Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-11
The Railway Mail Service.

THE ORDER EXTENDING CIVIL SERVICE RULES LONG
CONTEMPLATED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The order made by the President applying
the civil service rules to the railway mail
service brings between 5000 and 5000
employees Of the Government under the
protection of the civil service laws.
There has been some remark upon its
being made at tins time, political oppo-
nents of the administration alleging that the
President has done it to prevent the new adj
ministration from making ''clean sweep"
AS a matter OF fact the action now taken by
the President has been in contempla-
ton for several months. The civil
service commissioners last summer urged
the action now taken, as was stated in The
STAR and the proposal received the approval Of
the President.
On the 5th inst. the President wrote to the
commission that in his opinion the efficiency Of
the public service rendered it necessary to in
clude in the classified service and subject to
examination the employees of the railway mail
service, and requesting that after conference
with the POstmaster-General the commission
prepare necessary notifications Of the present
rules and regulations to meet the proposed ex-
tension.
The railway mail service will be added as q
fourth branch Of the civil service. As it has
been deemed impracticable to maintain the ap-
portionment followed in making departmental
appointments q separate register of eligibles
will be kept for each Of the ten divisions, and
examinations will be held at the headquarters
Of each division. This arrangement, Commits
sioner Lyman says, provides practically for a
geographical apportionment but not for an ap-
portionment by congressional districts.
Is MRs. HOME INsANr.-Mrs. Ann How're. an
old woman who lives on 9Th street southwest,
was held at the fourth precinct station last
night as an insane patient. She is about seven
ty years old and has lived in South Washington
for q number Of years. She has acted strange
ly for some time past, and has been regarded
a. insane by the police. Mrs. Hoyne owns q
house and several vacant lots in South WASH
ington, and is supposed to be worth about
"a 600 or $1,000. She attracted the attention
Of the police yesterday morning at Pennsylva-
mia avenue and It'll street, when she wanted to
| 60 in one direction and her husband wished
her to 60 in another. Officer Mcmahon, after
long time, persuaded her to accompany her
husband, and they vent together to Riggs
bank in an avenue car. When they returned
an hour later the wife again objected to accom-
panying her husband, and said that he was
trying to get her money from her. When the
officer attempted to restore amicable relations
between them she accused him Of standing in
with her husband, and said: bad luck to both
Of you" The officers efforts were Of no avail,
and he concluded to take her to the station.
She had in her possession e279 which she had
drawn from the bank. She was turned over 70
her husband later in the afternoon and they
sterteo t0WA0 oOutn Warrington. Instead OF
going to their home they went through the
Smithsonian grounds, and were going down
Maryland avenue toward the river, pulling at
each other, when Ofacer Henry arrived with
the patrol wagon and placed the woman under
arrest. Her case was placed in. the hands of
| the sanitary officer this morning and her
friends will make an effort to have her sent to
Mount Hope, Baltimore.
An Ux1IcsxsED Ayc11oxExa-This mor,ins
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tried for being an unlicensed auctioneer. BE
claimed that he was doing business under M.
Weeks license; that he paid Mr.. Weeks Dor.
ton Of his commission for the use Of his license
such circumstances was no protection. and i'm
posed 6ne Of CLOS. Execution Of sentence
was suspended for sixty days In order to rive
M. Mccarthy an opportunity TO get license.
| lis announced that there Il not now siuele
caso Of yellow tovoE IN Jacksonville PA