The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
Assistant Paymaster Thos. j. Cowle to
be passed assistant paymaster.
Second Lieutenant Harry K. White,
marine corps, to be lieutenant.

CONFIRMATION.
| WASHINGTON. April 1.-The senate this
afternoon confirmed the following nomI
nations:
Lewis Wolfrey, to be governor of Ari
IONA.
Chas. F. Ashley, to be agent at Cheyenne
and Arapshoe agency, Indian Territory.
VIM. K. 7. Penku, of Iowa, to be Indian
inspector.
Jas. @. Kelly, to be receiver of public
moneys at Bloomington, Nebraska.
Louis A. Walker, to be secretary of Mon
tana.
Ohss. A. Schobey, Indian agent, Fort
Peck, Montana.
James A. Huston, of Indiana, to be
treasurer of the United States.
Ellis H. Roberts, of New York, to be as
sistant treasurer at New York city.
Edwin Fl. Terrell, of Texas, to be minis
ter to Belgium.
John I. Abbott to be minister to the
United States of Columbia.
COMBINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The senate this
afternoon confirmed the following nom
nations:
Geo. II. Shields, of Missouri, to be as.
sistant attorney general.
Drury j. Bussett, to be marshal of Ken
| lucky.
Robert j. Fisher, Of Illinois, to be as
sistant commissioner of patents.
Capt. Geo. B. White, to be chief of the
bureau of yards and docks.
L. Bradford Prince, to be governor OF
New Mexico.
W.. F. Wharton, of Massachusetts,, to be
assistant secretary of state.
Major CT aries q. Byrne, to be surgeon
in the army with the rank of lieutenant
colonel.
Captain Curtin Mum, to be surgeon in
the army.
Leon A. Darnall, to be attorney for the
northern district of Georgia.
John B. Henderson, of Missouri; Cor
nelius M. Bliss, of New York; Wms Pinck-
ney Whyte, of Maryland; Clement Stude-
baker, of Indiana; T.. Jefferson Coolidge,
of Massachusetts,; VIM. II. PRESCOTT, OF
South Carolina, and r. W. Carnegie, OF
Pennsylvania; jno. R, S. Pitkiu, of Louis
lana; Morris M. Estee, of California, and
j. f. Hanson, of Georgia, delegates to the
congress of the American nations to be
held in Washington, November, 1889.
The naval nominations sent to the SEN
ate to-day we're also confirmed.
John H. Dommick, postage stamp agent
at New York city, has been removed fol
neglect of his official duties.
SENDING VESSELS TO SAMOA.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The navy de-
partmentis making every effort to secure
adequate representation at Samoa. Or
ders were sent out to-day TO have the
Richmond, Alert and Adams sent to Apia
at the earliest practicable moment. Tht
Alert is at Honolulu, ready to sail when
she GOALS and provisions. She can reach
Samoa in a month or forty days. The
Richmond is not in such a favorable
place, being at present in thu
river De Ia Plata, on the cas-
coast of South America, and must &c
around Cape Horn. The Adams is under
repair at Man Island, California nav!
yard. Ten days or two weeks will serv'
to complete repairs, and after few day
additional consumed in shipping store
and coal, she may sail on her voyage
which will take about a month. Th
Yantio, now at Brooklyn, will be ready tt
sail on the 10th instant, probably to re
lleve the Richmond.
DISPATCHED TO AUCKLAND.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The secretary o
the navy has cabled to Auckland that tn
men of the wrecked naval vessels who ar
sent home are to come to San Francisco
THE GUNBoAT CHARLESTON.
Wy. Row in
structions have been sent to San Francisc
to hurry forward the preparation of tn
Charleston, and every effort will be mad
to get her guns and carriages transporter
overland at the earliest possible moment
The guns are ready at the proving groun
-Annapolis-and the carriages are abou
ready at the Washington navy yard.
DEATH OF MAJOR RENO.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-Major Marcu
3 A. Reno, formerly of the United State
army, died at Providence hospital las
night
A TRIBUTE FROM THE ENGLISH.
WASHINGTON, April IA graceful
D tribute from English naval officers We
contained in the following csblegram re
ceived by Secretary Tracy when ne II
>, turned to Washington this morning:
GIBRALTAR, March 31.-To the Secretar
f of the Navy, Washington: The officers
the English channel feet sympathize wit
!, the American navy on the terrible loss
life from the wrecks at Samoa.
To this message the following repl
:. was made:
l. WASHINGTON, April Ito the Admir-
Commanding Her Majesty's Channel File
y at Gibraltar: Accept for yourself and tn
l. officers of your command the grateful a.
acknowledgements of the United Stat
It navy for your message of sympathy an
- good will, occasioned by the recent disaI
ter at Samoa.
GSiqned.1 TRACY,
70 Secretary of the Navy.
70 ExILED TO SIBERIA.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The departures
IA of state has been informed by the Unite
States secretary of legation at st. Peter
burg that he has already requested u
i'd Russian government to investigate ii
case of Kempinski, said to be a naturi
NJ lied American citizen, who was exiled
: Siberia by the Russian authoriti
upon his return to Russia.
le, ha5 baan renorted to the departing