The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-21

Il CIVIL sEGvlCE Law DECISION.
DiseAarssa Enplsy.s Nay I.vsks Ala
Of Csarts-Naval O0cers' Chanssa-
WASHINGTON CTrr, May M-Jndge
Bradiey. in the circuit court OF the District
of Columbia this afternoon. in the case OF
Pulaski. discharged the letter carrier and
rendered an important: decision in the
matter of the enforcement of the civil
service laws. holding that an emp.oye OF
b government, appointed under any adj
m~inistration subject to such laws. canno
be dismissed from the service without just
and sufficient cause. and the courts have .
right to pass upon the suf6ciency Of the
cause.
Today the Chinese minister and the
official interpreter OF the legation called at
the department of state and were imme-
diately shown into the secretary's private
room, where q conference eusved. lasting
nearly half al hour When Secretary
Gresham was asked for information
upon the subject he said he felt
that he could safely declare that there
vas no reason for fear os any trouble or
outbreak. either in the United States or
China. growing out of the Chinese law.
Later in the day Chief Justice Fuller, who
has shown much interest in the legal
aspect OF the present Chinese situation.
had an interview with Secretary
Gresham. Secretary Carlisle said to-
day that he would certainly
enforce the law as to the deporting of
Chinese as fas, as the means at his dis
position would permit. He intended to
begin with that class of Chinese who are
in this country illegally, having come in
c~ontravention of the law Of 1854,
and having sent this class out of
the country he would then turn
his attention to the other and
larger glass. those who failed to comply
with the Geary law as TO registration.
There remains $i6,O oO of the appropriation
for the present fiscal year to carry out this
law. but $4,000 will be available for the
purpose on July 1next.
Secretary Herbert today signed orders
making a number of important naval
changes. Admiral Gherardi was ordered
to haul down his flag on the Philadelphia
on May 81 and assume command Of the
Brooklyn navy yard. On the same day
Admiral Walker will lower his flag on the
Chicago and go on a leave OF absence for
three months. Admiral Benham will
transfer his flag from the Newark to the
San Francisco and assume command OF
the North Atlantic squadron. Commodore
Erben. on being relieved Of the command
OF the New York navy yard by Admiral
Gherard,. will raise his flag on the Chicago
and prepare to go to the European station.
which he will command. The Philadelphia
will go to the Pacific in place of the San
Francisco, which will become flagship OF
the North Atlantic squad ron No vessels
or c~ommandant has yet been selected for
the South Atlantic. The Charleston will
go to the Pacific, the Baltimore
will go to an Asiatic station. leav-
ing the San Francisco and the
Miantonomoh, Atlanta, Kearsarge and
Vesuvius to constitute a home squad
ron. The command of the South Atlantic
station will be given to some officer 0
on shore duty. and it is believed that Ad-
miral Walker will be given command Of
the Mare Island yard when his leave Of
absence expires.
For the first ten months Of the present
fiscal year collections from internal rev.
enue sources aggregated $l32. iS2. l6, an
increase over the corresponding period of
last year of SO. o37.oS9 The receipts for
April were $o7l ,oO3 less han for April.
1892.
Comptroller Eckies has appointed ". II.
HORNE, ST., OF Waterloo, H.. national
bank examiner, and X. h. Hayden. o.
Lincoln, Net.. receiver for the Capital Ma
tianai bank, of Lincoln, vice J.. h. McFar-
land, resigned.