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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-29
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SISTERSVILLE SECURING UP.
The OIL Metropolis Making Ready for the
Meeting of the State Editorial Associa-
tion-News Notes and Personals.
Profs. D. al. LEVITT, Managers.


tion-News Notes and Personals.
Special to the Register.
Sistersville, W. Va, April 2S.-This
evening a called meeting was held in
the law Office of Mccoy & Shaner, for
the purpose of devising and preparing
an elaborate programme for the enter
tainment of the West Virginia Editor
ial Association, which meets here on
the goth and 21st of next month. Sis
tersville citizens are taking an active
part in preparing for the coming of the
blue pencil men and are busy house
cleaning and arranging for tasteful
menu, for these fellows are certainly
lovers of costly viands and variegated
eatableS, and our people are not short
of either. Everything is to be first
class in every particular and nothing
that will amuse will be found lacking.
Sistersville will do herself proud and
will be the gamer in the end. A moon
light excursion on the Ohio and some
home talent extravaganza will be the
principal amusements. E. Finley Kit
son is in the city perfecting plans for
their reception. Mr.. D. l.. Fuhr, of In
dustrial fame, was in the city Monday
getting the handsome souvenir, which
will be distributed among our distin-
guished visitors under Roadway. This
souvenir will be thing of complete
ness and will contain the cuts of nearly
all the editors of our noble State which
will be pleasing present to offer them.
Several committees were appointed TO
secure quarters, etc, and all are going
TO work with a will
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-29

H. Hollis, the saloonist, was in
Wheeling on business Tuesday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-29

Mrs. A. c. Jackson went to Wheeling
on this mornings train for short visit
with friends.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-29

Ephraim Wells and daughter, Miss
Blanche, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. X. Booth, just below Darlington
Tuesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12

than In the last few days. 1t was ua 49,
market for profits. Toward the CLOSE Ia
was q somewhat firmer tendency, ana IN
better support in n few stocks. among theIn
American Tobacco General Electric Ind, ,hsr
Gas Missouri Pacific and United states 90 "a
preferred. Total sales amounted 10
shares. against 424.59S yesterday $500, o.,ve
To-day's closing prices OF the princiPa' az col
stocks compare with those OF yesterday a. io'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
I7NITEn YERDE CoppER CnNIpANY. Cor:
CoYartnsrsblp Noiltss
MAXWELL 4 sCOyILLU

MAXWELL 4 StON IILC,
BANKERS AND BROKERS.
Members y. y. Stock Exchange.
DreSel Building. corner Wall and Broad streets
NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership
~ lately subsisting between George T. Maxwell and
John H. sc0vile. general partners. ana Francis b. Riggs
and TruXtun Beae special partners. under the firm name
Of Maxwell Scoyille dissolved the lith day u
February. 1896. BY mutual consent.
GEORGE r MAXWELL.
JOHN II. SCONILLE
FRANCIS II. RIGGS,
TRl XTUN BEALE.
NETWORK. February II. 1896.
The business q the late viii be continued -
George r Maxwell and John H. Scovile general part.
ners with Francis B. Riggs special partner nndsS
the firm name OF MAXWELL q s,oNIi:LE,
GEORGE T. MAXWELL
JOHN ii. SCONIl-LE
NETWORK. February II. 1895.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12

EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.
ro,Ao- Feb IL r. m -Cons1is. iosis ~ both money
Ar m. account Canadian Pacific. "''g. RE IL, o.,
SO ,o~.,l. 70. Illinois Central lr-. Mexican ~
ainary lgi.. -. Paul common ~ Nv hork 'rhfdl
l0ll P~nnsyl,anis 81. Reading C,s Mexican 'e...i1
n., ter ccn, bInf- -. louisville AMI Na-h'iie -
A'ctls.u Ifuron lsi. a..
90, Tie amount = bullion "i'hift"h from 'N'
p9rr Z England On balance o.. lav is ft3"r
- p ~ None, = per cent The faie ~ ~, nnt IN
a. .rtn rnsf.-. short ans three m niis ii-
Is H. ur cerf Paris ,lecrs quote con, reneS A.
rren.s f.a .f' ma "h'nthke On
London A. . rrnn.s - r"ufrirs f.r rh". ~
fe,iin Eel H. Exchange on london. ~ marks -
fnning. ~ asht and - marks ~ piennng' FOR eday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12

