St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
YESTERDAYS LIST.
Ministers to Brazil. Corea and the
Central American States Nom
mated

Ministers to Brazil. Corea and the
Central American States Nom
mated.
WASHINGTON. March 29.-The presi-
dent sent the following nominations to
the senate to-day: Robert Adams Dr.,
of Pennsylvania, to be envoy extraordi-
dairy and minister plenipotentiary of
the United States to Brazil: Lansing B.
Mizener, of California, to be envoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenipOten-
tiary of the United States to the Central
American states; William l.. Scruggs,
of Georgia, to be envoy extraor-
binary and minister plenipotentiary of
the United States to Venezuela; Will
lam 0. Bradley, of Kentucky, to be
the United States to COrea; 3. Fergu-
son, of Maine, to be collector of customs
for the district of Belfast, Me; George
Chandler, of Kansas, to be first aSsis-
tant secretary of the interior; George
J.. ShOup, of Idaho, to be governor of
Idaho; Edward j. Curtis. OF Idaho. to
be secretary of Idaho; Jacob Y. Adj
mire, of Kansas, to be receiver of pub
lie moneys at King Fisher stage station,
Indian Territory: Jacob G. Roberts,
of Nebraska, to be register of
the land office at King Fisher
stage station. Indian Territory :;
Justinian A. Darnell, of Georgia, otto
be United States attorney for the North
prn district of Georgia: William S..
Upton, of Tennessee, to be United
States marshal for the Eastern district
of Tennessee.
GEORGE CHANDLER,
nominated to be first assistant secretary
of the interior, is about forty-eight years
of age and has been a resident of Kan
sas for twenty years. He is at present
judge of the state court comprising the
circuit about independence, his home,
and it is the only public Office he ever
held. He is a gentleman of high char
acter, irreproachable life and great at
tainments in his profession. He was
supported by the Kansas senators and
representatives, and came to Washing
ton ten days ago on invitation of Presi-
dent Harrison and Secretary Noble.
WILLIAM l.. SCRUGGS,
who was to-day nominated to be United
States minister to Venezuela, was born
in Tennessee, but afterwards removed
to Georgia. He has had considerable
experience in diplomacy. having been
appointed United States consul at
Canton, China, in 1880, from which
place he was promoted to be minister to
Bogota in 1884. Mr.. Scruggs held this
position until relieved by the last DEM
Ocratic administration.
LANSING B. MINER,
who was named as United States Minis
ter to Central America, is a well-tO-do
resident of Benicia, Cal. He is an eX-
tensive land owner in that place, and is
reputed to have accumulated fortune
through investments in real estate,
which enhanced in value with the
growth of San Francisco.
MIR. SHARP,
the nominee for governor of idaho, is
one of the oldest and best known resi-
dents of that territory. He is large
cattle dealer, the owner of several gen
eral merchandise stores, and also runs
one or more stage lines. He is man of
considerable wealth.
ROBERT ADAMS,
nominated to be minister to Brazil, is a
gentleman of culture and attachments
living in Philadelphia. He is graduate
of the University of Philadelphia. an
eX-State senator, member of the gov
ernor'S staff and of the Philadelphia
troop. He has never held any public
Office except that of state senator. He is
quite wealthy.
WILLIAM o. BRADLEY,
of Kentucky, named for minister to
red, Is pfotlllienG OouInern RepuD-.
lican. During the war he was Union
man. He has heen the candidate of the
Kentucky Republicans for governor
and United States senator, and made a
good race against Gov. Buckner for the
former place. At the Chicago cOnven-
ton Kentucky urged him for vice presi-
dent, and he received number of
votes from Southern delegates. He is
fine lawyer with large and lucrative
practice, and it is said that he will not
accept the office, and that he informed
the president that he did not desire any
aDDOintment whatever