The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-26
The Department Acts in a Very
Unique Case.
HE WAS A PUGILISTIC OFFICIAL
Congratulations and Flowers for Ar-
pointlnent Clerk Bracket at the
Treasury-Prof. Langston Active
in Behalf of j. c. Napier for
Register of the Treasury.

bly, be sent to the Senate today The
charges upon which the present incumbent,
j. W Poe, is to he removed, are unique.
It appears that Mir. Poe mad DISAGREE
ment with someone, name not ascertained,
with the result that challenge passed for
a fight in the prize ring. Poe met his foe,
un der the customary rules and with referee,
so the story goes, and fought out the issue
to a finish. IL required eight rounds TO de-
eide, Poe proving to be the victor, and at
the close the yanquished pocketed the de-
feat and Poe the stakes.
1t is understood the patrons Of the office
objected to having a prize fighter for
postmaster, and called the matter to the
attention of the department.
Mr.. Poe is editor of the Democratic
organ of the own, and his successor, Mr..
Holt, is at the head of the Republican
paper.
Bon. william A. Chapline, who was the
Mckinley elector of the Second Congrrs-
sional district of West Virginia, has been IN
the city for several days in the interest of
applicants in his district desiring Federal
appointments. Mr.. Chapline does not seek
office for himself outside o. his native town
He will be made postmaster at Shepherds
town. as he has no opposition
Major Brackett, chief OF the appoint
meut division, found a large number OF
cpngratularory letters in his mail this
morniu. He read them as he sat Dehlni
gorgeous bouquet OF choice roses Among
those who thus paid their respects was
ex-Mayor Latrube, OF Baltimore, a per-
sonal friend, but political opponent.
Prof j. NJ Langston was at the Treas
ury Department today to say good word
for his friend, j C. Napier, prominent
coIored Republican of nashville who wants
to he Register of the Treasury MIR. Ma
pier is said to be backed by the entire Re
publican organization OF Tenn esSee. He
is lawyer, and reported to be very
wealthy. MIR. Langston had been to the
White Rouse in his behalf, and also in
troduced Rev. NJ. W. Lawson, a candi
date for the ministerial post in Liberia
Mr.. Lawson has the Endorsement OF the
board of bishops OF the African Al. E.
Church
The list OF applicants for Treasury ap-
pointments WIS brief and mostly for minor
places The names are as follows:
Auditor for the Postoffice Department
w e. johnson, Of Banhan, Tex.
Deputy Auditor for the State Depart
raent-E s. Rockwell Of Dryden, " Y.
Coiner in the mint at San Francisco
Edward Dinkelspiel, of Suisun, Cal.
Collector of Customs "A. T. Wimberly, of
New Orleans, La, at New Orleans: J. w.
Samson, OF Samson. Tex, ct Eagle Pass.
Surveyor of Customs at Memphis, Tenn. =
]. T. Settle, of Memphis
Naval Officer of Customs at Boston
shipping Commissioner c. Dumas, Of
New Orleans, at New Orleans; P. A Bruce,
Of Boston. at Boston; T. II Connell, of New
York, at New York.
Collector of Internal Revenue II. Mar
tin, of Raleigh, n. c., at Raleigh; j. E
Allen, of CoIumbiana, Ohio. at Cleveland
Under orders issued by the Secretary Of
the Navy today changes in assignments OF
officers of the navy were made as follows;
Gunner F. l.. Hoagland, granted leave OF
three months from AmpnitFIte; Passed As
sistant Engineer ]. Ii Pickrel, from
Cramps yard to Candea. \. J., as inspector
of machinery: Passed ASST tant EngiR eer Il.
T Halstead. from Cauidel tn the EaieIgh;
Passed Assistant Engineer ]. L. Cow, from
the Raleigh Co tne AarbiefFead; Passed AS
sistant Engineer c. A Carr, from the
MaTblehead OH leave, three months;
Assistant Engineer d. n. Car
penter, from the Franklin to the Raleigh;
Chief Engineer W. c. Eaton, from the
Vermont to the Amphitrite; Capt j. Z.
Coghler, previous order to command the
Amphitrite revoked and transferred To
command the Raleigh. Chief Engineer G-
J. Burnap, to the New York tfleet); Chief
Engineer c. Andrade, detached from the
New York and granted leave OF three
months; j. G. Barclay, from the command
of the Raleigh to the command of the
Amphitrite: Chief Engineer j. L. HannUuI,
from the Amphitrite to the Indiana; Chief
Engineer L. W. Robinson, detached from
the Indiana and granted leave OF three
months.
iu,. ids submitted by various business
firms for the contract for furnishing the
steam-heating apparatus for the new post
office building have been opened at the
Treasury Department A list Of the bid
ders, with the amount of each proposal,
| is on file at the department.
The highest proposal was S175, 1856, and
was made by IrIbacker 6 Sons, of Buffalo,
N. Y; the lowest, Stats, made by the
Philadelphia Steam Heating Company. of
| Philadelphia. Seventeen other bids ranged
| between, that Of Zellers &c Co., of this
| city, being $123, 139.
ltis not known at the department when
the award will he made as there seems to
he a hitch respecting the lowest proposal.
| The papers are before Secretary Gage for
consideration, and conference was held
this morning between the Secretary and
| the Supervising Architect of the Treasury
| concerning it. 1t is believed decision will
| be reached tomorrow.
| The Secretary of the Treasury has dis
I continued the office of United States ship
| ping commissioner at Mobile, Ala, the
| position being regarded as an unnecessary
one. The principal business transacted
there was to ship crews for small river
steamers. The salary of the officer was
| 81, 200 per annurn.
The United States shipping commission
er's office at Brunswick Ca, has also been
discontinued. The office was created in
1884, discontinued for want of business in
I 1898. and -establisaedfn December, L S94.
/ The duties will devolve upon the col
lector OF customs.
There are in the vaults OF the Treasury
certain coupon bonds which are to be de.
| stroyed, under orders issued today. The
bondsare nolonger required. The amounts
| of the several securities to be destroyed
are: $500 500 of the loan Of 1907; So,
| $50 $50 of the loan of 1904, and $13,-
| 162, ,050 OF the loan Of 1925, making o
total of $1e ,622 800.
The bonds are of the over-issues fol
the ldans Indicated When securities are
| printed it cannot be known whether pur
| chasers will want the registered issues
or coupon bonds, and so it often occurs