| Show BY TE TELEGRAPH LEI GRAPH PM pir WESTERN UNION LINE AMERICAN NEW YORK 6 5 regarding the murder of the chinaman chong Cho ngOng ong a man who spent much time among the chinese on the pacific coast here advances a novel theory he says every chinaman who comes to this country binds himself to the chinese six companies first t ta obey under all circumstances the laws of the imperial chinese government and next those of the gix six companies the penalty of disobedience to these laws Is the enslavement of his family in china or the forfeiture of his life if he has no family at home he says it is no uncommon thin thing for to disappear in san Pran kran francisco fraucisco francisco cisco or to be butchered in cold blood and that the chinese there in such a case not only make no effort t to 0 punish the criminal but will use all possible possible efforts to shield the highbinder as these murderers are called if f the murder of chong on was the result of a sentence of death imposed for disobedience of some of the laws that he had bound himself to obey then there is little or no chance for the discovery of the murderer the fact that chong ong had discarded his chinese name and had taken a cuban one as well as the cuban costume would lend probability to the theory ST louis 5 the police authorities gave out this afternoon that they last night arrested david keenan P sears P S burns D weathers and master workman pinkerton of the knights of labor all street railroad men upon the charge karge that they had bad beeg beef been eng engaged aed in the recent explosion on the street car tracks another man john was arrested this afternoon the men arrested are all strikers they were arrested at lucas avenue from which place it is claimed they directed the operations A quantity of dynamite and caps have been f found sound there the assertion is made that they purchased the dynamite in louisville with money furnished b by y the knights of labor ostensibly to b buy food for the strikers families it I 1 is s reported that the mcm mcw ave confessed f their connection the plot to destroy the railroad property and that they will be prosecuted to the extent of the law ALLENTOWN pa 5 mrs catharine trump postmistress ost mistress at the village of corning Corn lug ras gas has been arrested charged with opening letters out of curiosity and reading them for the purpose of keeping herself posted in regard to the business secrets of her neighbors and the love affairs of the young people of the community she admits her guilt and in justification alleges that she did not know she was committing an offense for which she could b bs p punished a n she Is under ball to answer at the next term of the united states coun court lawla alawia indiana 6 between two and three this morning g the steamers james IV garg gaff and aud i mountain 1 intrain girl giri collided at spit rock two miles from aurora sinking the latter and carrying down seven men and between 30 and 40 horses the mountain girl was leased by a portion of john robinsons show traveling as a chea priced circus anu variety con cern cera it was exhibited at lawrence burg last night and was on its way to rising sun when the disaster occurred the drowned men were deck hands except a young man named harrel of lawrenceburg Lawrenc eburg who was connected with the show NEW york 6 business failures the last seven days as compared to last week washington 6 the President this afternoon appointed robert B smith of nion Alon montana tana to be U S district attorney for montana EMPORIA Ks 6 0 the jury in the walkup case were still out at noon and the impression still prevails that it will be unable to agree washington 6 1 the arhe report of second comptroller maynard shows that during the fiscal year ended july claims dainis and accounts were examined and settled amounting to 11 10 the number examined and settled during the previous fiscal year was and the amount log being an increase of 33 per cent in the number of claims and accounts examined and settled during fhe fiscal year lust just ended while the increase of the clerical force was 12 3 the number of single vouchers examined was and the number of requisitions countersigned counter signed and recorded was wasl wasi the average monthly employ employment ment of clerks wa was 19 there were pending and undetermined on june 7 t 1885 1883 2964 claims and accounts and on november 1 2780 the comptroller states that the work of the accounting officers is greatly embarrassed because of the presentation of old and stale demands and the difficulty of determining the truth in regard to the transactions out of which they arose and suggests the enactment of a statute making a reasonable limitation of time within which all claims either in favor of or against the government should be presented to the accounting off officers leers this would he says facilitate the transaction oj of public business president cleveland yesterday expressed himself as follows to a member ter of the editorial staff of the post in regard to the organization of the civil service Commis commission the reorganization of the civil service commission ivas was made necessary by the resignation of the mc inners oi of the old board doard in such a reorganize tion lion it seemed to me that friends for the cause would