Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-06
IT LOOKS LIKE nUsrnp.,
A British Fleet of Seven Warshtu. an.
Two Torpedo Boats Sails For Nh,
Rehrfn0 Sea.

1T LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS.
A British Fleet of Seven Warsh,r.
Two Torpedo Boats Sails Ror en-.
Behring Sea.
CHICAGO, Aug. ga special from Winpi-
peg says: It was learned last night from
British Columbia officer who was passing
through the city that the entire British fleet
of the British navy, with the exception of two
torpedoes steamed out of Esquimault harbor
three days ago bound for the scene of the re-
cent seizure on Behring sea. This was the
result of much telegraphic communication
between the admiral in command of the feet
and the Canadian and imperial governments.
The feet that went north consists of seven
warships and two torpedo boats. Five addi-
tional warships are shortly expected at Es-
quimault to reinforce the feet. Orders have
been left that one of these is to straightway
proceed north and the others will remain at
that point. The admiral's orders are not
known.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The arrangements
for the Presidents trip to Bar Harbor, Me-,
and subsequently to Indianapolis were fnal-
~ COmploICu ILLS dlICIuOOu 4uo party "
leave Washington tomorrow morning con-
sists of the President, Secretary Window and
Private Secretary Halford. The party will
start at $40 in special car over the Penn
sylvania road arriving in New York about
o'clock where they will take the steamer Pill.
grim, of the Fall River line, at 5 O'Clock for
Boston, reaching there about O'Clock. They
will remain in Boston until the following
morning, and the President will hold a recep-
ton at the Vendome Wednesday afternoon.
The party will separate OF Boston, the Presi-
dent and Mr.. Hslford proceed by rail to Bar
Harbor and Secretary Proctor going to his
home in Vermont. Secretary Window will
remain in Boston for few days looking into
certain customs matters there requiring his
attention, and will then return to WashinR-
ton. Walker Blaine will meet the presiden.
tial party at Boston and escort them to Bar
Harbor. 1t is the Presidents intention to
return to Washington the 18th instant, and
he will make trip to the White Mountains
on his way back If it can be arranged. He
will leave Washington on the goth instant to
attend the army reunion at Indianapolis on
the 22d, and will leave there the following
morning for Washington.
The President to day made these appoint.
meEts:
Edward F. Hobart of New Mexico, sur
veyor general of New Mexico.
J. A. Clark of Maine, pension agent at
Augusta, Ne.
6. G. Townsend of Michigan, to be princi-
pal clerk of public lands in the general land
Office.
Isaac 3. Conweil of Indiana, principal
clerk on private land claims in the general
land Office.
Registers of land ofices-William a. Mo-
Cam of Nebraska at Chadren, Neb.; Julian
81. Bingham Of Alabama at Montgomery, Ala. !;
William +. Mayo of Arkansas at Dardanelles,
Ark.
The Post to day prints interview with Sec
retaries Window, Proctor and Noble and At
torney General Miller in relation to the work
ings of the civil service law. The following
questions were asked the cabinet officers:
Do you think the enforcement of the law
has improved the public servicea
Do you not think that you, as the head of
the department, are better qualified to select
clerks with special reference to the work re-
quired of them, than anybody elses
The responsibility of properly running the
department being upon you, would you, if
there were no civil service law, select men
whom you did not believe qualified, solely for
political reasons?
Secretary Window unhssitatingly asserted
in response to the first question that he be-
lieved the enforcement of the law had in-
proved the public service. When asked if
he did not think he was better qualified to
select clerks with special reference to the
work to be performed, than any one else, he
replied: 81 would not have the time. I
much prefer to be relieved of the necessity.
I would be dependent in great measure on
the representations Of the aspirants them
sEsssy 81 thss 6ssasggal5s H9pla haSs s
needy persons who are incapable Of self
support in other walks Of life and l would
have to be constantly correcting mistakes
of my own making. as it would be impossi-
BILE for me to make more than the hasty in
quiries into the clerical merits of the candi.
dates"
"Would you with the responsibility of run
ming the treasury upon your shoulders select
| men solely for political reasons, whom you
did not believe qualified, if there were nc
| civil service law4''
'tNo, sir, 1 would not" emphatically re-
| joined the secretary. "Nor do believe that
| others would do SO to any extent. Certainly
no person fit to occupy any official position
would do that"
Secretary Proctor thought the law had i'm
proved the public service. but said he had
known very little Of the service previous to
the existence of the law.
"In regard to my experience and feelings
for the civil service law" said Secretary Mo-
ble ~ can say that 1 endeavor to obey it to
the extent that I understand it with SINGER
ity. As to whether can get along without
it, I can only say that in the GEN.
sus bureau, where the statute required
the secretary of the interior to make regula-
tons with the assistance of the supeFintend-
ent of the census, that we have inagurated q
system of rules of examination that we be-
lieve will give just as good results under our
direct care as if We had al outside superin-
tending board. l shall continue to obey the
civil service law as far as l believe it goes,
but am not inclined to surrender a single
point to the commission on any pretension
they make" The secretary refused to an
swer the other questions.
"Xou do not suppose you are going to ges
cabinet officers to answer those questions, do
yoa?" was Attorney General Millers' COM
ent. GAS for me, my business is to interpret
| the law and certainly do not want to dis
cues it."
Secretary Rusk preferred to say nothing at
this time.
Secretary Window said this evening that
in absence of official information concerning
the escape of the British sealer Black Dia-
mond, he did not care to discuss the matter
Captain Shepherd, he said, had notified the
department by telegraph of the capture OF
thaBritish vessel and had said he would