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changing Civil Service Rules.

1R1'6 OHSAH SCHvHCC Asu1cDs
TO PREVENT APPLICANTS FROM MAKING THEIR
POLITICS RNOWN TO APPOINTING OFFICERS.
President Cleveland, upon advice of the civil
service commission, has amended rule 8 of the
civil service rules to provide that all applica-
tions for examination must be made in blank
forms to be prescribed by the commission. II
the applicant desires to enter competitive ex-
animation for the departmental service he
must apply in writing Tor a blank form TO the
commission at Washington and if for the Gus
toms or postal service, to the local board of
those branches, respectively. The OBJECT OF the
ing known his politics and standing to the APP
pointing or nominating officer. The commits.
sion has instructed the local boards not to per-
mi. the appointing or nominating officer to in.
spect the eligible register. The civil service
commission contempates q change that will
make all local boards of examiners for admis-
sion to the post office and custom service COM
posed of mon not themselves in the civil SER
vice.
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The Augusta strike Ended.
THE MILL OPERATIVES TO RETURN wohK AT

AUGUSTA, GA, August ia basis of settle
ment OF the mili troubles has been agreed upon
aud the operatives will return 10 work imme-
diately. A committee will be appointed to 70
wise and adjust wages.
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OuR WooD MAsrE1s

selected from the productions of the principal man.
utacturers with much to meet the artistic tastes
Of this markes, and We believe offering greater
Inducements In the way Of extensive and wsll-ar-
ranged stock aud low prices than any dealer In any
city
HAYWARD 4 HUTCHINSON
BCTCHERS BOSTON POLISH for floors s iuss
what you want Our sales In this article ere now
double taat of any previous yeax. ty3
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THE PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRACY.
The State Convention at Harrisburg
The Contest for the GubernatOrial
Nomination.


