Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-15
CLARKsON Is NAMED.
The Iowa Editor Made Wanamaker's As
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WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Presi-
dent sent the following nominations to the
Senate to-day:
James S Clarkson, of Iows, to be First
Assistant Postmaster General, vice A. E.
Stevenson, resigned.
Lewis Wolfey, OF Tucson, Arr, to be
Governor of Arizons.
Rathbone Gardner, Of Rhode Island, to
be U. S. Attorney for the District of Rhode
Island.
VIM. L. Dunlap of Indiana, to be U.
| S. Marshal for the District of Indiana.
Postmssters-Robert S. Bowman, at
Berwick. Pa Samuel @. Moore, at Find
lay, o Joseph c. Bartlett, at Lake City,
Mimi. james V. Campbell, at Ada, MINI. /;
VIM. Wallace, at Indianapolis, Ind. James
NJ. Kellogg, at Wickes, Mont John ].
Cutler, at Parker, OAK. VIM. s. Chase, at
Sturgis, OAK. Jittiel o. Walders, at Minot,
Oak.
jeremiah Sullivan, Of Montana, to he
Collector of Customs for the District of
Montana and Idaho.
Captain Julius III. Pstzki, assistant sur
geOn, TO be surgeon with the rank of
Msior. First Lieutenant Gilbert p. Cot
4 ton, First Artillery, to he Captain, Second
Lieutenant Charles II. Hunter, First Ar
tillery, to be First Lieutenant Lieuten-
ant Colonel Adelbert r. Burlington, to be
Colonel. Major Joe p Farley to be Lieu
tenant Colonel Captain Ohio f. Mich
aelis, to be Major.
John A. Kasson, of Iowa; VIM. Walter
Phelps, of New Jersey, and George II.
Bates, of Delaware, to be commissioners to
represent the United States at the cOufer.
ference to be held in Berlin concerning
affairs in the Samoan Islands.
Elbert d. Weed, of Montana, to be U. S.
Attorney for the Territory of Montana.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomi
nation Of J s CiarksOn TO be First Assist
ant Postmaster General.
SKETCH OF THE IOWA EDITOR.
Mr.. Clsrkson was born 1t BrOOkville,
Ind, in 1915. The son and grandson of
editors, he learned the printers'
trade when q boy, and removed with
his parents 70 Iowa when he was II
wears old. He lived on the frontier farm
for eight or ten years, and began work rs
printer On the Des MOines Register in
1866, became city editor in 1861 and ed
itor of the paper in 1868, and In that year
led in the movement to enfrancise the ne
gro. The question was submitted to the
people and was carried at the polls, making
Iowa the first State in the Union to give
the black man the ballot. He has long been
a close friend of Mr.. Blaine, and headed the
Iowa delegation for him in the National
Conventions of 1876, 1880 and 1884 He
has been twice member of the Republican
National Committee and was q memb ar OF
tbs Executive Committee, and bore q
prominent part in the campaign Of 1854,
and especially in the fsll fight for OHIO,
in October of that year. He was mem
ber of the National Convention of 1855,
and after the withdrawal Of Allison name
turned with his State to Harrison. Mr.
ClarksOn has also engaged in large business
enterprises as well as politics, and has or
gained three railroad companies in Iowa,
and built 425 miles Of road in the State
He was president of the Northwestern
Press Association for nine years, and he
has done much literary work outside OF
the newspaper fild, bat is best known as
politician and editor.
re Is A DEMOCRAT.
George W. Bates who was to-cay nomi-
mated Ia be one Of the Commissioners, TO
NEGOTIATE with Germany respecting Samoa,
il about 30 years OF age, Democrat, and a
warm friend of ex-Secre'ary hayard
lie is afon of the eX-Chancellor OF Della
ware. and a lawyer Of 20 standing IN that
State. beirga member of The trm OF Bates
q Harrington.
Irwe Wolasy. who was to-day uomi
mated 90 De Governor OF Arizona was born
in Ohio about Al yea-sago Heis q corsn
of Gem Thom1s Ewing and was educated
with him De was q personal friend OF
President Garfield. who contemplated ap-
pointing him io a territorial Office hui ois
nsnsre h,i not been made out 90 the time
10 fha Preside i's Assassination.
rrr1cE MATTHEWS HAS A RELAPSE
rrsiic- Matthews BE- not 20 well to-day
and h,s had another of the relapse7 which
have marked the progress Of his illness
r.s-f right De- was restless and bad a fever
and TO-DAY b. was quite ill The Justice
has n complication of disorders, none OF
which clone are of a very grave character
hut which taken together make quite
serious case. and one requiring close care
and attention The primary troubles ars
rheumatic attacks and impaired digestion
GENERAL NOTES.
The President has issued q new set OF
rules for the routine Of Executive busi-
mess. The Cabinet will meet on Tuesdays
and Fridays at 1890 p m. Senators ana
Representatives will be received every oay
except Monday, from 10 until y. Per
sons. not members of Congress, having
business with the President, will be re-
ceived from u until I every day except
Monday and Cabinet days. Those who
have no business, but call merely to pay
their respects, will be received by the
President in the East room at p m. on
Mondays. Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The rate at which nominations ore beng
sent in by the President leads to the be-
lief that the present session OF the Senate
will he longer than anticipated. Such be
ING the case. a dispositiO was manifested
in the caucus to-day to consider the South-
ern election matters under the Hoar and
Chandler resolutions. Some of the Sena-
tors think Mr.. Coke's speeck should be an
swered. and it is stated that the indica-
+;o,. ,,ovv are that this will be done.