In State issues there were sales Of $1,000 LOUIS
lana cOnsol As at 994 1890 md
Railway bonds were Irregular Win I'LL, :.
gains about evenly divided The chlei a-u ,oii
in the Atchison. Reading Jersey ,,,rt i,
Chesapeake and Ohio and Wabash issues, 49, o.,
and Ohio As Kansas and Texas SECONDS M I
and Northern Pacific frsts and Chicago any
Northwestern debenture 50. The prihc'p"' :,
vances wer.. scored by Ann Arbor hrsts =, :. p,
20: Brooklyn Elevated frsts. III T. loo's' J'.''
Central registered 30. IL to 1853: Chesa I, ,,
and Ohio consol %. z. 10 l0SA4 Ontario anu 80
ern refundng As 3i4 t. 1914 Reading seco"t - a.
erence incomes receipts J.. to 1884. union - m Nv
collateral trust notes AIS receipts. t. 81 mon
Pacific, Denver and Gulf hrsts. 10 3''2, IV' a.
Midland first receipts Ia to ~. Illinois ~ a.
As Of 1898. 9iS 20 O5: Chicago ana Z.
debenturc 5s lie 10 los. and Mobile an" C'' ~,
to 6S Among the weak features wcrr 49,"
seconds receipts which declined = - 'c,' -,
peake and Ohio general as = to 'e'- ,r
locking Valley and Toledo - Il to IS; I,.hNtl
and Bio Granda A.. 6 10 50, Houston ahu i'N'
Central consol 6s. 10 l03: Northern fi0d'-
sol IS. q to 39@s Pttshurc and western i. %,
t. 10 Reading first preference incomes = 10 .. E
Texas and Pacific seconds income. =, 10 ~ -
oago and Northern Pacific first receipts 20
Fort Worth and Denver city hrsts. Is 20 90 >,
Manhattan consOl Is. "a 10 va. ana "a" N"''''''
and Arkansas Pass. Il 20 5''s. -,
The United States Treasury received tp-ui!
sj57. 4Os National Bank notes for redeu ptioh ,us,
toms raceipts reported to-day from Washllgln"
we're s25l 34l the internal revenue receipts. N.S'-
25l and the miscellaneous receipts >loEw- ,os
tai Government receipts for the daN' 500
expenditures S. 053 900: excess OF eXpenhll",'s'
s5l7507 Receipts foi mcnth 10 date. .-y'.I4o'
expenditures. sl2sl7o0. excess of eNpehd,'u'',
over receipts s2G2GS54. Receipts ior hs'a, lrn'
10 date 5000 0gj so. expenditures. S22s4flul eN-
cess - expenditures over receipts S22Sl325l
To-day's Washington Treasury statement COY
orIng actual results for two days ago. compared
with the last previous statement. shows the i'l-
lowing balances:
Fol, Changes
~, roif ~ hand g., 5so S3 osj In SO coz ~
Net legal tenders 49,. ..o 20
IN hand ...... HS'i'SN - hl' =" t'''' -
Net silver hd. % 40 Tr 2I.I"7.'l' P"o- -'''
Actual cash In n"
Treasury vaults
outstanding
certificates SlGl .if Slss ''- 80 INC Si''
Deposits In bank - 7G7.3 52 l8'i'.Ii 100 Dec '-"--
Availab. cash ss2o>o 900 sIse 1884 n to277o''
Deduct minor liza 5000.
hfies ........ 10. ''".@" II 'i- - I''' w. ''''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
Cipi0cno Notices
financial elections.

