Evening star., 1897-03-18
AT THE DEPARTM EMS
Secretary Sherman Had Large Number
of Diplomatic Callers.
Ex-Representative Cheatham Making
a Strong Fight for the Treas-
ury ReEistership.

the State Department today, for not only
were the callers out in force. but it was
the regular weekly reception of the dipo-
matte corps, and many of the members of
the corps availed themselves of their priv
ilege- Among this class of callers were the
Russian minister, and the ministers from
Costa Rica. japan. Belgium, Guatemala.
the Greater Republic of Central America.
Spain and Hawaii. Mr.. Hatch. the Ha-
waiian minister, brought with him Mr..
Smith. who is the legal adviser of the Ha-
wailan government, but the shortness of
his stay made it appear probable that only
formalities were exchanged, and that no
attempt was made to discuss the subject of
annexation. in which MIR. Smith and his
associates are particularly interested.
The Colombian charge, General Reng1fo.
also called to complete an agreement with
Secretary Sherman relative to the settle
ment of the claim of an American railway
company. The Spanish minister stopped
longer than any of the other visitors, and
it is believed that his visit had special ref
erence to the cases of American citizens
who are now under arrest in Cuba. 1t ap-
pearssI hat there are row. all told. but four
teen of these, five being Competitor pris-
oners, and an equal number of other per-
sons taken with arms in hand.
The Japanese minister is deeply concerned
at the changes made by the ways and
means committee in those sections of the
existing tariff act relative to the duty on
silks. and il is believed that he took ad-
vantage of his call today to represent to
Secretary Sherman the ill effect the changes
may have upon the present satisfactory
trade relations of the two countries.
Fighting for the Resistership.
Mr.. II. p Cheatham of North Carolina.
who at one time enjoyed the distinction of
being the only colored man in the House
Of Representatives. is making a good fight
for the office of register of the treasury,
formerly held by ex-senator Bruce of Mis-
s;ssippi. and now held by Mr. J. F. Tilman.
The republican delegation of North Caro-
Ina is a unit in favor OF Mr.. CEea thams $
appointment. Senator Pritchard has pre-
scented his case to President Mckinley and
the state delegation called on Secretary
Gage at the Treasury Department today to
advocate his appointment: The delegation
included Messrs. A E. Holton, W. p. Orms-
by, y. c. Lehman. L. A. Aiken, o. T.. Mas
lin. E. ID. Stanford. J. r. McRary. Frank
Benbow and J.,I. Sheek Incidentally they
spoke a s,rong word in favor OF the ap-
pointment of DR.. J. A. Shepard of North
Carolina as an auditor of the Treasury De
partment.
More Applications.
There was decided increase in the list
of applications filed at the Treasury De-
partment today. 1t was as follows:
Assistant secretary Of the treasury. Jo-
seph Nimmo jr.. of Washington, ID. c.,
formerly chief of the bureau of statistics.
Assistant treasurer at Chicago, VIM. F.
Williams of Chicago
Register of the treasury, H. p. Cheat
ham of LittIeton, N c.; G. C. Sedgewick
CT Martins Ferry. Ohio: G. H. Morgan of
Cockeville. Ohio; C. L. Nourse Of Casanova,
Va; Henry Raymond of Clarksburg, W.
va.
Assistant register of TIE treasury. j. ii.
~ 81 his1Cy 4
Auditor OF the War department, A j.
Yorker of Mason City. Iowa
Gperintendent of the mint at Carson
city. New, G. ". Linkens of Carson City
YER Col. ard W. G. Clarke of Carson
city.
Collector Of customs. H. D. Coleman of
New Orleans, at New Orleans; John Harri-
boy; Walter Wainwright of Cleveland
Ohio. at Cleveland; w. r. Briscce of Coop
er. Texas, at Galveston
surveyor of customs. John G. Quay of
Denver, Gel. at Denver, I. A. Hamilton
and j. p. Alban Of Memphis, Tenn, at
Memphis.
Appraisers-Josaph Klopenstine of San
francisco. at San Francisco: D. II. Maron
at Chicago; w. W. Castle and II. w Ber-
throng of Boston, Mass, at Boston; j. H.
Brewer of Trenton, y. j.. at New York
city Max Silverberg CT Cincinnati, Ohio, at
Assistant appraisers-Peter Twanley and
j. ) lsaacs of New York city at New
York.
Collectors of internal revenue-R w. Ash
OF columbus. Ohio. at Springfield; Charles
H. Ieagley of Melrose. Ohio, at Toledo:
John Nogt of Deshler. Ohio. at Toledo; l..
d. ThLrston of Cridersville. Ohio. at Cleve-
lane; G. H Otterman of Millsboro Pa at
Pittsburg; Robert Parrish of Marionvile
Pa. at Pittsburg: Charles Davies of Phila-
delphia. at Scranton, Pa. S. F. Noyes of
Dallas, Tex. at Dallas: F. G. Mcmillan CT
Mouth Of Wilson, Ga: F. H. Threat Of
Demopolis, Ala, at Birmingham; G. c.
Parkinson of Preston, Idaho, at Helena
Mont: ID. w. Henry of Terre Haute ind
at Terre Haute: 4. Il. Champlin of Revere
Mass at Boston. Mass; Oscar ArenZo of
Bonne. Mo, at ST. Luke, Mo-; r. A. Schlar-
bitz of Lincoln. Neb., at Omaha E.
Gumbert and Thos. F. Eagan of New York
at New York; A. p. Hinman and a. ".
Schumacher of Brooklyn. n Y, at Brook
lyn; Theo. Myer of New York, at New
York: VIM. i. Jones of Jamestown N Y.
at Rochester. n. y; G. Y. Baucher of Bos-
ton, at Boston.