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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-12

Baltimore, April 11-Arrived, schooner
Charmer, Johnson. Savannah.
April 9.-Sailed. schooner Harriet c.
Kerlin, Savannah.
Wilmington, N. c.. April u.-Arrived,
bark Anitra (Nor), Simonsen, Hull.
Genoa, April 6.-Sailed, steamer Acona,
Fernandina.
Jacksonville, Fla, April 11.-Arrived,
schooner William H. Albury (Br, Rus
SELL Nassau, N P.
Cleared, schooner Harry Prescott, Gray,
Fall River; Abbie G. Cole, Murphy. New
York
Fernandina, Fla, April n.-Arrived,
schooner Ann ]. Traynor, Derrickson.
New York.
Sailed, schooner Grace Andrews, Brown,
Boston.
Charleston, s. c., April m.-Arrived,
steamer George w. Clyde, Robinson, jack
sonville. and proceeded to Boston; schoon-
er Mary Curtis, Maker Newport News.
Sailed, steamer Comanche, Pennington,
New York; tug I. J. Merritt New York,
with derrick in tow; steamers Dalmatia
Ger. Classen, Hamburg; Progressist
(Br), Pinkham, Bremen.
Port Royal s. c., April 11.-Arrived,
steamer Colorado, from New York, and
sailed for Brunswick.
Pensacola, Fla, April 11.-Arrived, banks
Van Ads (Rus). Ahlstrom, Barrow.
Sailed steamship Alicia (Span). Aida
mis-, Liverpool; bark Haugesund (Nor),
Newport. Eng.
Cleared, schooner Mabel Darling (Br),
Roberts, Nassau
Punta Gordo, Fla, April 11.-Arrived.
schooner Madaline Cooney, Wade, Key
West.
Cleared, schooner Star of the Sea, Hop
kins, Baltimore.
New Orleans, April 11.-Cleared. steam
ers Sandman Prince (BD, Dunn, Ant
werp; Jarl CNor), Petersen, Bluefields
italian Prince (BD, Willis, Havre via
Newcastle; Traveller (Br), Vincent, Liver
pool.
Port Eads, April 11.-Arrlved, steamers
Catalina Span. Fano Havana; FoxhalI
Leslie, Ceiba; Saltwater Gait, Puerto
Cortez.
Newport News. Va, April 11.-Sailed
steamer Balantino SPAN, Aliabucoo
Liverpool; schooners W. E. Downes, New
Haven, Vanname and King. New Haven;
w. H. Bailey, New Bedford.
Madeira, April ARRIVED, steamer
Alette, Pensacola. for Alexandria Egvpt
Rotterdam, April 9.-Arrived, steamer
Dordrecht Pensacola.
Georgetown, S. c., April 1.-Sailed.
schoners Lottie r. Russell. Sharp. New
York; William Linthicum, Brannock.
New Haven.
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THE BALTIC-BLACK SEA CANAL.
A Vast Engineering Scheme of the
Young Gar

