Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-21
New and Fred Grant
Head the List of the Latest
Appointments.
THE INDIANIAN GOES TO LONDON,

THE INDIANIAN GOES TO LONDON,
Where He Will Ohiciate as Consul Gem
eral-Grant Named for the Austrian
Mission-who to Send TO st. James the
Difficult Problem-A Rare Sort of Man
Wanted-IlIinois to Catch at Last
Rod In Pickle for Reid.
WASHINGTON CITY, March sl.-Fred
Grant and John C. New had the satisfaction
of seeing their names on the list of lucky ones
yesterday. The nominations to positions Dip
lomatic were as follows:
Frederick D. Grant, OF New York, to be
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
tertiary of the United States to Austria
Hungary.
John c. New, OF Indiana, to be consul gen.
eral of the United States at London.
Paul Fricke of Texas, was nominated to
be United States marshal for the western
Texas district and Seligman Bros, London,
England, to be special fiscal agents Of the
navy department at London The other
names sent to the senate were naval pro-
motions.
The combinations by the senate included
the following: John w. Mason, of West
Virginia, commissioner of internal revenue;
William L. Dunlap, marshal Of Indiana;
John s. Burton, marshal of the northern dis
trict of Mississippi; Budd Deacon, marshal
New Jersey; Charles Z. Mitchell, Connec-
ticut, commissioner of patents; and the fol-
lowing postmasters: Joseph c. Bartlett,
Lake City, MINI. Joseph V. Campbell, Nor
man, MINI.
There Is a current report that the president
has requested the senators from several
states, including Illinois, to submit the names
OF one or more persons from their respective
states from which he may select a nominee
for the English mission. He did not make
this request in person, but he did it as GER
tainly as II it had come from his own lips.
1t is said that the man whom he had 'in
mind for that place" when Secretary Blaine
secretly urged the nomination Of Mr. Reid
has declined with thanks on account Of the
pressure OF important private business which
he can not afford to neglect The ru-
mors that Blaine will, after all, be sent to
England continue to be pretty thick, but
they are only rumors, and can be traced to
no authoritative source.
One of the Illinois senator's was seen last
night, and was in much better humor with
the outlook. He was asked:
What are Illinois chances tomorrow for
a nomination.!
Good Cullom and / called to-day and
were told il we would name man he could
have certain place
ibid you name himf'
1--WE did"
"Who is he and for whatf'
81 must decline to tell youn
"lf the name is sent i'm tomorrow what diff
ference does it maker
Il am not sure it will be sent in tomorrow,
and If the place were mentioned there would
be thousand Illinoisans in town before to-
morrow night"
Secretary Window Is said to bs authority
for the statement that there will be no change
In the office of United States treasurer, now
held by j. w. Hyatt, before the end of the
present fiscal year-June 80 1t is under
stood that Joseph u. Huston, of Indiana, has
been promised the Office when it becomes va
cant.
A telegram from from New York says that
gentleman of that city stated at dinner
party few days ago that In conversation
with the president he gave his idea of man
for the English mission.
al want said the president, "a man who
will be the equal of Charles Francis Adams
John Lathrop Motley, aud James Russell
Lowell in culture and social qualifications
He should.be a good lawyerias well as a states
man, and he ought TO be a man of wealth,
too"
"Have you any one in your mind, Mr..
PRESIDENT asked the gentleman
Il have" replied the president II have
man who Possesses all these requirements"
The man Is declared to be Chauncey NJ
Depew, who, 1t is also declared has already
declined the place as well as a place in the
cabinet
There was a crush OF visitors at the White
House yesterday, including senator's, repre-
sentatives, and delegations of citizens with a
desire for somebody's appointment Fred
Douglass headed one delegation of colored
men, who wanted ex- Representative Hazle-
ton to be made District commissioner, and
another negro delegation was solid for Perry
Carson to be recorder Of deeds for the Dis
trict There was public reception at o.
m, at which the feature was a body of Irish
Americans who had done service during the
last campaign on the stump. Among these
were Gen O'Beirne, of New York; Col John
F. Seaman, of Chicago; Capt Michael Pick
EFT, OF Quincy, Ills. DIR. Donahue, surgeon
general of the Grand Army, and 7. F. Ryan,
of indianapolis. These gentlemen were &C
coiueu SHUT ihteTNicW Will pTeSluenL
after the crowd had passed out.
From all indications the nomination Of
Whitelaw Reid to be minister to France will
not go through the senate unscnthed Demo
cratic senator's have announced their inten-
ton of delaying confirmation il possible,
until they can make some feeling remarks
about Mr.. Reid and The New York Tribune
Their. lis no doubt that the nomination will
be confirmed eventually.
MIR. Wanamaker has a special telegraph
wire running from his business establish
ment in Philadelphia directly to his office in
the postoffice department. By this means he
is kept informed of what is being done in
Philadelphia, and can he consulted at any
moment.
Lewis Wolhey, recently nominated for
governor Of Arizona by President Har-
rison, received information yesterday
that the Republican members of the Arizona
legislature had forwarded to the president q
unanimous Endorsement of his nomination
NICARAGUA CANAL IN PLASTER.
Perfect Model of the Country Through
Which the Big Ditch VIII Pass.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 21-Promoters
and enpineers connected with the Nicara-