Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-15
HILL CONFERRiNG.
The Last Talk About the Ital-
ian Correspondence.
PEOPLE THAT WANT GORE.
Blaine Has Heard Nothing Cf'ciai About the
Rome Rumor-Civil Service Reform.
The Indian Bureau Service Examinations.
A Man Arrested at FL Paso in the
Act OF Mailing Lottery
Literature.
In Conference.


Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April "A. - Secretary
Blaine and President Harrison were in
consultation for several hours before the
latter's departure yesterday, in reference
to Italian affairs. 1t is understood that
Blaine went to the president for the pur
pose of submitting the final draft OF the
answer of the department 70 the latest
communication from Minister Rudiui and
that the answer will be given ont very
soon.
When Secretary Proctor resumed his
duties yesterday he found awaiting him an
enormous batch Of kilograms from all sec
tons Of the country, Offering the service
of the writer's as volunteers for military
duty in case of war with Italy. Texas.
Maine, Montana, Pennsylvania and. in
fact, nearly every other state in the Union
were represented.
SECRETARY BLAINE
was asked by The GAZETTE correspondent
to-day if he had heard anything from the
Italian government in referencetO the dis
missal of Minister Porter. The secretary
replied that the state department had no
news 1t is generally believed that nothing
has been received concerning the recent
ruInor from Rome and it is also said that
nothing can be done by the state depart
ment il Washington until il receives the
official report from the department OF
Justice in regard 10 the New Orleans affair
THE FRIENDS or CIVIL SERVICE
rein are rejoicing that close upon the
Us of Secretary Tracy'S announcement
of his conversion to civil service reform,
the president should have celebrated his
departure on his tour by placing large part
of the Indian service under the civil service
rules. There are only about 600 employees
who will be affected by the order Agents
are, Of course. exempted on one hand be
cause the senate is required 20 confirm their
nominations. At the other extreme of the
line all persons engaged in purely mental
manual labor will be exempted; but teach
ers. physicians, farmers, etc, will be obliged
TO pass competitive examinations Agents
clerks viii be exempted on account of the
Judiciary relation they bear toward their
principals. 1t is probable, also, that at
some later period the lower grades Of assist
ants will be brought, at least. untF@r such
registration law as the secretary Of the
navy has decided TO put in operation among
the laborers in the navy yards, SO that the
rule of first come. first served will be
enforced regardless of a mans politi-
cal backing. Reformers here con
slider the railway mail service
order OF President Cleveland
and the Indian bureau order of President
Harrison the greatest victories they have
won since the merit of the system was es
tablished. The postoffice and the interior
departments have been for so long special
strongholds OF the spoils gang that every
step of the ground gained is at the cost of
hard fighting. In the opinion of Commits
sioner Morgan it is doubtful whether there
would be any advantage, even if the senate
is willing, in putting the Indian agents I'M
der rules. as character in their cases counts
for so much more than culture of any sort,
But he is in hopes that some system may
be devised by which appointments and re-
movals of agents shall be taken out of poll
tics altogether. so that men of response
bility will not hesitate about accepting an
agency on account of the brevity or uncer-
Jainty of tenure. Just how that is to be
accomplished remains to be shown.