Young Gear.
Russian Letter in New York Observer.
The Siberian railroad is not the only vast
project which Russia has on hand for the
development of her resources. The young
Gear is ambitious, and has set his hand to
a work which will do much to revolution
ize the trade of the western half of his
dominions allude to the project for unit
ing the waters of the Baltic with those of
the Black sea by means Of a canal. A
glance at the map of the west of Russia
will show that the headwaters of the Dwi-
ma flowing into the Baltic, and those of
the Dnieper flowing into the Euxine, APP
proach within measurable distance of
each other. 1t is proposed to unite them,
and the confguration of the land renders
this quite possible.
The Baltic end, of the canal will be at
Riga, and ats course will be up this river
as far astthe city of Dunaburg. From Dun
aburg artificial excavations will be made
for 125 miles as far as Lepel on the Beres-
ina, and as Beresina is on the Dnieper,
there is thus complete waterway to
EMERSON on the Black sea. The entire dis,
lance from Riga to Kherson will be about
1.OOV LiileSs me Deus Oh the DWlQa, Ber6-
sina and Dnieper will be deepened so that
the surface breadth of the canal will be
2l61s feet, and its bottom breadth 1161s. The
depth of water in average seasons will be
Is feet, so that ships of heavy draught will
find no difficulty I'm steaming along the
whole length of the canal, hear that all
the preliminary surveys have been finish
ed, and that the work can be commenced
in the spring of this year.
The Russian engineers compute that the
entire cost of the undertaking will not ex-
coed $25, 100000, and that the time required
for its completion will be under ten years.
Both from the commercial and strategic
point of view, the Baltic Black sea canal
will be of the first importance. Seventeen
towns and cities of considerable popula-
ton will be touched by the canal and
brought into direct communication with
the sea- The chief of these are Kieff, Kre-
mentchug, Dunaburg, Ekaterinoslav, Alex
androvsk and Nikopol, all of them i'm
mense grain emporiums. Grain therefore,
and other staple products of Southern and
Central Russia will be shipped from these
districts to the north and west of Europe
in one-half the time and at less than one
half the present cost.
But it is, perhaps, from the strategical
point of view that Russia will reap the
finest benefit from the completion of this
vast undertaking. AL the present time
the Russian Black sea fleet is locked up;
not single Warship Gan pass through
the Dardaneles without the consent of
Turkey, or without raising a storm among
the powers which signed the treaty of
Paris. With the ,Baltic+Black sea canal
in working order. the powerful ships in
the harbors of Sebastopol and Nicolaieff
could reach the Baltic in four days, or
the Baltic fleet could be sent down to the
EuXine within the same time. 1t is said
that the Gar is carefully going into every
particular himself, and is determined to
make his canal a success.
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Passengers per steamship Gate City
from New York.-Rev. f. S. Hopkins, Mrs.
Charles Charlesworth.
Passengers on steamship City of Au-
gusta for New York;. Chase, Mrs. H.
Lack, Miss Marguerite Bell, Miss Mamie
Malaney. Miss Julia Moriarity, John Ri
ley, Mrs. n. Kennedy, Miss Laura Smith,
Miss Mary Stewart, T. c. Waugh. Mrs
Stark. r. F. Glen, Mrs. Chester. b. Dur
yea, w. {. Merry and wife, VIM. An
drews, NJ. b. DAILY, Charles Brentwood,
II. e, Robinson, James White, l.. D.
Irvine and wife. NJ c. Derricot. NJ Ros-
onthal and wife. Miss Rose Matthews,
S. Lack Miss Mary Duffy, Miss Nora
Seminar, Miss Mary Burke. c. f. Dill. w.
S. Walsh and wife, Miss Annie O'Neal.
Mrs. G. NJ. Hippee, James Conroy A. B.
Davis, E. w. Eds, Miss NJ. Z. Nelson,
+. j. Thomas and wife, w. E. Sherman
and wife, f. Leroy Stewart and wife,
Earnest A. Wood. f. w. Prescott, Theo
H. Taylor, f. II. Allen, Jas. Morrison and
wife. j. w. Parr, Miss n. Lack. d. r.
Dana and wife. Mrs. Gardner, Miss Kate
Hughes Miss Title Spellman, ]. S. Rey-
nolds and wife. Miss Smith. Miss Belle
Langtry, Mr.. A. Nicolas and one, Miss
Tuck, b. II. Helmes, Miss Glen, Miss
Carrie Keos. H. d. w. Cook and wife,
Il. j. Sherman, Miss Mary d. Bah, e. d.
Blackwell, w. c. Stevens and wife, Henry
Hogan, Anderson Hunter, A. Avidon.
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why Women Are Not an Married
From the London Chronicle.

