St. Paul daily globe., 1893-03-31

lucky, to Peru; Lewis Baker, of Mime
sofa, to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and San
Salvador; Pierce d. Young. of Georgia,
to Guatemala and Honduras; Edwin
Dun, of Ohio now secretary of legation
at Japan, to Japan.
To be consuls of the United States
/. Shaffer. of West Virginia. to STRAIT
ford. Ont; Harrison Z. Williams. of
Missouri. to Vera Cruz; NJ. P.Pendle
ton. of Maine. to PictOu; Theodore Nj.
Stepau, Of Illinois. to Annaberg; Will
lam T. TOWnes. of Virginia. to Rio de
JaneirO: Claude Meeker, of Ohio, to
Bradford.
Newton B. EustIS, of Louisiana, to be
second secretary of the legation of the
United States at Paris: John NJ. Reyn-
olds, of Pennsylvania. to be assistant
secretary of the interior, vice Cyrus
Bussey, resigned; Lawrence Maxwell
Jr. of Ohio, to be solicitor general, vice
Charles II. Aldrich, resigned; John l.
Hal,O of Georgia. to be assistant attorney
general, vice George II. Shields, re-
signed.
Our First Am DaSSadOr.
First oil the list of nominations today
ana frStin long public service and in
diplomatic experience was Thomas f.
Bayard, and it was by unanimous Opin-
ion declared fitting that he should be
the first of the. ambassadors created by
the last congress. His distinguished
record is Well-knOWn.
James 4. Mckenzie, of Kentucky.
who goes as minister to Peru, beside
representing his state in congress, has
been delegate to the last two national
Democratic conventions. 1t was Nc
Kenzie who made the celebrated speech
at the St. Louis convention, wherein he
Iikened Cleveland to thoroughbred
kentucky race horse ready for victory.
At the Chicago convention he broke
away from Henry WatteTSOn's lead and
by anuther timely speech carried a
number of his fellow delegates from
Kentucky over to the Cleveland line.
James ID. Porter, nominated to be
minister to Chilli, TO succeed Patrick
Egan. is a resident of Paris. Tenn,
where he is at present engaged in the
practice of law. He is an able lawyer,
was assistant secretary of state under
Mr.. Bayard. and from 1874 to 1876 gov
ernor Of Tennessee.
Pierce NJ. B. Young, nominated as
minister to Guatemala, was a diStin-
guished major general of cavalry in the
Confederate army.
Edwin Dun, nominated as miRister to
japan. is a citizen of London, o. His
nomination is in the nature of promo
tiOn, for
E1e Is HOId-Over
from the previous Democratic admins
tratiOn. Mr.. Cleveland, when president
before, made Mr.. Dun secretary of the
legation at Japan. and on account OF
his services and ability he was retained
by MIR. Harrison. His selection is said
TO be due entirely TO business reasons.
The nomination of Lawrence Max
well. of Cincinnati, to be collector-gen
eral, is looked upon as that of man
selected pTe-eminently for his qualltica
tions for the place.
In the nomination of Claude Meeker
of Ohio. to be consul TO Bradford, Eng
land, the president again acknowledge:
the services of newspaper man. Mr.
Meeker has been chiefly connected witt
the Cincinnati Enquirer, and was tht
private secretary OF Gov. Campbell dur
ing his incumbency of that Office.
Ii. Ii. Williams, the new consul Il
Vera Cruz, is from Cape GirardeaI
county, No, and his appointment is il
the line with the policy which has beer
ascribed to the president, of requiring
appointees to be fitted for their places
He has travelled extensively III Mexico
and speaks the language of that cOun
try.
Theodore NJ. Stephan. appointed con
sui at Annaberg. Germany. is Luth-
eran minister at Austin, III. In tht
campaign of 1892 he was chairman o
the campaign committee of the Lutheran
churches of illinois. ana as such wa
brought into intimate relations will
eX-Representative Cable, npOn whOst
recommendation his appointment Wa
made.
Idi2nesOtans Pleased.
Special 10 the Globe.
WAsHINGToN. March S0.-The ap
pointment Of Hon. Lewis Baker to til,