The Contest for the GubernatOrial
Nomination.
HARRISBURG, Pa, August 17.-At q confer
ence held this morning between Chairman
Hensel and the Wallace managers 1t was de-
termined that there should be no contest in the
convention over the organ Zation. Mr.. Hensel
suggested ex-Judge NJ. c. Herman. of Cumber-
land county, for temporary chairman, and this
was accepted by the Wallace people with the
unders tanding that they should name the per-
manent chairman. This arrangement was
agreed to, and IL is probable that ex-Congress-
man NJ. F. Elliott, Of Tloga, will be their man.
1t is possible, however, that Mfr. Elliott may
not satisfy all the Wallace people and
that Hon. Jacob Zeigler, of Butler, may
be selected after all. 1t will be one of the
two. There appears to be little prospect of a
dark horse in the contest for the head of
the ticket, the situation now promising a fight
to the finish between Black and Wallace, and
SO lar the lieutenant governor appears to have
the best OF 1t, but by no means a sure thing.
Africa will be nominated for secretary Of the
interior without a contest ii ne consents, and
Maxwell Stevenson's chances for the congress
siOnal nomination seem TO be next to certain.
Ex-Congressman Speer will nominate Mr.. Wall
lace and eX-COngressman Mash. of York, will
present Black name TO the convention.
AS yet there is no talk of a platform, although
1t is said that Chairman Hensel has one cut and
dried, and Mr.. Wallace has sent draft of sew
eral planks which will clash with the Hensel
resolution. II Black is nominated for governor,
Bruce Ricketts, OF LuZerne, will almost GER
tainly be the nominee for lieutenant governor.
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CAMPBELL CARRINGToN, ATTORNEY-AT
OLaw. Practices In all the CourtA Office 4SO Lou
sians ave. (Baroouf Law Bulding) Residence 1889
9th St apsr6m
NJ II. MILLER. ATTORNEY
Ne Rooms and 4. Gunlon Law Building,
az LOUISIANA avenuA
Ne1ldeuco. 6l3 i ~ NV. m020
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PERsoNAL.-Gen. Sheridan, Col. NJ. Sheridan
and Samuel Maddox. of Washington, were
registered in Chicago on Saturday.--Mr and
Mrs. c. NJ. Ogden and S. II. Withrow, of WASH
tngtOn, were passengers by the steamer sailing
from Baltimore for Boston yesterday.-Mr.
and Mrs. II. A. Willard are to have Justice and
Mrs. Miller as their guests at their comfortable
Nantucke: home. Representative Ketcham
Representative Negley is at Willards-Dr. d.
w. Prentiss and Miss Prentiss have gone to
Buffalo, To attend the meeting OF the American
science Association.-Mr. Thomas Ewing
Sherman, $. j., son OF Gen. Sherman will be
professor Of rhetoric in Detroit College during
the next tyear.-COntroller Trenholm Mr. H
A. Z. Carter the Hawaiian Minister and Senior
Muruaga the Spanish Minister were registered
| in New York last evening.-Mr. John O'Neill
OF the Sixth Auditors office and his wife have
gone to Atlantic City tor :tay of several
at the Ebbitt.--Monsignor Capel was regis
tered in san Francisco on last Tuesday,
Among late arrivals at Sea Isle City are Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Penn Jones and Miss Jones. Miss
Mary l.. Taylor, Miss JEANNE Taylor Theo-
dore KnOwltOn, Mrs. Geo. j. Davis and chill
dren, and Rev. o. G. Morse and falnily.-The
following are some of the recent arrivals at
Rock EnOn Springs from Washington: Mrs J.
A. Prescott and son, Miss Ella Mccartney, Mrs.
aldson. w. Scott Towers, d. A. Chambers, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Beall and son, w. V. Cox, W.
T. Hord, A. M. Moore and family, Mrs. and
Miss Ashford, Mrs. Minnie r. Bishop, Mrs. E.
SnOwden Bell Miss L. Ford, e. NJ. Finch Snow.
den Ashford, C. NttZe and son, Mrs. JnO Newton
Jno. b. Clarke, L. II. Dent, w. f. Morseil Mrs.
Mary Berthong and Miss Annie L. Heaton.
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structiOn - Oak eta Towns.
ABERDEEN, OAK, August 17.-A heavy wind
and rain storm again visited this vicinity yes
terday ahd swept over q fifty. mile radius,
doing more damage than any previous storm.
At Newark, thirty-ive miles northeast OF here,
on the new extension OF the Milwaukee road,
the suffering ts heaviest Four persons were
killed and another fatally injured. Among the
victims are the wife and child Of John Cakes
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MRS. MARY SCOTT, wife of Lieut.. Scott, U.s.A.
now in Dakota, died Saturday night at Char.
lottesville, Va, of congestion of the lungs
Three little children survive her, the last born
twins, being not seven hours old at the time of
her decease.
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Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, 12S ,493; customs. 9714, ,103.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-17

GEN. AUGUR's CONDITION continues to i'm
prove. The fact Of his drinking but little
water since he was shot is considered evidence
that but little or no fever has resulted from his
wounds
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THE GALENA IN CANADA WATERs.-The q.
S. 8. Galena arrived at Halifax. n. S., yesterday
morning from Port Hawkesbury and exchanged
saiutes with the citadel The new government
steam cruiser Yosemite arrived there yesterday
from New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-17

THOSE who leave the city during the summer
can have THE STAR mailed to them for any
length of time and the address changed as often
as desired. The subscription must be invariably
paid in advance,
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THE ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL.--First
Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson is
detained at his home In Springfield Ill., by the
serious illness of his daughter. In the medn-
time Second Assistant A. Leo Knott will act as
Postmaster General.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-17