The Temple Magazine has been holding
a symposium-that, we believe, Is the
word-on the question why do women
prefer to remain unwed?" This seems to
be taking a good deal for granted, to be-
gin with, but three of the ladies' who tell
US why have no doubts on the subject.
Miss Adeline Sergeant sums il up by de-
claring that The woman who wants TO en-
joy life should certainly remain unwed -
Miss Hulda Friederichs is of opinion that
il is from sheer selfshness" while Miss
Sarah Doudney takes the higher view that
II is because women know more about
men than they ever did in olden times. and
knowledge means disenchantment." Miss
Mary f. Ellington is-shal we say more
candid or less ingenious? She answers the
question by asking another: rs there in
the world any woman who does prefer to
remain unwed?" and answers It herself by
direct negative. This is fiat treason. and
we can almost hear the other ladies sharp
ening their pens to fell upon Miss Billing
ion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-12
OCEAN FREIGHTs-

Cotton-Market easy; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale, 81. 25; New
York, per bale, s100; PHILADELPHIA, per bale.
sl.0O; Baltimore, per bale; $1OO. Direct
Barcelona, 5Sc; Bremen, CSC; Trieste. 53c;
Genoa, soc. Via New York-Liverpool, 40c
Bremen, 45c; Amsterdam, 45c; Hamburg.
43c; Havre, 45c; Reval 5Sc; Genoa, 55c.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are firm at
ruling rates. Foreign business is more or
less nominal The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted
at S4.00d4.5O for range-includ-
ing Baltimore and Portland. Me
Railroad ties, base A feet; to Baltimore.
12c; to Philadelphia 13c; to New
York, 131kc. Timber rates, 5Oca$1OO higher
than lumber rates To the West Indies and
Windward. nominal to Rosario. S12. GOG
1900; TO Buenos Ayres and Montevideo.
S100OG1l.00; to Rio Janeiro. Sl400; to Span
ish and Mediterranean ports, Sl1. SOGI1l. so;
10 United Kingdom, for orders, nominal
for lumber, "a IS standard.
BY Steam-To New York, $500: To Phil.
edelphia, via New York, $3.50; 10 Boston.
So co. via New York; 10 Baltimore. $500.
Naval Slores-The market is steady. NE.
dunn sized vessels. Cork for orders. Is %
for barrels of $40 pounds. and sc prfmage.
spirits. As; larger 1900; Genoa, rosin. 2.
Sd; Adriatic, Is Sd; Brazil, soc for bar
rels of $50 pounds; Java, IS cd: River
Platte 72c; Australia, 3s 3D. Coastwise-
Steam. Zoe per 100 pound on rosin: 9Oc on
spirits to Boston and S1ac on rosin, ana
SOC on spirits to New York.
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Receipts at Railroads.

Per Central of Georgia Railway, April
n.-S69 bales cotton, 325 barrels rosin, 81
barrels spirits, AS packages merchandise
11S bales domestics, 1 car wood, 81 cars
lumber, l car supplies, l car fresh meat
1 car packing house products 1 car but
terine, l car carriage wheels.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular Rail-
road April 11.-1H barrels rosin, 81 casks
spirits, cars merchandise, cars lumber,
cars vegetables, i car oil, car cotton
seed, car moss, l car tobacco, 10 cars
ties.
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway,
April n.-1,292 barrels rosn, 1856 casks
spirits, "a cars lumber, 10 cars merchan-
disc cars pig iron, cars hay, cars
flour, l car corn, 1 car oil, l car meal
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Per steamship City of Augusta for New
York-29 bales upland cotton. 404 bales
sea island cotton. 15S bales domestics and
yarns, IS barrels rosin oil, loo barrels
rosin. $40 barrels spirits turpentine. 1863 los
feet lumber, p bales sweepings, "a turtles,
/ barrel fish, so barrels pitch. &c boxes
fruit. ,2s9 barrels vegetables. $3.50 crates
vegetables, 10 bales tobacco, refrgera-
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ARRIVALS ANB SErAnruREs.
ve..el. ArrlveaS Nesterday.