be made in the party to which I 1 belong and which Is at present to a L large extent charged with the enforcement of the law by changing the political complexion of the commission this view was I 1 think shared sha redby by all the old commissioners and the change has thus far progressed with none dut out the best feeling so far as I 1 know on their part in the selection of new commissioners there were so many different qualifications which I 1 deemed desirable that I 1 have found lound it no easy matter to fill the positions with men who could combine the elements clements which I 1 consider the most essential to a fair honest and successful enforcement ot of the law prominent leaders in the civil service movement strongly advised me to select one of the tue commissioners from the south this I 1 have done and the person I 1 have lave selected from that locality 9 1 I am quite certain possesses the qualifications necessary for an efficient oft officer icer leer mr air edgerton I 1 t never saw until yesterday and I 1 dont remember that I 1 ever heard of him until chief justice waite urged him upon my attention as a most excellent man for the place from in my impression of him upon a personal interview and from representations made by his friends I 1 am entirely satisfied that no mistake has been made in his appointment I 1 cannot rid myself of the idea that this civil service reform Is something intended to do practical good and that it is not a mere sentiment intended for the purpose of affording an opportunity to ventilate high sounding notions and line une phrases mv plan pian aan of giving it the greatest possible usefulness involves the removal of lings blocks from the way of good honest men who are inclined to its support and demonstrates in a very public manner Us it value as adapted to every day affairs of government thus two democrats were werd selected and I 1 certainly intended to select them for two prominent positions in the commission and this was done largely in deference to the sentiments and opinions held by tile the good men in the democratic party and it has also occurred to me that it was a plain dictate of common sense that one of the old commissioners should dif dit if possible remain f for or a time to aid the new ones the preparation of the report of the commission is a most important matter affording an occasion to recommend reform to 10 the people by exhibiting to them all it has accomplished shed and the report ought to be very useful too in removing mis apprehensions anh and objections deeming the experience of one who has been in the commission during the time of naich the report will i elate of the utmost value in its pre preparation parati on and fully convinced that the knowledge gained by connection with the administration of the law would be a great help to the new commission I 1 obtained the consent of mr BIT eaton baton to remain temporarily in the commission and I 1 have appointed him in the place of mr thoman the former democratic member when mr eaton finally retires I 1 shall appoint a republican whose selection will I 1 hope detract nothing from the strength and efficiency of the new commission 11 my attention has been called to statements in some newspapers relating to mr stirling I 1 have heard that he has applied for examination as I 1 have no information whether he has passed lor tor not but I 1 judge from something a appearing p in the papers that certain people fear he be has and they are already lashing ashing themselves into a dreadful state of apprehension lest he should be selected after examination to fill the place to which he was appointed without examination and from which he was suspended when the civil service commission consulted with me as to the status of mr sterling and the true construction of the rule bearing on that subject e ct I 1 agreed lagreen with them in the opinion on t hat that the position of hassu was subject act to ans and an fl examination and that it s should louid be filled by one who by means of a proper examination under the law proved himself ell eil eligible gible but it seemed to me that the good of the service required that the person to be appointed should be possessed of certain traits and qualifications which no theoretical examination would develop celop one having charge of two or three hundred men of the class with which the has to deal should possess pers peri personal unai unal courage energy decision and firmness of character it is entirely certain that the possession of such qualifications could not in tn the least be determined by the result of an examination organized for the purpose of testing an applicants knowledge and stid ed education catlon cation so I 1 suggested ested that the examination for fur tilis tills place be nun competitive but bat finding that the law and rules did not nut permit that in such a case it was proposed that instead of sending the appointing power only four names from thoe thue who had proved themselves eligible upon examination and obliging him to them the whole number dumber who successfully passed should be sent up thus permitting an anity to jud e of the not developed ay by examination this 4 a I 1 understand it was apo amo d to to among ns and I 1 have ever hince mince tiu blu that that course would be f