Evening star., 1897-03-13
Secretary Alger Can Have a Private
Secretary.
CAPT. M$DlqH MAY Be REINsrAfED
A Larse1Number Of Applications
forssIreasury Positions.
T o D A Sc A L L E r S

confidential clerk. notwithsta nding the fall
ure OF Congress to make specific provision
Tor the payment OF the salaries 1t was
explained that the Secretary could avail
himself of any vacancies which may exist
in the classified service in the War De-
partment for the purpose of obtaining a
private secretary and confidential clerk.
All that was necessary was that the per-
sons he desires to perform the duties of
those offices should be appointed to vacan:
places in the departmental service and
then assigned to duty in the Secretary's Of
iice in the designated capacity. Such ap-
pointmeEts hold. good. however. cnly SO
loFg as the incumbents are performing the
duties pertaining to the offices of private
secretary and confidential clerk. and the in
ccmbents cannot afterward be transferred
to other positions within the classified
service. Secretary Alger said today that
ne mad made no selection for eithe- office.
Mr. Victor Mason, who has been acting as
private secretary since the change of ad-
m'nistration. Is clerk to the board of forri-
fications and ordnance. He may be retain
ed as private secretary, but there Is no GER
talnty on that point.
Capt. Meredith Eligible.
Capt. Meredith who is a prominent can
oldate for the Office Of chief of the bureau
OF engraving and printing. was at the
treasury Department today looking after
his chances Of appointment. Although
the office he seeks is within the classified
service, Capt. Meredith is eligible for 1t
through that rule of the civil service COM
MISSION which authorizes the reinstatement
III the government service of honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors. Capt Meredith
is veteran of the civil war and formerly
held the Office of chief of the bureau Of en-
sraVihg and printing. The salary of that Of
nee Is 81 800 per annum. Although subordi-
nate 10 the chief in authority Messrs Schlect
and Smile of New York. the chief en-
gravers. each receive salary of 5000 per
an mum. or si:nn more than the head of
tne bureau. These two Offices are in the
CLASSIFIED service notwithstanding the sal
ary attachment is far in excess Of most of
the bureau offices. the occupants of which
are nominated by the President and ron-
1rmed by the Senate.
More Applications Filed.
Another iehg list of applications for Office
was bulletined at the Treasury Department
today. as follows:
10 ne assistant secretary of the treasury
John ". Mason of West Virginia com.
missioner OF internal revenue under Pres;-
dent Harrison: VIM. Cumback Of Green's
burg, IND. II. Clinton Hill Of Buffalo n
10 be audaor for the Post Office Depart
neht-f. M, j. Young of Pennsylvania F.
Ohio. ~ '"4 VI
Commissioner general of immigration at
Washinston-T. V. Powderly. The labor
leader, Of Pennsylvania.
To be, register of the treasury-Jos. p
tanning of Rpelika. Fla: W. II. Powell of
Belvidere. HI; F. c. Dixon of Durham,
N. c. r. ----
Z. Commissioner of Immigration at San
Cal .
Auditor for the War Department.. NJ.
Kelly OF Eigtn, H.; VIM. c. Bote!er Kan
United States treasurer-A. P. Case of
Chicago, Ill.
Controller of the currency-James C.
Bonner of Toledo. Ohio.
Assistant register of the treasury-Eugene
h. Gadds of Ohio.
Deputy auditor of the War Department
j. +. Jenkins of Estherville. Iowa.
Supervising inspector general of steam
vessels-John ID. Sloan of Minnesota.
Auditor for the Navy Department-Jas.
e. Shepherd of Durham, N. c.
Auditor for the Interior Department
Cyril Hawkins Of McConnellsvilie. Ohio
Revenue Collectors.
Collectors of internal revenue-Thos. J. Fry.
Denver. Col, at Denver; G. P. Waldorf,
Toledo. Ohio, at Toledo; J. A. Greer Lon
den. Texas, at Dallas: J. P. Hambrfck.
Huntington, W. Va, at Parkershurg. W.
Va; L. T. Hay, Woodstock. Ill, at Chi
cago: John "A. Williams, Patricksburg, Ind,
at Terre Haute; Jno. F. Walker. Daven-
port. Iowa. at Burlington: Phil. N. Hicks.
Glenlock, Kan. at Leavenworth; Albert
Grail. Dayton. KY, at Covipgton: W. N.
Moffett, Kalamazoo. Mich, at Grand Rap
ids; n. Francis Duff. Sorocco. n. NJ. at
Santa Fe; Jacob Weltman. Santa Fe. N.
NJ. at Santa Fe; w. F.. Morrow. Hartwell
Ohio at Cincinnati; Edward Hughes. Port
age, Pa, at Pittsburg; J. II. Mcmillan
Clinton. Nd. at Baltimore.
Collectors of customs-F McC. Brown,
Brunswick, Ga. at Brunswick; r. c. Pow
A~i. loo rio
f. Erbanks. San Francisco, at San Fran
cisco; W. II. Mcdonald. Putna Rassa, Fla.
at Key West; John A. Howell. Fernandina
Fla at Fernandina; John Firebaugh Rob
inson, IN: NJ A. Behan. White Castle,
La. at New Orleans; W. W. Allen. Minne-
apolis, Mimi, at Sitka. Alaska; NJ. NJ.
Lockwood, Corvallis. Mont, at Great Falls.
Mont; A. w. Harris. Kingston. N. NJ. at
FL Paso, Texas; C. f. Benham Cleveland,
Ohio, at Cleveland.
Surveyors of customs-J. H. Claypool. In
ilianapolis. at indianapolis: VIM. j. Melon
aid, Louisville. KY, at Louisville; f. X.
Reno. Cincinnati. at Cincinnati; E. J. Mil
ler Columbus. Ohio, at Columbus; Geo. F.
Wickersham. Pittsburg, Pa. at Pittsburg.
Mo-. at St. Louis: II. J. Mckinney. Brad
foru. Ohio at New York city: Charles
Motry. Cleveland, Ohio. at Cleveland: Alex
Bruce. Cleveland. at Cleveland; Bromley
phia: Geo. p, Riker, Philadelphia, at Phil
adelphia.
In Danger of Dismissal.
Maj. Eugene p. Speer of Georgia. chief of
division in the office of the auditor for the
War Department. is said to be in danger
of. dismissal en- account of his recent attack
on William Gallow, a cigar dealer on 18th
street. 'nHe owed Callow some money on
account of cigar bill and when asked to
pay 1t madea savage attack on the mer-
chant, b 1t is said. and cut him badly about
the head with knife, for which assault he
was fined $40 In the Police Court. Secre-
tary Gage has called on the auditor for
report on the case, and If the charges
againsbV Speer are sustained he will be
either reduced or dismissed.
At Interior and Post once.
There lwasia large gathering Of callers at
the Interior Department today. The most
notable party present were Chairman
Buck Of Georgia, Committeeman Hanson
Of Georgia, who at one time was slated for
the cabinet. and Gen. Longstreet, VINO is
being urged for United States railroad COM
missioner -
Among callers Postmaster General
Gary today were Representatives McDon-
aid and Mudd of Maryland. Senator Spoon
er and Representatives Cooper, Babcock,
Barney. Cook. Griffin, Minor Stewart.
S0mePS and Jenkipo cf WIs,op,.,. a.,