The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-19
COMMISSIONER MASON.
West Virginia Gets a Big Plum
Under the Administration,
JOHN W, MASON APPOINTED
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
IN succeed Joseph S. MIIleF-An
lIonov worthIly BESTOWED,
other Appointments,

President sent the following nomination
to the Senate tO.dRy; w, d. Budd Den
con, oil New Jersey, to be Marshal Of tn
United States for the District of New
Jersey; John S. burton, OF Mississippi
TO be Marshal ofthe United States iorthl
Northern District Of AIisslssippii Edwir
|. Enrhedt, oil Louisiana, to be Marsha
oithe United States for the Eastern Dis
trict OF Louisiana; Brad D, Slaughter, o.
Nebraska, to be Marshal Of the United
States for the District Of Nebraskaj vii
liam II, Whlteman, Of New Mexico, to be
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court
Ot.lle territory Of New Mexico.
Smith A. Whitfield, OF Ohio, to be
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Abraham D. Hazen, OF Pennsylvania, To
he Third Assistant Postmaster General T;
John W. Mason, OF West Virginia, to be
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue ].
Granville I,eacll, OF Pennsylvania, to be
Appraiser OF Merchandise in the District
Of Philadelphia, Pa; William w.
Thomas, IT,, Of Maine, to be Envoy Ex.
traorllnary and Minister Plenipotentiary
itIle United States to Sweden and Nor
way; Samuel II, Thayer, OF Minnesota,
to Be Enyoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipoten:lary Of the United States to
the Netherlands; Charles L. Mitchell, OF
Connecticut, to bO Commissioner OF
Patents; Nathan o. Murphy, OF Arizona,
to be Secretary Of Arizona; David NJ,
Lines, Of Louisiana, TO be Special Ex-
amiuCr Of Drugs, Medicine and Chemi-
Gals in the District Of New Orleans, La. /;
John T. Ward, Of Oregon, to be Ap.
praiser Of Merchandise in the District Of
Willamette in the State OF Oregon and
Territory Of Washington.
James n, Tyner, who was to-day up
pointed Assistant Attorney General for
the pOstOllice Department, was born In
BrOOkyille, Ind, In 1926, and has been
in public life for more than thirty years.
lie was member OF Congress from 1860
to 1873. He was urged TO accept the Of
flee by Postmaster General Wanamaker
and Mr., Clarkson, because OF his long
and familiar acquaintance with the pos
tai business Of the country.
Smith a. Whitelleld, the nominee for
Second Assistant Postmaster General, Is
awCl known Ohio Republican, about
lOry.hve years Of age. In his early life
be was a bOOkkeeper, and he left this
pursuit to become gauger In the inter-
nal revenue service. Subsequently he
was appointed assistant postmaster at
Cincinnati and then postmaster, which
office he held five years. During his
service as postmaster the Cincinnati
pOStOillCG became known as q model In.
stituAOn and was noted for the efficient
manner In which 1t was conducted.
Abraham d. Hazen, nominated to be
Third Assistant Postmaster General,
held that office for some years prior to
the Spring0f 1887, when he was super
ceded by Mr.. Harris, who was u Demo-
Crat, Mr.. llazen Is a Pennsylvanian,
who after graduating from Lafayette
college entered the Postoilice Depart
ment rs u s, 200 clerk. He rose through
the various grades to the place OF chief
0tthe division OF stamps and supplies.
In lSiShe was appointed Third Assis.
tant Postmaster General and in this ca.
pacity he served with ability and elEici.
enCy for ten years. When President
Cleveland came into office, Mr.. Hazen,
although n Republican, was retained for
two years, because OF his knowledge Of
the business that passed through his
hands,
Nr, Mitchell who was nominated for
Commissioner OF Patents Is a patent at.
toney living in New Britain, Conn. He
SabOut IS years OF age, aud is we'll
known throughout New England.
MI. Thomas, OF Maine, who is named
lot the Swedish Mission, gets his old
office back again, he having been the
minister Of the United States to Norway
when MI. Cleveland became President.
Samuel b. Thayer, nominated minis.
ter 70 Netherlands, is lawyer OF Mime.
SPoIis lie is AZ years OF age, a native Of
New York State and graduated from
Columbia College in the class in which
were Warner Miller and Chas. Emory
Smith, Of the Philadelphia Pres.
THE PRESIDENT DusY.
The President excused himself gener.
allytocallers thismorning on the ground
that he was busy with official matters
and received only those with whom he
had made engagements.
te5eralB +, Butler called during the
morning and the President granted him
an interview.
Nt Phelps also called, but on being
informed that the President was busy
lett Tho house with the remark that be
would call again. Among those who
NV the President were Secretaries
bb1inH, Window and Noble, Senator
allison and ex-senator Palmer. The
resident gave public reception In the
VA''FoOin during the afternoon.