Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-19
WISC0NSIN'S BOHEMIAN.
AUSTRIA'S OBJECTION KEEPS
HIM OUT OF PRAGUE.

AProbabiiity that He will be Accredited
Ia Another Mission-IgDatius Don
nelly Decides to Quit the Race for
Ofhoein Favor of His Bac0nian Theory.
AsHINGTON, July 1S.-The Secretary
of State after explaining to NJ. &. Jonas,
OF Racine, Wis, to whose appointment as
Consul to Prague the Austrian govern
ment objected, that the objection
was political and not personal, in
formed him that he thinks it best to re-
woke the appointment. II is understood
that Mr.. Jonas will receive some other
diplomatic appointment. The Secretary
of State was greatly pleased with Mr..
Jonas. He is "A man of ability and broad
culture. He has been IA member of both
houses of the Wisconsin Legislature and
stood, says a Wisconsin Republican,
"head and shoulders above any man IN
it,"
OWNER OF A NEWSPAPER.
He controls a newspaper published in
the Bohemian language at Racine, and
having a circulation OF 5000 among the
BOhemians Of the Northwest. His advice
to these B0hemians is that they should
work into the native population, and be-
come Americans in fact as well as in
name as soon as possible. Mr.. Jonas does
not contne himself TO his newspaper.
He has written several books, and
is now editing a Bohemian American
lexicon. He had no desire to beard the
Austrian lion in his den, but be thought
that objection based on what he had said
and done when Il student in the univer-
sitV at Prague was rather farfetched, nor
did he willingly relinquish the hone of
representing the United States at his old
home.
LITERATOR AND OFFICESEEKER.
EX-COngressman lgnatIus D0nnelly, Of
Minnesota, did not spend three months
here this spring solely in the interest Of
tue BacOnian theory. He wanted very
much, indeed, to be Surveyor General of
Minnesota. He worked hard for it. He
brought great deal OF influence to bear,
and finally succeeded in convincing Sec
retary Lamar that he ought to have the
place; but the President, having seen
Mr.. D0nnelly, intimated that he did not
want to appoint him. So Mr.. Donnelly
went home and went to work again on the
cipher, which he thinks viii enable him to
prove that Bacon wrote shakespeare"
WORKING LIKE A CHARM.
Now it is proposed to consolidate the
Minnesota with the Dakota surveying
districts and make the man who has been
appointed Surveyor General OF Dakota
Surveyor General of the new consolidated
district. ThereupOn Mr.. DODnelly writes
from Minnesota that his cipher works
like a charm, and that he would rather
continue his present investigation than
accept any office in the gift of the PresI-
dent.
AN HONOR FOR REPUBLICAN.
William b. Webb, to whom the Presi-
dent to-day rendered one of tho commits
sionerships of the District OF Columbia, is
Republican and a lawyer. He is IA
man of the highest social and professional
standing, who has taken no part in poll
tics. He is the very soul OF honor, ag-
gressively honest, vigorous and industri-
Gus. 1t is generally regarded as an ideal
appointment. 1t is not known whether
Mr.. Webb will accept. The offer of the
position was a surprise to him. He had
not sought it in any way.
FOURTH-CLASs PoSTMASTERSHIP.
The Postmaster General has appointed
the following fourth-class Postmaster:
Jasper N. Highsmith, at Waysville,
Wayne county, Ga.