The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-07
MANY PATRIOTS REWARDED
Mr.. Cleveland Appoints Large Num-
Der of Democrats TO Important Offices.
A Virginia Editor Given the Persian Mission
and an 0hioan Made First Controller Of the
Treasury Gen. Rosecrans Resigns.


President Cleveland Rewards Many OF His
Supporters with Fat Offices.
WASHINGTON. May 6.-The President TO
day announced the following appoint
ments:
Alexander Mcdonald, OF Virginia, TO be Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary or
the United States 10 Persia.
Consuls- Wallace ). Jones, or Florida,
at Rome; Alfred d. Jones, OF North Carolina. at
Shanghai.
STEPHEN Bonsal, of Maryland. to be Secretary
OF the Legation OF the United states IN China.
Consuls-James ID. fancy, OF West Virginia. at
Belfast Charles T. Lyons, OF New York, at IAN
zibar; Harvey johnson. or Georgia. at Antwerp;
Benjamin Lenthir. of Massachusetts, at Sher-
brooke; Harrison X. Williams. OF Missouri. at
han Jose, Costa Rca; Ralph Johnson. OF New
York. at Fort Erie: Henry Du Belief. OF Texas.
at Rheims; James c. Monaghan, of Rhode Island.
at Chemnitz; Charles schaefer. OF Kansas, at
Vera Cruz.
William c. Renfro, of Oklahoma TO be Gov
ernOr OF the Territory OF oklahoma; Charles c.
Richards. of Utah, to be Secretary of Utah;
Charles NJ. Bruce, Of Arizona, to be Secretary
Robert W. Banks. of Mississippi. to be receiver
OF public moneys at Jackson. Miss; Walter {.
Nestcott. OF Colorado, TO be receiver OF pubic
moneys at Del NOrte. Col: David III. Hall. or Ne
yada. TO be registerer OF the land office at
Eureka, New; Darwin CurtIss, OF michigan
to be register of the land once
at Marquette Mich; James W. Duncan, of tthe
Indian Territory, to be a special agent 10 make
allOtments of land In severalty in the Cherokee
Outlet To seventy-One Cherokee citizens. rs pro
vided by act OF Congress approved Mareh ..
1898.
John Goode, OF Virginia. TO be commissioners
on the part OF the United states under the treaty
for claims commission concluded between tho
United states and Chilli Aug. Z. 1892.
Robert b. Bowler. OF Ohio. TO be First Con-
trolier or the Treasury
Alexander Mcdonald, of Virginia ap-
pointed minister to Persia. is q member OF
the Virginia State Senate, and as until
lately editor in chief of the Lynchburg
Virginian. He has travelled through
Europe several times. was a commissioner
to the Vienna exposition and special
agent of the government at the Paris expo
sition. tie vas recommended by the tire
Virginia delegation In Congress, the
Governor and ex-GovernOrs or Virginia
and many other prominent citizens.
Charles Schaeter of Sedgwlok, Nan, ap-
pointed consul to Vera Cruz. hes had much
experience In the Spanish American trade.
de served through the war, and was
wounded tive times. When the question OF
consuming Mr.. Cleveland for vetoing the de-
pendent pension bill came up before the
Grand Army post of which he Is mem Der.
Mr.. Schaefer was one of five who voted
AGAINST the resolution of condemnation.
The new consul general at Shanghai. A.
b. Jones of North Carolina. is u lawyer and
farmer residing In Raleigh. He was IN
dOrsed by all the members OF the North
Carolina delegation in Congress and others.
Mr.. Jones was originally An applicant for
Harvey johnson, of Georgia. appointed
coneul TO Antwerp, was an applicant Tor
the position of cOnsul-general to Paris,
consul to Havre, OF minister to Switzer-
land. Mr.. johnson is u member of
the Georgia Legislature. vice presi-
dent of the University Club. of At
Ianta, and q member of the Demo-
cratic executive committee of his county.
He was Cleveland delegate to the
Georgia State convention. and 1t Is claimed
that he did more to carry the convention
for Cleveland than any other man. His
Endorsements include those of Senators
Gordon and CoiquItt, Governor Northen
and Secretary HOke Smith.
Harris X. Williams. of Missouri, was
recently appointed consul tn Vera Cruz.
but has been transferred to San Jose. Costa
Rica. Mr.. Williams is q lawyer. who speaks
the Spanish language fiuently.
Henry Z. Du Belief. of Texas. is O lawyer
who was educated In France. He origi-
nally applied for appointment as CONSUL
he goes, has trade of IS, 500. 900 year In
champagne with the United States.
James u. Monaghan. of Rhode Island,
appointed consul at Chemnitz is descri bed
by his friends as The braniest young
Irish American in New England" During
the last campaign from the same platform
he made speeches in English, French and
German. He is lawyer. During Mr..
Cleveland's nrst administration he served as
consul at Mannheim. Germany. Chem
nitz is one of the most difficult posts in the
consular service. 1t Is the primo pal hosiery
market of the world, it's trade with the
United States amounting to gil, ZOO, 600 an
nually.