The evening times., 1897-05-03

who was employed as engineer of the
Federal building at Denver, Col. viii he
indicted at the May session Of the grand
Jury for 'pernicious partsanship in further
ING the cause of Mr.. Bryan and independ-
ent binlc,alliSm.'
OF course, the Civil Service Commission
does not know that the grand jury VIII
return a true bin against the accused, but
the local board of post0frice examiners
at Denver has assured the commission
that there seems to be no other course
open TO the grand jury, as they maintain
that the case against Mr.. Morley is 50
clear
Engineer Morley was dismissed soon after
the election, on the complaint OF the Civil
Service Commission. Yesterday thirty
SIX Subpoenas were issued from the office
OF the United States marshal at Denver,
for witnesses to appear before the grand
Jury, which VIII convene tomorrow, anj
il an indictment be returned against the
accused, he win be tried at the Nay term
OF the United States district court.
In October last the attention OF the Civil
Service Commission was called by Secre-
tary Hefner, OF the local board of posto:fice
examiners, to the case OF Mr.. Morley. It
was charged that while serving as en-
eineer Of the Federal building,
ia which is located the city postoffice,
he fitted up room in the basement which
was used as political headquarters. It is
charged that Morley started a fund for the
purchase and distribution of himetalic lit
erature, aiGed in the organization OF
campaign club. and talked violently about
''more money and less misery
Practically all the employees OF the post
office were Coloradoans and Morley had no
trouble in collecting money from them for
campaign purposes. Practically all the
employees believed in bimetalliSln, and it
will be pleaded that the contributions were
purely voluntary, and that the employees
siIuply turned those contributions over TO
Morley. who j n turn delivered To the State
central committee. The defense expects
70 prove this in the event OF the case COM
ing to trial Public sympathy j. so strongly
with Morlcy in Denver that his friends be-
Iieve the grand jury viii not indict him,
but that if il should, no jury Will convict
him
When Morley was dismissed from the
public service he alleged in defense that he
had accepted cont ributions Tor the Demo
cratic campaign fund FOR the good OF
Colorado and the United States" There
il au understanding that the friends Of
Morley viii bring charges of a sensational
Character against Secretary Hefner, OF
tire hoard Of examiners, for misconduct in
the adminiSt ration Of his office.
The Civil Service Commission received
today a communication from Secretary
william T. Pullam, of the local hoard Jf
examiners at san Francisco, relative to
the discussion for and against the ad-
visibility Of the continuance Of the civil
service at OF 1888, which has been going
on in the press OF that city. Both the cham
piohs and opponents of the civil service
Law appear to condemn Collector OF the
Port Wise and the Superintendent Of the
Mint, who were appointed by President
cleveland IL is charged that when Mr..
Wise was appointed collector Of the port
OF San Francisco he brought with him
three Of his personal employees, TO whom he
gave positions in the custom house.
one Of his favoIites was messenger,
and when the first vacancy occur ed he ap-
pointed this messenger, whose percentage
in the examination was 40 per cent, 70 a
position as day inspector, over competitions
whose examination averages were 50, so
and . per cent.
one OF the leading dailies OF San Fran
cisco SAYS editorially, in reply to this
charge, that there was great deal Of
spoiIs politics in Califom in under the
Cleveland administration, and that Mr..
Cleveland fell far short Of carrying out
"a. De.
even though Mr Cleveland did put politi-
clans at the head Of the custom house and
the mint who evaded the law, it pro,ed
nothing against the law itself. The fact
that sp0ilsmen in office obstructed the
application Of reformed methods, proved
nothing against reform. These violations
OF the law 10y collector Wise Were reported
TO the Civil Service Commission, which re-
quested his removal from public service,
but he was upheld by Secretary Carlisle.
Gen. Miles, his aide, Capt MauS, and Gen
Merritt have received their special pass
ports to Turkey and Greece Gen. Miles and
Capt Maus will sail May 8 and Gen. Mer-
rift May s.
The Association of Military Surgeons will
meet at Columbus Ohio, May %. Surg.
Philip Leach, OF this city, viii attend, and
SO will Medical Inspector j. c. Wise, of the
marine headquarters.
Secretary Gage was presented with a list
OF applications for Treasury positions this
morning which contained the following:
w. l. Lille, Grand Haven, Mich, to be
collector of customs atGrand Haven. Mich;
W. ID Kelley. Muskegon, Mich. to be collector
of customs at Grand Haven, Mich: G. w
Mcbride, Grand Haven, Mich, to be col
hector Of customs at Grand Haven Mich. J.
n. CIockey, Decatur, Ill, to be collector Of
internal revenue at Springfield, III; S am
Uel PinCus, ConShatta, La, to be collector
Of internal revenue at New Orleans La;
J. A Pierce. Dalton, Ga, 10 be collector
OF internal revenue at Atlanta. Ga. : F. J.
Gross. Denver, Col, to be asel yer in the
mint at Denver. Col. Benjamin Armbruster,
New orleans. La, to be coiner in the mint
at New orleans, La; w. L. Sears, Boston,
Mass. to be commissioner OF immigration
at Boston, Mass.
Navy Department orders We're issued to
day as follows. Assistant Engineer G. II.
detached from the Columbia and
home on waiting orders; Chief Engineer
r. Potts, detached from the Boston navy
yard, May Z, and home ON waiting orders.
Chief Engineer a. Adamson, detached from |
the wabash, May s, and ordered to the |
Boston navy yard; Medical Inspector ]. c. |
Wise, detached from marine headquarters,
ID. c., May 10, and ordered |
Go Columbus, Ohio, as delegate to the Asso- |
citation OF Military Surgeons, and after |
ward 60 the Philadelphia as fleet surgeon; |
Medical Inspector ]. A Hawke, detached |
from the Philadelphia, on relief, and three /
leave. Past Assistant G. II. T |