The Portland daily press., 1889-04-02
NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT.
James N. huston for Treasurer,
William 2. Wharton, Assistant Sec
retary OF state.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The President
made the following nominations today:
James n: Huston OF Indiana, treasurer of the
Elias II. Roberts of New York, assistant treas
urer at New York city. Tf3 M n
\. William i. ,Whartonof Massachusetts, assistant
George ii. Shields Of Missouri. assistant attor
ney general, vice Richard Montgomery, resigned.
Captain G. B. White of the United States navy,
cniei ol me bureau OF yards and docks In the de-
l. Bradford Prince Of Sante Fe, New Mexico,
governor of New Mexico. ~F
Lewis E. Walker of Helena, Montana, secretary
Of Montana.
Agents for the Indians Charles Ashley of New
YORK, at the Cheyenne and Arapahoe agency in
Indian Territory; Charles X. A. Scabey OF Mon
tana, at the Fort Peck agency in Montana.
The Senate this afternoon confirmed Lew
Is Valley as governor of Arizona; Charles
ppahoe agency in Indian fesfarisoIy; william
K. Junkin of Iowa, Indian Inspector; James
E. Kelley, receiver of public money at
bloomington, Neb.; Louis A. Walker secre-
tary Of Montana ; G; r, A; Scabeey. Indian
OF Indiana. treasurer Of the United States !:
Elais III. Roberts of New York, assistant
treasurer in New York city; Edwin S. Ter
rill of Texas, minister to Belgium; John /.
Abbott, minister to the United States Of Co.
lumbia. -
George FL. Shields, nominated to be assist
ant attorney general of the Interior Depart
ment, is about 55 years old, and has lived in
st. Louis many years.
l.. Bradford Prince, nominated to be gov
ernor of New Mexico, was chief justice Of
that Territory and resigned on account Of
some misunderstanding during President
Arthur's term.
James N. Huston, nominated TO be treas
urer of the United States, is native Of In
diana and about 45 years old. He is .presi-
dent Of the Connorsville National Bank, and
largely interested in manufacturing and
farming He was chairman of the Republi-
can State central committee during the last
two campains, and achieved reputation as
a delegate at large to the Chicago conven-
| tion.
Ellis II. Roberts Of New York, nominated
| to be assistant treasurer at New York, Is 81
years old. He was trained as printer,
prietor Of the Utica Morning Herald in 1851.
| and has been connected with that paper
| since. He was delegate to the National
| Republican conventions In 1864 and 1868, and
| member of the legislature in 1867. He
was member of the ways and means COM
| mittee.
| Captain George B. White, nominated to be
| chief OF the bureau OF yards and docks OF the
navy department, is a nephew Of Represent
alive William ID. Kelley OF pennsylvania.
l iSutCl iuB TIC naval dCducuiy III loots Ho 6hau
uated IN 1859. He was in numerous engage
ments during the civil war. He became
light house inspector at Philadelphia in 1877,
and commanded the Kearsarge in 1882. The
same year he was attached to the Philadel-
phia Harhor Commission and has been pres
ident Of that body since 1887.
VIM. ii. Wharton, nominated to be assis-
tant secretary Of state was born in Massa
chusetts and Is about AZ years old. He was
| private secretary to Justice Gray when the
latter was United States judge in Massa-
| chusetts and hae acted in the same capacity
United States Supreme Court.