Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-20
THE SCRAMBLE
For Office Has Already Begun
and Democrats
EAGER TO SERVE The COUNTRY


Washington. Nov. 10.-fie Is here. III,
onlcc-secEer. with his grip sack aud hi
FIRST man on the ground halls from Ceorgin.
He reached Washington yesterday aud nled
mass u recommendations and other pa
4 Week before MI Cleveland was elected
president Of The United States for term Of
fouF years, beeinuing ON March next. d
certain politician mailed an application for
an Important department position. He sent
IL to an OHIO senator. who was much Inn
pressed with the politicians sublime conf
tion IL Mr. cleveland Is as deeply touched
the applicant VIII probably receive the ap-
p0lutmcnt.
bic for Office which hes begun. even At This
early day With the assembling OF con
gross the run viii begin ia carneet They
MI M, como ron fgysfy ssen d9d s WV G4io 5
sending 70 Wellington patriots willing aud
anxious TO serve their country for u cou-
Wires are being laid everywhere and con-
verge With unerfinE accuracy gu Washing
ton, tho common center While the citl
service law protects vast army OF CLERKS,
there still remains a large number " places
either above or below the classified service.
In the Washington departments there y a
total Of $50 departmental p9alliohs TINT
may be disposed Of without applicants being
required 10 run the gauntlet Of the civil
service examinations.
SOME or THE pLuAis.
The beat plums IN the state department
nre tho chief clerlehlps with yearly sal
Mt Uniform salaries of 81 100, tue divisions
bclng tic diplomatic consular. Indexes ana
archives, statistics, rolls md library uud
Transitions; one disturbing clerk aud chief
Of the bureau OF accounts az V, 100 one CON
ndontlal clerk. who II slen0gfapor 10 the
secretary OF state NJ $500 one coulileu-
tiAi clerk TO each 0f the assistant secrcta-
riea OF state and TO the solicitor at $500
apiece.
The TREASURY department has the following
loug Hist Of desirable Ilacesi one clerk 70
the secretary nt o salary Of $500; two pri.
waite secretaries 70 the assistant secretary
at $3.50 respectively onB chief cler< at
500, ghlef OF uNpintinoni division at
f21jU chief Of war ants, estimates aud APP
proportions at saUpI; chief Of public moneys
$500, chief u customs nt g2iOlclivf of
loans ana currency ut S2apO. chief OF reve-
lllui,l ai E2.iuu chief VI mai and tiles at
$3.50. chief nf miscellaneous division NJ
$3.50. CHIEF Of secret service nt $500 Two
dlsmtslns cigrsa &C 1900 each ulhc chiefs
~ divisions IN the olice Of the supervising
architect, with daily remuneration rang
ing lrgm $500 to Shtn.
in the secret sarsiec Office there ~ one
cldrf nt $500. one chief clofk az 5000.
four eirftsHoup at tlsDu, another 40 sl,iub,
the iairi go yl2Uq rai thu fourth nt $1,000
tor optrliitps nnl twenty asaistnuts,
clitfa uf divisions OF 5000 apiece and
confidential rIer4 % $500. In the second
uMNANNI . NNNNl ANfNN NNf HNN fliNAH uA NlNA
on CONFIDENTIAL 1ltri. nc 81 800. IN the third
nullioFa office iacrr ARE seven chiefs OF d.
visions nt t2,Olj aud ONE confidential clerk
at gl.Hll IA Tie fourth auditors otlce
there are three chipis OF divisions nc $4,000
and one confidential Gcrg az St,snO In the
niih hudiior'a Office there Gre three chiefs Of
divisions 90 $500 and one confidential clerk
at $3.50. In the sixth Gudlt0ra o1icc one
chief clerk at $1,000, ole dlghurslng clerk
at 5000, ten ohicf! Of divisions AZ S2iul0
md fHHH n NHN ala al NnHH
auditors receive a uniform SALARY OF $1,000.
while each dpputy auditor receives Sa,21p.
IN THE CoArrRoLLEWs OFFICE
In the first comptrolcr's ofioo there are
four chiefs OF divisions 90 f2.iO0, one tpnn-
dcntld clerk az Sl,suO' willr The frst comp
trullur receives 5000 aud ihp deputy y27un.
