New-York tribune., 1890-07-17
TWO NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.
GENERAL NETTLEToN FOR THE TREASURY AND
pRoFrssoR soLEY FOR THE NAVY.


Washington, July 1e (speciaD.-The President TO-
dav cent 10 the senate the names of Aured B. Net
teson OF Minnesota 10 be Assistant secretary oi
the Treasury and Of James Russell soley' OF Masso
chusetts. to be Assistant secretary OF the Navy
General Nettleson will probably be considered As
holding the third place OF that grade ana tue'
first is now occupied by General George o b"1c"elo'
and the second was made vacant only ths alleThooi
by the senate's confirming the recent appointment
~ George Tichcnor to be one Of the new General
Appraisers. The third secretarysMp Is erca'eu 0S
the Legislative Executive and judicial Appropriation
bill of this year. and General Nettle'oh Is 'he nFs'
appontee to hold the Office. II Is uhderstoou 'l"'
the selection OF General Netleton for te piace was
made at secretary Windoms special request Inc
new Assistant Secretary comes from Minnesota "he'
he has long been in political and personal relations
with Mr. Window lie born, however, IN Ohlo'
While student at Obern College he enliSteu carry III
ls6l as a private in the I'd ONO cavalry Tic was
elected first lieutenant of his company anu Ious"V
through the war, rising through the several s'duoS
He served mainly in Sherdans Cavalry corps anu d'
tvcnty.six was brevetcd brigadergeneral on inc
ooor,rcndatjon Of General Custer, his division com
ondcr for specially mcrtorious service in sheridan
campaicn of 1854 in the shenandoah valley |A'o'
tho close of the he studied law but soon oH
tered the field Of journalism 10 whlch anu 10 i"''S
interests he has devoted most of his lie hemoN's -
Minnesota in 1850 he established The MlnhcapoHs
Iff
proprietor General Nctteton has been from '.'o
heginntng Of the movement leaiing member Oh ''o
Anti.saloon Committee and has taken leddihs Pa''
in secpriny the enactment Of the wellknoWh res"lo
lion laws now in force in Minnesota. III tins move
mont if will be remembered, secretary Nlhuolh d'So
took prominent part ,, , ~
The nominee for the Assistant secretarySmp oi 'ile
Navy Professor J. Russell soley IS widely Klo"H III
,avaI and literary circles. His appointment j. al
oxcen,ionaly fitting one and will be received with al
nossibe favor and commendation. Until witmn a CAV
or two he has beer filling the Office OF Librarian anu
cbiof ~ the Bureau of War Records at the Navy De
norment having been detached for that purpose from
.orvce At the Naval Academy at Annapolis. The As-
istant secIetary ship Of the Navy IS also crateo pN
this wears legislative bill and a. it has been H'Iu
,ha, the anpontments should be made from civil IIo
Professor solcv TO accept the new place mas @ pm
oiIired 10 .lNc up his prOics'Orehlp AT lht "a"
Academy winch carries with IL thc c.dtNC MN y,
'coTr,onder The salary Of the new ONCE IIhV -,
~ ,hn additioual secrctary,hip Of the treasury WI"
Ta "a 200 a wear Professor eoley j. hdtIVc "I
Massachusetts, and graduated AT mar "'u IN
lie became assistant professor or EnEHoh - w 't
states Naval Academy In ISL and IN l7'j Wa l,''y
~ tbe head Of the English studies history anu NV
,rberc no remained nine years. In 1870 he wa com
,oSsioned a professor In the United states Navy ana
in 1875 he was on special duty al the fdiI9 LNIo,.
ton. lie also examined the systems q! clun9' t m '
Furopean naval colleges, and on his return ud''g a.
evtohsive report. In 1852 he was trdnoivItl 70
Washincon where he collected and arranged he NaNN
Department library and since ls-3 he mas supcILh-
tonded the notification of the Naval records oi tho
Civil War. he has also written eATAsNeb OI'
American Naval history.