Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-26
1npoRrANr POSITIONS FILLED.
The President Announces More Nomina-
tions-West Virginia Postmasters.
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tions-West Virginia Postmasters.
SpsctoI TsItoron tothe Register.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. April 25.-0nly
one West Virginian filed an application
for Office at the Treasury to-day. He
was F. n. Hays, of Giimei county, who
wants to be appointed a special agento OF
the Internal Revenue Bureau.
The following appointments were an
nounced to-day at the White House:
L. f. Mckinney, of New Hampshire, to
be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States to
Colombia. Thomas L. Thompson, OF
California, TO be envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary OF the
United Staves TO Brazil. Geo. w. Ca
ruth, Of Arkansas, to be minister resi-
dent and consul general OF the United
States to Portugal. John M. Wiley, OF
New York, to be consul OF the United
States at Bordeaux. Also some U. ).
attorneys and narshalls in the West.
Luther T. Mckinney, Of New Hamp-
shire, appointed Minister to Colombia,
is a native of Ohio. from which State,
at the age of 1S, he enlisted and served
as sergeant in Company D, in the First
Ohio Cavalry, until 1868. After
the war Mr.. Mckinney studied for
the ministry, graduating in New York
in 1870. He moved to New Hamp-
shire in 1873, was defeated for Congress
as a Democrat in 1884, elected in 1886,
defeated again in 1888 but was again
successful in 1890, and served through
the Fifty-second Congress. Mr.. Nc
Kinney was a candidate on the Demo-
cratic ticket for Governor OF his State
last year, but was defeated. He was
also prominently mentioned for Com
missioner of Pensions.
Thomas l.. Thompson, appointed
Minister to Brazil, was horn at Charles
ton, w. Va, May 81, 1888. went to
California in 1855 aid started the Pc
taluma Journal, the first paper estao-
lished in Sonoma county. In
1860 he purchased the Sono-
ma Democrat, at Santa Rosa, now
the centre of great fruit aud wine pro-
ducing section, and has been identified
with it as editor and publisher over
thirty years. In 1862 Mr.. Thompson
was elected Secretary OF State
on the ticket with Governor
George Stoneman, and before the ex-
piration of his term of four years, had
to certify to his own election as men,
Der OF the Flftieth Congress, being the
third in line of his familyto serve In
that capacity. His grandfather in the
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth, and his
father in the Thirtieth. Mr.. Thomp-
son was defeated for reelection to
Congress on the ticket with Mr.. Cleve-
land in 1888, and has since taken an ac-
tive part in the campaign Of education,
by which his district and State were
converted to tariff reform. He was a
delegate to the Chicago convention and
a member OF the famous Whitney CON-
mittee.
George w. Caruth, appointed Minis
ter to Portugal, is prominent lawyer
of Little Rock, Ark, where he Is also
editor and principal owner OF the Little
Rock Gazette.
There were eighty-four fourth class
pastmasters appointed to-day OF which
number sixty-nine were to I'll vacancies
caused by deaths or resignation. OF
these the following were In West Vlr-
ginia: At Ansted, Fayette county, A. b.
Wills in place of j. E. w. Wood, re-
signed; at Orchard, Randolph county,
Mrs. V. f. Crouch, in place OF 2. l..
M'Elwee, resigned; at Elkhorn, Nc
Dowell county, Paul Flesher, in place
Of S. c. Flesher, resigned; at
Driscol, Pocahontas county, j. b.
Lockridge, in place Of r. B.
McElwee, removed; at Huntersville,
Pocahontas county, J. W. Baxter, in
place of H. S. Hucker, removed; at
Iuka, Tyler county, Mary S. Kidder, in
place OF B. H. Kidder, resigned; at
Oceana, Wyoming county, w. G. Cork,
in place of S. A.. shannon, resigned; at
Sellars, Upshur county, j. n. Berthy,
IN place of A. NJ. Tenny, Jr., resigned;
at Wilowtown, Mercer county, R. E.
Thornton, in place Of NJ. F. Thomas, re-
eiOnpd