Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-06
GRAIN
PROVISION
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT CHANGl
Ofhriel announcement of Rcstgnn-
lions. Promotions and acknowledgements

oturifi announcement OF Restgnn-
tions. Promotions and Reinstatem-nts
The following changes in the Department
of the Interior have been officially an
! nounced:
Office of Indian affairs: Resignation
Samuel w. Mellotte of Ohio copyist. $3.50.
General land office: Reinstatements-Gii-
bert Z. Foote of New York. clerk. 81. 400:
Adam F. Naff of Tennessee. copyist, 5000.
observation-disclosures Ii. Cline of Maryland
and William III. Davidson of MARYLAND.
clerks. Sl,6oo, from 81. 400; John A Barnes
Of Georgia, clerk. sl.ioo, from Sl.2Do; Miss
Emma Ii. Wilson of Massachusetts, and
Miss Bertha L. Adams of New York, clerks,
Sl,Wm. from copyists, $500. Resignation
William F. Osborne of Arkansas, clerk
Sl,UtS.
Pension office: Promotions-Samuel c.
Benjamin of Ohio. clerk, 81 SIM. from 81 ,al1:
John GrinsteaG of Iowa and Evander SIM
geltary of North Carolina, clerks sl.as,
from s.. 400; Mrs. Sarah c. Davis of New
York. clerk, 81 49, from 81 aob: Francis w
Edwards of Massachusetts and Rudolph h.
Schwlckardi of Pennsylvania, clerks, Sl.2n.
from $1,000; William II. Moore of Illinois
special examiner, s1.:0o. from clerk 81 900:
f. Grant Sims of Indiana. special examiner
Sl,3,N. from clerk, $l.2oo; Miss Margaret l..
buckley OF Pennsylvania. j. Tyler Powell
OF Illinois. Miss Virginia ID. White of Mary
land. Wflmot l.. Harris of New York Geo
N.Bair of Pennsylvania. Henry ~ Gunder-
son OF Wisconsin and John J. Hyer OF Mis-
souri,, clerks. $1,000, from copyists saD.
Alberto Campbell of Ohio and George
Grindley of Louisiana. clerks. Sl.a1. from
sl,np. Reinstatements-Adolp Erdman OF
California. special examiner, 81 .SuJ: Thomas
}. Spencer of Michigan, Charles T.. Cain of
Ohio. John w. Stewart of New York Henry
c. La Point of California John Riley Of
Pennsylvania and Eseck IL. Carver of
pennsylvania, copyists, $50. designations
Daniel ID. Luke of Indiana, special ex-
aminer. 81 800; Miss Alice l., Harmon of
New York and ]. Paul Wilson of Maryland
clerks, S,aJo; Alexander NJ. Reid of New
York clerk Sl.o0; Horace L. Lamson of
Indiana, copyist, $500.
Patent otfice-Appointmen by transfer
and promotion-tieorge l.. Beeler of Iii-
nois, fourth assistant examiner Sl2oo
from clerk, $1,000 pension office. Appoint
ments-Miss Elsie NJ. Pike of Maine and
Miss Sarah c. Oss man of Pennsy lvania,
copyists, $500 Resignations-Mrs. Martha
A Carr of Indiana, copyist, 500: Mrs
Mary r. Gould of New York, assistant
messenger, $40. Promotion-Henry C.Hun-
temann of Ohio. third assistant examiner,
Sl40. from fourth assistant examiner,
$1,000
Office of commissioner of railroads-Resig.
nation-Charles T.. Thomas of South Caro-.
lima, bookkeeper, $1,000.
Custodians authorized for abandoned
military reservations-Solomon Luna o.
New Mexico, Ojo Caliente reservation il
New Mexico vice Thomas ]. Wright. re-
signed: George w. Read of New Mexico
Fort Stanton, in New Mexico. vice James
Z. Crea, dismissed.
Appraisers appointed for abandoned mill
tary reservations-Ira o. Middaugh OF
Wyoming and John Hunton of Wyoming,
Fort Laramie reservation in wyoming;
Thomas ID. Rebb and John II. Brown OF
Wyoming. Fort Mckinney reservation in
Wyoming: Seth Weeds and John Hart OF
South Dakot. Fort Randall reservation in
South Dakota.