Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT CHANGES.
Announcement of Rein sta tements, An.
POtntments md Promotions

announcement of Rcinsta tements, An.
pOtntments and Promotions.
The following changes in the Department
OF the Interior have been officially an
ncunced:
PENSION Observation-Disclosures H.
Alderman of Ohio. Harry l.. Williams Of
South Carolina, Anson c. Harding OF Ok
lahoma, Thomas L. Matchett of Pennsyl-
vania, William w. Pierce of Ohio, Benton
Halstead of Ohio. William H. Woodward
or Nebraska, Jesse ]. Temple of Kentucky
and Lewis F. Hanson of New Hampshire
copyists, $500. Promotions-Raymond L.
Ford of New York, principal examiner.
S2,OOO, from clerk, 81 800; George W. Ha-
veil OF Tennessee and William r. Frisbe
OF Arkansas, clerks, sl,SOO, from S1,4oO;
Latimer 3. Stine of Illinois, clerk 81 $40
from special examiner, 1,3O0: George =.
Meyer OF New York, clerk, 81 600, from
81 400; Mrs. Edith f. l.. Lawrence Of Kan
sas. clerk. s1,4O, from $1,2Oo; ID. LIE Roy
Topping Of New York, James Il. Hayden
of Minnesota, Elra c. Palmer of Ohio and
Thomas b. Felter of Indiana, clerks,
$l,2OO. from $1,000: David Splitter of the
District Of Columbia, Charles T. Heineck
OF Illinois, Calvin S. Hardy of Tennessee
Miss Virginia Fletcher of Louisiana, Jas.
p. e. Cowan of Kentucky and Mrs. Fran
ces +. Cougle of the District of Columbia,
Clerks, $1,000, from copyists, $500. Resig-
nations-Irvine DUNCAN of Ohio, special
examiner, 81 800: Louis f. Johns of Penn
sylvania clerk, 81 ,20U; Albin L. Ingram of
Illinois, clerk, $l;2O0; Miss Theresa G.
Houghton of Massachusetts, clerk, 81, 900.
Once of Indian affairs-Appointment
Mrs. Blanche NJ. Lang of Virginia, clerk to
superintendent of Indian schools, 81 900
Reinstatement: Charles II. Dickson of In
diana, clerk, $1,000. Promotions: George ID.
Mcoueston Of Utah and Joseph l.. Dodge
of the District of Columbia, clerks, sl,20O
from $1,000. Resignation: Fred +. Fuller
of Pennsylvania, clerk, 1900
The general land oftice-Pronotions:
Frederick p. Metzger of Kansas clerk,
of Pennsylvania, clerk, 81 400, from $1,000;
Arthur j. Leonard of Michigan, clerk,
81 300. from s1,000; William H. richards of
South Dakota, and James X Mock of Iowa.
clerks. $1,000. from $500 Resignation:
Frederick l.. Neville Of New York, clerk,
$1,000
Patent ohice-Promotions: Miss Eta F.
Johnston of Illinois, copyist, 5000, from
model attendant, $500; Elmer Zerkle of
Ohio, model attendant, $500, from copyist
$720.
Miscellaneous appointments - Frank NJ
Conser Of Ohio, supervisor of Indian schools,
$1,000; Allison l.. Ayleswcrth of Minnesota
secretary of the commission to the five
civilized tribes, s1.S00, vice Henderson NJ
Jacoway, resigned: Howell Jones of Kan
SaS, commissioner to investigate and make
report of the title of the individual MEM
ters OF the Chippewa and Christian Indian
reservation in Franklin county, Kansas,
to the several tracts of land therein which
have been allotted to said members under
the provisions of section of the Indian
appropriation act approved June Z, 1897,
with compensation of $40 per day; Charles
c. Knetsley of Iowa, trustee for townsite
entries of lands in Oklahoma, under the
provisions of the act of Congress approved
May IA, 1890, with compensation of IS per
diem. vice John b. o. Landrum, removed;
Frank w. Clarke of the geological survey,
member Of the board of control of the
Transmississippi and international exposi-
ton. under the provisions of the act of
Congress approved June 10, 1896, which is
to be held in Omaha, Neb.
Benton Halstead. reinstated to a place in
the pension office, is brother of Murat
Halstead.