West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-03-30
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Our Weekly Letter From The Home OF
"Unele Sam"
pcclnl Correspondents Of the Anovs.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., !
March 25. 1898. (


dore Davenport, resigned. Mr..
Thomas held this office during the
latter part OF Mr.. Cleveland's for
mer administration and for some
months under that OF Mr.. Har-
fison's.
Michael b. Bailey has been APP
pointed Superintendent in charge
Of the work of repairs on the Gus
tom House and Sub Treasury Build
ing vt Chicago. Mr.. Bailey is a
resident Of that city, and is an ex-
office holder.
Secretary Carlisle has accepted
the resignation OF A. III. Hughes,
of Tennessee, chief Of the Loan
Division Of the Registers Office,
Treasury Depart ment. Mr.. Hughes
was the first recorded as dismissed
for cause" but he was subsequently,
permitted to resign. This is the
first change made by Secretary Car
Isle among tins class of officials,
and it brought down on him during
the week several Of the Democratic
members of the Tennessee Congress
slonal delegation, who asked for
his retention. Secretary Carlisle
was somewhat surprised at the re-
quest for Mr.. Hughes retention
coming from this source, in view of
the fact that Mr.. Hughes was a
delegate to the Republican Conven-
ton at Minneapolis. lie declined
to reconsider his action in the
matter.
Secretary Carlisle reduced the
force in the Treasury Department
last week by twcnty-sIx employees,
the services of five in the Archi-
tect's Office, 5cF in the Treasurer's
office, six Inspectors of Chinese and
five Immigration Inspectors being
dispensed with.
The following named fourtA class
postmasters will be raised to the
Presidential class April LIST: Clo-
yerport, KY, West Acton, Mass. :,
Plainview, MIMI, Blue Hill, Neb.
Randolph, Mebs, Tottenville, N. Y,
Chandler, Okl., Hennessy. Okl.,
Edmond, OIL, Pascoag, II. l., and
Ripley, Tenn.
With one little swing of his "ax"
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Maxwell made changes of
postmastership in thirty We post
offices. Among these were Charl-
ton Heights, Prince George county,
Md, II. S. Maple, vice f.. S. Shan
abrook, resigned; North Keys,
Prince George county, Nd, G.. G..
Sasscer, vice +. u. Gibbons, re-
signed; Bristoe, Prince William
county, Va, l.. A. Free, vice j. r.
Hombakcr, resigned; Boydon, Nee
lenburg county, Va, w. +. Moore,
vice W. IL. Hays, removed; Eliza
beth, Writ county, w. Va, +. ID.
Pomfoy, vice Il. A. Brown, re-
moved; Philippi, Barbour county,
W. Va, l.. y. Robinson, vice NJ.
+. Hall, removed; Winfield, Put
nam county, w. Va, Sallle K.
Hoge, vice n. i. Peck, removed.
Postmasters were also re1nofed at
Canton. Ga; Wilmore, KY; West
munster, Mass. Westminster Depot,
Mass. and Clinton, s. G.
Stephen Gambrill, of Maryland,
has been appointed Chief Of Divi-
sieIf IN the Office of the Soerstary
of the War, vice Samuel Miller, re-
signed. He has been assigned to
duty in charge Of the Division Of
acquisitions and Accounts. Mr..
Miller was private secretary to Sec
rotary Elkrns while holding the
Office to which Ms. Gmnbrill has
been appointed.
Secretary Gresham has issued
commissions to the gentlemen whose
nominations we're confirmed by the
Senate on Monday, March 10th.
They Included Ministers Gray to
Mexico, Eustis to France, ard
Consul General Collins to London,
Assistant Secretaries Quincy and
McAdoo. All Of these are now
prepared to enter upon the dis
charge Of their duties.
During the week the Senate also
confirmed the following nomina-
tioDs Theodore Runyon, Of n. D..
10 be Minister Of The United States