The times., 1897-03-13
MORE APPLICATIONS FILED
Secretary Gage Is Going to Run
His Department as He Ran His
nk-Dawes Becoming Impa-
tient-Comptrolier Eckels in No
Hurry to Resign.

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an announcement, is Gen. George D.
army, on duty at the department He will
apply for retirement, upon an assurance
that lie will be appointed to the place ne
covets. 1t is the understanding that Sec
retary Alger prefers civilian for the place.
Chief Clerk John Tweeaaie, as previously
noted, and the incumbent under Gen Grant.
are applicants, while Col Fred. Grant is
said To aspire to it, Col Tweedale has the
support, it is said, OF Senators Proctor
aud Elkins, former Secretaries, and Sen
ator Quay. In addition, he has the PennsyI-
yana delegation in the House.
The goSsips announce that two of the
applicants for the Assistant Secretaryship
OF the Navy viii be shown to be ineligible
owing to the fact NAT while they We're
in the naval service both Were court-m
tailed, and one was sentenced to dis
missal. The other was suspended for q
number of months for non-pa yment Of debt.
There was long list Of applc cations put
on file at the Treasury Department yester-
day. The applicants listed are these:
Seymour Davis, Philadelphia, for su-
peryising architect at the Treasury: J. A
Wamsley, of Philadelphia, drug inspector
at Philadelphia; II. T. Mckinley, of Harris
burg, Pa, for auditor OF the Postorfice
Department; l.. c. Coulson, OF Scottsboro.
Ala, auditor for the Interior Department:
b. K. Bruce, of Washington, register OF
the Treasury den Knoph, OF Olney, H.,
for commissioner OF internal revenue; A.
l.. Lawshe, OF Converse, Ind, deputy
auditor for Postoffice Department: Thomas
Hanna, of Indianapolis, Ind, surveyor
of customs at Indianapolis; Francis T.
Rootes, OF Indianapolis, Ind, for United
States treasurer; w. g. Sink, of Rising
Sun, Ind, chief clerk OF Treasury Depart
ment; Logan c. Murray, OF Louisville,
Ky, assistant treasurer at New York;
Charles W. Dale, OF New Orleans. sur
veyor OF customs at New Orleans: A. L.
Ogdeau, OF Duluth, MINI, for comptroaerof
the currency; a. n Burkholder r, of renton,
Mo, auditor for Trea sury Depa gtme Mt;
Samuel Hays and Andrew Powell. both
OF New York, for commissioner Of in.mi-
grafton at New York.
The applicants for collectorships line
up as follows:
Customs-James Armstrong, at Pensa-
cola; c c. Carlton at Tampa: James A.
waddell, Kew West: o. S. Farr, Tampa
F B. Beckwith, Savannah; Martin Meeker
st. Paul: j. l.. Mcclure, of Kansas, for the
post at Galveston; Henry a. Haigh, at
Detroit.
internal Revenue-Robert Hector, New
Castle. Ind; John II. Hanna, Denver, Colo;
r Z. Croffct, Lakeland, Fla: w. D.
Dcnoody, Springfield, III; ] C. Petit,
Flora, In. W. I. Bateman. Ltchfield. H.;
A w sutar, Chicago, IN; \. Filbeck, Terre
JnI Al ,,fp pt.ay
Ind: these two being inithe same district;
S. r. Crambaugh. OF Tennessee, for the
office at Hopkinsvlle, Ky; w b. Fowle,
Newton, Mass, for Boston office; W. L.
Elliott, for same; E, B. Babeock, Grand
Rapids, Mich; f, n. Seton, Kansas City;
George Hotaiing, Brooklyn, n, Y; Charles
A. Walsh, Brooklyn. n. Y.
w. F. Wakemau, of New York, has asked
to he made appraiser at New York, and
". Al. Marshall, Of Trenton, n j., desires
the place of assistant appraiser at New
York; H. w. Smith has applied for an
appraisership at st. Louis.
'STPOS -SIPOS
CCCC astt
In a second list, buletined a noon and
containing about twenty-five names, Col.
Geo. W Wilson. present deputy commission
er. appears for appointment as Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue; R. F.
Patterson, of Memphis, Tennessee, is
an applicant for the registership of
the Treasury; c. a. Willard, of Ten
nessee for Comptroller OF the Currency:
John F. Convey. of Washington State, for
Register Of the Treasury: Charles L. Brown,
of Cincinnati, for Register of the Treasury;
Henry Young Arnett. OF Wilberforce, Ohio,
for Registerofthe Treasury; Sampson Pope,
Of North Carolina, for Auditor for War
Department and Ernest 6. Timme, Of
Wisconsin, for AuditoEfor State and other
departments.
Inaddition are the following:
Collectors of internal revenue-Alvin I.
Walsh, Brooklyn, n. Y; James Cobb, Crisp,
n. C.; Ii. a. Keys, Ironton, Ohio; c. F.
Learch, Cleveland, Ohio; E. V. Samson,
Flat Ohio; Hugh V. Smith, Cachronton.
Ohio; c. P. Way, Shreve, Ohio; E. E.
Drown, Marion. Ohio; Milton Weidler,
Portland, Oregon: David A. Num-, Brown
vile, Tenn; Patrick Garaghty, Dowell-
town, Tenn; W. E. Davis, Fort Worth.
Tex; J. p Hainbrick, Huntington, w.
Va.
W. Phillips, of New York, applies for
assistant appraiser at New York; T. T.
Johnson, Ironton, Ohio, supervising in
spector of steam vessels; William Sprow,
of Cleveland, Ohio, for commissioner of
immigration; H. R. Graft, Cleveland, Ohio,
appraiser s. w Duflinger, London, Ohio,
surveyor of customs Elias Mann, Akron,
Ohio, deputy auditor for the War Depart
ment; T. II. Jackson, Cleveland, Ohio, ap-
praiser; William ID. Scott, Ulrichsville.
n ,ir,t.r f.,,rf,-
Of Llano, Tex, and Fred w. Fox, Houston,
Tex, collectors of customs.
Thomas w. CriGler chief of the Diplo-
matte Bureau, is said TO be slated for
an Assistant Secretarysfip of State, and
the impression has gained currency that
Assistant Secretary Rockhill will be made
secretary Of the legation at Pekin, where
he formerly served for five years.
1t is pretty definitely settled that ex
Assistant Secretary Spauldng is to be
given his Old place in the Treasury. His
intimate knowledge of money branches of
the Treasury ramifications renders his
sell ction as very desirable. Who the other
two will be is a matter of conjecture.
Secretary Cages idea is that his as
sistants should attend to all routine mat
ters, leaving him free to devote his time
to the adjustment OF the larger problems
Of the department work, as, for instance,
the financial questions There will doubt
less be q Sery material change made in
the assignments of departmental duties,
just as soon as the Assistant Secretaries
shall be selected.
The Secretary said yesterday that he
proposes to- iun tie Treasury just as lie had
b;e,