Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-08
John DOugleSs De Lille, Said to Be
of Texas, Consul at Bristol.
Maj. Oswald H. Ernst of Texas Ap-
pointed Commissioner of Public
Buildings and Grounds.
McKinIey's Candidacy for the SpeakershiT
BOoming-DeGress Coming Home with
Sure Thing in His Pocket.
Ernst Receives His Appointment

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. THE president
to-day appointed Mai: Oswald II 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 wen
known in Texas. He was a member OF
the Mississippi river commission and was
later stationed at Galveston, where ne
had charge of the harbor improvements.
He is q most skiiiful 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 will be brought
into close personal contact with the pres
ident, and will divide the hopOrs with
the marshal OF the district in making in
Productions al the White House Tecep-
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 it Is now he viii
have as much time as any other caudi-
date to devote to his speakeTship contest.
He talks very confidently aud fully ex-
poets to be the next speaker.
WHO IS DE LILLE?
The appointment OF John Douglass De
Lille, vino claims Texas as a residence,
ana VINO gets the TAT Office of consul at
Bristol, England, will be Il surprise to
nj "a IL . nj II
by her first marriage; is twenty-sIx
years old and Is a rampant Republican.
He is journalist, and is now in London
pursuing his profession. The strangest
part of it all is that no one here from
| Texas can Identify him. It is curious
circumstance how appointments have
| been made from Texas of
men who have never lived
in the state. Several instances
OF this kind have occurred. Col. De
Gress is, as usual, silent on this, Is most
subjects, but ne goes SO far as to say that
| this practice ought to stop. It is q plain
| case of carpet bag@ing, and q protest
from the state officials should be sent to
the president, if this man De Lille has no
claim TO q residence in Texas. The con-
sulship at Bristol is wGth about four
thousand dollars per annun. This IS
from Texas made by the president, the
| other appointee being Terrell, who is now
| minister TO Belgium.
COL. DEGFEss
who has been in Washington continuously
since last March leaves for home on Mon
day. He refused TO say whether he has
| secured an important Federal Office or
not, but from his manner it is quite evi-
dent ne will not jCin the great army of
Texas Office seekers who have paid dear
for their trips to Washington and secured
nothing. He certainly has something
good, but what it is no fellow can find
out He is not inConsoIable for his loss
of the Ell PasO custom house. That is
evident by the broad smile depicted to-
night even on his serene and classic
countenance.
NOTES.
The present incumbent of the pOstoffice
at Henrietta will probably serve his term
out, so says W. B. Stickney, who has
made pull for the office, but feels he
has no chance and will leave tonight for
home.
W. NJ. Baker Of Dallas expects to be
appointed a 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 Texarkana and Marshall
The following fourth class postmasters
have been appointed: Thomas Find
lay, BroOkhaven.
Marmaduke F. Smith, Nacona.
James d. King, Rodgers.
Aibrecht Engelkin, Wallace Station.