Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED
The President Sent to the Senate a
Large Number of Nominations.
And the Senate in Turn Returns a
Number Confirmed.
Cleveland and Party are Received
With Enthusiasm at Havana.

WASHINGTON, March 18.-Among the
nominations sent to the senate this
morning were the following;
Gen. John W. Wilson, of West Virginia,
to be commissioner of internal rev.
enue.
Tmith A. Whitfield, of Ohio, to be sec
ond assistant postmaster general.
Abraham d. Hazen, of Pennsy Ivanla,
to be third assistant postmaster gen
eral.
Brad D. Slaughter, of Nebraska, tc be
United States MARSHAL for the district of
Nebraska.
VIM. D. Thomas, Jr., of Maine, to be
envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary of the United States to the
Netherlands.
Charles E. Mitchell, of Connecticut. to
be commissioner of patents.
The senate confirmed the following
nominations today:
John A. Kasson, VIM. Walter Phelps
nd George FL. Bates, commissioners to
The Samoan conference at Berlin.
Cyrus Brussey, assistant secretary OF
the interior.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Today the
president sent the following nominations
to the senate:
julius Godschmidt, of Wisconsin, TO be
consul general of the United States at
Vienna.
Postmasters- A. Fellows, at
Pontiac, Ill; Mrs. Lucy Bowers, at Tip
ton, Iowa; Charles FL. Everett, at Atlanta,
Iowa; VIM. 2. Carpenter, at Manning,
Iowa; Mrs. Sarah Earthman, at Griswold,
Iowa; Frank 7. Piper, at Shenandoah,
Iowa; Edward McGlachiin, at Stevens
Point, Wis, ana Adelman M. Andrews, at
Plankington, Dakota.
WASHINGTON, March 51.-The president
sent the following nominations to the
senate today:
Henry G. Blaine, of Montana, to be
chief Justice of the supreme court of
Montana.
Postmasters- G. Wilson, Mil
ledgville, H.; Alonza 81. Reed, Flora, Ill. ;
VIM. Parks, Petersburg, Ill; Graham l..
Rice, West Superior, Wis; John p. YOst,
North Bend, Neb,; John W. Banbury,
BrittOn, Oak.
The nomination of Lewis Wolfley to be
governor of Arizona, is still pending be-
fore the committee on territories. The
charges against him, it is said, are of a
very serious character, but the general
belief is, that they cannot be sustained,
and that Gen. WoIfey's nomination will
receive favorable report.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The president
sent the following nominations to the
senate today:
James Tanner, of Brooklyn, n. Y, to
be commissioner of pensions.
James M. Shacklesord, of Indiana, to
he iudge OF the United States court for
Indian Territory.
Zachariah L. Werend, of Kansas, to be
attorney Of the United States court for
Indian Territory.
Thomas II. Needles, of Illinois, to be
marshal of the United States court fer
Indian Territory.
Edwin Willis, of Michigan, to be as
sistant secretary of agriculture.
Commodore Harmon, to be re ar ad-
miral
Captain Ramsay, to be commodore.
Commodore Sampson TO be captain.
Lieutenant Commander Bradford to be
commander.
Lieutenant Reutze to be lieutenant
commander.
Lieutenant Mccarthy, junior grade, to
be lieutenant.
Postmaster-Wm. G. Cuilimsn, at Cen
tralia, H.; Jas. S. Neville, at Blooming
ton, ILL.,; Ohn M. Hubbard, at StoughtOn,
Wis; Cnas. j. Webster, at Tama, Iowa,
and Geo. d. Breed, at Chiffon, Wis.
To be collectors of customs-Aibert A.
Burleigh, of Maine, for district of Aroo
stock, Me-; JAS. W. Wakefield, of Maine,
for the district of Bath, Me-; Charles G..
Edwards, of Minnesota, for the district of
Minnesota; E. w. Mcbride, of Michigan,
for the district of Michigan, and Charles
NJ Bradshaw, of Washington territory
for the district of Puget Sound, the state
of Oregon and Wash ngton territory.
Secretary Window today appointed
James B. Windrom, of Philadelphia,
supervising architect of the treasury, vice
Freret, resigned by request.