New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-19

a. dIs,ase Tery thofoughly Of the excuse SO fire.
auentE beard in the last Administration, ana
bebinf which Mr.. Cleveland was won't 10 mae
whenever convenient that no good men could be
found in the Territories Themselves to MI tine
Offices. 49, = ss.s-@, 2f.;S.-
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE RAILWAY MAIL
Washington, March 1s.-The PostmasterGen-
eral to-day appointed j. Lowrie Bell, formerly
Traffic Manager of the Philadeiphia and Reading
Railroad, Supe rintendent Of the Halfway NAH
Service, vice Bancroft resigned. %:ttA
SKETCHES OF some OF THE NOMINEES
>, :, WILLIAM ,wIDGERY THodAs! JR.
william wtdgery IAomss. tr.. Of Mains, who has
been nornipased ss Bnyoy Exraoraipasy and Minister
Pieniposentiary Norway and Sweden returns 10 MS
old post with Increased rank he was made Minister
pas,dsut NJ .stocsholm in 1885, and held the office
until Aprtl 1885, when Rufus agce, OF Indiana, was
spuolrrted by President Cleveland. During MS term
RI office srcster number of Swedes enigrated 70 THIS
country than during any similar period and THIS large
emigration Isl saad to have been directly oue 10 me-
efforts He Is q native Of Maine. and was gradua'eu
from pow.oin College in 1850, Congressman Reed
being one Of his classmates. Soon AFTER ne server
vice-Consul-G General at Constantnople ana Consul
f;othenknrg SWEDEN. He returned to this country
ana hscan the practice Of tho law. but was IN 1871
sent abroad the state Of Maine for as hep Sop
sers Mr.. Thomas brought back nifty sweaeS, %no
founded The colony Of N Nor ono rnns
T9,is Colony has now grown to nearly sUoO persons;
s r f eSSn has been member Of both branches Of
the Maine state Legislature he was IeS Is, IN an
osesi speech in the swedish Language he was Sc, se
ieoted by the swedes in America as tne or IN Mime
~ oo%memoTon of the 256h anniversary OF
the landing Of the first Swedish colony III |A"'
@ SAMUEL R. THAYER.
samuel r. Thayer Of Minnesota VINO mas oe a
nominated as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
- a. Netherlands born IN LDlS
GO. to,tv-sevan wears ago, and was graduated al
Union College in 1850, In the same class WIN ex-
senator Warner Miller. He removed to Minneapolis
,rhere he attained prominence as a lawyer ne Is
highly esteemed by the people of Minnesota ana Is
,.n 10 he we'll qualified for the duties of the posluoh
$40 aSer has never held public once, and was not
an applicant for appointment Ing poaosts ~ SAN
come % nun and otSers who vouch for him in the
Earnest terms He is unmarried and has spent con-
siderable time in Europe.
SMITH A. WHITFIELD.
Gle. A. vbItheld who has been nominated for
s.ond Assistant Postmaster General, Is weiEknown
Ohio Republican, about forty-ive years OF ago. IN
bs carly life he became special agent OF the
Revenue Service and later he was appointeo assistant
nossmaster at Cincinnati and then postmaster whoh
Office he held for five years Darng ms Known
ss model institution and was noted for tho emcieht
manner in which II was conducted
ABRAHAM D. HAZEN
Abraham D. Hazen Of Pennsylvania. who has oeen
nominated to be Third Assistant Postmastcr-G
s.,,, 40 tho oeBce which no held from July, 1877.
untIl he was succeeded in February. 1857. BY Henry
y Harris CpemJ Of Georgia. Soon after he was
graduated at Lafayette College Mr.. HaSen entered the
Postoflce Department as $1,000 CLERK nc ro9e
through the various grades to the place OF Cniei OF
the Division OF Stamps and Supplies, and then Iniiu
As,.,.n, po.tmaster-eneral In the latter capacity
he served with ability efficiency. and when Presi'
dsnf cleveland came into Office Mr. Hazen although
Rspuoicsn vas retained .of tbsf passed through his
hands The Third Assistant ~ re-
charge Of al matters relating e the 81 Contracts in
yolyng the expenditure Of large amounts Oh money.
CHARLES z. MITCHELL
rb.,,ss T. Mitchell Of New Britain, Conn.,, who has
beep nominated to be Commissioners Of Paents' - tne
most widely known patent attorney In New-Engiano'
and r. tho senior member Of the law firm Of Maehee
& Hungerfords He is native of BRISTOL Conn., auo
e about fifty years Of age. He was educated at
Brown University and has lived in New Britain ABOUT
twenty-five years. Mr.. Mitchell has represented New
H4tain IN the Legislature, City Attorney for sew
ers years and is Of the most prominent EepuD.
political speaker. Dir. Mitchell IS ereatly ted
in the Young Mems Christian Association W MOE S, Sl
recently contributed y. 900 TOT NO" 3sSoeauon Ou~
JOHN W MASON.
John W. Mason, of West Virginia, who has boon
nomipated TO be Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
snos devoted himself to the practice Of law, making
n. home at Grafton W. Va. He has been an sottve
politician for many years, and Is q member OF the
Republican National Committee. In 1852 he was
addae for Congress from the Ia p sn ana Parma %s
Hean candidate for Judge Of the supreme Court at
the last election.
J. GRANVILLE LEACH
j. Granville Leach, who has been nominated as
appraiser at Philadelphia, is a we'll known merchants
OF that city, and was recommended for the once by
seniors Cameron and Quay, and others.
WILLIAM BUDD DEACON.
william Budd Deacon, OF Mount Holly, N. j., who
hes been nominated for United States Marshal for
Eexs-Jerssy, held that Office from 1882 TO 1885 In
1878 and 1879 he member Of the State Assembly
and from 1850 to 1852 he member Of the State
senate for burlington County.
AN APPOINTMENT FOR JAMES N. TYNER.
Washington, March 1s.-The Postmaster General
has appointed James N Tyner Of Indiana, to DO As
sistant Attorney General for the Postofce Depart.
raent. Mr. TyneF was born at Rockville, Ind, on
January IL, 1928 He is lawyer and has long
been prominent ss q Republican politician IN In
diana From 1857 to 1861 he was secretary OF the
Indiana Senate In 1869 he was elected to Congress
and be was twice reelected, retiring in 1879 Hs
and 10 sS h saeiseds Scs NM y fs e pos
n.ssterGeneral, which position he resigned In 1881.
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PROTECTION OF ALASKA FISHERIES.
Washington, March is.-The Secretary Of the Treas
ury has issued circular to customs officers, calling
attention 10 the provisions OF the act for the pro-
lection Of tho saimon fisheries Of Alaska" and instruct
fpg them 10 SEQ that It's requirements strictly
observed, and that dams, barricades other OBJ
strotons arc placed In any Of the rivers Of Alaska
with the purpose result Of preventing impeding
the ascent Of salmon or other anadromous species to
t,at, vvn,no grounds. and sbouId any such oh