llnnfCluI VIclIl0N5.
OFFICE OF I.EHIGH AND WILKES BARRE COAL
COMPANY
ii3 Liberty Street.
New York. February ist. 1898
V>HE ANNUAL ELECTION for President and
i six Directors q this Company Will be held a
IN adeiphia office No 10 South Third St. Thursday.
February 2oth 1896 az II o'clock Tr.nsf-r books
closed February 9Th and reopen February 2st.
By order " the BOarl,
HENRY GRAVES. Jr.. Secretary
UNITED VERDE COPPER COMPANY, Ger
u mania Building. cor. Cedar AMI William sts New
York. FEB. q. s6-lhe annual meeting ot the STOCK.
holders II this company VIII De held tho oiice.
above. Monday February L. 1896. AZ twelve O'Clock
noon for the election q Board ~ Trustees and thu
transaction u such other business properly
before the meeting The polls viii be kept open one
hour Transfer books VIII be closed on FEB and re-
opened Feb Is. J. G. KENNEDY. Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
ROyDS-THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

BONDS-THE FEDERAL TREASURE
Sales Of Government bonds consisted OF go -, w
registered As Of 1907 1892 $4,000 coupon s ,So
1925 at 1865 s27 900 ll6iz $1,000 at llo4s
1924 and 81 900 l13 Most of the safes VI
were seller twenty fiat" Final quotations LUZ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
tinanrlal.
Disti|ling and Cattle
Feeding Company.
REORGANIZATION.

To holders OF Certtncates OF tne
Trust Company issued under the pinn OF
reorganization of the Distilling and Cat
tie Feeding COmpnny'
During the progress Of the reorganization II has oeen
suggested Reorganization Committee BY parties IN
corporation should be placed In posi-
ton control distribution OF Its product through
n distributing company.
The Committee has expressed the opinion that full op-
portuny participate in the stock OF such distributing
company should be offered the holders Of the certificates
Of the MANHATTAN TRUST COMPANY. issued under
the plan Of reorganization. This view having been con-
CURED IN by the parties organized the dstribut
ing company your attention Is called to the following an
nouucer,ent.
RICHARD II. HARTSHORNE.
JOHN I. WATERBURY,.
FREDERICK VI. LOCKWOOD.
JULES =. BACHE.
WILLIAM l.. HUTTON,
Committee.
NATHAN BLUR. New-York
JOHN l. CADWALADER New-York.
MORAN. KRAUS & MAYER. Chicago.
Counsel.
NEW-YORK February 18th. 1896
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
cash halsi7i $50 70 sisi.o iea Inc $
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

Money on call ruled at 9ianfis per cent. Time
contracts FOR all periods were 5ief6 per cent.
and high grade commercial paper was quoted -
the same figures or all dates. and abov" flr
uaper not SO well known The outlook fpr
paper ia promising
Offerings against the new bonds IN the f'f-
eign exchange market were very small. and
his with a falling n In the supply ~ CONNER
cjal bills and a better demand for remittance.
caused hrrner tone 10 The market Posed
rates for sterling were ~ stAHsi so. ana
"a S7i.IS4 S7a. flr long and short bills TO-
sloctively. Closing rates for actual business
fnilnM-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
CHICAGO, PEORIA AND ST. LOUIS
REORGANIZATION

New York. February 10th 1896.
plan formulated In the reorganization agreement Of
January 1894 qualified by the modification of August
10 1926 has been contaminated and the securities
Will ready FOR distribution and after March 80 1895
on presentation The Mercantile Trust
Company OF REORGANIZATION certificates OF deposit.
copy of tho explanatory circular be procured app
cation 10 The Mercantile Trust Company.
REORGANIZATION Committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12

