The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-05
CHANGES AMONG CLERKs|
Important Promotions and Rein
statements Go in to Effect.
DISMISSALS OF DEMOCRATS
Several Clerks of the Opposite Pu-
litical Stripe Were Dismissed or
Reduced-An Unusually Long List
of Changes --The Interior DEPART
ment Affected.

The shifting OF the official force i'll the
Department OF the Interior to suit the poi
icy OF the Administration continues, with
the result that the clerks have an IN
settled feeling Noone of them knows where
the official lightning VIII strike next.
Only the relnstauemenJs, promotions and
appointments are made public. TIC dis
nlssals ana demotions are suppressed
This course has been the pOhcy Oh previous
Administrations, and the reason alleged
is THAT The Depart desiles as nLCn as
possible to p!oloct tie discharged employe,
tor, say the officials, If the wCrG we've 10
Know that IA person had been dismissed
rIom tine departmental service for incou-
pentency, il would render it Just 20 much
more difficult for that discharged en-
ploye TO obtain outside employment.
The following changes were announced
III tie department OF the Interior TO-DAY:
Pension Office Rens tatements: Cory
don W. Smith, Of Indiana, clerk, S1,2UO;
Charles Is. Robbins, of Indiana, ccpyiSt,
$500: james ID. Vernay, OF Illinois, watcir
man, ST20 Promotions, Jacob f. Raub,
of Pennsylvania, medical referee, So 900,
from medical examiner, S1,SO0; Frank
A Warfield, of Connecticut, chief of di-
vision, $4,000, from assistant chief OF
division, 81, 500, John ). Garrison, OF
Michigan, chief OF division, 81 900, from
clerk, $l,S00; William l.. Marsh, of
Tennessee, principal examiner, $1,000,
from assistant chief of division, $500,
William f. Alden, OF Vermont assistant
CHIEF Of division, $500, from special
examiner, 81 500; John G. Greenawalt, OF
Indiana, and j. Speed Smith, OF Kentucky,
clerks, $1,000, from S,140O; joan W.
Davis, Of Tennessee, and Ransom
g. Bail, OF New York, clerks,
Sl,40o, from 81 900; John F. Stew
art, o f Kentucky; EdwaTdN Brown, ofNe
York; Felix II. Pipes. OF West Virginia.
Charles Loucks, of Illinois; Robert l.. Un-
derwUud, of Illinois, AID Jeremiah l.. Hanen,
of Ohio clerks, 81, 400, from special exam
iners, 8 800; villa II II. Summers, Of ONO.
and Don Carlos Cameron, of Minnesota
clerks, 81 200, from 81, 900; James J. Fur
man, Of Ptnns ylvauia; Nelson u Adams, Of
ysfmsat, AID Miss jenny Hardy, of Wiscon-
sin. clerks, $1,000, from copyists, $500;
Charles L. Hastmgs, OF New York, mes
$50; Francis j MCGTaw OF the District Of
Columbia, assistant messenger, S72O, from
mess eLger boy, S4OO. esignat ion
Patrick H. Divine, of New Jersey, stenog I'd
pher, $1,000
Also the following promotions; Stephen
A. Cuddy, of Wisconsin, law clerk, S2,nO0
from clerk, 81 400: Ernest L. Howard,
OF Virginia, clerk, 81 400, from 81 600;
Henry F. Wnckens, OF New York, clerk,
81 900. from oopyist, $500
Indian Office Appointments: Roger C.
Spooucr, of Illinois, special Indian agent.
$4,000, James L. jenkins, of Iowa, special
Indian agent, So 600.
General Land Office Reinstatement
Isaac r. ConweIl, OF Indiana, chief of d.
vision, $4,000. appointment by transfer
from Treasury Department: Max PraCht,
OF oregon, special agent 81 200. Promo
tions: Andrew piItZ, OF Indiana, clerk,
$1,000, from Sl,4O0; James y. Sparks,
OF Tennessee, clerk, 81 400, from $1,000.
Mrs Ada Cover, of Wisconsin, clerk, 81 200,
from 81 100; Edward c Finney, CT Kansas,
clerk, 81 200, from cop ist, 5000. ReSiE
nation: Robert NJ. Hall, of Georgia, clerk,
81 200
The Republican ak felled some Demo
cratic timber III the General Land OFFICE
today, anG although no information VIII
be given out concerning the dismisSals it
is known that several clerks were dis
charged ana several reduced.
Robert NJ Hall, of Georgia, clerk in the
division OF public surveys, was virtually
dismissed, as his resignation was requt Sted
today by Commissioner Hermann. He is
-,
was the assistant attorney general for the
Department OF the Interior during the al
mnisuraton of Huke Smith. He was ar-
pointed from the Sixth Congressional dis
trct of Georgia, September 3, 1883, and
promoted to a Clerkship at 81 200 on
January % last.
Walter r. Sinclair, of Virginia. a copy
ist in the division OF public lands, was
dismissed. Mr.. Sinclair was appointed
from the Second Congressional district OF
Virginia July II, 1883, ana promoted to
the position of copyist at $500 on July IL,
1895.
1t was reported that Anthony F. Rice, Of
New York, a clerk in the diVis on of public
lands, was also dismissed He was APP
pointed from the Sixteenth Congressional
district Of New York, July 90, 1857. and
promoted to a clerkship at 81 $50, August
3, 1894.
Charles Hof, clerk in the division OF
IIFf-Ffig{EFtPEa7 WRH FgdHGnn from 81 ann
10 81 -an0 Hui nails from Dino: hnrinr
been appointed from th- Seventeenth Con
gTessional district December 2s, 1855,
and promoted to a clerkShip at 81 500
March IL, 1895 A number of other re-
auctions We're also made.