Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-05-06
MORE APPOINTMENTS.
The Ministries TO Brazil and I'M
ted States Of Colombia Filled.
Sons Mirror Plums Handed ORA
Bri,f Notice Of ths NV 0fi,ars.

The following appointments were an.
nounced at tie whits House l.. F. McKin-
ney, Of New Hampshire. to be Envoy Extra.
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary OF the
United States to Colombia; Thos. L. Thomp.
son, of California, to be Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United
States to Brazil George William Careth, OF
Arkansas, to be Minister Resident and Con-
sui General of the United States 10 Portugal;
John NJ. Wiley, OF New York, to be Consul OF
the United States at Bordeaux; Harvey
Myers, of kentucky, to be Commissioner
from Kentucky on the Worlds Columbian
Commission; J. G. Sanders, OF Georgia, to
tie an Alternate Commissioner from Georgia
to the Worlds Columbian Commission
Owen 7. Rouse, of Arizona Territory. to be
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court of
the Territory OF Arizona To be attorneys of
the United States William +, Shut. OF Illi-
nois, Tor the Southern District of Illinois
John W. Judd, OF Utah, for the Territory Of
Utah.
To be Marsha,s OF the United States
Richard C, Ware. OF Texas. for the Western
District OF Texas George NJ. Humphrey, OF
Nevada, for the District of Nevada
WHO TIE NOMINEES ARB
Luther +. Mckinney, of New Hampshire,
nominated to be Minister to Columbia, IN a
native OF Ohio, from which State, at the age
OF IS, he enlisted and served as sergeant OF
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 removed to New Hampshire in 1873, was
defeated for Congress as Democrat in 1884,
elected in 1886, defeated again in 1883, but
was again successful in 1880 and served
through the Fiity-seeend Congress.
MIR. Mckinney was candidate on the
Democratic ticket for Governor of his State
last year, bat was defeated
John III. Wiley. of New York nominated to
be Consul to Bordeaux, is a native OF Ireland
but came to America when but four years Of
age. He is a wealthy citizen of East Aurora,
N. Y, but has recently purchased fine resi-
dence in Buffalo. In 1871 and 1872 he served
as member OF the State Legislature. Mt.
Wiley hos represented his district in the State
Comp Gtee for years and in the Fiftieth Con-
gress was its Representative,
| Thomas l.. Thompson was born at Charles
| ton, W. Va, May 81, 1885, went to California in
1853 and started the Petaluma Journal, the
| first paper established in Sonoma County.
In 1860 he purchased the Sonoma Demo-
crat at Santa Rosa, now the center of great
| fruit and wine producing section and has
been identified with it as editor and pub
Usher over thirty years. In 1882 Mr.. Thomp-
son was elected Secretary of State on the
ticket with Governor George Stoneman, and
before the expiration of his term of four year.
had to certify to his own election as mem
Der of the Fitch Congress.
George W. Caruth, nominated to be Min
lister to Portugal, is lawyer of Little Rock,
Ark, where he is also editor and principal
| owner of thu Little Rock Gazette. He was
Endorsed by both Senators, the entire delega-
ton III Congress, the State Supreme Court
and many other men prominent in Arkansas,