Steamship City of RI3mingham. Burg,
New York.-Ocean Steamship Company.
Bark Hawkesbury (SvdD, Andreasen, AL
goa Bay. At 'rybee.-Strachan & Co.
Steamer Alpha, Strobhar, Beaufort, with
u. Beach, manager
Steamer loretta, Chadwick, Bluffton,
and returned.-J. H. Judkins
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c. & Ohio SIS lib Pa. Is of IS ....103
c., H. & D. 4lss Reading As ...... S0l5
offered ..... 1045s r. G. W. lists e. STA
d. & r. G. lists Jos .StL.& I'm. c.
d. & r. G. As e. 50 5s ................ S.
East Tenn lists .107 lSt.L.& S. +. G.
Erie Gen. As 800. 6S Us ....-...........116
+. w. & D. lists st. p. Con. ......1i0
I. r. ............. 81 isl. P. CO P1sts. 116i5
Gen. Elec. IS ...101 do IS ............115
G. H. & s A. 6s.102 $50. Ry. IS ....... 500
do Seconds lib IS. Rope * T. 6s.. "a
H & T. c. ssh lTenn.new set 3s. IS
do Con. 6s ....103 Tex. Pa. .G.1sts.1OO
Iva. c. lists .... 97iAI do Reg. ends BIZ
La.new Cons. As. 97lsIJT. T. D. & G. lists. 81
L. & N Uni. IS. Sc lWab. lists IS &c.. 1852
Mo. 6s ...........1OO do Seconds zee. 1914
NJ. k & T. ends. GO w. Shore As ...107ls
do As .......... S6l4 Va. Centuries .. 6S
N Y. c. lists ...1l5 do Deferred ...
n. J. c. 5s .1l2lkC. of Ga. Con. Of S6ls
N C. 6s ..........122l2 do 1st inc. Of. .. 391k
do As ...........102 do End inc Of. 11Is
No Pa. lists LIP
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Mr.. James Foley returned yesterday
from Sapelo, where he is having wreck
ing pump put on the Norwegian bark Sal
helm, which he bought recently a auc-
ton, together with her cargo of lember.
The vessel will be towed to a Northern
port, where the cargo will be disposed of.
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The steamer Alpha brought over the
first excursion of the season from Beau
fort, arriving at s O'Clock last night. There
was a large crowd of colored excursionists
on board and many friends on the wharf
to greet the party on arrival.
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vesseIs cleared Yesterdav.

Steamship City of Birmingham, Burg,
New York.-Ocean Steamship Company.
Steamship Chattahoochee, Lewis. Bos-
ton.-Ocean Steamship Company.
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tors berries. so bales moss, 40 cases CT
gars, 1872 packages merchandise.
Per schooner Sedgwick for Boston
426, 726 feet pitch pine lumber.-Cargo by
Southern Pine Company
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GRAM. PRoyIsIoNs. ETC

New York, April 1.-Flour quiet and in
fluenced by the decline in wheat. Rye
Hour quiet. Corn meal duh. Rye quiet
No. 2, Soc; state rye, 55N55i5c. Barley dull:
feeding western, 33i2a35c. Barley malt
quiet
Wheat. spot, steady: NO. red. 81 .Oia, :
options weak. most Of the session under
large worlds shipments, bearish crop news
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Phases of the Moon for April.

