New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-19
Nj. W. COOPER FOR APPRAISER
IMPORTANT NOMINATIONS By THE PREH'
DENT
e. s. LACEY, or MIoHIgAE. TO BIZ coNTRoLr,Ep
OF THE cURRENcY-AN ASSISTANT AP.
pRAIsER AND THREE coLLEcToRs AP.
POINTED.

OF THE cURRENcY-AN ASSISTANT AP.
PRAIsER AND THREE coILEcToRs Ar.
POINTED
washington, April s.--The President this alters
noon made the following appointments:
Edward g. Lacey Of Michigan. 70 be Controller Of the
Currency
Maryes W. Cooper, Of New.York to DO Appraiser a
Merchandise In the District Of New.York az
Marshall j. corbctt. Of kew-York 10 be Assistant An,
praiser Of Merchsndise in the Disries Of Eew.york
John H. Cczsens Of Rhode Island, 10 BE- co,lecsor Il
Customs for tss Dstrict Of Newport, r / ~
Timothy Guy Phelps 20 be Collector Customs for The
District Of San Francisco, Cal.
=. snorden Hin 10 be Collector q Internal Revenue
for the District Of Maryland.
It is said OF the Treasury Department this afters
noon that the appointments Of Mr.. Cooper a.
Appraiser and of Mr. Corbett 90 Assistant APP
praiser at New-York were based almost entirely
mon the Recommendation Of the business men Of
New-York While Mr.. Cooper Is Republican IN
politics, his appointment cannot ~ Is SAID Do
considered rs political one. hr. corncos 81
present an examiner in the Appraisers office, end
his appointment Is regarded as in the line Of true
Civil Service Reform. He has been In the Ap-
praiser's department for many years, and Is
specialist in the matter Of silk goods end en-
broideries.
Secretary Window said this afternoon that these
appointments were made solely In the interests OF
good administration, and, so far as ne knew, were
acceptable 70 the Republican party OF the state
without regard to factions. ~
Mr.. Phelps is q lawyer by profession and Q
resident of San Francisco. lie is warm personals
friend OF Senator Stanford, and his appointments
was pressed earnestly by the Senator :.
Customs No GISsfH %as Rai RRsea that ONCE under
the last and previous Administrations. he was
one Of the Republican officials continued In ofiios
BY the Democsatic AdministratsSn. a,,. the .oIored
ex-Congressman from South Carolina, as CoE
Iector Of Customs at Beaufort, S. O. has been de-
Mr.. Thitelaw Reid; the newly appointed Minis
ter to France, took the oath Of Office az the Depert
ment Of State to-day
No one was surprised yesterday at the announces
ment that Marvelle W. Cooper had been appointed AF
praser. His selection urged BY The loading NO
publican business men Of the city, and majority OF
the County COMMITTEES Endorsed him for tho place.
He told Of his appointments at tho Union Lessus
Club early IN the evening by Tribune reporter.
well I'VE heard nothing Official IN tho matter yet
he replied but II 1t Is true can only say that snai
do The best can 10 make successful ADMINISTRATION
of the Office There Is, 90 far as know. no politics
IN the appointment: It Is business entirclS.'
Mr. Cooper he's lived In this city for about forty
years He came here from Vermont, bis native
STATE In 1e4o and entered the dry goods business a.
q clerk In q few years DO became partner III Hs
ygoods commission house Of Smith, Sprsgus a
Cooper, Park Place. he retired nom this business
in 1885. He has never held public Office before He
Is trustee in the Cttzens savings Bank ana the
American Surety Company and was one OF the nrss
hundred members Of the Union League Club Colones
cuger, Police Justice Smith and osnsr psmss s,,on
0Ns asrsSa + Cosbs, who has besu made Assistant.
Appraiser "a considered good apPointmerL ana 10
the line OF Civil Service reform. he was Tor many
years an examiner N the SILK department ana won
An enytahle reputation Collector Magone saad yes-
teriay Of him "a He Is frstrate man and descrveo
promotion
FOURTH CLASS p0STMASTERs APPOINTED.
Washington, April 1s.-The Postmaster'Generai mas
appointed the following fourthclass postznssters:
H. T. Marsh, Fleming. ~ Y; NJ. o. Marsh. Hsr.
persviIIe N. Y. NJ T. Pierce, Hinsdaic, ~ T.; George
p Lent, Houghton, n. T.; J. L white. Loche. ~ ~
e. O. Nowian, Newark Valley, N. "; william Bird
SAIL Ontario. N y; @. @. simmons. Rsd6eG. ~ T.s
J. c. Knight, Richland, N. Y; Mary z. smith; sher.
wood, n Y: Edwin EicoI. South HanniSai. y, a u
Williamson, II. r.; J. NJ johnson. Calfcn. n. ~
George Kise, East Prospect, Penn. and William y
Olewler, Long Level. Penn.