Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-07

porn IN New York city October o. 1855
anu was graduated at Harvard in 1880
ana 'he next year was elected TO the New
YORK Assembly az "A Republican During
the session OF 1852 he was the leader OF
the minority. and took an active interest
IN reform measures on his recollection I'm
iNNS ne was largely instrumental in car
lying out the State civil-service reform
law, and an act for the regulation OF pri-
mary elections. In 1854. as chairman OF
me committee on Cities. he succeeded In
aoohshing the fees OF the County Clerk
ana Register, and IN providing for their
payment by salaries this act resulting
IN curtailing abuses in the Sherff's aud
SurToGates Offices. lie also secured the
passage OF bill that deprived aldermen
or the power 10 confirm appaintments 10
Office. and conferred I'm the Mayor the re-
affairs.
IN 1891 MT. Roosevelt was chairman OF
the New York delegation TO the National
Republican Convention. and an unsuc-
cesSful candidate for Mayor of New York
IN 1879 Early in President Harrison's
Administration Mir. Roosevelt he
came member OF the Ciyi-Service
Commm,ssion, and throughout his con-
nectiou with that commission was a
most aggressive advocate of the extension
OK cNii-serVicc reform He did much 10
, enlarge the scope of the civii-service law.
lie resigned from the commission to be-
come member OF the Board of 40 ice
commissioners IN New York city. and
here again ne had ample opportunity 10
snow that aggressive spirit in carrying
out reforms and In securing an enforce
ment OF law that had always character
i2od his career.
AIR. Roosevelt has always been a most
energetic worker, and while engaged n
the service OF the government has found
ume 10 do a large amount OF literary work
ana 70 show his public spirit in various
ways. He has always been a great lover
OF sport in its best sense, and owns one
Of the finest ranches IN the Northwest,
on which he has yearly spent considerable
time. He is a splendid horseman, and
particularly loves to hunt big game.
Mr.. Roosevelt has filed the positions OF
president of the Boone and Crockett Club
Of New York. and trustee of the Ameri-
can Museum OF Natural History, has been
a member of the London Alpine Club, and
has served on the Board of the State
Charities Aid Association. In conjunc-
tion with his brother. he has also con
tinued the work inaugurated by his father
I'm the NewsDoys' Lodging House, in New
York
Mr. Rovsevelts literary work Is Of
hlsn STANDARD. lie mas puhllSne1 his
tory Of the Naval War OF 1872" Hunting
Trips of a Ranchman." Life Of Thomas
VI. Benton" Life of Governor Nor
ris." and Ranch Life and the Hunting
Trail"
Captain A. S. Crowninshled. OF the
navy, who succeeds Admiral Ramsay as
chief of the the Naval Bureau of Naviga-
ton is a native Of New York. and was
appointed to the Naval Academy from
that State in September. 1860 gradu-
atlng three years later His first sea ser
vice was on the steam slOop Ticonderoga,
Of the North Atlantic blockading squad
ron. and he participated I'm both attacks
on Fort Fisher. He was on the Hartford,
Of the East India squadron. from 1865 10
1865 and became a lieutenant commander
in the iast-named year.
He was subsequently attached TO the
Richmond on the European station; on
the Lackawanna, on the Asiatic station.
and from 1915 to 1873 he was on ordnance
duty at the Washington navy-yard He
reached his present grade Of captain in
July. 1894. and since September 1895, he
has been IN command OF the battleship
Maine. attached TO the North Atlantic
station. At one time he commanded the
Scholarship st. Mary's. and he was also
member of the Naval Advisory Board.
which had such an important share in
the rebuilding of the navy