Daily globe., 1883-07-18
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having been settled, it has next become an
interesting question to know what Com
missioner Evans will do in the case of Jas.
A Ray, who was selected at the same time
with Horton to take the place of some one
of the men displaced Mr. Evans was
very particular to have it understood that
Mr.. Ray was from Kansas. As a matter
of fact, however, he is recently from Ken
tucky, where ne was, until few months
ago, deputy collector of internal revenue
in the Owensboro district. He was
dismissed by Gen. Raum for cause.
This action was taken after
an investigation and report by specia
agent. Mr.. Rays case, like that of Horton,
was one concerning which Mr.. Evans was
informed. In view of the forced result in
the Horton case, there is considerable in
terest to know whether with his late ex-
perience he will insist upon retaining in
his personal service an agent only recently
dismissed FOR cause. It is another instance
in which prompt action is neces-
sary in order to relieve what
the commissioners call the ad-
ministration from serious embarrassment
Secretary Folger has ordered the come
missioner to investigate the charges mad
against collector Orumburg, of Kentucky.
These had been laid aside by Mr.. Evans
at least for the present. The most serious
charge is rerresented to be that the collector
obliged employees under him to take part
in working up public sentiment in Ken
tucky to support him for secretary Of the
navy. There is also an intimation that
store keepers and others were obliged to
bear some of the expenses of
this attack from the interior upon
the navy. The understanding
at the treasury is that Mr.. Evans pur-
poses putting this investigation OF mis-
friend 0rumburgh into the hands of the
recently appointed friend of both the col
lector and the commissioner, Mr.. A. L.
Clark, of kentucky. A General Wagner
is to give assistance. The report of these
gentlemen will be awaited here with some
interest which still exists over the IN
published report of Collector Slack in the
Horton case.
APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, July 17.-President Arthur
has appointed E. P. Freeman, register of
the land Office at Redwood Falls, Mimi,
vice William D. Dunnington, suspended,
and Benjamin w. Thompson, of West Vir
ginia, agent at the Sisseton Indian agency,
Dakota
The president has appointed Henry c.
Stafford collector of customs at Erie, Pa,
vice Matthew P. Barr, resigned. 1t is un-
derstood Barr viii receive an appointment
in the Indian bureau.
The president appointed Jas. ". Millard
as postmaster at Wakeeney, Kas.
he WON'T RESIGN.
The attention of J. G. Hill, supervising
architect of the treasury, was called to the
statement published that he intends to
resign when the present investigation was
closed. He said the statement was
premature. The investigation gave
him enough to do at present, and he could
not say what he would do after it was
over.
SENTENCE APPROVED.
The president has approved the sentence
of dismissal in the case of Lieut.. Samuel
n. Holmes, Thirteenth infantry, recently
| tried by court martial at Fort Bliss, Texas,
for duplicating his pay accounts. The
official order dismissing him from the ser
vice was issued to-day.
THE HILL INQUIRY.
| In the Hill investigation, Jas. H. Low,
of the archi tect's Office, testified there were
no draughtsmen IN the Office in 1878 able
to prepare plans for heating apparatus
for the Chicago building. The architects
Office did not undertake to make plans for
heating apparatus for large buildings, be-
cause they were necessarily completed and
required much time in preparation. Cole
man proposed to show the relation exist
ing between Hill and the American Safe
| company, United States Fire Proof Shut
| ter company and Geo. L. Damon, all one
and the same person, as he said, Five
! contracts for furnishing iron shutters for
public buildings made with the United
States Fire Proof Shutter company we re
put IN evidence. Coleman certified to the
fact that they were signed by Damon as
superintendent of the company, and ask
ed if the tense would concede they were
all of the contracts made for the supply
of fire proof shutters since August /,
1876. Hill acknowledged such was the
fact. Next IL evidence were contracts
made WIN OeO. L. OamOn 1Or
supplying safe and vaults
for public buildings. Coleman
asked if the defense would concede that
Damon was the only contradiction safes
and vaults since 1876. Hill could not
say, but thought it probable. Next in
) order were lumber contracts for safes and
vaults, which Coleman said had been made
with Damon upon verbal authority and
without advertisement. He also read
Damon's card wherein he describes him
| self as builder of safes for the treasury
department.
He has had that upon his letter heads
for fifteen years. said Totten.
''Then it's time he gave some one else a
chance" replied Coleman.
Coleman said he could go into the sub
ject of elevators, of plumbing, or any
branch aud show there was always one
man, as in the case of Bartlett, Robbins &
Co, with whom the supervising architect
did business in such manner that divide
was possible without any one knowing it..
I he committee decided to allow Coleman
to prepare an abstract of vouchers to be
used as evidence. The chairman then read
The following letter:
MAGNOLIA, Mass, July Ito Hon.