Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-20
WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Women Clerks in the Departments
 Must Go.
1vASONS FOR THE MOVE
The Detroit Preparing to Go to China-O'Rourke's Reslgna-
 tion Sent In.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The large num- Der of women clerks dismissed outright in tho treasury department during the past few days has attracted considerable atten- tion here. It is said to mark new policy In treasury appointments in the future. Of the clerks so far discharged fully i've sixths have been women clerks of the high salaried grades. The vacancies created by the discharge of the women will be filled by the appointment or promotion of men to the places. The hoodtide of women clerks in the treasury department has been reached, and henceforth, it is said, men will usually be appointed to the higher places. Some divisions are said to be seri- ously crippled from the heavy preponder- ance of women clerks, and in some rooms where the ledgers are very heavy they have to be lifted into place and shifted as occa- sion requires by the men in the office. As rule, It is said, the women clerks are ab- sent on account of sickness much more than men clerks, which had a potent in- huence in causing the change of policy az to appointments now being inaugurated.
 TO HURRY TO CHINA.
 Orders have been issued to hurry the work on tbe Detroit at Norfolk so that she may sail for China in compliance with Secretary Herbert's directions as soon as possible. She will go into the dry dock today and receive a new coat of paint. It will take at least ten days to put in the ne- cessary stores for the long cruise.
 Secretary Herbert is determined that the Detroit shall sail from Norfolk for Gibral- tar, her first stopping place, by October 1. York till some days later, and as she is to stop short time at Cadiz and Rome in order to return the Columbian relics, the Detroit will not wait for her, as was at first intended, but will push on with all possi- ble speed through the Mediterrau mean and the Indian ocean and make a record voyage to China.
 QUARANTINE STATIONS.
 Surgeon General Wyman of the marine hospital service has appointed Passed As- sistant Surgeon J. A. White, Lieutenant Robertson of the revenue cutter service and Dr. G. G. Thomas of Wilmington, N. o., as B board to select site for quaran- tine and marine hospital station at or near Southport, N. 0. Congress made an ap- propriation of $25, 900 for this station and as soon as the board selects the site work on the building will begin. The construc- tion of the ship Island Gulf which is the quarantine station, will soon be com pieted. This station will take the place of the Chandeleur island station, which was de- stroyed by the hurricane of August, 1893. The new station Is about ten or twelve miles from Biloxi, Miss.
 o'RoURKE's RESIGNATION IN.
 Supervising Architect of the Treasury O. Rourke today formally resigned his office and Secretary Carlisle will tomorrow accept the resignation.
 WILL APPEAL TO THE COURTS.
 Solicitor Reeves of the treasury depart ment, in elaborate opinion, decides that the new tariff act became operative from August 2S, notwithstanding that the enacting clause named August 1 as the date upon which 1t took effect. The views Of Solicitor Reeves are concurred in by all treasury officials, and they have been act ing under this construction of the law since August 2S last. Qaite number of appeals from this date, August 28 have been filed with the collector at New York, and the question will doubtless be taken to the courts for final decision.