The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-19
Sworn in as Assistant Secretary
of the Navy.
Mr.. McADOO'S FAREWELL
Session of the Committee to Arrange
for the International Postal Con-
gress-Official Program to Be
Printed In French-Long List OF
Applications Filed at Treasury.

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt was cne
OF the first to reach the Navy Department
today, and when he entered his office he
was cordially welcomed by MIR. McAdoo,
his predecessor. Soon afterward Judge
Advocate General Lemly and Chief Clerk
administered the oath of office. Con-
gratulations were rendered Mr.. RooseH cit
by those present, after which he received
the chiefs OF the naval bureaus.
Mr. MICA doc went to the office of Secre-
tary Long, and bade him goodbye. Mr..
McAdoo will remain in the city several
days before going to New York to resume
the practice of law.
The committee appointed by Postmaster
General Gary to arrange for the reception
and entertainment of the delegates to the
International Postal Congress, which will
convene in the Corcoran Art Gallery On
May 8, held its first session today in the
office of Capt Brooks, chief of the railway
mail service.
This committee consists of Hon. Perry
Heath, First Assistant Postmaster GEN
eraE James Z. White, general superin-
tendent OF the Railway Mail Service; r. &.
Merchant. disbursing clerk OF the Post
office Department; Wesley r. Davis. stamp
agent OF the Department, and N. A Z.
Smith, OF the office of the Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General.
Mt Heath presided. The principal mat
ters which came under the consideration
OF the curfmittee were those relating to
the furnishing and decoration OF the gal
lery. 1t was decided at the meeting that
the official program should be printed in
French, with a syllabus in English. The
style and headings of the stationery TO be
used by the Congress was also agreed on
Postmaster General Gary, so far as Is
known at the department today, has not
named the representatives to the congress
on the part OF the United States.
The contagion OF officeseeking appears
to he on the increase, and in consequence
the list OF applicants for office filed with
the Treasury Department today was larger
than usual II was as follows:
W s. Alexander, McConnellshurg, Pa,
to he deputy auditor OF the Interior at
Washington, d. c.; E. Brown, WaTtrace,
Tennessee, to he register at Washington,
ID. c.; John E Doyle, Savannah, Ga, to
he collector of customs at Savannah, Ga;
W r. Curtis, juneau, Alaska; F. L. viii
son, Cincinnati, Ohio, and NJ. II. Evans,
Tuscola, H., to be collector of customs at
Sitka, Alaska; Thomas II. Silsbee, Thomas
B, Lamb. c. F Henking and B. d .Clugston,
all of San Diego, Cal, TO be collector Of
customs at San Diego, Cal; H. c. Minor,
New Orleans, to be collector of customs at
New Orleans: E. H Bryant, Machias, Me,
lk,1-
Charles GUnstram, Orange, Texas, to be
collector Of customs at Galveston, Tex; A.
A. Splitter, Richmond. Va, TO be collector
OF customs at Richmond; H. &. Griffin,
NatcheZ, Miss, to be collector of customs
at ShieIdsboro, Miss; F. Anderson, Pass
Christian, Miss, to be collector Of Gus
toms at Shieldsboro, Miss; Charles A
Dickinson, Rochester, \. Y, 10 be colleC-
tor of customs al Rochester, n Y; j. l..
Deslattes, New Orleans, to be examiner
OF drugs at New Orleans; A P Miller,
Cley, Pa, TO be collector Of internal reve-
nue. at Lancaster, Pa; T. f. Davis, Graf
ton. w. Va, to be collector of internal
revenue at Parkersburg, w. Va.
The Navy Department has ordered Sur
geon d. c. Lewis to report to Anna polls
as a member OF the medical examination
hoard, May II. Chief Engineer l. S. h.
Reeves is detached from the Katahdln and
is home on waiting orders
1t Is expected b. those who listen to the
rurnors floating around the Postoffice De
partment that the watch force there will
soon be slTa kenup. There are twenty y-seven
watchmrn on the force and seventeen Of
these were appointed under the admins
trations OF Postmasters General Bissell
and Wilson. The policy OF the department
will be TO restore those Republica Ms To the
w8tch force who were displaced by the ap-
pcintees Of the last administration.
The Democratic appointees are: John d.
Yoakley, Illinois, captain Of the watch;
Elton Price, Michigan; Peter Lamb, Ohio;
NJ. NJ. Comstock Michigan; George W Wat
kins, New York; Henry Agar, New York;
John ] Sire, ch, Kentucky; J. F. Rein hardt,
Ohio; Mills Bostick, Indiana; James Egan,
New York; Frank Q. Lucas, West Virginia;
William G. Fulton, Virginia: R. J Tydings,
Missouri; c. NJ. Mccarthy, District of Co
lumlia; Nathaniel Griffin, Michigan; Cyrus
NJ Parkins, Virginia; ID. NJ Gould, New
York
There are twcnty-seven laborers In the
Postoffice Department, and eighteen OF
these are Democratic appointees. They are:
Samuel n Ward, Indiana; James W. Payne,
Virginia; Henry A. Harvey. South Carolina;
Caleb Cleveland, Virginia; scabra Jackson.
Virginia; Ernest Jones, Illinois; George w.
Branch, North Carolina, Peter l.. johnson,
District of Columbia; James NJ Hail. Mary
land; Robert L. Slaglc, District of Colun-
bia; Calvin Mitchell, Georgia; Gould Wilson,
Virginia: William Belts, District of Co
luTnbia: T. W. Short. District of Columbia;
James f. Edwards, District of Columbia:
Hezekiah Sipe, District of Columbia; George
". Halter, West Virginia, and W B. Nor
gan, Georgia.
OF the TWENTY-FIVE charwomen in the de-
partment, only seven changes were made
under the last administrator Sixteen ont
of the twenty-five are accredited to the
District Of Columbia, two to Maryland and
three to Virginia, One, Mrs Jane Beatty,
comes from Minnesota
The office OF captain of the watch pays
81 200. Watchmen draw $720, laborers
SEQ and charwomen $240.
The following changes occurred in the
Agricultural Department today: John C.
Fry was reinst ated as q clerkinthe Weather
Bureau, at salary of 81 geo.
Henry s. Heiskell. of Maryland, clerk in
the Weather Bureau, was reduced from
81 900 to 81 400
DeLos T. Maring, Michigan, clerk in the
Weather Bureau. was Dromot ed from 81 600