COUNT SAIGO and his japanese companions
yesterday visited the navy yard and paid
special attention to the work on the steel guns
in the ordnance shops. They were accompanied
by Lieut.. Schroeder, of the navy, who was de
tailed as their escort. To-day they visited the
public buildings. Count SaigO dined at the
Japanese legation last evening.
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I Z IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE
49, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
HOLDING special term for Orphans Court business
August 9Th 1856
In the matter Of the estate of CaTHARINE F. foytr
late OF the District OF Columbia deceased. Appli Ca
ion for the probate of the last and and
for letters testanentary on the estate the
ceased has this day been made by David F. Nc; owan
and john Rdout. All persons interested are hereby
nohed TO appear in this court Friday the third day
OF September next, at II o'clock H., to show cause
why the said will should not be proved and admitted
TO probate and letters testamentary the estate of
the said deceased should not issue prayed. Pro-
vded, copy of this order be published once a week
for three weeks In the Washington Law Reporter and
the Evenin star pre- lcus 10 the said day
BY the court. WIN. VI. MERRICk, Justice.
Test: H. J., RAMSDEIT
Register OF Wills for the District of c Columbia
JOHN RIDOUT, Solicitor. 472 La. ave.
AnlQlaW3W - - ~
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Gen. McCook, speaking of the controversy
with Mexico, said that the United States does
not want war with that country; that it would
be an expensive undertaking without adequate
results, for, he said, the Mexican population is
made up largely of lawless people, and after
conquering the territory it would require q
standing army of one hundred thousand men
to each of the Mexican states to keep the peo-
pie in subsection and maintain order.
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THE PRESIDENT and party arrived at Albany
at9 O'Clock last evening and C9l. and Mrs. La
mont left the train for their home. DIR. Samuel
B. Ward joined the party and they left Albany
at 9:13 p. M, their route being via RouseS'
Point. Moira, Paul Smiths and thence by stage
to the Prospect house in the A0lroudacks.
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STENoGRAPHER APPoINTED.-D. l.. O'Con-
ner, formerly clerk to the Bouse naval commit
tee, has been appointed a stenographer at q
salary of 81 600, in the Navy departinent
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CORSON & MCCARTNEY,
Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds

Deposits. Exchange. Loans Collections.
Railroad Stocks and Bonds and all Securities listed
On the Exchanges of New York Phadephia Boston
and Baltimore bought and sold.
speciality made of In vestment Securities District
Bonds and all Local Railroad, Gas, Insurance and
Telephone stock dealt In.
American Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold au7
[ES CHEAP FUEL FOR WINTER OF
To members of the ROCHEALE COOPERATIVE
SOCIETY of the District of Columbia The Executive
Committee has concluded contract. to take effec,
Immediately and run to June 80 1887 prices much
lower than can be obtained from any other source
Clean coal and 2 24O pounds to the ton guaranteed
Members must be in possession of the Trade
the curl ent year tgOod until April 50, 1SS1) ThOsa
who have not already given their orders for coal
urged 10 do so promptly Orders be given to the
follow ing named members who win give ali needed in
formation. and who can also furnish Trade Cards,
come such without ceremony and little cost by call
ing upon any of those named below, and will be
entitled to the special advantages of coal contract
well of the lOS contracts with tradesmen in ali
Jos: NJ Wilson, l1Os Md. ave s.w
A. I. LOngley, SO6 A ST. II. e.
f c. Fawcett 6O3 Mass ave- u. e
J. T. McCabe, % Sd st. ne.
J. NJ Andrus, 1910 Columbia st.
w. A. WilbOrn, 1st Auditor office.
ThOs. l. Gardner, Sll 18th st. NV.
l. Vanderhoef. Sl3 G ST. NV.
T. l. Mills 1870 n. Y. ave. H. W.
l. q. Patterson, 1886 Mass. ave. NV.
A. n. Meeker, sos 4th ST. Sc.
W. H. Womersley, 1925 II st NV.
L. T. Hunt, 1910 5 st. n. w.
J. W. Harsha, 9O5 II st. NV
Th0a NJ. Reed, 1853 9th ST. NV
II. w. Smith. 7l6 St s.w.
f l. Corbin, I'd Auditors Office.
By order of the committee
TES SAMUEL KER DESIRES TO CALL
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MOVEMENTS OF U. 8. NAVAL VEssELs.-The
Navy department Is informed OF the arrival OF
the U. s. s. Mohican at Auckland, New Tea
land, to-day. The u. s. 8. Juniata sailed from
New York yesterday for the Pacific station.
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CTcS SAMUEL KER DESIRES TO CALL
OA the attention of his friends to the fact that he
Is now permanently located with Messrs Singleton &
Fletcher, 4l5 1th ST. where he will be glad to see
them and TO show them elegant line of CARPETS
Furniture and Upholstery Goods Prices guaranteed
the lowest aHI4 81
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TFS PHOSvITG-THIS COMBINATION, OF
NA Calisaya. Wild Cherry and Horsford's Acid
Phosphstes, is popular and efficient Brain and Nerve
Tontc. and q safeguard againss Malaria. sold as
In bottles on draught with soda water. tl5
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ARMY ORDERs.-Major VIM. Arthur, pay
master, now awaiting orders in New York city,
ordered to duty in the department of Texas
First Lieut.. H. D. Borup, ordnance department,
ordered to duty at the West Point academy.
Capt. Chas. w. Whippie, ordnance department,
ordered from New York to East Lyme, Conn.,,
on public business. Leave of Assistant Surgeon
u. Y. Loring extended two months for disabil-
1ty. Major Chas. w. Foster, quartermaster,
gr,n,ed leave from August 18th to September
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-17

