The Washington critic., 1889-04-19
THE DEPARTMENTS,

lneTe VIII De IN examination at the
rooms of the Civil Service Commission, in
this city, on the 25th instant, commencing
at 8 a. m, to I'LL vacancy In the position
Of nautical expert, photographic Office, at
salary Of SO per day. The technical part
Of the examination requires knowledge OF
nautical science, comprehending seaman
ship, vessels lights, navigation, construc-
tion Of charts, nautical surveying, currents,
tides, magnetic variation, storms, ocean
meteorology, deep-sea soundings and trans
lation OF technical French.
The Sale of Stamps in Oklahoma.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has decided that under the recent act OF
Congress and the proclamation OF the
President in relation to Oklahoma, 1t
ceases to be an "Indian country and that
special tax stamps may be sold to whole
sale and retail liquor dealers to engage In
business therein under the same terms and
regulations as In other States and Terri
tories In the United States The effect of
this decision will be to allow wholesale and
retail liquor dealers to purchase special tax
stamps In Oklahoma on the same terms as
in other sections OF the country, and Inter
nal Revenue agents will be ordered there 10
sell them and to protect Government in
terests
The Famine in Corea.
The Charge d'Affaires ad interim OF
Corea, in note TO the Department Of State
of the 10th instant, says, with reference to
Tnroa ,hat av ero t,raativ ~ ,no int a.
| II appears that. owing TO the scarcity of
rice in the Southern districts, import duties
| were removed from all food products and
| cargoes OF rice were purchased In Japan for
| distribution among the sufferers by express
| direction OF His Majesty the King. He
adds that the Government and people OF
Corea are deeply grateful for the kindness
| and sympathy extended to them by for
| eisners III 0eoui'
| sentence OF Dismissal commnted.
The President has mitigated the sentence
| OF dismissal imposed on Cadet Isaac G.
| jerks OF the third class at the Military
| Academy, who was convicted by court
martial OF dsobedience OF orders. The
| mitigated sentence is that Cadet jerks be
made to do turns OF extra duty each Satur-
| day until the beginning OF the cadet en-
eampment and to be confined when not on
Iy uuI.y IV I1 .na' part Vi 'i'o cuiup eas' Vi 'he
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| Late Appointment Yesterday
The President yesterday afternoon ap-
| pointed Marvelle w. Cooper OF New York,
| to be Appraiser OF Merchandise IN the Dis
| trict OF New York; Marshall j. Corbett of
New YORK, 10 DC Assistant Appraiser OF
| John III Co1vens of Rhode leland IN he
goiIadto 90 y, c',sto,, tnr niStr,o, ~ 20 20
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France to Tax Foreign Lard.
The u. S. Consul at Havre, France has
notified the State Department that after
May a duty OF 60 cents per 100 pounds
net WIN 9e levied ON az inlp9rtatlons into n
fIance oi laII ullAeu WIN eott9u-seSu on
iIIespee5its oi tne PeIcenLas9 oi s9cH nl.N-
tuIv' anu snat uii rom une oli.eu etates
VIII NC supIoe''o "o'ornuieu' cNaiiina''on'
Foreign Improvements Dutiable,
The Treasury Department has informed
the COLLECTOR oil Customs At Suspension
Bridge, \. in that rlVer dredge manu-
@ ss to fSe Rs extent u Of $SR whs a