New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-15
NEWS NOTES AT THE CAPITAL
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM IN THE PRINTING
- OFFICE AND PENSION SERVICE.

PRINGER STRENGTHENING OFT TANGlE-
AHMor AND proJEcr.IE TESTS To-DAY-Ap-
PoINTMENTs- REMOVAL OF THE MoNI-
TORS ~ THE JAMES personal.
Washington June H-The new Government, Print
Ing Office rules signed by The President prov'de LOT
the grouping of the force into classes on OASIS OF
compensation They provide for practical COM
petitIve examinations. and IN places for which ex-
sminations are rot practicable. for the registration
Of applicants and Their appointment In the order o.
registration. Limitations Of age are liked - twenty
one to forty-nvc for men and eighteen to ihrty-hFs
for women No application may be received ''r
admission TO one OF the mechanical trades u the
applicant has not served ut least five years at mat
particular trade one year OF which must nave Deeh
passed as a Iournevman. In other respects the re-
oulremen,s for examination are similar to those IN
other branches OF the classified service
civil Service Commissioner Proctor said this
morning that he had nothing TO say IN regard 70
the reports that tn, pension agencies we're 10 De
brought into the classified service. and his Coz
eague Commissioner Rice. said that the premature
" to destroy plans in contemplation II IS s,a,ed
oensIon agencies viii be brought under the prov
s.ons Of the Civil Service law not later than July l.
gated within the next few days THIS charge Is
deemed necessary not only 10 COP p's h
Of the service inasmuch as the average nn
yeors is said to be much higher than that of those
who secured places under the old method
Judge william NJ. Springer. of the new United
states Court in Indian Territory, Northern District
who came TO Washington to attend the wedding OF
hts SON. Chaplain Reuter- w. Springer OF the Army
last week. was joined yesterday by Judge stewart
Of the Central District. and together they VIII iaoo'
with the officials of the Department OF Justice win
I view to Strengthening out the tanges III the IA"
constituting the courts which they PRESIDE
These relate principally the duties OF the officers
IF h ms provisions of the law should strictly
strusd 1t will be practically lmpossSioe nor h ,
the status 1T Of the marshas viii be left in serious
doubt Judges Stewart and Sprnger naa consul Urn
ing and al its close they expressed confidence that
some wav would be formed satisfactorily 10 settle
the difficulties confronting the Judges
A nckel-s;eel curved armor-plate treated by the
Harvey process. representing the 5's-nch torre'
armor OF the cruiser Brooklyn. and the pattie-
ship Oregon, will be REALISTICALLY tested tomorrow
at Indian Head proving ground by firing at 1t with
a Snch>riAe and the last lot Of l3-inch sem-armor-
piercing prAjectiies for the big bate-ship WI! be
have acceptance trial under service cond,Io 3
to continue until ali the armoT now under contrast
by the Government Is accepted or se)er'5su nv ny
contracts this must all be delivered to the Navy
s SsfGrs that HeS for the SIDES e of the Booky
has been accepted. All that remains 10 ps npNe la
Oregon consists OF turret plates The work on the
Indiana is nearest completion that vessel fe e
II is estimated that she win go into commission IN
September. TO be followed in December ny '"e MAS
eachusetts and oregon.
Vivian Brent. Of Maryland, has been appointed
Assistant Attorney General for the Interior depart
ment to succeed Emory F. Best. appointed As
.istant Commissioner of the General Lana omce;;
Judge Brent has been clerk in the Depat'mNeir r
for ten years Major Robert W. Hunter ro OF Vim n
GINA has been appointed an assistant attorney III
the Interior Department at 500 year; Ma 10,
Hunter was appolnteu mi H ot,'ce in lss5 ana tho
year made special inspector ol 'l n pSss
lie land service. which place he resisned III 1907
Commando FORSYTH. who has been ordered 10
euperintend the removal of the old monitors from
the James River, below Richmond. where they nava
been for more than twenty years, visited the navy
Department to-day on his way to his post, ana re-
ceiyed his final instructions. While the citzens or
Richmond protest against the removal of these YES
seis the determination Of the Department 10 coz
centrate all its reserve vessels at League lsan"'
Philadelphia has not been modified since 1t was an
nounced several years ago that the League lsIahn
station was designed for great rendezvous or
ship hospital" More than half the ironcads nave
already been ordered to that point; Inc monitor
feet near Richmond has been wholly unprotected
in case OF war The location Is unsulted 10 the rapd
fitting out OF vessels IN case OF emergency, VIII, h
Jason Montauk and Nahant were removed from
the James River League Island during the Chilian
time was taken to Norfolk to be made ready; is
n nSM sT naval Militia While the Nantucket has
been loaned 10 North Carolina ana ,hs rassSc te 10
Wsrs issued yesteroay to lend the Montauk the
Sew-jersey battalion a, Camden. and the same
state Is to have the sailing ship Portsmouth al
Jersey city. The Catskill and l.ehigh have been
selected as the best remaining monitors IN rng
10 have them towcd TO Norfolk TO be made ready
sr sea and a. ante after h ey deparse only The As
Conanicus Mahopac and Manhattan vii, remain At
be found in such a condition that they csnno, be
repaired sufficiently for active service a, rsssona
where they now or be sold as Junk
The Navy Department has advertised 'or dreds
ns mate. s0 cD.t a" Of the %hss Navy ''' the ~
Assistant Secretary McAdoo viii leave Washing
ton on the Dolphin Sunday morning to inspect
the various battaiions OF State Naval Reserves
Baltimore will be visited on MONDAY, when t the
Maryland militia VIII be mustered. and the Dolphin
sv.ary forces there Beyond that the programme
OF inspection has not been arranged
Secretaries Carlisle and Herbert and Postmaster.
General Wilson did not attend ,o-day's Cabinet
meeting as they were out OF the city All the other
Cabinet officers were present The session was not
chiefly devoted 70 closing up routine details prior
the IN h as ssae 'n he
President departs for Gray Gables.
Ambassador Bayard after attending the hiei
Canal opening will visit North Cape. Norway. and
other points OF interest In the Land OF the Mid
night Sum before returning 10 London next month
Surgeon General wyman received a message
day from Vera Cruz announcing that for the week
ending June there had been five deaths from
yellow fever and that the disease was increasing.
SURPRISING NEWS FOR ADMIRAL MEADE.
INFORMATION. COMES FROM LONDON THAT HE
WAS PUNISHED FOR HIS ANXIETY
TO HELP NICARAGUA.
washington, June 1.-THE Of Admiral Meade.
which ceases to attract much attention in naval
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