TErS REMOVAL
U DR. THOa O. HILLS,
DENTIST
Ofhce and residence removed to 1921 New York
avenue. Yl7-1ms
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0rS PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR FINE
- DRESS SHIRTS with HALL 4 BARNES.
FURNISHERS AND SHIRT MAKERS, 9OS + st.
NV. HJ successors 70 THOHPSON'S SHIRT FAC
TORY. my6
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REDEMPTION OF CALLED BoNDS.-Actfng
Secretary Fairchild said yesterday, in answer
to numerous inquiries as to whether the de-
partment would redeem called bonds at any
time before the maturity Of the call apd pay
interest thereon to the date Of presentation,
that such had been the practice Of the depart
ment for q long time and he saw good reason
why it should not be continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-17

A COURT-MARTIAL NOT NECFsSARY-The
court OF inquiry which investigated the charges
against First Lieut.. 8. w. Quackenhush, of the
marine corps, of absence without leave, at the
New York navy yard, found that he was so
the Navy department that court martial was
not necessary, and Lieut.. Quackenbush sailed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-17

Copy HOLDERS IN THE BUREAU OF LABOR
The civil service commission has rendered q
decision that the appointments Of "copy hold
ers" In the labor bureau are properly within
the classified service and must be made ON the
certifcatiOn of the civil service commission.
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REINsTATED.-Mrs. Margaret A. Fallon, OF
New York, has been reinstated in her former
position in the sixth auditors office, Treasury
department. At the recent reduction of the
force IN that office Mrs. Fallon was among those
who were dismissed.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

IfC~ KIT CARSON POST, No. g GAR, AND
CNsHA DRUM CORPS will assemble promptly at
4:oO pm. WEDNESDAY. August 18th. at 1925 Sth
ST. NV, to attend the funeral ofSenior Vice COmman-
der E g. HOFFMAN.
CHARLES P. LINCOLN, Post Commander.
+ .iirton
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THE NEW SILVER CERrIFIcATEs.-It is
learned at the Treasury department that the
new silver certificates authorized at the last
session of Congress will not be ready for issue
much before the LIST of November
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29
Willis at DeianO.

Special to the Globe.
DELANO, Mimi, Oct. ga grand rally
was held by the Democrats at DelalO this
evening at SteffeS' hall. Nj. A. O'Hair,
chairman of the meeting, introduced Hon.
John w. Willis. of st. Paul, who spoke to
the large audience fully an hour without IA
tiguing his listeners. He tod them
the story of the campaign in
brief, and urged reasons why
Democrats should rally more periodically
than ever around the standard, and gave
subject for thought to the many Republl-
cans present. His presentation OF the tariff
question was one of the most clear and dis
tlnct ever heard in Delano. His treatment
of the liquor question gave to that thread
bare subject new Individuality.
and made it more interesting than
ever before. MIR. Willis is thorough Ames
man and our next governor may congrat-
ulate himself on having so Warm cham
pion and devoted admirer. The audience
was an enthusiastic one, and the applause
whenever DR.. AmeS' name was mentioned
was deafening. The music fol the Occas-
sion was under the direction of Prof. r. NJ.
Bohn. who very kindly donated the services
of his OcheStra for the occasion.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29
IN ST. PAUL.
Great Excitement in This City Over
the Disaster,

