Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30

NO YELLOW FEVER IN BALDWIN, FLA-Sur-
geon-General Hamilton has received a tele-
gram from Surgeon Guiteras saying that he
mas examined every man, woman and child
ana every room and house in Baldwin, Fla,
and that there is not a particle Of sickness in
the place.
NONE BUT CITIZENS NEED APPLY.-The Civil
Service Commission do not entertain applica-
tons from aliens or unnaturalized persons
One such received yesterday from Canadian
not naturalized, was rejected Commissioner
Lyman said to STAR reporter that there was
no law on the subject, but the Commission be-
neved there were American citizens enough to
NIL the places. He thought, too, that an oath
OF ONCE without prior oath of allegiance was
an absurdity.
FIXED SALARIES FOR CUSTOMS OYFICyBs-
Customs Commissioner McCalmont, in his an
nual report to the Secretary of the Treasury
recommends fixed salaries for all customs off,
GERS. This. he says, will make more perfect
the general system of collection laws without
injury to any one. He says that most of the
claims for back pay due inspectors of customs
for service in former years have been settled
and that those still requiring final adjustment
are of questionable merits.
He WANTED THE COMMISSION TO SETTLE A
BETA man in New York is indignant because
the Civil-Service Commission has not sent him
information as to the relative number of re-
publlcans and democrats employed at present
in the Government Departments. He wanted
the information, he said, to decide bet The
Commission replied through its secretary that
1t had no other means than that possessed by
any intelligent American citizen of deciding
the question, and such an inquiry was beyond
its province. In reply, the New York man re-
fers to the answer as being unnecessarily i'm
polite" The records kept by the Civil-Service
Commission give no indication Of the political
faith OF applicants for office.
ARMY ORDERs.-Second Lieut.. Owen Bundy,
Third Inf, granted three months leave, to
| take effect November 15 First Lieut. Chas.
b. Lester, Fifth Cav, granted one months ex-
tension of leave.
KANSAS PEOPLE SUFFERING FOR FooD AND
| CLoTHING.-N. NJ. Wilkins, the postmaster at
Jalma, Mead County, Kan, in a letter to the
Post Office Department states that owing to
the failure Of the crops the people in that sec
ton are suffering for food and clothing
"Three-fourths of the people," he adds, Twill
starve unless aid can be procured. The peo-
pie OF this country have been pleading for aid
since spring, but as yet no aid has reached u.s.
Some in our county are living on parched corn
and Others on bread and coffee, and others on
bread and water"
NAVAL OBDERs.-Paymaster Geo. H. Read, as
assistant to the general storekeeper at the
| navy-yard, New York; Medical Director Albert
L. Gihon to duty in charge of the naval hospital
| at New York. Ensign Chas. II. Harlow as in
spector OF steel at Pittsburg, Pa; medical
director Jno. ]. Taylor has been detached
from duty in charge Of naval hopital New York
and ordered to duty as member of the medical
examining board at Washington, D. C.
CHANGES IN THE INSPECTOR GENERALS DE-
PARrMENT.-Col. Robert P. Hughes, inspector
general, recently relieved from duty in this
city, has been ordered to report for duty to the
commanding general division of the Atlantic
Lieut.. Col. Edward M. Heyl, inspector-gen-
eral, has been transferred from headquarters
department of Texas, to headquarters division
Of the Missouri, replacing Col. Joseph G.
Breckenridge, inspector-general. Lieut. Col.
Geo. II. Burton, inspector-general, has been
transferred from headquarters department of
Arizona to headquarters division of the
eral, has been relieved from temporary duty
in the office Of inspector-general, and ordered
to the department of the Missouri.
Miss JULIA R. WAYS has been appointed post
master at Porters, Carroll County, Nd, in the
place Of Mrs. Abijah Place, resigned.
PERsoSAL.-Mr. Alfred de Claparette, the
new Swiss minister at Washington, arrived in
New York from Europe yesterday. He intends
to remain in New York for several days.-
Andrew Squires Of Cleveland, s. 8. Small Of
Minneapolis, Ira Harris of Chicago, J. K. Al
ston of Columbia, 8. c., H. Conklin and Lud-
wig Nissen of New York, and Gen. Abbot and
H. W. Closson Of the Army and Dan1 Coolidge
Of Philadelphia are at the Ebbitt-Leo
Block Of Rochester, E. b. Garrison, VIM. Nc
Clean, g. W. Shanton, Ed. Dreyfus and Rob't
G. Irving of New York, and w. N Hawley of
San Francisco are at Willard's.-A. b. H.
Lille, Jno. +. Dillon, w. w. mcfarland, Saml
r. Belts and J. e. H. Hyde of New York, Hor-
ace Gray Of Boston, and w. H. Gridley Of St.
Paul are at Wormley' +. Hardy Of Troy.
n. Y, and DR.. A. NJ. Miller Of Bird-in-Hand
Pa, are at the St. James.-Geo. Forbes Of
Cleveland, D. w. Stuart Of Philadelphia, q. O.
Dellenbach and Z. Winte Of Pittsburg are at
Welckers.---Edw. Olcott Of Liverpool, P.
varill Of Paris, A. G. N. vermilye, Mahlon Ap-
gar and J. G. Mills Of New York, Jno. Ramsay
Mares Of Southampton, Eng, A. NJ. Bliss Of
Brooklyn, and w. w. Mitchell Of Cadillac,
Mich, are at the Arlington.-H. H. Elliott OF
Petersburg, Va, is visiting his bother, v. T.
Elliott, at 1874 T street uorthwest.