Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-12
CREDITED TO TEXAS.
John DOugIesS De Lille, Said to Be
OF Texas, Consul at Bristol.
Mai. Oswald Il. Ernst Of Texas Ap-
pointed Commissioner of Public
Buildings and Grounds.
EcKinley's Candidacy for the speakership
Booming-DeGress Coming Home with
Sure Thing in His Pocket.
Ernst Receives gHis appointment.


Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. THE president
to-day appointed Maj. Oswald H Ernst
commissioner of public buildings and
grounds of this city in the place of Col.
Wilson who has been transferred to
the West Point military academy su-
perintendency. Mai. Ernst is well
known in Texas. He was 4 member of
the Mississippi river commission and was
later stationed At Galveston, where he
had charge Of the harbor improvements.
He is a most skiIlful engineer officer
and is highly esteemed by his brother
officers. There were several other can
didates for this important position but
Ernst was strongly urged by the most
influential backing. He win be brought
into close personal contact with the pres
ident, and will divide the honors with
the marshal of the district in making in
Productions at the White House recep-
lions this winter.
NO EXTRA SESSION.
The decision of the cabinet to-day not
to recommend an extra session viii
strengthen Mckinley s chances for the
speakership. He VIII have the Ohio
campaign on his hands in October, and
would necessarily lose ground if an extra
session were called. AS ii Is now he will
have as much time as any other candi-
date TO devote TO his speakership contest.
lie talks very confidently and fully ex-
poets to be the next speaker.
WHO IS DE LIE?
The appointment Of John Douglass De
Lie, who claims Texas as a residence,
and who gets the fat office of consul at
Bristol, England, viii be a surprise to
10y her first marriage: is twenty-slx
years old and is a rampant Republican.
He is q journalist, and is now in London
pursuing his profession. The stTangest
part of il all is that no one here from
Texas can identify him. 1t is a curious
circumstance how appointments have
been made from Texas of
men who have never lived
ia the state. Several instances
of this kind have occurred. Col. Dc
Gress is, as usual, silent on this, as most
subjects, but he goes so far as to say that
this practice ought to stop. 1t is plain
case of carpet bagging, and a protest
from the state officials should be sent TO
the president, if this man De Lille has no
claim 10 a residence in EeXes. The con-
sulshiD At Bristol is worth about four
thousand dollars per annum. This is
only the second foreign appointment
from Texas made by the president, the
other appoiRtee being Terrell, who is now
minister to Belgium.
COL. DEGRESs
who has been in Washington continuously
since last MaTch leaves for home on Mon
day. He refused to say whether he has
secured an important Federal Office or
not, bat from his manner it IS quite evil
dent he VIII not Join the great army of
Texas office seekers who have paid dear
Tor their trips to Washington and secured
nothing. He certainly has something
good bUt what it is no fellow can find
out. He Is not inc0nsOlable for his loss
OF the Fl Paso custom house. That is
evident by the broad smile depicted to-
night even on his serene and classic
CUuntenance.
NOTES.
The present incumbent Uf the pOstoffice
ut Henrietta viii probably serve his term
out. so says W. b. Stickney, who has
made pun for the office, but feels he
has no chance and will leave tonight for
home
". Il. Baker of Dallas expects to be
appointed special agent of the treasury
department
A single line of railway postal cars has
been authorized on the Texas and Pacific
between Marshall and Fort Worth and
between TeNarkana and Marshall
The following fourth class postmasters
have been appointed: Thomas J Find
lay, BToOkhaven.
Marmaduke +. Smith, Nacona.
James d. King, Rodgers.
Albrecht EngeIkin, Wallace Station.