, 1889-05-09
API'OISrsiESrs.
The President Names Important OHciais
OF Utah and Idaho.

wAsHIsuToS, May THE president
made the following appointments to-day:
Arthur l.. Thomas of salt Lake, Utah, to
be governor OF Utah.
Elijah Sells OF salt Lake CITY TO be secre-
tary of Utah,
Ellsworth Daggett OF Utah to be surveyor
general OF Utah.
Perry J. Anson OF Idaho To be register OF
the land office mt Blaokfoot. Idaho.
VIM. II Danielson OF Idaho to be receiv-
or Of public moneys at Blaokfoot. Idaho.
Joseph +. Bennett of New Mexico to bey
agent for the Indians at Mescalcro agency
New Mexico
Frank w. Palmer OF Illinois to be public
printer.
Theodore Roosevelt oi New York and
! Hugh =. Thompson Of North Carolina TO
be civil service commissioners.
The president to-day appointed the fol-
lowing postmasters
William II, Fem at Buffalo, Woyming.
Nathan ii. shaw At Ventures, CALI
fOrnia.
James k. Wilson at salina, California.
Edwin NJ. Bennett ut Paso Rooles,
Colorado.
Charles Swine. at Murray, Idaho.
Frank @. Moore at Colfax, w. 4.
William II. IL. Fouts at Dayton, W. I.
SKETCHES or THE MKs.
Arthur l.. Thomas appointed governor
| OF Utah. Is u member of the Utah commits
| sion. lie Is a native OF Pittsbure, Pa, and
| for several years was clerk I'm the Office Of
the clerk OF the national house Of repre-
sentatives and was appointed secretary OF
| Utah In 1877.
Elijah sells, appointed secetaty OF Utah,
| was native republican Ia the early days
| OF the party in Iowa and was elected by
the republicans To the office OF secretary Of
state and auditor of Iowa. He afterwards
iminigral-d 10 Utah and for some time has
beena gentle resident OF salt Lake.
('OnHI0prnlllV nr
est attaches to the appointment OF Joseph
| A. Bennett Of New Mexico rs Indian
agent al Mescalero Agency, New Mexico,
| owing 10 the charges which have been
made that BENEFITS predecessor was re-
| moved by the present ADM nistration for
no other reason than that he WAS Catho-
| lie In religion The new appointee il him
self Catholic, 1t is said. He WAS gal
liant soldier during the war and was pro.
rnoted to the rank OF captain He WAS u
resident OF Los Cruces.
MIR. Palmer was born la Manchester,
lnd., In 1877, and at the age of 10 was ap'
preuticed TO learn tho printing trade. He
tirst worked as journey mao in New YORK
!nty and then removed To Jamestown, N.
T., where for ten years he WAS publisher
and editor OF the Jamestown Journal. He ,
Was m mber Of the New York assembly
In 1883 and 1854. and In 1854 he
removed to Iowa and became editor and
part owner OF the Dubuque Times. In
the office eight years. While Mt Des Moines
New YoRK, May 7.--'rhe senate commit
tee investigating the workings OF the inter
state conimerce law resumed its labors this
morning.
~ state printer he secured control Of the
State Register the paper now owned by
First Assistant Postmaster General Clark
son. In 1868 he WAS elected representative
from Iowa To the Forty first congress, and
was re'elecled "a the Fortv.secopd con-
gress Alter leaving congress he bought sn
interest In the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Theodore Roosevelt appointed rs the civil
service commissioner II member OF the
we'll known Roosevelt family in New York.
tie has taken an active part In the politics
of that state aud will be RENE nlbered as the
republican candidate for mayorof New York
city at the mayoralty election three years
ago, running against Abram g. Hewitt aud
Henry George. He has been d decided
civil service reiormer all his life and while
In the state senate OF New York secured
.he passage Of what is known rs the reform
bill.
Mr. Thompson In he well. known assist
ant secretary OF the treasury from South
Carolina, appointed by President Cisve-
land. He resigned the Eovernorship Of his
ststs to accept the treasury appointment.