The times., 1897-03-20
READY TO WELD THE AK
Perry Heath Anxious to Assume
the Duties of Office.
TO BE OFFICIAL HEADSMAN
Many Applicants for Treasury Ap-
puintments File Their Claims.
Chief OF Division Tyler Asserts
His Repubiicanism - Southern
American Republics.

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American Republics.
The Hon. Perry y. Heath, named by
the President fos the position of First
Assistant Postniaster General has indi-
Gated his purpose to take charge of the
office Immediately upon confirmation of
his appointment by the Senate
1t is still a matter of surprise that
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
has not been nominated. Business in that
office is accumulating at a rapid rate,
and the services 9of the chief of the
bureau are badly needed.
There is ii rufIof current that the duties
of the Fourth Assistant, as heretofore ar
ranged, are hereafter to devolve upon the
First Assistant, in which case Mr.. Heath
will become the official headsman for the
decapitation OF fourth-ciass postma sters
The report cannot be verified and the
opinion was eX Xpressed at the department
yesterday that SUCH change would dis
arrange the routine business 1t is doubt
full if there viii be any change.
Secretary Bliss, OF the Interior Depart
ment has left the city for New York, to
be absent until Monday.
The status of the controversy over the
appointment OF director OF the Bureau
of American Republics remains about as
heretofore stated, with the exception that
the President is expected TO settle the
matter soon. He has been advised of the
mats. and il is reported that he con-
sented to have the appointment OF Mr..
Smith withheld for a few days and ulri-
mateIy to have the appointee examined
as to his qualifications.
one feature or~the affair not yet made
public is that however the foreign meni-
bers may dislike the choice of director,
or the manner In which he was chosen,
they cannot withdraw from participation
in the management, since the agreement
was that under no circumstances shall the
compact be Dissolved before the expiration
OF ten years, and the term does not
expire for three or four years.
The applications for appointments filed
at the Treasury yesterday numbered thirty
seven, for offices of all grades The list
is as follows:
Assistant Secretary, George A. Ben
ham, Chicago, Ill.
Register of the Treasury, j. C. Napier,
Nashville, Tenn.
Assistant register of the Treasury, w.
p Barry, Minneapolis, MINI.
Auditor for the State and other de-
partments, Fred f. Bach. Wilmington,
Del.
Commissioners of Navigation, G. E.
Kindt, Portland, Greg.
Collectors OF custoins-E. B. Calkins, of
watertown, N. Y, for the position at
Cape Vincent, n. Y, j. L. Fellows, of
Houston Tex. at Galveston; j. NJ. High
tower OF Center, Tex, at Galveston;
william schuc hardt, OF San Antonio,
Tex. at Eagle Pass. Tex.
Surveyor OF customs NJ Higgins,
Easton, Md. at Baltimore; J. d. Mckee,
OF Philadelphia. at Philadelphia; K r.
Dasliell, of Lexington. KY, at Memphis
Tenn.
For Naval Officcr-charIes Burrows, OF
Rutherford y. j.. for service at New York.
Appraiser of Mcrchandise-D. E. Shana-
han, of Chicago, Ill, at Chicago; j II.
Brewer, of Trenton, N. j., al New York;
assistant appraiser at New York, W. S.
Carver, of the District.
Examiner of Drugs-R C. Evans, of Win
chester, Mass, at Boston; W. H Betz and
W. II Heistand, both Of Philadelphia, at
Philadelphia
Assayer at Mint-F. D. Hetrtch, of San
Leandro, Cal, at San Francisco; E. P.
Leech, of Denver, at Denver.
Supervising surgeon general Of the United
States Marine Hospital'service-H. E. Eel
ter, of Centersvile, Ga, and John McKin-
lock, of Chicago.
Supervising inspector OF steam vessels, j.
D. Hedges, of Metropolis, Ill, and Sc
raph Semanin, of Evansville, Ind, both
for the post at Memphis.
Collectors OF Internal Reyenue-J. @.
Thomas, of Prattville, Ala, and W. j..
Stevens, of Admission, Ala, both for the
office at Birmingham, Ala; a. a. Thayer,
of Colusa, Cal, at Sacramento; Ned Nc
Lemon, OF Jasper, Fla, at jacksonville;
j. A RavensCroft, of Mishawaka, Ind,
at Lawrenceburg, Ind; Robert Williams,
of New Orleans, at New Orleans; o. R
Winslow. of Marshfield. Mo, and E. E.
kellogg, OF Rich Hill, Mo, at Kansas City,
Mo; John Moffitt of Helena, Mont, at
Helena: A. K. Houck, of Lebanon, Pa, at
Lancaster, Pa; W. l.. Miner, of Hudson
s. Oak. at Omaha; J A. Gibson, OF
Timber Ridge, Va, at Lynchburg.
1t is said in behalf of Mr.. G. c. Tyler,
recently promoted to be chief OF d1vi-
sion in the office OF the Auditor for the
Treasury Department., that a statement
published in Philadelphia paper, that he
is Democrat, is wholly incorrect. He
is Republican, and took part as such
in the recent campaign His preferment,
however, was based upon the fact, it is
alleged, that he was at the head of the list
of eligibles.