The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-27
TIVE Vacancies in ProfessOrships
at the Naval Academy.
GOOD SALARIES ATTACHED
Examination Not Made Under Civil
Service Rules-Secretary Bliss Alb
sent In New York-Short List of
Applications Filed in the Treas
ury Department.

Tnere are Two good positions Just now
available for which an examination is
necessary. The places are in the Naval
Academy, designated as profes sor Of
mathematics, and the salary attached is
considerably above the average of official
salaries. The examination is not made
under civil service rules, and is said not to
be difficult
Secretary Bliss left the city last night
for New York, To be absent until Monday.
The First Assistant Secretary is also alb
sent, having gone Ito Florida to look after
his orange groves He will be absent for
about one week.
Secretary Gage had u call today al l2:30
from Chairman H. H. Hanna, of the In
dianapolis Monetary Convention, at which
the system OF finance was the chief th cme
The contract for suppl ying the steam
heating apparatus for the new postoffice
building in this city was awarded today
TO the Philadelphia Steam Heating Com
pany. upon its bid of Shafts, IS announced
yesterday.
There was a very short list today of
applicants for positions in the Treasury
service, and but four places In the Washing
ton department They are as follows:
II. R. Concklin, of Newport, II. L., for
Auditor for the War Department; j. d.
Alstou, of Carriers Mills, ILL.,, for Auditor
for the Navy Department. G.. w. Perkins,
OF Gardiner, Me, for deputy auditor for
the Treasury Department.
For assayer in the mint at San Francisco,
II. F. Davis, of San Leandro, Cal.
For collector of customs at sitka, Alas
ka, j. b. Gamble, OF Princeton. Ind
For appraiser of merchandise at Port
land, Greg, s. F. Pearson, OF Portland.
For collector of internal revenue at
New York, w. H. Huber, OF New York.
Naval orders were issued for changes in
assignments of officers as follows
Surg. G. Z. Gravatt, directed to appear
before the examining board in this city on
April 3, for examination for promotion;
Civil Engineer I. G. Maxson, detached
from Mare Island and sent to League
Island navy yard, May 8, and Civil Engi-
neer R. +. Peary is transferred from the
New York navy yard to Mare Island.
Civil Engineer c. @. Wolcott is detached
from League Island navy yard and trans
the following official changes have been
made in the Department of the Interior since
March 4:
office of the seoretary-Appointme
Forrest Raynor, OF Brooklyn, N. Y, private
secretary, $4,000. Reinstatement: John
f. PiEgott, of District of Columbia, fire
man, S720.
General Land Office-Transfer: Lucius
Q. C. Lamar, OF Mississippi, recorder. to
clerk, 81, 800. Resignation: Don p. Lam
oreux, of Wisconsin, 81 800,
Patent Office Appointment: Walter A.
Holden, of Connecticut, fourth assistant
examiner, $1,000, Resignations George
W Goddard. of Connecticut. second as
sistant examiner, 81 800; scudday j. Rich
ardson, of Wisconsin assistant messenger
$720. Promotions Floyd N. Barber, of
Ohio, third to second assistant examiner;
Thomas F. Mitchell, of Massachusetts,
fourth to third assistant examiner, 81 200
to 81 400. -,.t
Pension Office-Appointment by trans
fer Curtis Clark, Of Indiana, clerk, 81 200,
from Interstate Commerce Commission;
Jere Williams, Of Ohio, copyist, 5000, from
watchman. S720, in office OF the Secretary;
Promotions: John Hancock, OF Florida
superint tendent Of bufidin G, 81 400, to
chief OF stationery division, $4,000, vice
Albert H Parr, of pennsylvania. resigned;
Paul R. Van Mater, OF New York, clerk,
81 800 to 81 800; John B. Ward, OF New
Jersey, 1,4oo to 81 800; Emanuel P.
Halstead, of Massachusetts,, clerk, 81 900,
to superintendent of buildings, 81 400;
Samuel B. Roane, of New York. 81 900 to
4 4,
chusetts, and Miss Lilly NJ Prince, of
District of Columbia, $500 to 1000;
James Mullery, OF New Jersey. classified
laborer. $3.50, to watchman, S720
Office of Indian Affairs, appointed by
James A Cow, of Ohio, copyist.
5000, from Patent Office, and promotion
from copyistat s724 Resignation, William
T. Leonard, OF Colorado, copyist, 5000.