The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-26
-FOUR ACTING sECRE TAR|ES
Heads of Departments Absent at
the Grant Dedication.
A COURT-MARTIAL ORDERED
Paymaster COrwine's Shortage to
Be Investigated Speculation
About Chief Munce's Case-Fall-
ing Off in Treasury Applications.
News of the Departments.

There are four acting Secretaries in this
city today owing to the absence Of the
heads of the departments who have gone
to New York to attend the ceremonies con-
nectcd with the dedication of the Grant
monument.
These acting Secretaries are: Spaulding,
of the Treasury; Roosevelt, of the Navy;
Meiklejohn, of the War, and Rockhill, Of
the State Departments.
A court-martial has been ordered by the
Navy Department to try Paymaster John
Corwine, OF Newport, R l., who on March
/ disappeared, leaving a deficit in his ao-
counts Of about $4,000. He was subse-
quently placed under arrest by the civil
authorities and released on bail
The court-martial will meet at O'Clock
Wednesday at the naval station at New
port, r l., and VIII a once begin the trial
OF COrwine on the folio wing charges:
First Embezzlement
Second Making false and fraudulent en-
tries in official reports.
Thrd-Scandalou conduct, tending to
the destruction Of good morals.
Fourth-Desernon,
The court VIII lie constituted as follows:
Capt George c. Remey, president; Paymas-
ter George W. Beaman, navy yard, Bos-
ton; Commander Caspar F. Goodrich, War
College, Newport. r. l.; Commander George
A Converse, Torpedo station. Newport.
RI; Commander Eugene w Watson, corn-
Fns
w BcIsinger, navy yard, Portsmouth, N.
H; Paynaster Charles w. slam, Of the
Wabash; Paymaster Joseph Foster, navy
yard. Portsmouth, n. H.; Lieut. Com
mander Leavitt c. Logan. OF the Constella
ton; Lieut.. OF Marines Charles II. Lach
heimer. judge advocate. from the office Of
the Judge Advocate General, Washington,
ID. O.
There is con onsiderablc speculation at the
Pcstoffice Department as to what dispoSi-
tio1 viii be made of Thomas Q. Munce, of
Louisiana, chief of the division Of postage
stamps, because Of his alleged connection
with the now celebrated stamp case"
The report of the matter rendered by the
three postoffice inspectors detailed by the
department is now in the keeping of the
Postmaster General This report is strongly
adverse ta Mr.. MuaCe, but no action will be
taken by the Postmaster General in the
matter till the new Third Assistant Post
master General. John A. Merritt, has taken
charge. The division of postage stamps is
within the office OF the third assistant.
Mr.. Munce was appointed to the Post
office Department from Louisiana July
81, 1885, and to his present grade June
%, 1898. He is under suspension pending
The adjustment Of the trouble.
The number OF applicants for positions
in the Treasury Department was fewer
today than at any time for week. The
list contained the following:
John f Peterson, Washington, ID. c., to
be deputy auditor for the Postofnce De-
partment at Washington; II. 7. KernoChan,
New Orleans, La, to be naval officer at
New orleans, La; II. s. DeShOn, New York
city, to be naval officer at New York city;
John r. Heaton. Birmingham, Ala, to be
collector of internal revenue at Rirming-
ham, Ala.
John T Amey. Democratic postmaster
at Lancaster, n. H, and late chairman Of
the State Democratic Comuitte will
probably soon be asked to resign. 1t was
charged a gainst him that he solicited funds
from the employees of his office for the
prosecution of the campaign.
This report was investigated by an in
spectoF OF the Postoffice Department, who
tits said found the charges so well founded
that the resignation of the alleged often
der will follow. The man most promi-
neDtly spoken of as his successor il Field
ing Smith, clerk of the court of Coos
county.
mixed civil service examination is ia
progress at the office of the Civil Service
Commission today. There are about fifty
candidates in attendance. Examinations
are being held today in fifty-six other
cities in forty-two States.
William Gassaway, Of Ohio, was today
reinstated as a watchman in the Depart
meut of the Interior, vice Irwin C. McRae,
OF Alabama.
The chief clerk of the Department Of
the Interior is considering the PROPOSE
ton to resod the lawn on the Seventh