New-York tribune., 1896-01-09
IN AMI UT or CUNGkEoS.
CHAIRMAN WALKERS COMMITTEE TO
FRAME 4 GENERAL BANKING LAW.
BrRGLARs CAUGHT At TIE BRITISH EMBASSY
CIVIL. SERVICE EXAMEATIONs-TTIEw WEATHER
BUREAU AND THE COLD WAVE

APPOINTMENTS
Wsshington Jan S-Twsrty-night bis w-re d.
vldel by Chairman Walker. o. the House BanlinG
and Currency Committee, at ne meeting to-day
among five subcommittee. From tbs number one
wi, be selected 10 serve. as basis for general
Banking law. especially DESIGNED to relieve the
Treasury from IN current redemption of al forms
OF papcr money. 1t was decided To; on Monday
hearing would he given on To- hi INTRODUCED ~
past Congresses bv AIR lIl;i of il.ilo.s looking 10
,he establishment Of an inierAa"ont bank ihi,
measure is designed to csrfy in'o 'nrci one OF ne
recommendations made by the Pan-AmericiA COZ
Gress. which me; n this cir u ieel on NtDae'
day o; week tne bill. ntrc iu,ei by MI Cos. -
Tennessee. witch u,ss-i the Nousc IN tac Al
Congress to prohih!i officers Of b'lNs from "a
using their position 10 borrow 'rcn@y IN n"da
quantities from such institutions vi. hr cons! ''''
But for the vigilance Of Two pole mon bur-
Elary would have been commit at the British
Embassy last nigh, by probably 'hc same cracks
men who made raid on the brazilian legation
"A short time ago loaded rcvo Yer and N!t cf
burglars tools found on ne mon when ar
rested. Polca Officers Jacobson ana Donohre saw
two mon SNEAK DOWN the area sters Of III" Emoass5
wou:d naturally b. engaged IN sorvns d,nn~r I"'
cap;ur-d the men A. they we ID ''" i-l 9. p'N,
Henry phelps and said be was irgn c1csgJ. y
was or MS pers0G9 s0G ~ M Ec@Gd to b. po
s!onai crook" The other man ss'l his nam" was
George Williams and that Il" ..r-d ir thu Fourth
Ward Of Eroohlyn
Tho United s,a,es Cial service Commission has
issued it. schcdue II examinations for The hr'i
siy months Of 1885 Ahska. Arizona Colorado -
aware D!s,ric, Of Columbia. Maryland. Massachn-
setts Montana Nevada. New Mexico. Oklahoma.
Virginia and Wyoming hav' more than their shar'
Of departmental appointments. but res sd"ats OF
ihes, states and Territories can take the RAILWAY
Mail. Indian ana Govern:n NJ Printing Onic- KAN
nations. In the ,rst half Of ihis year no apphc''
t!ons the p.acts OF cork. cJpyisi Whtcnmah {"
mo y.
states: California. Connec'icu,. florida; Georgia
New IIampshire. New-York North carolina. North
Dakota. Ohio. nreeon rInnyyi.amna, .l. m crxon,.
nations above mentioned are open TO residents ~
these States. 4 circuar has been tsued by the
Commission giving the places AMI dates o. the eN-
anlinat'ons
The Weather Bureau ha, issued accorn; Of
the recent cold wave. with maps giving graphically
the progress OF the fall n temperature and other
conditions II is shown that during this cold wave
a warning signal displayed at every station
twcniy-four hours before the fall In tcnperaiur"
panlea and dealers in produce and pnrishablr goods
Effected savings running wei! into the millions by
being well informed
Captain Thomas H. Mckee. Of Indiana. super'n-
,enleat Of the House documcnt-room in the List
Congress and assistant secretary OF tNe Ecpu1-
lean Congressional Committee in ne camphgn .,
in IT, vas "TTI,,-inSy Cr,,chao.T II Kertucky
who nIlod the place in the Lild and llili con
gress"s.
Edward l. Hockard. who was private secretary
70 psetmas,cr-G-neral Eissol AM continued ~
ofile urder Posimastcr-tisnoral wilson, vas 20
day appointed ch'e' clerk % ne ncal.lctfr 'o- ,
lie Vii be srcc'-lei os private a"cci1ly L. N'"-
ion y. Baker. lr.. - Maiun.huTS' ~ Va
Mr. Culom in ;hc senate to-day introduced hi''
uroy.9!ng for ilr construction and 'qnrr'ni ~
,vo steam revenue cutters n fh" hr'f .lass i'r
service on the Parac coast - a c'st 81 ',' ~ ~