The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-24
EfSEMAN BROS.
Corner 9Th and E Sis. N. w.
No Branch Store i'm Washington.

| practical questions in farming The i'm
portant points in the examination for hin
/ dergarJen teacher are pedagogy, geouetTy
! drawing, use OF kinderga Tten materials
songs, games and stories, and psychology OF
! childhood.
The 1uaJron examination is calculated 10
bring out strongly the competitors Fnowl-
! edge OF domestic economy, nursery manlge-
/ ment and the keeping Of accounts.
The examination for physician covers the
! following; Letter writing, anatomy and
/ physiology, chemistry. materia metiica aud
therapeutics, general pathology and theory
and practice of medicine, surgery, bacteri-
oiogy and hygiene, obstetrics.
The assistant examiner of the Patent
Office is examined in physics, technics,
/ mathematics, chemistry, and mechanical
drawing
Examiners HeSse and Bartlett were in
charge Of the competition today.
coffee OF the Civil Service Commission
is bcsieEed by old solliers who were dis
missed by the Cleveland administ Tation and
who are seeking reinstatement. There
Were 500 UAion veterans dismissed from
the departmental service in Washington
during the last aduinistratiO and these
men and their friends are bringing potent
pressure 10 bear that they may be restored.
There is a feeling at the office Of the
Civil Service Commission that the syIupa-
thy Of the present Administration is apt To
be trfled with 20 some degree by some Of
these Cld soldiers
As a rude the Democratic heads Of de-
partments old not assign a rea son for the
dismissal OF a man, and there is 10 record
against the men dropped for cause There
fore, they make the plea that their dis
missal was On political ground, and their
statements may not be refuted
The Civil Service Commission thinks that
the difficulty would be miUinlized had all
heads Of fdepartmentor division acted rs did
Col AInSwOIth A Ainsworth, wnen he
dropped q man. ent cred the reason for the
dismissal opposite his name. The cause for
dismissal was not TO be made public. hut
was 20 be used against the Offender should
he again apply FOR employment under the
Government
The age Of the old soldiers has become a
source OF trouble To the Civil Service Com
mission. The average age Of the ex-Union
soldier is siXty-twe years. and this fact
closes many positions against them III the
departmental and postal service.
The Secretary OF War Las issued iris
order:
by direction OF the President, the Mill
tary post near the city OF Little Rock,
in Pulaski county. ARK, viii herea fter lie
known and designated as Fort Logan H.
Roots, in honor of the late Brevet Lieut..
Col. Logan II. Roots. United States Vol
unteers"
A SuOng efOfrt was made TO have this
fort called after Senator Eikins, but Sec
retary Algcr refused his consent, for The
reason that he thought il lad precedent |
TO name a fort after living person.
Acting Secretary Roosevelt has author |
lied the commandment OF the New York |
navy yard to grant leaves Of absence with |
out pay to all veterans employed in the New |
York navy yard on Tuesday next who may i
desire to participate ia the parade in con-
nectioH with the ceremonies attendant upon |
the dedication OF the tomb of the late gen
Grant
J l. Watts, curator of the Agricultural |
today rendered his resignation
to take effect June 80. The office Of |
curator expires on June 30, Congress not
having appropriated for its maintenance
The salary has been 1.4oo.
Edward 7. Evans, Virginia, and Benia-
rnin Till, Michigan, were today appoi nted
map distributor in the Weather Bureau,
at S25 per month.
Arthur H. Edwards, map distributor in
-he Weather Bureau, was today reduced
from S25 TO SO per month.
The Agricultural Department is prepar-
ing a bulletin on the cultivation OF as
para gus.
OFFICIAL information has reached the |
Treasury and State Departments that an
other filibustenng expedition is being fitted
Dut The Government Officials say that
he exact point at which the Cuband are
working is unkno wn to them, but that tits
some where on the coast bet Reen New York
aud Charleston, s. c.
The point most suspected is WILMINGTON,
Del, aud tits known that Treasury agents
ire keeping a close surveillance on this
bort.