The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-03

these changes, but all that can be said u
Collector Of the Port Of New York, and the
| Appraiser Of the Port Of New York, and
| others who are interested In the vel being
| OF the service, desire TO get men who WI
be Of real service TO the Government.
| George W. Whitehead. Appraiser OF the
port Of New York. said: 1T Is true that the
| President has asked for the designations OF
/ MIR. Skillman and Mr.. Hamill The ap-
| pointments Of these two men were made
| at the p easure Of the President. and he
may tei inmate their tenure Of Office at any
United States Appraiser Whitehead wrote
an official letter to the President. OF the
United States yesterday, saying that Mr..
Skillman and Mr.. Hanill had had no con-
nection Of importance with the testimony
bearing on the alleged silk frauds, that
Skillman and Hamil would not be In any
way needed as witnesses In the CAGES, and
that the silk frauds cases were now before
the United States Judges Of the Southern
District.
Mr.. Whitehead did not know who had
been selected to be assistant appraisers
In the places Of Mr.. Skillnan and Mr.. Hamill,
but he was emphatic in saying that Mr.
Skillman and Mr.. Hamill could be OF no
service In prosecuting the cases Of the United
States Government Tor the alleged under.
valuation and alleged underweighing OF
silks.
w. Wickham Smith, who was appointed
q Deputy Acknowledgement by Attorney
General Philander C. Knox at the request
Of the Merchants Association Of New York
city 70 prosecute the cases aeaint Hosen.
thai Co.. and who brought about the IN
diotment Of the firm at the hands OF the
United States Grand Jury, said yesterday
OF the morning newspaper story:
i don't believe word OF the report.
DR.. Hamill IL, believe, in charge OF the
1v-.,w .ls kA
and Mr.. Skillman is in charge Of the woollen
division and Japanese silks. They may
be In danger Of losing their places. but
think am safe in saying that they are not
being sacrificed by the President to please
Senator Plat, nor because OF what they
may know about the so-called silk fraud
cases.
DIR. Hamill,- continued Mr.. Smith, has
had nothing to do with silks at the Apprais-
er's Stores, nor With the silk cases. HIS
work is app sing, drugs As for Mr. Skill
man, he testified before Commissioner
Shields in one Of the silk fraud hearings
that he only signed in formal. routine way
the reports made to him by the examiners
Of the silk department.
The story III the morning newspaper
Of the alleged conspiracy or understanding
between the President and Senator Platt,
and the retirement Of Skillman and Hamill,
said that Frank II. Plat OF Boardinan,
Plat d Solely was in the game, inasmuch
as Frank h. Plat il the present chief coun-
sci for Rosenthal u Co. Frank Il. Platt
said:
Il never heard OF Assistant Appraiser
Sdllman or Hamili before this morning;
nor did / know that such persons existed
l cannot see any connection between the
res nations Of these men and the alleged
silk fraud cases"
George c. Holt was graduated at Yale
in 1886 and at the Columbia law school.
in 1859. Since that time he has pract Sad
law in New York. He was for some years
a partner Of the late Stephen p. Nash.
and has had other partnerships; but for
some years has been alone in business.
One Of his special qualifications for the
office Of United States District Judge liz
that he has been a referee in bankruptcy
since the Bankruptcy act was passed,
and has an especial familiarity with bank
ruptcy law.
Judge Adams. the present Judge. was an
admiralty lawyer. and the especial need
Of a new Judge is 10 do the bankruptcy
business Mr. Holt has also given especial
att, n ion to United States Court practice.
Some years ago he wrote book on THE
and State Courts and after its publica-
ton was invited to deliver. and did de-
liver, a course of lectures in the Columbia
Inv school on THE Jurisdiction OF the
United States Courts
He Is chairman Of the COMMITTEES Of tn,
consider and report upon the work of tn,
o rnmission TO draft a United States inI.
nal Code and to revise the statutes relating
to tn, Q vii jurisdiction and practice OF tn,
United states Court. He was, for two years,
a member of the . ;ecutive Committee OF
the Bar Association and for several years
a member Of it's mmittee on the library
Some Of the membe 10 Of the bar, who recc m
mended his appointment at the time Judg,
Adams was appointed, are; William Allen
Butler, Joseph II. Choate. Edmund Wet
more, Judge Addison Brown. Albert Stick
ney, Francis Lynde Stetson. George W.
Wickersham. Thomas Thatcher, Howard
Mansfield S. Sidney Smith. Peter B. Olney.
Nicholas Murray Butler, James E. Rey-
nolds and +. W. Hollis.
MIR. Holt has been resident OF BROOKLYN
for many years and lives at 90 Willow
street. His law Office has been at ~ Pine
street, New York city. He has always
been an ardent Republican, but has not
been mixed up in any OF the fractional
squsbbles In the organization in Kings
county.
Col Michael J. Dady. the Republican
leader in the FIRST Assembly district, to
which Mr.. Holt b longs. said: MIR. Holt
is all right when Roosevelt and Platt agree
Mr.. Holt is a brother OF the late Mrs.
Henry &. Bowen. who died on SUNDAY,
and his wife 10 a daughter Of Henry c,
Bowen by his first W.T.. Minister Herber1
w. Bowen is his brother-in-aw and also his
n.' he bv rnrrriHga.
The news which reached Brooklyn from
Washington yesterday indicated that the
chances OF the appointment Of Congress
man Harry A. Hamburg a. Shipping Com
missioner had increased during the past
few days and that il was likely to be made
within twenty-four hours after his retire.
ment from Congress tomorrow. On this
matter Col. Dady said: There Is no doubt
about Hamburg. He will be appointed.
senator Platt In attending TO his case
The President has designated Collector
Stranahan TO be United Statee Shipping
Commissioner In place Of Capt Dickey
until the vacancy Ia filed.
Il was said that the former Federal
oficial who gave out the story In Washing-
ton Of the alleged conspiracy or combine
10 Q man who has bean working for some
time In Washington to defeat the Cuban
Reciprocity treaty.
Eseaisu Inaugussted IN saivadss.
WASHINGTON. March 3.-The State Ne