The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-14
CAPTAIN R0MEYN's CASE
He Will Probably Be Dismissed
From the Army.
THE C0URT-MARTIAL SENTENCE
Frank A. vanderIip, Secretary
Cages Private Secretary, Select
ed for Assistant Secretary of tho
Treasury-Morc Applications for
appointment Received.

The papers in the court-martial proceed
ineS against Capt. Romeyn for striking
Lieut.. o'Brien in the presence of his COM
pauy while in full uniform have been sent
TO the War Department, and the sentence
Will be forwarded to the President for
approval
1t is understood that the sentence i'm
posed is dismissal from the Army.
Secretary Gage has secured from the
President the appointment OF Frank A.
Vanderlip as Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury TO succeed s. Wike.
Mr.. Vanderiip has been the private sec
retary TO Mr.. Gage ever since the latter was
appointed Secretary of the Treasury In
this trying position Mr.. Vanderlip has
shown extraordinary tact and executive
ability, and has made himself so Invalu-
able 20 the Secretary that Mr.. Gage would
under no circumstances permit a change
if his personal inclinationS were followed,
but in Mr.. Vanderlip he is assured that he
will have a very valuable Assistant Sec
retary and he will not let personal inclina-
tion stand in the way OF Mr.. Yanderlip' S
deserved promotion.
Frank A. VaHderlip was born in Aurora ,
Ill, in 1864. He is a graduate of the
University of Illinois, and began life as
manager of an investors agency, in which
capacity he laid the foundation for his
financial training. In 1888 he became a
reporter on the Chicago Tribune and soon
after made financial ptiiror IA
position he filled very successfully for
eight years, when he purchased a part
interest IN the Economist and became its
editor
His able articles, editorials, and lee
lures on finance attracted considerable at
tention during the last five years Ge was
in newspaper life While he was con-
nected with the Chicago Tribune he took
special course Of lectures on finance
and political economy at the Chicago
University. That Mr.. Vanderlip was as
popular in Chicago as he is in this city
is evidenced by the fact that in 1894
he was president OF the Chicago Press
Club. lie came TO this city a stranger
three months ago, and today is one of
the most popular men in it. He will sue
ceed Mr Wike in the financial manage
ment of the Treasury Department.
Applications for appointment TO posi-
tiuus in the Treasury Department were
filed today as follows:
p j. Honig, TituSville, Pa, TO be as
sistant register, at Washington, d c.: W.
T Finley, Ahbeville, s. C., to be auditor
for the Navy Department, at Washington,
y C.; W. S. Alexander, McCOnnelISburg,
Pa, to be deputy auditor for The Iaterior
Department, at Washington D. q; W. j.
Suthron, New Orleans, La To be surveyor
OF customs at New Orleans, La; Reuben
Wunder, Philadelphia, Pa, to lie surveyor
of customs at Philadelphia, Pa: p. F. Pad
dock, Cincinnati, Ohio, to be appraiser
of CUSTOMS q I Cincinnati Ohio: d c. Clarke,
Philadelphia, Pa, to be assistant appraiser
of customs at Philadelphia, Pa; j. j.
Moore, Philadelphia, Pa, to he examiner
of Drugs at Philadelphia Pa William Conc
lin, Highland, KY, to be collector of i n
ternal revenue at Covington, Ky; E. T.
Franks, Owenshoro, KY, to be collector Of
internal revenue at Owensboro, Ky; C, A.
Sherlin, Pittsburg, Pa, to be commissioner
general ot immigration at Washington,
d. c.; J. T Leach, Fort Wayne, Ind, to
be supervising inspector OF steam vessels
at Detroit, Mich
Naval orders have been issued as follows:
Commander w. W. ReianCcr, detached as
ordnance officer at Portsmouth nay yard
May % and oTderedtO the command OF the
Pensacola yard June l; Chaplain NJ NJ
Goodwin, detached from the Columbia and
ordered To the Wabash May II; Chief En-
gineer ]. A. Scott will be retired May 2S;
Ensign j. L. Sticht, detached from the New
York and ordered to the MasSac chusetts.
The award of the jury OF condemnation
in the case Of the property of the Monon-
gahela Navigation Company has been ac-
cepted by Secretary Alger. The value
placed on the property is S3,761 81 ) As,
and Secretary Alger has requested Attor-
ney General McKenna to begin the necus-