Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-21
THE CAPITAL.
The Continued Spread Of Yellow
Fever in the South
Necessitates Additional Employees in
the Marine Hospital Service.
Annual Meeting of the Spirltualists' Asso-
ciation--The Cabinet Discusses the Civil
Service and How to Obtain Best Re-
suits-Witbdraws From, the Case.
The spirituaIists, Meeting.

WASHINGTON, oct ~. AT the annual
meeting of the Spiritualists' associa-
ton Tuesday the list Of delegates was
submitted and approved. The prcsi-
dents report was submitted. showing
that the condition of the association
had improved. The report of the sec
retary showed that the memberships
had increased 33 per cent during the
past six years The report stated that
the Spritualsts had co-opcrated with
others to fight ecclesiastic control of
the government, also that the Spiritu.
alists would put missionaries in the
field to offset the work of anti-Spiritu-
alistic associations
Marine Hospital Service.
The continued spread of yellow fever
necessitates many additional employees
in the marine hospital service. AT the
recommendation of the surgeon gen.
eral of that bureau the treasury de-
partmcnt has appointed "a assistant
surgeons and SO guards to do duty in
the yellow fever section and on the
borders of the states where the disease
may spread. These appointments will
be increased if necessary. The APP
pointments are temporary, the ap-
pointees receiving pay by the day.
Wlthdraws From the Case.
The patent law association of Wash
ington, which in behalf of patent law
yers has been pushing the case against
John Wedderburn of this city and Sc
cured his disbarment from practice be-
fore the interior department Tuesday,
withdrew from the case before the post
Office department where a hearing is
that will decide whether
fraud order shall be issued against
Wedderburn. The associations with
drawal was because it was aggrieved
at remarks made by Assistant Attorney
General Tyner who is trying the case.
The Cabinet Discusses Civil Service.
The cabinet Tuesday devoted consid-
cradle time to discussion of the civil
service and how to obtain the best re-
suits from the recent order promul-
gated by the president A decision
was reached that each department
should prepare and adopt regulations
to meet the requirements of the order.
While each department will formulate
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eral sentiment that it would be we'll to
have them along the general line of the
regulations issued by the treasury de-
partment, to carry out the presidents
order; Secretary Gage, it will be re-
permitted persons against
whom charges were made to have
hearing and an opportunity to answer
them.
Routine matters of the departments
occupied all the remainder of the cabi-
net meeting which lasted about two
hours.
Rear Admiral Wordens Funeral.
The funeral of the late Rear Adm.
John L. Worden, retired, of the navy
took place at st. Johns Episcopal
church Wednesday morning. The
honary pallbearers were Sc cretary
Of the Navy John d. Long, Gen. Nell
son A. Miles, Justice Horace Gray,
Judge J. c. Bancroft-D Davis, Adm.
Gen. j. G Parlle, Judge
John Davis and Col. Archibald Hop
ltins. President Mckinley and the
cabinet attended the services. The
were taken to Rawlings, N.
Y, for burial.
Military Reservation in Alaska.
WAsHINGToN. Oct. 20.-The secretary
of war will issue an order Wednesday
creating a military reservation in that
part of Alaska lying within radius of
80 miles of st. Michaels. The purpose
is to confer upon Lieut.. Col. Randall
the necessary legal authority to pre-
serve order and protect property in
this section of the country, both of
which are believed to be jeopardized
by the large number of lawless char
acters gathered near the mouth of the
Yukon.
Consular Appointments.
The president has determined not to
consider any new consular appoint
ments until congress meets, owing to
the many requests that have come from