The times., 1897-03-21

Hobart Visits the Departments.
!! Secretary Alger did humane act yes
terday which obtained for him many
plaudits, but which seemed to him to be
the most natural thing III the world, and
made him good record for promptitude i'll
the face of an emergency. A telegram was
presented to him, signed by leading citi-
zens of Illinois, and vouched for by many
of the Illinois delegation in congress, de-
failing the devastation wrought by the
floods at Cairo, and appealing to the
Secretary to have the Government boats
i'll that vicinity sent to CAIRO as means OF
saving the lives of the people.
Gen. Alger did not hesitate. He had two
kilograms sent at once, one to the pres-
dent of the Mississippi River commission,
| the other to Mai. Hanbury, of the United
States Engineers, at st. Louis, directin Z i'm
| mediate action There was Some question
| as to who would have the authority to act,
| so both kilograms were forwarded to make
| sure.
| ii might be well to investigate to see
whether or not lie had authority OF law TO
order that disposition Of the toats. Never
| mind the law - was his answer. IF the
| Government cannot pay the expense ! will.
and suppose that is all there IS involved IN
#"
Subsequently it was learned that there
We're both law and precedent for the order,
| lalD -
tion.
| In the naval orders yesterday Admiral
| John G. walker was placed on the retired
| list, having reached tie age OF siXty-two
| wears The resulting promotions are Ad-
miral Joseph N. Miller, commanding the
Boston navy yard, from commodore Com
| modore Henry L. Howison, ,con.mandin the
battleship Oregon, from which he was
| relieved yesterday by Capt Albert >.
Barker, and Of Capt. Charles D. sigsbee,
the naval photographer, from commander
who was yesterday ordered to command
| the coast defense vessel MOnadIock iIom
| April 10, relieving Capt. G.. W Summer.
| Admiral Walkers place Qn the light house
board is surrendered to Capt. winfield $
| schley, relieved of the command OF the
rIapshtp New York by Capt. Sias Casey
| IOIlIlldUupI - ' pIN4Ns 49, ''Ns'A~'
from the Buffalo. N Y. light house station.
The Navy Department yesterday received
cablecram from Admiral Nc Nair, on the
| Asiatic station, announcing that Conn
mander Morris R. S Mackenzie, of the
| Machias, OF his fleet, had been found in
capacitated ny a medical exainqauon, and
| would return home. The admiral asked for
new commander FOR the ship rs no ont on
| fNfn nnfP PqyIl- n
| manently Y fillthe post. Commander Chapman
c. Todd will probably be sent.
| Vice President Hobart made brief calls
onthe Secretaries OF State, War, and Navy
Yesterday. He said he had heen fairly
inundated with letters asking for his
Endorsement on applications for office, but
he had been compelled 10 adopt the uni
form rule of declining to- interfere In
controversies, and to refer all applicants
to their State delegations. This enabled
him to devote Indispensable study TO the
rules of the Senate, and its legislation
At the War Department he met Senator
Mark Hanna, who was also going the
Cabinet rounds alone.
Secretary Long received n large number
of callers yesterday, many Senators nd
REPRESENTATIVES being included.
| tIen. JOII WISH NOls - vsSs'N' - A'''''-S
and Representative Bowden of Vir-
ginia were at the Departmental the after
noon, and each had an audience with the
| Secretary.
Gov. George W. Atkinson, of west Yir.
cinia called on Secretary Sherman yester
day in the interest of some friends who
want to 90 abroad. The governor will re
main in the city until tomorrow evening.
| . Nv, all
| Treasury positions is said to be diminish
ing. The list bulletned yesterday was
as follows, giving names OF applicants
and the positions ought:
J. r. White, of New Castle, Pa, for Is
sistant Secretary; w. II. Fahler, of sta1
Citv. Ind. for Auditor Of the Navy De
partment; l. E. Vail, of the District, fol
denutv auditor of the Postoffice Depart
ment; w T. Lewis, of Columbus, Ohio, fo
Commissioner of General Immigration; TO
supervising inspector of steam vessels a.
Detroit, Wardell Guthrie, of Chicago, an'
NJ p Keon, of Detroit.
Collector of customs William Fl Boil
! hoche, of San Diego, Cal, at San Diego
5 J. F. Sinks of San Diego. at San Diego
Joseph Spear, of San Francisco, Cal, a
; San Francisco; Philip Mothersill, of Engle
| N.
LIE Grande, Greg. at Portland, Greg.
!, r. E. Campbell and Moses Dillon, oil Il
, | Paso, Tex, both for the post at III Paso
j. NJ Lively and C. r. Blood, of Fort Iowr
send, Wash, both at Port Townsend
} Appraiser of merchandise. I. Gleason
Z of Cleveland Ohio, at Cleveland
e Collector of Internal Revenue-W L
t Thorpe, of Sacramento, Cal, FOR the oifle
at Sacramento; W. W. Acheson, OF Beilt
- view, Fla, at Jacksonville, Fla; j. \
f Price, Dalton, Ga, at Atlanta; O. T. WIN
n low, of Marshfield, Mo, at Kansas City, M O.
Il Franz Mayer, of New York. atNew orK;
E. Groce, of Cridersville, O., at Sprini
|, field, O.; w. II. Bayer. ofGermantown.
a at Cincinnati; W. e. Elliott, of William
l. port, Pa, at Scranton; I. j. Wilson,
+ Clifton Forge, Va, and B. L. Sweet,
e Pembroke, Va, both for the Lynchbur
office.
Secretary Gage made visit of inspecuc
to the division Of loans and currency ye
terday.
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