The evening times., 1897-03-29
LEGIONs CALLED ON GAGE
Steady Stream of Visitors at the
Treasury Department.
NEARLY ALL APPLICANTS
Fair Proportion of District People
Among Them-Appointmen of Two
Assistant Secretaries Expected
During the Day-Postoffice Depa rt-
ment Official Mail Accommodating.

A constant stream OF visitors poured
into the office Of Secre tary of the Treas
ury Gage this morning, and for three hours
the Secretary was kept so much engaged
by them that he did not find time to sign
his name to several documents lying on
his desk before him. Nearly all of the
visitors were applicants or the fIiends of
applicants for places, and each was armed
with petitions, recommendations and in
dorsementS, which the Secretary pdtiently
listened to or glanced at
No appointments were made during the
morning, but it was said autboritatirely
that during the day two Assistant Secre-
taries of the Treasury would be appointed
The prevailing impression at the Treas
ury building was that W. B. Howell, of
New Jersey, and o. l.. SpaUlding, of
Michigan, would be the lucky persons
The list OF applications FOR positions
filed this morning was as follows: W. v.
Lucas, Hot Springs, S. Oak, to be Reg
lister at Washington. d. C.: j. b. Apple
gate, Perkinsviile, Ind. to be deputy aG-
ditor for the Treasury Department, at
Washington; ]. S Johnson, Washington,
%. c., to be deputy auditor for the Post
office Department, Washington, d. c.;
F. ID. Hetrick, San Leander, Cal, to be
assayer in the mint at San Francisco;
Hugh Watson, New Orleans, La, TO be
coiner in the mint at New Orleans; l.. A.
Sherman, Port Huron. Mich, to be col
leetor OF customs at Port Huron; S. NJ.
Yoran, Eugene, Ore, to be collector of
customs at Portland. Ore; II. q. Colson,
Sonora, Texas. 10 be collector of customs
at Eagle Pass, Texas; C. K. Proutty Eagle
Pass, Texas, to he collector OF customs
at Eagle Pass; c. A. Fish. Cleveland, O.,
to be appraiser ofeHstoms at Cleveland, O.;
George II. White, McLea nsboro, H., 10
be collector OF internal revenue at Cairo,
ILL.,; IL. III. Raines, p alo, Ia, to oe collector
of internal revenue at Burlington, Ia;
c. NJ Webster, Great Falls. Mont, to be
collector OF internal revenue at Helena,
Mont; ". w. Hanlon, Barnesville, O., to
be collector of internal revenue at Cleye-
land, o.; Amos Coos, Falls Greek, Pa, to
be collector OF internal revenue at Pitts
burg, Pa; g. M Mccormick, Dallas, Tex,
to be collector ofinternal revenue at Dallas.
Tex; william Mcdonald, TerraIl, Tex,
to be collector ofinterBal revenue at Dallas
Tex; A Moore, Cincinnati, O., TO be su-
pervisiDg Inspector OF steam vessels at Gin
Col. Anson G. McCook, OF New York,
who was prominently mentioned for At
torEey General in the Mckinley Cabinet,
was q caller at the Department of Justice
today. Attorney General McKenna was
absent, having a case before the Supreme
Court, and Col McCook left his card
The Commissionership OF Patents viii not
be filled today or tomorrow. When the
t. -
Butterworth. These two statements are
authorized by intimate friends of Gen But
terworth, who know the facts.
General Butterworth has had more than
one interview with the President 1t was
st the latest of these, this morning, it is
said, that his decision to accept the po-
sition was made. 1t is also stated that he
then suggested to Mr.. Mckinley that the
nomination he postponed a few days, until
he has finished one or two pressing matters
of private business, and that the President
will comply with this request. The nomi-
patton may not he made this week.
A fundhas been formed in the Interior De
partment to cover the purchase of di-
rectory OF the city of New York. The In
terror Department library has had no new
New York directory since 1892, the last
Democratic Administration not having
purchased one.
The mail Of the Postoffice Department
since the 4th OF March has been thelargest
ever received by new administration.
The total number of letters of all kinds
received up to last Saturday night was
$4,000, an average of 400 for lch
working day. But this average does not
show the real Significance of the eager
ness for office.
Each week the number mas increased.
until for the six days ending Saturday,
the number was 1898, the record day
last week showing over IL 900 applica-
tions for office.
Mr. Fred C. Squires, who was recently
appointed by Secretary OF War Alger to
be his private secretary, began his Off