Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-06-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Latest Happenings at the National
Capital.
Interesting Points In the Forthcoming Re-
port of the Civil Service Commlssion
Sugar lBounties-F orcign Im-
ports--Other Notes.


Civii Service Report.
WASHINGTON, June la-The forth
coming annual report Of the United
States civil service commission will
show that the whole number of per-
sons regularly employed in the civil
service Of this country Is about 200. 900.
Of these approximately one-fourth are
in the classified service, subject to com
pctitive examinations under the civil
service rules. q: those In the unclassiticd
service, 81. OJl are liborcrs, 800 are APP
pointed by the president, subject to con-
frmntio bv the senate. 1900 are in the
Legislative branch OF the government,
and 1000 ARE in the judicial branch.
The evil scrv c. net excludes these
classes from classification. The total
number of 20 ,it!ons affected by the en-
tension of ciyil service rules from
March 4, lSD3, to January 3, ls05, was
s,lsi OF these 5.sS7 were added TO
the classified service 10y original
classification. and a.6i7 by transfer
of places classified but excepted from
examination 10 list OF places sui jcct
Ia coinpct tive examination. Since
January 3 all employees of the aCricul-
tural department have been brought
into tine classified service except the
secretary and assistant secretary OF
q !riculture, private secretary to each,
the chief of the weather bureau and
his private secretary, the chief clerk
Of the department and his private Sec
rotary, and laborers and charwomen.
sugar Hounties.
WASHINGTON. June i9.-Secretarv
Carlisle yesterday signed regulations
to govern the payment OF bounty ON
sugar under provisions OF act approved
March =. 1896. This net appropriates
sa3s,aso as n bounty TO he paid to Ii
censed producers OF sugar in the United
States from maple sap, beets, sorghum
or sugar cane grown or produced In
the United States prior to August %,
1894. who complied with the pro-
visions of the bounty law contained in
schedule L of the tariff act of
October !. 1890. The bounty is to
be paid at the rate of cents
per pound on all sugars testing
not less than % de :. by the polariscope
and IA cents per pound on sugars
testing between so and 90 deg. The
net also arpropriatcs $4,000, 900. to be
paid under like conditions, as bounty
on all sugars except maple produced
between August IS. 1894. ana June 80,
1895; the rate is $40 OF cent per pound
ON sugars testing not less than so deg.
Foreign Imports.
WASHINGTON. June lG.-The bureau
of statistics, in its report on the i'm
ports. exports and immigration Of the
United States. during the month OF
May and the eleven months ended with
May. shows that the exports of domes-
tic merchandise during the month of
May amounted to sGa, go, 6a5, gain of
s.. 200, 900 over May. 1924. For the eleven
months, the exports of merchandise
amounted to only $3.50, G5l, o37, loss of
nearly S74, 100000 The imports OF mer-
chandise during May amounted to s66.-
5000. of which nearly sSl 100000
came in free of duty. The gain for the
month over May, 1894, was about sl0,-
600, 900, and for the eleven months the
gain was about $4,000, 600, or al
most exactly the amount lost on
exports. The exports of gold coin and
bullion during May amounted to sil6,-
$50, and the imports. s4,sGO,o26. For
the eleven months the gold exports
amounted to sG4, s3i, 2a7, and the inn
ports, 500, OJ6, o05 The exports of sill
yer during May aggregated sj,7a7,04l,
and the imports to S7ia, s45
During the eleven months the exports
of silver amounted to SiI.3il, 4I6 and
the imports to ss,576,47,. The number
OF immigrants who arrived during
May was 4o,l44, an increase over May,
1894, of about 10000. During the eleven
months there was falling off Of about
$500.
Railroad Statistics.
WASHINGTON, June lS.-The seventh
statistical report OF the interstate
commerce commission, for the year
ended June 80, 1894, has just been sub
mitted. In the introduction especial
mention is called to the peculiar condi.
tons affecting the operations Of rail
ways during the year, covering q
period of widespread and unprece-
denied business depression. 1t shows
that on June 80, 1894, i0e roads, oper-
ating upwards of 1900 miles Of line,
and representing about one-fourth of
the total railway capitalization, were
in the hands Of receivers. The effect
of these conditions is apparent In near
ly all Of the figures presented.
Honors Declined.
WASHINGTON, June 9-Wilberforce
the oldest institution In the
for the education Of negroes,
u few days ago conferred the degree of
LII. d. upon President Cleveland. The
president has sent an autograph letter
10 President Mitchell, Of Wilberforce,
declining the honor. In It lac ex-
pressed his high appreciation of the in
stitution and said that, not being q
college graduate. and having declined
q similar honor from one of Americas
great universities. he regarded II as
but consistent to adhere to that course.
Two Important Places Filled.
WASHINGTON, june lS.-The presi-
dent has made the following appoint
ments: Allen Thomas, consul-general,
TO be United States minister at |
Venezuela. Emory Best, of the dis
trict Of Columbia, TO be assistant COM
missioner of the general land Office