f,uldefs ........-
The price Of domestic exchange wns as f,I-
lows ut the places named: New-Orleans. com
rnerc!al %. bank 81 20 premium. san Francisco.
sight par. telegraph par. Charleston. buying par.
selling &c premium. Savannah. buying lie per
cent of selling par. Chicago. par. u sion para
20c discount. ph!la lelphia s2nf2 30 per $1,000.
Bank cleariugs In this city; Exchanges.
sll54s4i2G. balances. ES@fsD Boston IN
changes. SIG 52i 507: balances. S.M7oH Phila-
delphla Elk hanges. $685.. 23l. balances. tl77,-
The price q commercial bar silver in this mar
ket was Graz. per ounce. Mexican dollars Were
quoted AT 53iaQ5ii2c. In London bar silver was
unchanged at 3O7sd. Silver 70 the amount of
$50 600 ounces Will be exported tomorrow
Money On call n London was !: per cent. The
rate OF discount In the open market was II. per
cent for short and three months bills British
cor soils were 1882 for money and ior the account
French rentes were 1902 francs 90 centimes Paris
exchange on London. q francs % centimes.
American stocks In London We're irregular and
weaker.
The New-York News Bureaus special dispatch
from London today said: The home markets
ment Of the Transyaal troubles has encouraged
renewed speculation In South African mining
shares British consols continue to rise under
the investment demand and again broke the
record. Money remains easy. but discounts are
shade frmer. The fortnightly settlement has be-
gun and while con,angoes On American railway
shares are easy-lisT2 per cent-the account
falls 20 lisclC~ any short interest II consequence
The American market Is weak al general declines
Of !. n Y per cent. Money rates are hardening
The Queens speech has been well received. cspe-
cially the reference 10 the amicsble negotiations
over the Venezuelan boundary dispute" Further
details Of foreign markets are given In the usual
cable repOr, printed In another column.
The reorganization committee 81 the Chicago
Peoria and St Louis Railroad Company an
nounces that the plan submitted in the reorRani-
cation agreement Of January 8. 1894 and modi-
fed on August Il. 1885, has been consumma ted
and that the new securities will be ready for dis
tribution March % on surrender to the Mer-
camille Trust Company Of It's reorganization GER
tlhcates Of deposit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
XII HTEUETVH tVV0Ce
by LOUIS FITZGERALD. Chairman
WATER BONDS.

WATER BONDS.
w Private proposals hereby invited for the
chase gold bearing Water Bonds OF the City OF At
lantic City. New Jersey.
Amount 81 issue ~ bonds. 100000.
Denomination. each $1,000
Interest four and half per cent. payable serian-
nuay in March and september. In gold coin. coupons
attached. free from taxation.
Principal payable In thirty
The assessed valuation OF Atlantic City is about SIS 0oo
Permanent population 10000. Increased TO 10000 in
Summer months. Debt exclusive Of this issue about
ss75.OOO.
These bonds issued by authority and in accordance
with Of the Legislature OF New-Jersey entitled
An act TO enable cities supply the Inhabitants thereof
with pure and wholesome water Approved April 2lst
1870 This act provides for sinking Nnd and the appro-
pratlon OF received from the Water Depart
q pay interest and lords at maturity
The purpose OF this Issue is 10 make extensions 10 'he
water plant OF said city. - 40,
The city reserves right reject and all bids
All bids must be accompanied by certified check Tor
a national bank evidence or good rath on
the part II bidders BIDS be received oy the
signed before $50 p. Monday fepiuay ii'n.
1906. and TO be opened by CITY Council dated FEBRUARY
18th.
D"7' '' - FRANKLIN p. STOY,
MAYO City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
PROFIT SALES IN STOCKS.
MOST SHARES CLOSE LOWER.
.crrv1TY IN GOVERNMENT BONDS-RAII,-
ROAD EARNINGS IMPROVE

surs AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE FEBRUARY H.
DrAI.INGs IN BONDS AND BANK STOCKS.
a.. ~ 1nnz lllla 21Onl NJ K & T "a co
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12

no TIE BOND AND STOCK HOLDERS OF
L HE CINCINNATI. JAChsoN AMI MANniSA"
RAILWAY COMPANY: 80. -. D....N..
~ 10, The time FOR deposit Of the First Mortgage
onds and stocks been extended up to and including
February Is. 1856 1900.
New York. Feby. l. 1880 ,,., ., ~
T. n. WALLACE Secretary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12


