The times., 1897-04-03
SHERIDAN TO Be A CADET
President Has Promised to Ap-
point Little Pills Son.
QUEST OF SECRETARY LONG
Having IL Hard Time to Secure "a
Chief of the Bureau OF Naviga-
tion-Admiral Bunce Likely to
BE the Man-The Cruiser Phila-
delphia's Trip to Hawaii.

A sentimental yarn has been published
in number of daily papers to the ef-
feet that eX President Cleveland and PreSi-
dent Mckinley have each given the widow
OF Gen Phil. Sheridan the cold shoulder.
The story, printed, is that Mrs. Sheri-
dan entreated President Cleveland to ap-
point her son, who is not yet seventeen
years old, to the military academy at
West Point, and that the eX-President
refused to do so. 1t is said also that
President Mckinley, early i'll his Admins
tration, assured Mrs. Sheridan that he
would appoint the 10y Immediately, and
then neglected to keep the promise.
The truth of the story S that when Mrs.
Sheridan applied to President Cleveland
she was told by MIN that her son was not
more than seventeen years old, and that
he had five years in which TO be appointed,
while the limit Of time Of some other army
officers sons would expire during his
term II said he would request President
Mckinley to make the appointment.
President Mckinley has ten appointments
during his term Of office, but cannot make
any until next year. The two vacancies
that did exist were filled Next year
there viii be two more vacancies, when,
if the President desires, he may appoint
young Sheridan. He may defer this ap-
pointrnent couple of years, for Sheridan
is eligible until twenty-five years old.
Secretary Gage, Of the Treasury, was the
most surprised man in his department yes
terGay, for during the entire day there
was not "A single application for appoint
ment to office filed with him. There were,
however, number of visitors to the de-
partment who called To urge the claims
of applicants that had previously been
filed, but owing to its being Cabinet day
even these were fewer than usual.
The Treasury department has taken aC-
ton in a portion of the retroactive part
OF the Dingley tariff bill After quoting
the retroactive part OF the bill in full,
the Secretary of the Treasury lays par
ticular stress on the last clause, which IS
as follows
1T is hereby made the duty Of the Sec
retary of the Treasury to prescribe and
enforce suitable regulations 60 carry out
the provisions of this section, including
the retcntionin in the bonded warehouses of
the United states or any other place where
goods until required for evidence on any
such trial This clause was TO take cf-
feet April l.
In reference to this clause the Secretary
says. Under the last clause Of this sec
ton it i 5 made the duty of the Secretary
OF the Treasury to prescribe and enforce
suitable regulations to carry out the pro-
visions Of this section, including the re-
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states, or any other place where such
goods are imported. samples of such goods
until required for evidence in any trai.
"Of course. this provision is not yet
law. but unless action is taken TO retain
SAMPLES il will be difficult for the lie
partueut, in cases where II Is necessary
to have samples of the goods "a determine
the rate of duty. to successfully maintain
its position that the importation was sub
jcct to the rates applicable under the So
called Dingley bill.
section 2f9 Of the Revised Statutes
provides that The Secretary of the Treas
ury shall direct the Superimtcndcnce of the
collection Of the duties on imports and
tonnage as he shall judge best.
IF a regulation is issued providing FOR
the retention of samples upon imports
from and after April l the regulation must
be made under this statute, for obviously
no action can he taken by the Treasury
Department under the hill which passed
the House until it has also passed the
Senate. ana received the approval Of the
President" "
Another onslaught upon the civil service
law was made yesterday, the parties
to the raid being Senator Tom Platt,
senator Matt Quay, Senator Penrose and
Civil Service Commissioner Proctor
These astute politicians, who have many
axes to grind, called On Secretary OF the
Treasury Gage and in long conference
| endcavored To enlist his active support in
an effort t. eliminate from the civil service
law the office Of Supervising ATChitec- of
the Treasury, one Of the most responsible
offices IN the Treasury Department.
1t is plainly evident that the three Sen
ators have agreed upon man Tor the
position if the office can be made vacant
The office of Supervising Architect is
now filled by William VI. Aiken, who was
appointed two years ago. The sweeping
civil service order of President Cleveland
last May included his office
The list of applicants for his position
is as follows: William NJ. Goodrich. Balti-
more, Md. Robert Stead, Howard county,
Md; j. H GoTsuCh, New Windsor. Md:
Frank c. Miller, H. W. Phillips, Seymour
Davis and F. S. Newman, all of Phila-
delphia: Howard Constable, New York city;
B. W s Clark, Buffalo; q. W Kramer,
New York; E. E. Myers, Detroit. Mich;
william NJ Aiken, the incumbent, of Gin
cinati.
tits not known what encouragement Sec
retary Gage gave his visitors in their
scheme 10 seize an office
Secretary of the Navy Long is still in
search Of a successor to Admiral Ramsay
as Chief Of the Bureau of Navigation, who
retires next Monday. As reported in The
Times yesterday, the position has been
declined by Capt. Taylor, commanding
the Indiana, and yesterday it was said
that Capt. Sampson, chief of the Bureau
of Ordnance, and Commodore Sicard, of
the New York navy yard, had likewise de-
clined the honor. 1t ia said that Commo-
dore Sicard expects to succeed Admiral
Bunce in command Of the North Atlantic
squadron. It is considered probable that
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