
series Of questions. should bs taken
into consideration In the matter ol
selecting psrsons for appointment.
Fitness for position. capacity fo'
handling mon, and technical knowl'
edge OF the duties required. we're NJ
necessary in the Sterling case as
high rank In written sxaminstion
and hence oil the names Of those who
| passed examination were submitted
to the collector. This should be the
course In All cases, and csrti6eatiou
should not be confined 10 the fouI
highest on the list. This 10 The
Prssidsn,'s idsa, and he hss % pub
licly expressed himself. and yet ,hs
new Con missioner have taken ocea
sion 10 cay that their action In The
Sterling case, - fer o. sslslss 10 Ger
tifying the whole list, 10 not . psscs
den. Of what they will do In the 10
ture, and hence The Prssidsnvs die
appointmsnt over the fact that ths
members have failed 10 grasp BIZ
idea upon the subjee, Of civil ssrvis'
reform.
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MONTREAL, Nov. 2i.--Ths sntir'
adult population Of ~. Martha VII
lsgs VOLUNTARILY assembled ia III
church to-day and pledged then
solves 10 abstain from alcoholic bsv
srsgss for the spaca cf one yesr
The village has . pcpalssion os2. .oo'
persons.
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! wA.mxorox. Nov 22--Commis
sioner Sparks has recently made
ruling which 10 probably destined h
have an important influence upc'
the conrss of transactions In publ
lands. lie hat decided. IN sut
stance, that Communication of home
stead is In effect and iaw the turaisl
Of the entry Into . rrs.ssnptIon. en-
AZ such illegal. when claimant ha
previously had the bsnsf, OF sh
presumption Law.
Since the passage II the home
stead Law ID hes become almost
universal practice for ssttlsrs 10 .
cure claims under both thst aud ID
pre- smption Law, In addition I
which they have usually taken 'h
benefit Of the timber culture isw
tbus aggregsting. under the thrs
laws. q maximum estate os >s0 ssvs
10 ssoh ssttler. Il hes bssa eusts
. mary 10 take up . prsswpsies g