Adams Express.
American Coal.
Am Cot OIL Co.
do pr o J. c
Am Dist Tel eel
Amer Express
Am Tel * G Co
Am Tobacco Co.
do pref ......|
Brunswick Co.
Chicago Gas Co.
Com Gable Co.
Col G a. I ID Co
Col Fuel Il ] Co
90 pref. ..
Col & II g & 7.
Consol Gas Co.
Con Coal % Nd
Dist 4 G r Co.
Ed Fl Ill N "
Erie Tel Il T Co
Gen Electric Co |
Home Mining Col
Illinois Steel Co
Lac Gas est ID. |
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12

Spop Metropolitan % .1O1
1000 Mast Z IS Gold.l25
800 do CAN Rlv 5slO7i2
$500 NJ x - L LIST 40
1000 do Iowa Exin. .l2i
GOO do Con IS &C.. lO1
1900 NJ X & T LIST as. 81
200 d. "a ........ 5aa.
100 O. ............ co.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
American Spirits Manufacturing Company.

by order OF the Board Of Directors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12

WELL. established manufacturing corporation
w wants 10 borrow SO for Good interest
paid and $50 100 mortgage bonds security H. b..
Tribune Office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12


NEW YORK. February 18th. 1895.
To holders of Certificates of the Manhattan
Trust Company issued under the plan OF
reorganization of the Distilling and Cat
tie Feeding COmpanyi
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-14
Battle in EiOrIday.

Live Oak, Fla, May 7.-Three
men are dead and five badly wound.
ed as the result of battle which oc.
Cured between whites and blacks
on the Suwanee, IN Lafay yettee Coun-
ty. The dead men are negroes, as
are two of the wounded. The other
three wounded are whites. The re-
ports that reach here state that the
battle was caused by the attempt of
the white men to force the negroes
to pay debts. The whites had no
warrants for the negroes; they ssim-
ply proposed to collect the debts by
force.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-14
A GOldbug Scheme.

Washington, D. G., May BE.
hind the story that the democratic
national executive committee is to
consider at it's meeting in New York
to day proposition to remove the
national democratic convention from
Chicago is tale of gold bug schem.
ing, which is OF interest.
The democratic executive commit.
tee is controlled by "sornd money
men. Since the Cook county dem.
ocracy set its primaries for May 26.
and the silver men announced that
they propose to control it, the gold
men have ha'ched an elaborate
scheme. The men who are putting
up Chicago's money are for gold.
They say that if the silver men win
in Cook county and Chicago, it
would never do to hold the nation al
convention in Chicago. The demo
cratic executive committee is in SYM.
pathy with them.
1t is proposed now, 1t is said, to
open the way for removing the con.
vention elsewhere. The suggestion
that it will be sent to St. Louis is
only a blind. The ''gold bugs" want
it to GO either to Cincinnati or New
York. preferably the latter. Unless
the silver men appreciate the danger
there is strong probability that the
convention may be located in New
York. That IS said to be the inside
plan of the men who are behind tbe
new movement.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-14

Hon, John r. TANNER, who was
nominated by the republicans of
Illinois, for governor, without oppc-
sition, has a record for having killed
man-Thomas Erskine. his brother
in LAWN 1867. 1t is limited that
at his second trial, he stood with the
sheriff and sound" jury was Sc
cured, which resulted in his acquit
tai. As chairman of the republican
state central committee of Illinois,
be published over his signature two
years ago, campaign document
which reflected upon the honesty of
Mayor Hopkins of Chicago MIR.
Hopkins denounced Tanners state
ments as lies out of whole cloth, and
commenced suit against him for
$50, 900 for slander If the mayor
should get judgment for the amount
Tanner would no doubt beat him in
the execution. Tanners record
from boyhood up is none the best,
but it will probably equal that of
the average republican politician
Clinton Democrat
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-14
Jerry South Gets His Reward.

