The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-23
Appointments,

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Appointments,
WASHINGTON, July 22-The Prssi-
dent to-day appointed the following
presidential postmastsrs;
j. A. Taylor, oxford, North Caro-
lima, vice M. b. Jones, suspended.
Il. Is. Donthit, Salem, North Caro-
lima, vice j. Blickendorfer, suspended.
Sam Ii. Smith, Winston, North Car
olina, vice w. A. Walker, suspended.
j. A. Bennett, RledsYille, North Car
olina, vice X w. Wray, suspended.
w. j. Glenn, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
vice J. X. Jones, suspended.
D. G.. Hackney, Fort Plain, New
York, vice A. Hoffman, suspended.
Henry Cook, Michigan City, Indiana,
vice J. II. Peters, suspended.
George l.. Love, Huron, Dakota, vice
John Gain, suspended.
X. Il. Hurley, Tallsdega, Alabama,
vice II. A. Mosley, suspended.
j, III. Bowley, Smyrna, Delaware,
vice william Ii. Beggs, suspended.
The president this afternoon ap.
pointed William IL. Moffett, of New
Jersey, 10 bo consul at Athens, aud
John D6velln, OF Michigan, consul Mt
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John G. Rich, TO be Lieutenant Com
mander.
A. s. 0. Lasker and IL. l., Waring,
to DO lieutenants.
c. c. Rogers, to be Lieutenant
Junior.
WHO THEY ARE.
Mr.. Moilatt, who was to-day ap-
pointed United States Consul TO
Athens, Is an Eplscopalian minister.
he was recently appointed consul to
Bereut, Turkey, but the appointment
was Withdrawn at the request OF the
Turkish minister, who said a consul
who Is minister was not wanted.
Mr.. Develin, appointed United
States Consul at Windsor, Ontario, ha &
been amembor OF the Michigan Legis-
laturo and also Assistant Labor Com
missioner OF the State OF Michigan.
The President Equal to tho "oId vete-
ran Racket"
WASHINGTON, July pa deloga-
tion of the Grand Army OF the Re
public, consisting of s. S. Burdett,
John S. Kountz, ]. NJ. Hodges, John
Palmer, Edgar Allen, William Gibson,
James Nj. Kay, J. p. S Cohen and Il,
II. L0ring, called ON tho President to.
day by appointment and submitted
the resolution pasBed at tho recent ma
tional enoampment at Portland,
Maine, in relation to tho rights of vet
Grams TO DO retained aSd appointed 70
positions in the government service.
General Burdett presented the resolu-
tions and said the veterans had inn
plicit confidence In the Presidents
action toward them, but wore desirous
OF hearing an exposition from him
relative to the actions Of his subordi-
mates.
President Cleveland replied that he
was In favor Of the enforcement OF
law. Tho question of mans mill.
tary service entered into tho consider
alton OF nearly overy application
for Office and was given much weight.
This was especially true In appoint
ments to post offices. IL must always
be understood, iho President contin-
ued, that man thus recommended
must be competent.
Commanders Burdett and Kountz
assured the President that unless q
man was competent thero was no ex-
pectation that he could be appointed.
President Cleveland said that there
woro many instances whore men had
fine military records and we're deserv.
ing, but they had not received the
training that would tit them for of
ficial positions. They, OF course, could
not bs appointed.
No Alarm About Australian Mails.
WASHINGTON, July 22,-The Post
mastor- General to-day said he had no
intention OF reconsidsrlng his decision
against distributing the 100000 ap.
proprlated by Congress for tho
transportation of mails in American
steamships. In regard to the threat
ened termination of the Australian
service by tho Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, at the expiration of the con
tract term October next, he said that
while he was disposed 20 favor Amer.
lean steamship limos where he could
consistently, the department would
have no difficulty In forwarding the
Australian nail on n schedule rs fast
as that now In use; and moreover, tbs
service would be moro frequent and
cheaper. Az present the Australian
malls Leave San Francisco
once month aud letters written jus
after the departure OF steamer lilo II
the postoflioo nearly month. BY Tho
Suez service those letters could be SEN
out at intervals that would reach theii
destination In less time than a
J present.