The evening times., 1897-03-10
Perry s. Heath and w. B. Gal.
tree Provided for.
BOTH GIVEN GOOD OFFICES
The Former Has Accepted the First
Assistant Postmaster Generalship.
The Latter SHppIants Young Car
Iisle as Inspector of Treasury Fur
niture-The Callers Today.

respondent and editor OF the Cincinnati Com
mcrcial Gazette, and more recently chief
OF the bureau of Hteratureof the Republican
national committee, has accepted the ap-
polntmcnt OF First Assistant Postmaster
General.
The place was regarded by the Illinois
people as belonging to that State, and the
entire Congressional dele egation unitedfn rec
ommending the appointment OF exon
gressman Murphy Of East st. Louis, but Mfr.
Heatll's close relations with Mark Hanna
enabled him to win handily.
one OF tie first OF the Ohio men 70 be
definitely adJ Justed toa place under thenew
administration is W. B. Gaitree, OF Co
Iumbus Gaitree was executive clerk TO
Mckinley when Mckinley was governor,
and subsequently became chief clerk 10 the
railway commissioner.
He is very close to both Mckinley and
Hanna. and did some valuable work during
the campaign. He has been given his re-
ward, and is selected to be young Carlisle's
successor as inspector OF furniture OF the
Treasury Department The place is a ST.
mcclure, and yields fancy salary.
Comparatively few callers were at the
Department OF Justice this morning. Never
theless. it is probable several appointments
will he made there, among the first that
are sent TO the Senate 10y President Nc
Kinley. There are already two vacancies,
and the public business requires that these
be filled at an early date.
These vacant places are in the corps OF
assistant attorneys general. One was
made by the promotion OF Judge Charles b.
Hory, OF Mississippi, TO the bench as an
associate Justice OF the Court OF Claims on
January 2S last. This was in consequence
OF Judge Charles c. Mott being promoted
to he chief justice, to succeed Judge Will
lam A. Richardson, who died on December
last.
The other vacancy was caused by the res
ignation of Hon. J. NJ. Dickinson, taking
effect last Monday. The positions pay
$4,000 year each. The other Presi-
Dental appointments in this department
are as follows
Assistant AttorneysG eneral. SO. 600 each,
Edward b. Whitney, appointed from New
York on March %, 1898; Joshua A.
Dodge, Wisconsin. August %, 1898; So
Iicitor general, 81 600, Holmes Conrad,
Virginia. February 6, 1898; assistant at
torney. $4,000, Charles W. Russell, Vir-
Einia, October 2, 1898; solicitor OF the
Treasury. S4, 500, Felix A. Reeve, Ten
nessee. April 8. 1898; assistant solicitor
or the Treasury, $4,000, n. T. N Robin
son, Louisiana. August %, 1893 solicitor
for Department OF State, So, 500, Walter d.
Dabney, Virginia. March %, 1898; so
IiCitor OF Internal Revenue, 81, 500, Rob
ert 7. Hough, Ohio, May 10, 1898; Assist
ant Attorney General for the Interior,
Sc, 600, John I. Hall. Georgia, April q,
1898; Assistant Attorney General for the.
Postoffice. 81, 600, John L. Thomas. Mis-
Bouri. January /, 1898
delegation of Georgians called upon
Secretary Sherman this morning in ad-
vance oG.She diplomatic reception, and in
O brief1 srview urged the appointment
of Col a. E Buck, as the representative
of this government at the japanese court
The venerable Gen. James Longstreet
was member of the party, the others being
Col ]. a. Devareaux, Capt. J. w. Lyon,
member OF the national Republican COM
mittee for Georgia; W. A. Pledger. Col.
H.P Farrow, c. c. Wimbish, Walter P.
Corbett, Charles Adanson, and Capt. w. p.
Pierce Capt. Lyon was spokesman.
Ail0nE ObiCIS " uO pau bAfCn AScBSSto
TO the Secretary were Mr.. Edward 81. r.
Green, a Republican leader Of Texas, who
has not vet indicated that he wants addi-
honal donors; Hon. RomualdO ROcheco,
governor OF California; Mrs. George I.
Ruff, and Dr. Pitcairn, of Pennsylvania,
aud Messrs c. W. Ogden, r. B. Bawley,
and f. II. Ferrell-
Secretary Gage went TO the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing this morning, and
made brief inspection Of that big work
shop. lie remained away from the de-
partn,ent about two hours
Applications are on file at the Treasury
Department for a number Of offices,
chiefly for the position of collector Of in-
ternal revenue.
hon. J. K. Upton, now superintendent OF
the Life Saving Service, is beng urged
for appointment as Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury. Mr.. Upton is a Maryland
man, and is experienced in public life.
having served formerly as Assistant SEQ
retary.
E. n. Hartshorn, Of Ohio, has made ap-
pIication for the position of auditor for
the War Department, and AndrewC Smith,
of Ohio, wants TO be Sixth Auditor IL
IS scarcely possible that both OF these gen.
tlemen can succeed, nor can either get the
unanimous Endorsement Of the Ohio dele
cation while the other remains in the
field
Mr.. John n. Jurges, OF Maryland. has
asked to be made shipping commissioner
at Baltimore, and W. r. BOggs, Jr., OF
North Carolina, has applied for the office
of assa yer at the mint at Charlotte, in his
State.
But one man is registered at the depart
ment for appointment as Register of the
Treasury. That is MFR. j n Smith, OF
tennessee Other applicants are:
S. r. Kennedy, TO be collector OF GUS
toms at Nagales, Arfz.; Eugene S. Priest,
to be collector OF internal revenue, Fifth
district OF Tennessee; A. B. Clements, of
Missouri, to be collector OF internal reve-
mie for the district OF Montana; G. ".
Boarslnan. to DC collector OF internal reve-
nue for the district OF Nebraska; p B
Hunt. TO be collector OF internal revenue
for the Fourth dlstrictof Texas, and Frank
Merton. OF Ohio. 10 he surveyor OF customs
at Columbus.
The appointment clerk has been given
an additional force OF clerks, in order
that the applications may be promptly
briefed and filed. light clerks have
been detailed from the several bureaus
for this service.