jefferson City, Mo, April 30
Governor Stone this afternoon order
ed the payment of 5000 to Hon.
Jerry South of Mountain Home,
Ark, for the capture of the Taylor
brothers. The reward has been held
up by the Governor antil the convic-
tion of the Taylors was made com
plete by the refusal of the [. S su
preme court to take cogniza1ce of
the case of William Taylor, hanged
at Carrollton to-day. In all, South
will get about $1,000 by his capture
of the brothers. Auditor Seibert
will forward him a draft for $500
tonight.
Sheriff S. II. Stone of this county
received a telegram this afternoon
from Shelton, Neb asking if Taylor
had been hanged this morning. It
was signed S. f. Smith, and Mr..
Stone turned it over to Assistant
Prosecuting attorney Morton Jor-
dan, who wired it to the prosecuting
attorney of Carroll county. 1t is
thought that this may be a clew
that may lead to the capture of
George Taylor.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-14
Mllllonaires' Duel.

New York, May 6.-An interest.
ing war has been declared here. II
is to be duel between mlllionaires.
The weapons are sky scrapers The
American Surety Building is the
highest office building in the world,
rising considerably above 500 fee.
from the curb to q office stories.
The great structure is offensive to
John Jacob Astor, architec.ura]1v
and otherwise. That the war is on
is shown by the filing OF plans by
Mr.. Astor for twenty.one story Cd.
lfice to cost million dollars adioin.
ing the Surety Building. which will
not only detract from its strikinp
height, but shut out air and light
from its 200 windows. DeveloD.
inenss are awaited with interest.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-14
Texas Lynchers Indicted

Wichita Falls, Tex. May THE
grand jury. which has been inyesti.
eating the lynching of Crawford and
Lewis. the bank robbers, who nur.
dered Cashier Dorsey last February.
has adjourned. Indictments were
found against Frank Smith, Dick
Quinn and +. N. Davis, charging
them with completely in the lynching.
They were taken before Judge Mill.
er, who refused them bail, and thew
are now IN jal!. Citizens offer bail
IN any amount and excitement RIMS
high over the arrest. Trouble is
feared If they are not released.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-14
PUT ON A MERIT BASIS L.
Cleveland Sounds the Death kneIl Of
the Spoils System.
CIVIL Service Is Extended.-Thlrty
Thousand Places Added to the

Thousand Places Added to the
Classified List.
Washington, d. G., May G.-A
most 10000 government employees
were brought with one sweep under
the protection of the civil service
to-day by the issuance of an order
by President Cleveland making q
general revision of civil service rules.
The order is the most important
since the Inauguration Of the system
more than decade ago. It takes
effect Immediately. It's practical
extent is the classification of all
government employees below the
rank of those subject to nomination
by the president and confirmation
by the senate and above the grades
of laborers and workmen with few
exceptions. The order has long
been in contemplation and its pro-
mitigation this afternoon is the re.
suit of an immense amount of cor
respondence and conference between
the president, the civil service com.
missioners and the heads of the
various departments.
The new rule adds 29,399 posi-
tions to the classified list. increasing
the number of classified positions
from 5,736 to S5,l35. The number
OF classified places which are except.
ed from examination has been re.
duced from 2,O99 to IT'S, being
mainly positions as cashiers in the
customs. postal, internal and revenue
services. Indians employed in minor
capacities in the Indian service are
necessarily put on the excepted list.
Almost all the positions in Washing
ton which have heretofore been
included in the competitive list. The
only classified positions in Washing
ton which will be excepted from ex-
animation under the new rule will
be private secretaries or confidential
clerks mot exceeding two) to the
president and to the head of each of
the executive departments. No po,
sitions will hereafter be subject to
non competitive examination except
in the cases of the Indians employed
in a teaching capacity in the Indian
service.