New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-11

mer spen. In the Colorado canyon, where for weeks
he and his men were without fresh food Of any
kind. but dav they enjoyed banquet. q ban
quet delicious that the memory OF IL has never
left him. The feast consisted Of fresh beef stray
steer that OF his men had run across COMING
into camp and killed. and cabbages. which had
been obtained somewhere In the neishborhood and
when ] those cabbages." said Professor
eook 10 M soe Sd Down 70 Where
was and ate nearly The whole Of one OF those
raw eabsSges think never before and an
or that SO appeased my appetite.
At present all the places In the Geological Sur
vey for which there was formerly such demand.
and which were regarded the latest OF pums
are under the Civil Service. and the examinations
for specialists. such biologists and topograph-
ers, are rigid. The salary for the lowest place
81 900 a year-is small when one considers the high
grade OF work that is expected: but promotion. II
the mans work. entities him TO II, is sure and tina
salaries range as high as 5000 year for geoo-
glsts OF the highest grade. The work In the Geo
is and in no oheG Srsneh Of the Gov
eminent service does the labor come so near 10
being labor OF love.
The most desirable places not under Civil
Service are those in the Library, which begins
work under the new plan adopted by Congress for
its management July !. The places 10 be
filed are: Librarian. salary. 5000; superintendent:
OF building salary 5000; chief assistant librarian
$500 to 81 800; nineteen attendants. s72O to $780, etc.
some $50 places altogether.
with the exception Of the Librarian and the
Superintendent. who named by the President.
all the appointments are made-those concerning
the administration OF the llbrary--by she Lbrerian
those whose duty il will be 70 look after the LIZ
trary building By the Superintendent: but political
influence will partly II not entirely control the dis
pensing OF this patronage. ard Tor some time SEN
atOrs and Members Of Congress have been beset
with people clamoring for these places. Even
Senator Teller. who Is not supposed 10 nave riuch
influence with the present Administration has at
least dozen Hers day, who come 10 ask Tor MS
influence in obtaining places In the Library, ana
his colleagues of acknowledge influence are even
more favored.
Miss Barton, president of the Red Cross so-
ciety, still hopes to do something toward reliev-
ing the suffering among the sick and wounded IN
Cuba, and is bending all her energies TO that
end But the Red Cross Society, depending as IL
does entirely on voluntary financial aid. cannot be-
gin work there. although ii has received permis-
sion do OF the Spanish Government. which
belong to the Red Cross alliance, until sufficient
money Is assured 10 allow them 10 form ard prop
erly equip service. Those who criticise MISS
Bartons delay in doing this have no understand
ing of the facts 80
The Red Cross Society does not and will no,
undertake 20 raise the money for merclSui work,
but II Is only too willing. as IL has Invariably
shown Itself 10 be, take hold OF any Work IN
the interest Of humanity, matter how dliHcuIt
and dangerous. and when the necessary FUNDS are
placed az it's disposal some OF its number VIII I'M
mediately start FOR Cuba to succor the stricken