In tho second comptroller's office there aro
seven chiefs OF divisions at Sg1O0 null ono
confidential clerk ut sLhoO. In the office Of
the comptroller Of the currency there h ono
deputy comptroller at S2,suu, four chiefs of
divisions at N2,2uD, one confidential clerk &C
$500, one teller at y2,OOl, one supefintcnd.
ent Of the national currency division at
5000, one superintendent OF the relmburs.
able roll At f2,0O0 and one chief clerk at
100, Inc SALARY OF the comptroller OF the
In the ONCE Of the commissioner OF Gus.
toms there are two chlcfs Of the divisions at
e. 100, one deputy commissioner at ya251
and tho comptroller receives $1,000 Ihr
commissioner Of customs receives a salary
OF 5000. Ills deputy $500, seven chiefs OF
NANAaANNH ~ N@FN'Ni "a NNANN NANiA NJ HaNEN.
The treasurer Of the United Stntgl re.
eelvcg q salary Of $1,000 He has one cash.
Ter az $1,000 one nsglatnnt cashier az IS 100
one chief clerk nt s. 500 one vault clerk nt
$500. Eve chiefs OF dlyislons NJ ~ 6OO
two tellrrs Of $500, two assistant tellcrs al
SEQ, one coin clerk nt 81 400, one super.
fntendent OF national currency redemption
at 4l,5o0, one teller Of that department al
$500, and one assistant teller VI s. 900.
In the registers office arc f1ur chiefs OF
divisions at 5000 aud one assistant roeinter
THf 4 .NH|a 4 IaA Ia.
the bureau Of statistics there are a chief al
Ai,VVta chief clerk az 5000 and four chiefs
Or divisions at $1,000, In the lighthouse
board there 10 one clerk at y2,aO0 In Tie
life saving service q general superintendent
q 1000 an assistant superintendent al
t2.o0o and one principal clerk at S2,OOO. Ia
the mint bureau there are director at 81.
BOO and confidential clerk al S2,O00. In
ne steamboat Inspection service there h a
chief clerk at Il 500 IN the coast ana qe.
OF library aud archives AZ s25o0.
IN THE WAR DEPARTMENT..
In the war department are one chief clerk
a. ozone dispuralng clerk az 5000, three
clieia Of divisions at 1000, one private acc
Rotary Ia the onice OF tho secretary al 81
900 one chief clerk In the adiutanf. frnersi's
office At 5000 one chief CLERK In the Judge
advocate generals olhee at s2OC0 one chief
clerk In the quprlermeatrr genoraps oiiies
nt $1,000 one chief clerk ia the oli,r Of mo
commissioner general of suhsatpnce AT "
00o, one chief clerk In The once OF surgeon
"a t.
nee " the postmaster general NJ y. OOo onc
chlef clerk IN the Office or cliirf Of enltnctrs
At s2uOO one chiof clerk Nv tho Office ~
chief ~ ordinance az 5000 one chlcf clefk
IN the Office Of chief sigI,n o0lcvr nj 81. Ooo
and one chief clerk for general OF the army
At Si,2o0
There are many pleasant places in ,he
navy department The chief clerk rrceltoa
$1,000, iiis and the following mentioned
Office. may I've nilcd by tho inr,imine admin,
isiruiion; The private secretary 10 tho seq
Rotary and the private secretary to the az.
alFtaut secretary ench receives 5000 ihc
dlHhursing clurks2,2a0, the cldef clerk of lin
buraau OF yards and docks sLS0q chief
clerk OF steam engineering 81 son. chief
clerk TO the bureau of navigation 81 Sln.
chief clerk Of ordinance huffun 81 500 chlof
clerk or bureau OF provisions aud rlOthlnr
$3.50, chief clers 70 bureau u cmiipment
OF construction TO and repairs 81 $50, chi0f
clerA Of the bureau ~ medicine and sufferv
kl.sQo and chief clerk Of oliee OF judge al.
socate general si.S01,
INTERIOR pERrHs.
In the department u the interior arr ono
private srcrciary to the secretary md for
each easstent secretary and one dlshmslng
slx chiefs of divisions nt 5000 ono pcn.
eioncr commissioner az IS. n01 chief clcrk ~
pension uiiee nt N2,21Q, twelve chlcfs OF I'D.
visions at 5000 and lr4t and second dep.
MY commissioner AZ Sa00l
IN the patent office cominissloner at
S50Qlo, one nhitf rlefs ii $40 and thres
chiefs Of divisions az $1,000 hi the renarai
land ONCE commissioner at $1,000. d rhirf
clerk al y; 80 and eishi chiefs OF divisions.
IN me one Of Indian Affairs there nre q
cpnniarioner a $1,000 mn assistant Al 81
ovQ, hnanci1l clerk at ~ 900. q chief 81 III.
yielon AZ 5000 and sesefa minor clpris.
The commissluner u railroads receive 81.
9oQi while the ccnddcnhll clerk f,t,elvea
81 COO IN tie hurcau AZ nd,tsatt,,, ~, $3.50