Great Excite menf i'm y his City Over
the Disaster.
The news of the disaster created great
deal of excitement in St. Paul At first it
was thought that the train was the one
that left this city the night before at 7:30
O'Clock and those who had friends on that
train were exceedingly anxious regarding
their welfare, 1t was impossible to get any
of the details, and even at the railroad Of
fees knowledge of the accident was limited,
all information received there coming from
the offices in Milwaukee. and the officials
could only say that the nOrth-bo limited
train had been wrecked, three cars buried
and several persons killed. The number
of the fatalities in the morning was said tc
be seven, but later advices incre aSed thai
number to thirteen.
j. c. Boyden. general Northwestern
freight agent of the Milwaukee road. was
on the train, but an apprehension as to his
safety was allayed by a telegram received
early in the morning by j. A. Chandler,
stating that he was all right. Mrs. J.YT.
O'Dell, wife of the assistant general mana
ger of the Northern Pacific road, LETT Chi
cago on the train Wednesday night and
when news of the accident reached the city,
Mr. O'Dell was naturally seriously con-
cerned regarding his wife's safety. A tele.
gram from her stating that she had escaped
uninjured Quieted his fears. and he left on
the lao train tor the scene of the disaster.
The disaster was the subject of general
discussion and comment during the day in
railroad circles. and much was said dis
paraging to the running OF limited trains.
1t was the general verdict that thirteen
hour run between St Paul and Chicago
was fast enough, and 1t was almost fool
hardness to put train over the distance in
twelve hours and twenty minutes, the time
that has been made by the limited trains
for few months past on the Omaha and
Milwaukee roads. At the point where the
wreck occurred is the best stretch of the
Milwaukee road between St. Paul and Chi
cago. and it is along this stretch that the
limited trains usually make their fastest
time, and make up lost time if they are
beh nd Had the limited colided with an
other train, instead of leaving the track and
running into sand bank, the chances are
that not one would have escaped, as the
train at that point runs at rate Of nearly
mile minute
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THE GALLANT ENGINE Err.


His Goodness saved the Lives of the
Passengers i'm the Sleeping cars.
MILWAUKEE. Oct. 2S.-Paul Bouche, of
New York City, member of the French
importing firm of Bouche Sons & Co.. was
one of the passengers who returned to
Milwaukee. He said:
was fortunate enough to be in the Mil
waukee sleeper. After leaving Milwaukee
fell sound asleep and was awakened by
sudden Jerk. didn't at first know what was
the matter and didn't suppose there was any
danger. The conductor came along and told
US excitedly that we would have to get out
quick. as the car ahead of us was burning
and there was danger OF our car
catching fire. The fire seemed to
catch instantaneously like spark
applied to barrel OF powder. The collision
and the fire came at the same time. The cries
of the victims who were pinned down in the
coach were heartrending, but they lasted not
longer than four or five minutes, when all
were smothered 10 death. Words cannot do
justice to the noble engineer WHO
STOOD AT HIS POST
and put on the brakes He saw that the
switch was open. but reversed the engine and
in that way he probably saved the
lives of all those in the seepers, for
the sleepers would otherwise have
teIeScoped the other cars and all
would have been piled in a heap. After the
engineer escaped from his engine he ran back
to the sleepers and warned the porters that
the other cars were on fire, and that the pas
sengers must be gotten out quickly. He was
covered with blood, but seemed to have no
thought about himself, but only for those on
the train. One OF the men from the postal
car was equally helpful. He ran to window
where be saw two women and attempted to
help them out, but they were fastened down
and could not be eXtricated. One man took out
two little children. The youngest was taken
from the arms OF lady who cried out five or
six times: Take my husbands only child"
As soon as the child was taken she tainted
and was shortly after surrounded by flames.
One of the passengers said he saw three
women standing up in the car seemingly fas-
tened in some manner which prevented their
moving in any direction. They, also, were
soon surrounded b. the flames, and became
a part OF the burning mass"