Full moon, 9Th, hours 10 minutes, even
ing; last quarter, 18th, 8 hours % minutes
morning; new moon, 10Th, 4 hours p min.
utes, evening; moon in perigree, eth; moon
in aDogee. 25th. "a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-12
T0-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Savannah and vicinity I'M
ed change in temperature.
Watcher From Washington
For Georgia, South Carolina, Eastern
Florida and Western Florida; Fair;
northeriy winds.
General Conditions-Cloudy weather
prevails at New York city, in eastern
Pennsylvania, southeastern Virginia,
southern Florida, Alabama, Texas and
the lower Mississippi Valley, while clear
skies are noted in all other sections.
Temperatures have risen in the Ohio and
upper Mississippi Valleys and the upper
Lake Region.
Light to brisk variable winds are report
ed along the Atlantic coast
Yesterdays Weather at savannah
Maximum temperature 2:SO pm. rs degrees
Minimum temperature a. m. IS degrees
Mean temperature ............... IS degrees
Normal temperature ............. GA degrees
Excess of temperature ........... 4 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
April ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 46 degrees
Accumulated excess since
Jan. ................,........ ..I15 degrees
rainfall ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90 inch
NorHhal '.....' .s..t..l-................ IL men
Deficiency since April l .........1 OF inches
Deficiency since Jan. l ..........S.29 inches
River Report.-The hight of the Savan-
nah river at Augusta al a. m. Goth mer-
idian time) yesterday was 8.5 feet fall of
O.5 foot during the preceding twenty-four
hours.
Observations taken April II, 1898, p m
C75th meridian time), at the same moment
of time at all station for the Morning
Ne3s:
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Vessels Went to Sea Yesterday.
Shipping Memoranda.

Steamship City of Augusta, New York.
Bark Marco Polo (Nor), Belfast.
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High water at Tybee to-day at II IA a.
m. and II :46 p. m. High water at Savan-
nah one hour later
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Local and General News of ships and
shining.

The steamer Clifton did not resume her
regular trips to Beaufort Sunday, having
10 remain over to have her boiler in
spected, which was done yesterday. She
will probably get out on her regular route
to-day.
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Notice to Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of YES
sells free of charge in United States hy-
geographic office in custom house. Cap
tains are requested to call at the office.
Reports of wrecks ana derellcts received
for transmission to the navy department.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-12

The time ball on Cotton Exchange drops
y M, 10Th meridian time
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If YOU WANT GOOD MATERIAL AND WORK ORDER YOUR LITHU
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Savannah Almanac.

Sun rises at 5:aa and sets at $40.
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TINE CARD.

In Effect April y, 1898.
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% Miles shortest Miles
TABLE EFFECT APRIL. r. 1898.
The herald., 1898-10-28
Some Gallo Wisdom

PARIS, Oct. 27.-After noting that yes
terday's session Of the Peace Commission
did not arrive at any solution regarding
the Cuban debt, the Gaulois says today:
The situation is extremely strained, owing
to the increasingly aggressive attitude Of
the Americans, and it is even feared that II
the Spaniards should not decide to give way
OH all points the negotiations will be broken
off in the course of the next meeting It
seems unquestionable that the near ap-
proach of the American elections plays q
considerable role in the attitude of the Span
ish delegates, who have supposed that gain,
ing time would obtain better terms from
their conquerers while just the opposite is
happening
Continuing the Gaulois intimates that II
the Americans continue to show themselves
intractable toward the Spaniards, re-
newal Of hostilities may result, especially
if the Spaniards declare that they have ar
rived at the extreme limits of honorable
concessions.
The Gaulois then adds:
1--WE hope, however, that matters will ar
range themselves, as we know sufficiently
we'll the sentiments of the American nation
to be able to affirm that new war would bs
received with disfavor by all men of com.
mon sense and the Peace Commission would,
in bringing it about, assume heavy rcspon-
sibities for the future"
The herald., 1898-10-28
ALASKAN ARRIVALS
Bring News but No Gold From Copper
River

