The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-06-28
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Sayings aud DolHgs Of the Omoiat
Heads Of the Government

Word reaches Washington that McK-
leo aud Guatemala have extondoduntil
May ], 1896. the time within which
the boundary lines agreed on by ro-
cent treaty, shall be put into effect.
Julius Muth, United States consul
at Madgeburg, Germany, reports 10
the department Of state that the Ger
man beet sugar industry is now in q
deplorable condition and nothing
even an increased bounty will save It
from serious loss, unless it's unnatural
extension be checked Germany, Mr.
Muth says, will probably make an
other attompt TO abolish or regulate
the bounty system in Germany, but
no doubts whether a satisfactory un-
Outstanding in this way can be reached.
Sergeaut-at-Arms Bright, Of tho
senate, has taken steps to secure tho
enforcement of the law prohibiting
business vehicles from entering the
grounds of the capitol building.
There has long been IA statute forbid
ding the passage through the grounds
of any loaded wagon or any vehicle
displaying business sign, but it has
been ignored for 30 many years that
It has virtually become a dead letter.
During tho Coxey excitement the
grounds ware invaded by probably a
thousand vehicles of all descriptions.
President Cleveland, accompanied
by Private Secretary Henry c. Thur
Der, left Washington Monday morn
ing for Gray Gables, on Buzzard's
Bay. Mrs. Cleveland preceded the
president about a week, and they are
not expected to return to Washington
before next fall. While executive
business will be transacted by the
president at this summer home, it has
been arranged that the announcement
of all action shall be made at the
white house, where Assistant Private
Secretary Pruden Will remain in
charge. Mr.. Thurber will reside with
his family at Marion, across the bay
from Gray Gables.
Deep Water in Harbors.
General Craighill, chief of the en-
gineer corps of the army, has received
some very encouraging reports on the
| improvement of southern harbors. At
the offices at Galveston reports come
that they have now between eighteen
and nineteen feet of water where there
were originally but twelve feet. At
Savannah the depth has been in
creased from fourteen and a half
feet to twenty-four feet, and it
is expected that twenty-six feet will be
obtained before long. When work
was begun at Charleston harbor there
was but twelve feet at low tide. The
officer there now reports fifteen feet,
and expects more when the jetties,
which are now nearly completed, are
finished. In the St Johns an increase
from twelve and a half feet to eighteen
feet is reported, except over the bar,
and this depth is expected there be-
fore long.
Civil Service Statistics.
The forthcoming annual report of
the United States civil service COM
mission will show that the whole num-
Der of persons regularly employed in
the civil service of this country is
about 100000. OF these, approx
mately, one-fourth are in the CLASH
fed service subject to to competitive
examinations under the civil service
rules. OF those in the unclassifed
service $4,000 are laborers, 5000 are
appointed by the president subject tc
confirmation by the senate, 1900 are
in the Legislative branch of the govern
ment and 2,700 are in the Judicial
branch. The civil service act excludes
these classes from classification.
The total number of positions af
fected by the extension of civil service
rules from March IA, 1894, to January
3, 1895, was 8,184. OF these 5,53T
were added to the classified service by
original classification and 2,647 by
transfer to places classified but ex
cepted from examination to list o
places subject to competitive exami
nation.
Vessels for Patrol Duty.
The treasury department has de
cided to strengthen the revenue cutie
patrol along the Atlantic coast from
Charleston to Mobile by ordering tn
cutters Morrill,, McLane and FORWARD
to patrol those waters. The reason
assigned for this movement is that
is necessary to keep a closer lookou
for vessels coming from Cuba whic
might bring yellow fever. At tn
5 same time the revenue cutters will CO
operate with the United States steam
, ship Raleigh in preventing flibuster
ing expositions from leaving tn
United States for Cuba. In conneC
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