Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-04-23
President Cleveland Will Look After
Their Places Soon.
AFTER THE BIG NAVAL REVIEW
Is Over and the President Has
Pressed the Button Which Will
Start the Worlds Fair, He
Will Return to Washington
and Look After Some of the
More Important Appointments
Captain Delaplain Calls-First
District Heads to Fall.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., April 22.-Congress-
man Pendle.on to day called at the White
House with Captain Louis Delaplain, OF
Wheeling, and they had pleasant talk
with the President regarding Captain
Delaplain's candidacy for French coun-
sulship. Mr.. Pendleton also asked the
President about the West State appoint
ments and those for which West
Virginians are candidates in the federal
service here. The President said he did
not expect TO make any more appointments
Of Importance until after his return from
the trip To New York and Chicago, on
which he will start on Wednesday next
When ne gets back, which will probably be
ten days later, he would take up the West
Virginia appointments for Office among the
first and dispose Of them.
Congressman Anderson also called on the
President to-day and talked about the
West Virginia offices, including the
Charleston postmastership and the candi-
dacy Of Charles Armsted, Of Charleston.
for Minister 10 Hayti. The President gave
MIR. Anderson the same assurances that he
had given Mr.. Pendleton.
After leaving the White House Mr.. Pen
dleton and Captain Delaplain went TO the
State Department, where the latter had
highly satisfactory half hour talk with As
sistant Secretary Quincy, who gave him
strong assurances that his appointment
was likely as soon as the President had
time to take up consular business.
Wm Briceland, of Wheeling, for whom
Mr.. Pendleton secured position in the
War Department, will enter upon the dis
charge Of his duties on Monday.
Mr. Pendleton had recommended the ap-
pointment Of the following Boards OF PEN
sion Examiners: For Ohio county-Drs
Hoge, Frissel and Shields; for Tyler and
Wetzel counties-Drs. West, McComas
and Lowther; for BraXton-Drs. Newton,
Kidd and Wade.
Quite number Of the Republican fourth
class postmasters in the First District are
now sending in their designations to the de-
partment having discovered that they
were likely 70 be released by Democrats
without delay whether they resigned or
not. It is likely, moreover, that the
Republicans in the first district who are
hanging on 10 their jobs as Presidential
postmasters will also be removed early in
May, IL they do not resign before that time.
II is understood that one OF the first to
have his head taken of will be the post
master at Weston.
MIR. Pendleton to-day filed the applica-
tion of Miss Jordan, Of Benwood. for the
position Of copyist in the Interior Depart
ment.
The appointment Of the following West
Virginia postmasters was announced to-
day: w. B. Morrison, at Berley, Lewis
county, in place Of j. L. p. Maxon, re-
moved; J. A Eyster, at Halltown, Jeffer-
son county, in place Of j. p. Propsts. re-
moved; ID. Carmichel. at Meadville, Tyler
county, in place Of Moses Gorrell. re-
moved.
Mr.. Robert Simpson. of Wheeling, has
placed on file at the Treasury Department
his application for the position Of collector
Of the port Of Wheeling.
JIG. Sutherland, Of Williamson, Logan
county, has applied for the position Of su-
perintendent of construction Of a public
building; what public building he does not
specify.
President Cleveland to-day appointed
Victor Vifqusin Consul General at Pana-
ma, in place of Thomas Adamson. Mr.Vif-
ouain served as Consul at Baranquilla and
at Colon during President Cleveland's
former administration.
There were 101 fourth class postmasters
appointed to-day. OF this number 81 were
10 I'LL vacancies caused by deaths and res
ignations.