VICTORIA, B. c., Oct. 27.-The steames
Cottage City arrived tonight from Skaguay,
Alaska with large number of passengers,
They report that the Yukon is now filed
with ice and that travel to Dawson is sus-
pended. 1t is also reported that new lake
has been discovered in the Atllin country.
1t is fully as large as Lake Atlin.
The tugs Golden Gate of San Francisco
and c. G. Cherry of Seattle arrived at Pors
Townsend tonight from the mouth of the
Copper river, with seven passengers, among
them Nj. j. Garretty of San Francisco, who
has spent more than year in vain search
for gold on Copper river. He says: ma
tive float copper has been found on Chitna
river, l75 miles from the mouth OF Copper
river, and party of fifteen will remain
there over winter to prospect for the main
copper deposit"
Nicholi, the talking chief of the Copper
river Indians, claims to know the exact To-
cation of a copper deposit, but he refused
offers Of several hundred dollars to guide
people to its location. Indians use copper
for making bracelets and other ornaments
and for cooking utensils, and the chief
claims that the whites will limit the supply
and thereby deprive many Indians of thu
means of making living
On board the Golden Gate is a Copper
river prospecting boat, which was built Of
lumber whipsawed on the river. The boat
is being shipped to Denver, Col, where Il
will be placed on exhibition.
The herald., 1898-10-28
TANGLES
ARE ETRAIGHTENED OUT BY
SPECIAL ORDERS
Enlistments in the Regular Army
Will Be for the Full Term Of
Three Years

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-By direction
| of the secretary of war, Col. Thomas Ward,
acting adjutant general, has issued general
order in regard to the case OF members OF
volunteer organizations WI :, enlisted there
from in the regular army. 1t is explanatory
of previous general order issued in Sep
tember last, prescribing that such men will
be given credit for their service in the vol
unteer army. The Endorsement required by
the regulations on the enlistment papers of
men who have served in the volunteer army
and subsequently enlist in the regular army,
results n giving to such soldiers credit on
the records of the department for time actu-
ally. served in the, volunteer service, but
without intention that the terms of enlist
ment or re-enlstment in the regular army
shall be shortened by reason of volunteer
service. According to the order just issued,
such soldiers begin Il new enlistment in the
regular army for the full term of three
years, and their clothing allowance likewise
begins at the first years rates. The age
limitation of 35 years for original enlistment
in the regular army does not apply in such
cases The principal advantage, however,
accrues to those who re-enlist in the regular
army within three months from date of dis
charge from the volunteer army. In their
cases the time actually served in the vol
unteers is added to the time served in the
regular army in computing the soldiers SER
vice from time to time"
lure enlstments and re-enlistments in
.he regular army will not be governed by
the same rules which obtained during the
war with Spain. May 10th last Major Gen.
Miles, with the approval of the secretary of
war, issued an order announcing that "men
enlisted or re-enlisted in the regular army
during the war may be informed that they
will be granted their discharges, if desired,
at the close of the war, upon their individ-
ual applications"
Major Gen. Miles today issued an order re-
v,oking the previous order and announcing
cases of men hereafter enlisted or re-enlisted
in the regular army.
Under this action enlistments or re-enlist-
ments in the regular army will be for term
of three years, regardless of the present
status of the negotiations with Spain for
peace.
The herald., 1898-10-28
A PRESIDENTIAL ORDER
TO RESTRICT OPERATION OF THE
CIVIL SERVICE LAW
Something Like Six Thousand Places
Made Available for Payment of
Political Debts

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-It is under
stood that presidential edict, removing a
large number of government offices from
the civil service will probably be promul-
gated before Thanksgiving day. The order
is one which has been in contemplation
many months, having been deferred from
time to time, owing to the pressure Of war
business. AS at present determined upon,
the order will affect upwards of six thous
and places. 1t will include deputy collectors
of internal revenue who are authorized to
become acting collectors, actually serving in
that capacity. There are about two thous-
and of these deputies. The largest class af-
fected is the corps Of examining surgeons
of the pension bureau, of whom there are in
all over 400. There seems to be a general
understanding that it will be better to have
these left out of the civil service, although
Secretary Bliss, while understood to favor
such action, would not recommend it. Over
three thousand of these surgeons are stated
at the civil service commission never to have
been classified under the civil service law
The order will clear up the misapprshension
as to the actual status of the whole corps
and place them all outside. About fifty Of
fee deputy marshals heretofore reported as
classified, but concerning whose status
there has been some doubt, because Of their
being in the judicial branch of the service,
are expected to be placed in the exempt
class. There are other scattering positions
including some of fiduciary and confidential
character, which will aggregate possibly
several hundred.