St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-31
FOREIGN FIGURE HEADS.
The President Selects a Large NUM-
ber of Missionaries for Far 4.
Off Chimes.
An Unknown Georgia Man Goes to. st
Petersburg, and Tom Waller
Will Pocket the Fees
As Consul General at London-Minnesota Ig-
nOred and the Swedish Mission Given
to HOosier Politician. !,
Wisconsin Honored With the Denmark Env oy
The Utah Commission-Cleveland
Sightseeing.
Special to the Globe.

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WASHINGTON, March 3d. As usual those
assigned to the more important diplomatic
stations come as surprise.
THE MINISTER TO RUSSIA.
Alex r. Lawton of Georgia who, goes to
Russia, was urged upon the president first as
postmaster general, having the Endorsement
OF the Georgia senators and the congressional
delegation. This selection gives Georgia
two important diplomatic posts, Mexico and
Russia. The appointment is received with
general satisfaction. Gen. Lawton is 9
South Carolinian by birth. He is now q
resident of Savannah, where he is promi-
nent legal practitioner. He was educated al
the West Point military academy,
SERVED IN THE ARMY
number of years, resigned, studied law al
Savannah and engaged in the practice of his
profession there. When the civil war broke
out he entered the Confederate army as a
brigadier general and subsequently became
quartermaster general of the Confederacy.
At the close of the war he returned to his
practice in Savannah and soon afterwards
was appointed attorney for the Central Rail-
road and Banking company of Georgia He
is described as lawyer of distinction, gen.
tleman of quiet and affable manners, pos
SCISSOR of considerable wealth and about Is
years of age.
THE CONSUL GENERAL AT LONDON.
Thomas NJ. Waller of Connecticut, ap-
point to. be consul general at London, was
governor of Connecticut up to the last OF
January. This is the place for which John
G.. Thompson of Ohio was an applicant
Waller was chairman of the Connecticut
delegation at Chicago, and made the final
speech in behalf of the nomination of Gov.
Cleveland. He made the race for governor
of his state in the last canvass, and received
plurality of all the votes cast. The law re-
quiring that majority should elect, the
election was thrown into the legislature,
which being Republican chose
his Republican competitor. His
life is something of a romance. He was
a boot black and drifted on Long Island
sound steamer to New London, Conn, from
New York. Here he attracted the attention OF
Judge Waller, who proved his benefactor,
and whose name he bears. He rose rapidly
in the legal profession and gained consider
able reputation in prosecuting the celebrated
Hayden case.
THE MINISTER TO BRAZIL.
North Carolina, which gets the Brazilian
mission in the person of Thomas jefferson
Jarvis, ought to feel honored. Jarvis was
likewise pressed for cabinet honors, and
when Mr.. Cleveland asked the delegation
which pressed him, s'Who this man Jarvis
was" his friends were rather taken back Still
Mr.. Jarvis has an honorable record. He is
native of North Carolina, slightly over 4O
years of age, aud up to few years ago was q
farmer of Eastern North Carolina. For sew
eral years prior to 1876 he had been MEM
ber of the state legislature and distinguished
himself as leader. In 1876 he was elected
lieutenant governor on the state ticket
headed by Senator Vance. This was the first
Democratic success after the late war. In
1873, when Gov. Vance took seat in the
United States senate, Mr.. Jarvis succeeded
to the executive chair. and upon the expira-
ton of the term was elected his own sue
cessor. Shortly after vacating the governor
ship the legislature passed unanimously
resolutions recommending Mr.. Jarvis for a
cabinet position.
MINISTER TO THE NETHERLANDS.
Isaac Bell, Jr.. of Rhode Island, who goes
as minister to the Netherlands, married a
sister of James Gordon Bennett, of the New
York Herald. Although he has a residence
at Newport, he spends most of his time in
New York city. He is interested in the Old
Dominion line of steam ships, which are
coastwise vessels running from New York
and Richmond, and between New York and
Lewes, Del. He has headed his party
tictaf carpral IN ha cta tata e,,J t.
tied with having done as much as any other
man towards keeping Rhode Island Dem
ocracy in trim for political battle each year
in spite Of defeat.
CONSUL GENERAL TO BERLIN.
Frederick Raine of Maryland, appointed
to be consul general at Berlin, has the ad-
vantage over Minister Pendleton in that he
can speak the language of the court to which
he is accredited. He has been a prominent
politician in Baltimore for many years, and
is the editor and part proprietor of a German
Democratic newspaper printed in Baltimore.
MINISTER TO NORWAY AND SWEDEN.
Rufus Magee, who is nominated minister
to Sweden and Norway, is a resident Of
Logausport, Ind, and is q member of the In
diana state senate. He is a good LAWYER. but
fierce politician. He is staunch
friend of ex-senator Mcdonald and accom-
panied that distin guished statesman here a
few days ago. 1t is said by Indiauians that
the appointment was made upon the request
of Mr.. Mcdonald and Is clear cut victory
for him.
MINISTER TO ITALY.
A VI. Kelley Of Virginia. who goes TO
Italy, is ex-mayor of Richmond and a yery
g.
man of the Democratic state committee, and
since the readjustmeut bill was passed he
has been the Leading attorney in the fight for
Virginia bondholders. In falling to receive
this mission e1 Congressman Hopkins of
Pennsylvania suffers keen disappointment
Edward Parke Curtis Lewis Of New Jer-
sey,
MINISTER TO PORTUGAL,
is resident of Hoboken, aud an ex-Confed-
crate soldier. He was an elector on the
Democratic presidential ticket last year: il a
member of the Democratic state committee
and has been in the Legislature. He has been
prominent in Democratic politics for years.
and is said 10 be distantly related TO Secre-
tary Bayard.
MINISTER TO ATHENS.
A. Haller Gross Of Pennsylvania, who re-
ceived the Athens mission, is a son of an
eminent surgeon and has been 4 member of
the city council Of Philadelphia He is =
Randall man.
CONSUL TO MANCHESTER
Mr.. Even P. Howell, consul to Man
chester, is one Of the editors and pruprietors
of the Atlanta Constitution, the leading
paper in the South.
Rasmus B. Anderson Of Wisconsin, uoni-
mated 10 be minister resident and
CONSUL GENERAL TO DEyNGRE,
Is sn eminent Scandinavian scholar and is
author of 4 number Of books upon Scaudi-
nsvisn folklore and mythology. He is = pro
fessOr in Wisconsin university. He is
vell-knovn among literary men for ais
scholarship