followed allo wed 1 I think it certainly should sah ul d be I 1 might perhaps add that at the time it wa supposed settled upon I 1 bad had not and I 1 am quite sure that no member of the thu commission had the slightest idea that mr air sterling would appear as an applicant for examination now it if A mr r sterling has submitted to the conditions imposed by the civil service lawi law and if it he has passed the examination prescribed he should be treated justly and fairly I 1 did not mean to say that the appointing power should be unjust and unfair to others by appointing po antin I 1 air sterling over the heads of those who have passed a better examination tian than he find who are found on to possess qualifications essential to an effective performance of the duties pertaining to the office but I 1 think all who have passed assed should be certified and if under a fair application of the rules and in an exercise honestly and in good faith of the selection thus afforded sterling should be chosen no friend of civil service reform has any right to complain no cause can gain by injustice or by the twisting of its purposes to suit particular tastes and when the result is fairly reached through proper methods adoll adoli adopted ted to further tb should be accepted especially by the friends of the movement they should not permit those of whom they require submission to say with any semblance of truth that they themselves submit only when the result tac cords with their views WINNIPEG 6 owing to the discovery of an alleged compact on the part of some residents of this place to take the life of riel kiel should tae ane dominion government fail MI to execute him tile the government lias become alarney and doubled the guard over the prisoner at the barracks at regina the prisoner has been placed under the special charge of a commissioned officer and special mounted guards have been told to patrol for miles about the barracks to see that the garrison is not surprised and the prisoner rescued As the time for the execution draws nigh riel kiel grows nervous and fidgety he professes professes to believe he will nai nol not be executed execute but evidently suffers mentally as be he has become considerably emaciated it is rp ported reported that archbishop tache has written to the pope to use any influence he might be able to exercise to save the prisoner for the part that kiei kiel played in the rebellion of 1809 1869 the pope has sent him a memento in the shape of an alleged nail nau from christs cross ottawa 6 it Is stated that mr thompson minister of justice has made a report to the council on kiels case in which alch be he adopted the views ot of bishop grandin in that the rebel leader should be incarcerated in a lunatic asylum new york 5 A montreal special to the post says it is sem officially denied that the cabinet has granted a medical commission in the riel kiel case abid it is believed he will be executed next wednesday PITTSFIELD ill ili III 6 0 A cyclone passed through this county in a northwesterly direction dir atlon this afternoon bouses and barns and doing considerable other injury to property but taking in no lives so tar as has been learned CHICAGO 6 A tire in the farwell building on monroe street early this morning caused tho the loss of fully insured the fire or originated on the third floor occupied by S S S marshall co dry goods commission merchants and burned its way up through the roof the chief losers are manheimer lipman SL co who carried a very expensive line of silks and whose losses are placed at principally principally from water the entire building being thoroughly thorough 17 flooded sprague IV T 6 A fire last night destroyed richardsons Richard sons jewelry store calavan bros general merchandise store and several small building I 1 5 loss insurance 2000 galveston 6 the boycott of the knights of labor against the mallora steamship company and on the gulf sulf colorado santa fe railroad continues practically unchanged no signs of a settlement are yet visible the executive committee of the knights of labor has given permission to printers newspaper men and clerks in the city to resume work subject to a moments notice to suspend this order however affects less lesa than loj men and is no concession public opinion is strongly against the boycotters boy cotters the commerce of galveston is entirely suspended no freight is entering the city vessels continue to arrive daily thus swelling the idle fleet the strikers are supreme e masters of the situation situa tiou granting permission to railroads to run water trains and keep their roads in good repair but strictly prohibiting h height eight from entering the city the strike of the knights Knight of labor against the mallory steamship company play remains in their evening paper the executive board of the knights exhort their brethren to firmness and silence and after a defense of the causes alleged for the strike concludes with the threatening announcement you Y ou cannot starve us ialo iaco submission the whole city is with groceries and the tile first law of nature Is self preservation be warned birned in time in 1 n the same issue the knights kui kul ats invite all colored workmen to join their or dr drand d r nand rand and be protected from the pauper labor of other |
