The times., 1897-07-04
MANY CHANGES WERE MADE
Promotions for Clerks at the Pen
sion Office.
a Large Number of Dismissais
Made at the Department OF
the Interior.

Many changes were made in the Depart
nlent OF the Interior yesterday. Only the
promotions were announced. Though the
disnissals were quite as numerous ar the
promotions, the department, through senti-
mental considerations Tor the clerks, would
not make known TO the public the names Of
those denoted. The list follows:
Pension Office-P Promotions: John w
Watson, Of California, clerk, $1,40o, to
principal examiner, $1,000; George L. Fox,
Connecti cut, and Thomas Landers, OF
Texas, clerks, 81 400, To medical exam
liners, 81 500; Charles Cieayes, OF Maine,
clerk, 81 500, to assistant chief, 81 500;
Benjamin F Chase, of Kansas, aud John
H. Wood of Indiana, clerks, 81 400, to
assistant ckiefs, ST 500; George Aibertson,
OF Iowa; J. EdEar Engie, OF Pennsylvania;
Frederick w. Mitchell, OF New York, and
T Ray Wiley, OF West Virginia, clerks,
$1,000, to S1,eO0; Joseph Scott, OF
Iowa and Albert W. Roonle, OF New York,
clerks, 81 100, TO $1,S0o; John IL Cause,
of Kansas; Eiasaph ID. Godfrey, Of Iowa.
Levi E johnson. Of North Carolina; Rufus
hiBE. VI 2Aoi ilHdf OOhh S1otAiSbhf VI
Indiana; Richard C. Rynex, or Missouri;
Theodore f. Sargent, OF Ohio; Sylvester
L F. Sterick, OF Ohio, and Charles w.
Taylor, OF New York, clerks, 81 400, TO
81 500, David y. Mathewson, OF Pennsyt
vana, clerk, 5. 200, TO $1,000; Charles P
MAYS. O. CoIora do, special examiner, 81 800
to clerk. 81 400.
Aiss amy BeaIl of Maryland, William b.
ID, / A p
Ohio, Miss Forest NJ crosthwaite OF North
| Dakota, Joseph Dague of Indiana, John
Donnen OF Wisconsin, william L. Foulke
! OF Illinois, Mrs Lizzie p, Holloway OF In
diana, James II. Holmes OF Ohio, Henry
j. Hunt OF Pennsylvania, Augustus b.
| KAhrer OF Pennsylvania, Reuben Y. King
OF New York, Melbourne II. Lewis of
| Colorado, William W. Macy OF Ohio, Miss
| Carrie Maher OF District OF Columbia,
| Edgar u Martin of Louisiana. Mrs Lizzie
| NJ Matteson of Illinois, Morris II. Merrill
/ of Kansas, John Pool of North Carolina,
| Robert A Ragan of Tennessee, Elea3er H.
| Ripley OF Connecticut and Leon Turner OF
| Texas, clerks 81 goo, To 81. 400.
Grant s. Arnold OF Pennsylvania, John
| T. Cam OF Illinois clerks, 81 GOO, to 5 AGO;
James A. Davidson OF New Yolk, clerk,
| 81 300. to special examiner, 81 500; Mar
| sia S. Ragsdale OF California, clerk, 81 900,
| to special examiner, 81 300 Miss Annie
| Andrews of District of Columbia, Robert
| A. Ballock of Maryland, Johh s BosToTth
| of Iowa, Alexander C. Bromley of New
| York, George +. BuTba OF Kentucky. Ms.
| Emily S. NJ. chisolrp of Mississippi, Dewitt
| C. Cook of New York, Charles s. Da=is of
| Wisconsin, Henry j. Decker of Ne " York,
Arthur S. Dudley OF Wisconsin. vii
| liam II. Evans of Kansas, Edsoa j..
| FITCH O. Indians a; AIva c. CARROT of
| Texas, Miss Myra 7 HillInah of New
Jersey, George c. Hoover of Pennsylvania,
Hiss Blanche Hubero rofWest Virginia. Joseph
| l. Irwin Of Missouri, John II Jan7ison Of
| Iowa, James Lawler Of the District OF
| Columbia. Miss Katharine G. .Leech ofIewa,
| Stephen ". Norris Of Ohio, Joseph L New
| men of Tennessee, Miss Lois A. Rankin Of
| Massachusetts, Mrs. Kate Walker of
California. clerks, 81 900 to 81. 200; Miss
Eulalie NJ. Colcord of Pennsylvania, Austin
s. Gilbert OF Indiana. Erastus N Hughes
| ofIndia ma Miss ale donia Mccall of Florida,
Grant F. Sims of Indiana, Alberto. Stock
ton of Kansas, copyists at 5000, to clerks.
] 81 200: GeorgeW- Rogue New York, Fred
| erick J Braendle ofthe Districtof Columbia,
raul Brodie OF South Carolina, Miss Anna
III. Burgoyne of New York, Mrs. E. Alice
Camp of Ida no, II aryey V. Cotton of New
York ,VictorL. .DodgeofIowa, Joseph NJ .Dl-
fo1rof California, N o. Dumasof Louisiana,
John F. Freeman, of Missouri; Charles NJ
Gilpin of Kentucky, Isaac G. Jacquette of
Pennsylvania, Cyrus L. Lingo of Ohio, D.
Stewart Mcintyre of Tennessee, John @.
Mercer of Penns ylvania. Abram Myers OF
Illinois, James l.. NELL of Tennessee, Ja-
rec c. Nichols of District of Columbia
Adelbert A. Taylor, OF Ohio, George Wat
kins of Penns yivania, Jere Williams OF
Ohio, Edward 5. Wood of Mississippi
copyists at 5000 to clerks at 81 900; Or
vile l.. Ganbin of District of Columbia
assistant messenger at S720 to messenger
at$S40.