The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-19
GENERAL ALGER IN DEMAND
Secretary Of War Importuned by
OfficeSeekerS.
THEY WANT HIS ENDORSEMENT
State Department Notified of the
Release of Another American
Citizen From a Cuban Prison.
Commander ! Leary Ordered to
Washington for Examination.

The Secretary of War is the recipien
daily of large number of letters from
friends, who solicit his Endorsement fol
Federal appointments 1t is the good pleas
ure OF these correspondents to first ex-
press congratulations upon the general,
preferment and to ask his aid in their OWL
behalf, largely for ooBsulships, but for al
most all other positions in each of the sew
eral branches of the service 1t seems to
have become known that the Secretary OF
war has no patronage, and applications
to him have diminishedin number. He an
swers the appeals for his influence with a
kind word to each of the applicants.
The State Department was notified to-
day by cablegram from Consul q eneraI Lee,
at Havana, OF the release from prison Of
Theodore l.. Viyas, a naturaiized America n
citizen, who has been held as suspect by
the Spanish authorities since November 10,
1896. Vivas was charged, first, with
disorderly conduct, and later with having
insulted the Spanish government. He has
been held for trial. pending the determina-
tion OF the question Of Jurisdiction between
the civil and military authorities. He
was naturalzed In 1891.
Orders issued today by Secretary Long
make number OF changes in the assign
ments OF naval officers, as follows: Com
mander j. f. Merry, to command the Ka-
tahdin, April 8; Commander K. +. LeaTy,
detached, same date, from katahdin, and
ordered TO report in Washington for ex-
animation for promotion April Z; Lieut..
Commander II. b. Mansfield, detached from
Fern, and to report as assistant
inspector at the fifteenth light
house district, st. Louis, April 10; Com
mander B. Ii. Lille, detached as inspector
same station, to settle accounts and await
retiring board and detailed as member OF
board of inspection and survey, April 8;
Capt. B. j. Cromwell, detailed as member
of retiring board April 8.
Allen Whipkey has been appointed as
acting boatswain, the order taking effect
March 18.
The applicants for Treasury appointments
continue TO be heard from through the de-
partment appointment division, the list to-
day numbering about forty. Some OF the
highest positions in the service are sought
by late comers, including an assistant
Secretaryship. The names of applicants
and the offices sought are as follows:
Assistant Secretary, George A Ben
ham, Chicago, III.
Register of the Treasury, j. c. Napier.
Nashville, Tenn.
Assistant register OF the Treasury, W.
p. Barry, Minneapolis, MINI.
Auditor for the State and other de-
partments, Fred F.. Bach. Wilmington,
Del
Commissioner of cation, c. E.
Kindt, Portland, Greg.
Collectors of customs-E. B. Calkns, Of
WATERFOWL, n. Y, for the position at
Cape Vincent, n. Y, J. U. Fellows, OF
Houston, Tex, at Galveston; j. N. High
tower, of Center. Tex, at Galveston:
William Schuc hardt, OF San Antonio,
Tex, at Eagle Pass, Tex.
Surveyor OF customs-M. NJ Higgins,
Easton, Md, at Baltimore; J. ID. Mckee,
Of Philadelphia, at Phladelphia; X. r.
Dashieil, of Lexington, KY, at Memphis,
Tenn.
For Naval Officer-Charles Burrows, OF
N. j.. for service at New York.
Appraiser of Merchandise-D. E. Shana-
han, of Chicago, H.; at Chicago: j. Fl.
Brewer, of Trenton, n. j., at New York;
appraiser at New York, W. S.
Carver, of the District
Examiner of Drugs-R. c. Evans, Of Win
chester. Mass, at Boston; w. H. Betz and
W. n Heistand, both of Philadelphia, at
Assayer at Mint-F. D. Hetrich, of San
Cal, at San Francisco; E. p.
Leech, OF Denver. at Denver.
Supervising surgeon general of the United |
States Marine Hospital service-H E. Fel- |
,er, of Centersville, Ga, and John McKin- |
ock, OF Chicago.
Supervising inspector OF steam vessels, j. |
D. Hedges, Of Metropolis, I'LL. and Sc
.aph Semanin, of Evansville, Ind, both |
'or the post at Memphis.
Collectors OF Internal Revenue-J. @. |
Thomas, of Prattville, Ala, and W. J. |
stevens, OF Admission, Ala. both for the |
,ffice at Birmingham, Ala; A. A. Thayer, |
of CoIusa, Cal, at Sacramento; Ned Nc /
.enon, of Jasper, Fla, at jacksonville; |
T. A. Rayenseroft, of Misbawaka, Ind, |
It Lawrenceburg, Ind; Robert Williams, |
,t New Orleans, at New Orleans; o. r.
yinslow, of Marshfield, Mo-, and e. E. |
kellogg, OF Rich Hill, Mo-, at Kansas City,
TO-; John Moffitt, of Helena, Mont, at |
ielena; A. r. Houck, of Lebanon, Pa, at |
Pa; W. l.. Miner, Of Hudson.
. Dak.. at Omaha; j. A. Gibson, OF
timber Ridge, Va, at Lynehburg.
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