The times., 1897-03-25
Method Of Choosing the Bureau
Of Republics Director.
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE
The Proceedings Put Under the
Seal of Secrecy-New Treasury
Officials to BE Sworn in Today.
Col. Bristow Not Yet in Charge
at PostoffIce Department..

O'Clock, Tor tne Iinal adjustment OF the
differences oVer the recent appointment
OF director, 1or ethe bureau, which ap
point1nent was subsequently withdrawa.
The meeting was strictly private one.
and each member present was pledged .iot
to divulge what transpired
There were present Secretary Sherman.
DR.. Martin Garcia Merou, minister OF the
Argentine Republic; Minister Mendonca
of Brazil; Minister Romero, OF Mexico,
and Minister Anarade. OF Venezuela.
The first business attended To was the
acceptance or the resignation or Mr.. Gin
tou Furbish, the present director, and
the members then took up the question
of selecting his successor. 1t was de
cided that competitive examination
shall f,e had at an early date, and that
the board Of examiners shall consist Of
five members. three to be selected by the
southern republics and two by the United
states
Ii is understood that the list OF questions
to he submitted are to be OF a character
TO test only the applicants general edu-
his knowledge uf the languages. Mr.
Joseph Smith and five other candidates
are said 10 be already listed for exanina
ton. Three names viii be certified by
the board to the executive committee, from
which to choose the director, the three
being those who make the best averages.
in the order OF first, second and third. II
is confidently predicted that Mr.. Smith,
the recent appointee, will yet be the sue
cessru! man.
Mr. Waiter s Faison, the solicitor Of
the state Department, is understood to
have been selected as one OF the two to
represent Secretary Sherman in the board
of examiners.
There is no abatement in the interest
which was aroused several days ago By
the announcement, upon apparently good
authority, that an Assistant Secretary oi
War would be immediately nominated by
the President. The rumor to the effect
that Gen n NJ Curtis would be the man
was emphatic, and when twenty y-four hours
ELAPSED without anything more definite,
and without confirmation OF the report,
people began to wonder over it.
Gen. Curtis has called several times at
the Department since his name was first
made prominent in connection with the
appointment He was there near the houI
OF 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, but
nothing could be glsaned OF his purpose
in calling.
II is interesting to note in this con
nection that Col. Otis, Of California. is
still Of the opinion that he. and not
Gen. Curtis, will be chosen.
Mr.. Fred G. Squire. the new private sec
retary To the Secretary of War has not
yet taken charge OF his office. and Mr
V. L. Mason, who has been temporarily
filling the place, is still in charge. Mr.
Mason has been appointed confidential
clerk in he4office.
The appointees as chief clerk and appoint
nent clerk, respectively, at the Treasur,
Department. will probably take charge thi:
morning. Mr. swayze OF the one and Col
Braeketr the other 1t is presumed thai
all OF the forms necessary to their rein
statement win then have been compiled
with
The applications for office recorded a
the Treasury Department yesterday ar
as follows: Auditor of the Navy DepartmA n
-E. E. Stout, Paoli, Ind, and Arthur
StabIer, andy Springs, Md.
| Deputy auditor for War Department
| T. j. Donovan and J l.. Stanley, both u
the District.
Collector of Customs i. NJ. Hopstad, OF
Sitka, Alaska at Sitka: l.. A. Sheldon, o
Los Angeles, Cal, at Los Angeles: R. r
Hopkins, of Brunswick. Ga, and 7. "
| Holmes, of Darieu. Ga. both at Brunswick
L. Mcnamara of Prophetstown, ILL.,, u
1 Chicago: j II. Raymond. of Bath, Me. j
| Bath Andrew Harris, of OtisviIle, Mich.
| at Port Huron, Mich: Joseph II. Scull. o
| Cronicy, n c., at Beaufort; I. D. Hart
| of Charleston, S c.. at Charleston. j. Q
| Hanna. of Olga, Tex, ut Ell Paso
| Surveyor of Customs r. p. Mcclure. o
st. Louis. Mo-. Mt st. Louis; T. d, Hyatt
| OF Brooklyn, N Y, at New York: r. n
johnson, of Philadelphia, Pa. at Phila
| delphia.
| Naval Officer OF Customs ndrew ia
| cobs. OF New York. at New York.
Appraiser OF Customs-B. w. jackson, O
| Cleveland, Ohio, at Cleveland; II. c. Will
| Jams. of Cincinnati, at Cincinnati.
| Collie ctor OF internal Revenue-J. c
| Lcftwick of Montgomery, Ala, and I.
| Martin. OF Fayette, Ala, both for the offic
| at Birmingham; NJ Fornoff. of Loganspori
| Ind. at wrenceburg. Ind. w t. Debot
| of Mosier, KY, at 0wenshoro, Ky; A.
| Miller, OF New York, at New York; W
| Taggart, OF Philadelphia. at bil adel
| phis,; G. E Price, OF Myerstown, Pa, a
| Baltimore. Md: A o. Coaley, of Free
| ericksburg, Texas, at Austin, Texas; [
| s. Marshall. OF Fort Worth, Texas, &
| Dallas. Texas: Webb Greene, OF Mour
| Pleasant, Utah, at Helena, Montana.
Supervising Inspector OF Steam Vessels
| u. w. c. Carroll, of Pittsburg, Pa, {
Cincinnati.
There is already good deal of spec'
lation a TO the successor of Judge kimbal
| of the District police court, notwithstant
| ing the fact that his term does not expir
until next January. There is said to he
number of applications already liled, or
| he filed, for the place, and there is lkei
| TO be lively competition. Judge Miller
term does not expire until some time dti
Ling 1900.
The clerical force OF the office of II
| Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
| getting ready for the reception of the ne'
chief. 1t is understood that Col. Eristo'
is ready to take hold Immediately upo
confirmation of his nomination.
The position of horticulturiSt in tn
experiment station under the Agricultur
Department will be filled within day {
two. The names OF the three aspiran
who made the highest averages IN the r
cent examination, have been certifiedtot I'll
Secretary, and from these three he w
probably make his selection.
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Ordered to Produce Records.
Judge Hagner yesterday granted q
order in the case OF Helen v. Dougla