The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-03
MAY BE TWO VACANCIES.
RUNORED CHANGES IN THE CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION.
Mr. Lyman May Il. s'gn-Big Tree siv'r
Talk From Tenne.ses--fretty NIrgini.
scho, II Grs Visit the White House.
TINES BUREAU. RAPLEY BUILDING
W.sstNaroS. Nav 2, 1855.

There ara no matters of state requiring
the presence OF tie President IN town
now. and the few official callers at the
Executive mansion communicate with MIN
through Private Secretary Thuroer.
There seems 10 be a strong probability
that there will shortly be two vacancies
on the Civil Service Commission but
the rumor that Commissioner Lyman had
been requested to tender his resignation
could not be verified at the White House
That is a subject on which l have
nothing to say remarked private sec
rotary 1nurber to-day. when MS alton
ton was called 10 the runor. cara 10
print these rumors unless we can Ner4iS
"Weu. it is entirely too early to print
that" and the genial seere t5rHye,, 1uI"'u
The fact, however. that the repoit was
not denied at the White House IS az
most proof positive that there Is Vs ~
behind it. and ii Is very protsole IhSo va, rn
veteran civil seIvice rotormer VIII DC io-
qulred to step down and out go
Lyman is a Mugwump Republican ilon
Connecticut. who holds on 70 MS so,oVV
position with a tenaciiy almost uap" -
quested to resign. The general oeiet mere
now is that this time ne Will 60
THE INCOME TAX RECEIPTS.
The whole attention Of the Internal
Revenue Bureau here Is now ceitret on
the income tax. and II Is very eNoeht 10
day that the returns from the DISTRICTS
already heard from are both unsat'sta'-
tory and disappointing instead OF lhcic
being a delinquency OF twenty per cSil..,
which the department thoukhl ten u"S
ago would be a liberal estimate. ~ looks
now as IL It would reach twenty-five per
cent. or one fourth OF the entire revenue
expected to he realized from the law
AicHARDsoS's SILVER DISTRICT.
Congressman Richardson. OF Tennessee,
chairman of the Committee on fupnt
Printing OF the last Congress mas yus'
returned from a visit TO his constituents
| MIR Richardson represents the strongest
/ silver district tn Tennessee, ana lHc
I rumor had gone abroad among his people
that their representative lhtenus1 ~ 81
port the administration IN us honest AZ
| TEMPT to cradicae the fallacles or INC
silver people. and jim had to go home
/ TO square himself. ,,.,
He returned yesterday and immediate
/ " rushed into print Put this down as
/ Coming from me-" he said. The silver
men will carry every congressional DIS
| tIict In Tennessee ,-,...,
/ t;cutlemcn here. who - better inform
Oh as 10 the real condition OF affairs IN
| Tennessee than Mr. Richardson, riilcule
! his statement, and attribute his sudden
outburst Of enthusiasm for silver 10
| desire 10 pltdoN ui7 NV''NA''N'''
NrwsY MOTIFS.
Captain stockton Heth, who spends MS
winter I'm this city with his entire fanny
will leave in a few days for his Oh VIZ
g!n!a home i'm Radf0rd city. -,-,.
! Mr.. and Mrs. BerWanger. OF kaleigil
\. C.. are stopping In this city, sight
Hon. Thomas Settle. Of North caro- ,,
| Ina is i'm the city for a few days, on
business Of q political character; lookihs
| after perhaps. ex-Speaker keen pics.'
| Dental boom. whom he has In charge III
the State. OF which he is a representative
SCHOOL. GIRLS CALL on TIRE PRESIDENT.
Inc students OF the Virginia College for
Young Ladies'. located al Roanohe' NJ
at the White House this morning. wher,
they had hoped to have the pleasure ol
being presented 10 Mr Cleveland IN
Pr, sident did not come IN to-day iron
his summer home at Woodley. Mr
phurher however. accorded these peau,l
ful young ladies the pleasure or not Ynl
seeing the East Room OF the w ny
House. but opened the doors OF me enuI'
mansion and showed them through, IRON
the Presidents rooms 10 me Deau'Hu
| conservatory. . ,, Z,
These young ladies' were all dressed u
white this morning, aH1 "' enneapnn ,..
They took the car-chartered II, so u
speak -forty-hve in number. VITA Ir9
fessor J. = Boat~TElght a. f tneir N he'q
o'clock. the hour at which MI
Thurher had indicated that he would re
ceive them All the young ladies' vNpfes
their regrets az not peiiii Any ~ '0' W.
The total number Of fourth-class posi-
masters appointed to-day being a, Is @
which were 10 hll vacancies caused D.
deaths ami designations.
For Virginia Osceola. W ash'"s tol
county. J. w Wright. appointed, VIC
/ Gardner Grant, resigned H. L. ~