Show 1 II 11 MAIL SERVICE the manner of improving the system i ahm lie will IM by fica and col darr AI ami is he Is Mir Jered for money in hii claine it Imp min prest totne STANDARD THE abil Sf cRUfF central bell h boin to improve it may 2 general superintendent bell of alia railway mail sen ico in reply to atie question as to alie number of changes which acro baijo maijo in alie service beta acu ecu march ath and may aft when alie civil service law was extended toil said he did not kno alio exact number that lie biad maan A change whenever lie could improve alie service ire added la making to the railway mail service since I 1 united states general superintendent my course j lias been aa far as possible to weed out incompetents and probationers and my arst consideration was to bring back alio e whose records indicate proficiency and who were re moved mainly because aliey were lie publicans public ans 1 think 90 per cent of tha appointments that have been made alie class mentioned and of abo remainder alio aim lias been to from those who have been recommended such off are most likely to become cap ible clerks after serving the usual probationary term after reviewing facca in connection with alio division superintendent I 1 feel confident that the service has of the chances chan pes been materially strengthened and I 1 should have been aglid to have had more time in which to bring back more of thoom hiah lasi men I 1 have no doubt but that which has been done in the dinst few ill improve ahe of alio service quimi washington may 1 tho navy department has been officially informed by the commanding ot alie isaax that assistant leymaster henry W smith went ashore on the ultimo with the intention of returning next day but that ho has not since been heard from he had 1 belonging to the government in hia possession smith was a man of high standing in the navy and owns a house in this city at he navy department part ment it is generally believed be has been foully dealt with may 2 Sreta rv proctor who has returned to this ity from new york was at the war department part ment today to day on saturday morning he will stilt on a trip to the west accompanied by general drum and colonel hurr alie military at kansas will be inspected and the party will proceed to denver cheyenne omaha kt baul and chicago elalee to lui prore washington mav 2 secretary illaine maintains an in hh health alio last few and is expected to return to hie department to morrow or dext day 1 supplied marilar Maril cr N J may 2 A man identified as george V a prominent citizen of jersey shore aa was found this morning lying at the foot of the stairs leading to the upper stories of a boarding bouse kept by melvin jackman there was a basli in atie baik of liis head and lie died shortly after being found investigation revealed alie fact that lie went to the house tuesday accompanied by a voicing woman who gave her name 03 miss the woman stated they had gone to their room late last night anil about midnight lie left the room and raid be was going down stairs tombs was very well di caned and on his person about 1000 worth of diamonds the authorities are very reticent about the matter 1 and wem to ba about equally divided in opinion aa to whether it is a case of accident or foul play bid ky may 2 last night alnis motion and miss lizzie hays both of aliis attended a ball morion objected to mi iiams dancing with ins rival but li ignored his protest As ahm were going home morion birr for lie conduct at the ball it s alio was not in a very mood and morton mad with jaa lonay drew a pistol and llred three shots at her one ball striking etri king her la the breast and probably a fatal wound the would be murderer then at ono shot terminated his about a year ago made an tul attempt to ansai binale crabtree was trying to win alio allocations la MIBS hays from him lift in renDi hania may largo scene with alie catholic college in germantown German iown was burned this morning Ignat iiii hill wa burand to daitch ilia brother michad fatally hurt in jumping from a tareo atory building shot a mich april 2 orning andrew gregory proprietor afi B hotel dead a woman rail ing ig tiAr gelf his wife and then shot himself but be is not dangerously in aured |