New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-01
PART Il.
PAGES II TO IL.
IMPORTANT OFFICES FILLED
SCOTT wIKE MADE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
OF THE TREASURY.
JAMES F. TILLMAN NAMED TO SUCCEED GEN.
ERAL Ro- ECRANs AS REGISTER OF THE

JAMES f. TILLMAN NAMED TO SUCCEED GEN.
ERAL Ro- ECRANs AS REGISTER OF THE
rREAsURY-orHER pLUMS FALL.
Washington, June 3O.--The President to-day maze
the following, among other, appointments: scoU
wihc, OF illinois, 10 be Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury; James r. Tillman, Of Tennessee, 10 %
Register OF tho Treasury Ovcrtoa Cade, OF LOUISIANA
to be superintendent OF the United States Mint az
Sew-Orlcans: Jef B. SNYDER OF Loul lana, Nav0
Officer for the District OF New-Orlcans; Theodore
8 wilkinson, Collector Of Customs ut New'orleans;
S. b. Ellis surveyor OF Customs at New-Orleans;
George y. Finley collector OF Customs ut Galveston.
Texas. tnit,d states Consnls-George ". Bell, OF
Washington, AT sydney, n. S. W.; William J. May
nard OF Illinois, at Milan, Italy.
Secretary Carlisle to-day made the following aps
pointments: Claude y. Johnson OF kentucky, Chief
of the bureau OF Engraving and Printing; George
W. Castle, OF Kentucky, Custodian OF Dies Rols
and Plates bureau OF Engraving and Printing. IL
is stated at the Treasury Department that no
appointment will be made Of Director OF the
Mint until the assemblage OF Congress. The position
Of Fourth Auditor OF the Treasury will be filled In
the latter part OF July.
The total number OF fourth-class pJstmasters
appointed to-day was ninety seven; Of these thirty.
one were to I'LL vacancies caused by death ana
designations. Among them were the following;
New lork.Jamc ~ Erown adams ,.,l Basin; Il s,r
Elobs, NJ A>n Frederick lass, Morton Corners
sarah scgglc"Ow, Newcastle.
By the retirement oS Assistant secretary o.. L.
>panlding OF the Treasury department, and Captain
William Meredith s Of the Bureau u ,S Of
s sSrs OF There s%S men n the "ny
poss. IS as thorough knowledge OF tariff laws ana
administration Mr.. Spauldns does: and that know.
edge backed by all his energy ana ZEAL has has. oe cen
dag that he entered upon the duties OF his ONCE.
Although he Is strong PrOiec,icnist that fact has
his decisions In arising under the customs laws.
and enjoyed the confidence OF secretary Gar.
Isle he did that OF Secretary Foster ana secretary
Window. -
CAPTAIN MEREDITH has disc harged the difficult and
res3o sible dniics OF his Office not only with fidelity
and efficiency but I'm manner TO ext"rt the hlghese
dlered In politics. The great establishment OF "hch
he has had control dnring the last four years was
never so economically and efficiently managed as
has been under his direction soon AFTER the expra-
ton of the last Congress Mr. Sayers, Of Texas, who
as n member Of the House Committee on Appropria.
lions had become familiar with the afoiis and Official
ing took occasion suggest to President Cleveland
that 1t would be necessary. In MS Ju' gmfnt 10 use
esp cial care In the selection OF Captain Merediths
successor in order that opportunity should be ~,
lowed for unfavorable comparison. After Claude NJ.
johnson, II Kentucky, was selected To- IN" more
than two months ago, he was assigned TO duty as
custodian Of dies rolls and plates, IN order 10 We MIN
an opportunity FAM iarike himself with the work.
incs OF the Office. To reporter Sr. Johnson 10 oay
said: ,.,.,
se T working order and there Will probably very
the workings OF the Civil service law, that there 10
very little possibility Of changes in the working force
This branch OF the Government service Is unlike Inc
others I'm hat II Is Ike big manufacturing es-
there are few places that are subject to change bug
shall move slowly In such Matters