Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-15


WAsHrNGroS, d. c., April AT
was reported here to-day that the Pres
ident will tomorrow nominate Col.
Joseph 5. Miller, for the Commissioner
ship OF Internal Revenue. Whether
the nomination Is sent In tomorrow or
not, tie members Of the delegation are
confident that il will be made In a few
days.
Mr.. VIII Key, Of Randolph county,
was to-day appointed chief Of a division
in the general land Office. The salary
is 1000 year
Major Alonzo LOrlng, ]. B. Hall aud
Andrew Patterson, Of Wheeling, are In
the city.
The following West Virginia post
masters we're appointed to-day: AT
Benson, Harrison county, y. NJ. Tai
bOtt, ia place Of $ NJ. Burnside. re-
signed; Burdett, Putnam county, W..
NJ. Carpenter, IN place Of Mary j. Bird,
resigned; Cairo, Richie county, c..
II. ScOville, 10 place Of C. +. Haddon,
removed; Cashmere, Monroe county,
G. A. Hines. in place OF r. Il. Biyans,
resigned; AZ Central City, Cabell coun-
", T. U. Leete, in place Of A. M.
Hughes, resigned; at Central Station,
Doddridge county. j. Miller, In place OF
ID. Rollins, resigned; at LittIetOn, Wet
eel county, Mollie Connolly, ia place Of
A. Nj. Cron, resigned; at Petroleum,
Ritchle county. j. I. Mounts, In place
OF ID. NJ. Sharpnack, removed; at Sew
ell Depot, Fayette county, I. 5. Wood
son In place Of C. Hill resigned.
The President sent the following
nominations 70 the Senate to-day: Rich
ard II. Alvey, Of Maryland, to be Chief
Justice Of the Court OF Appeals of the
District Of Columbia; Martin +. Morris,
OF the District Of Columbia, 70 be AsSo-
ciate Justice OF the Court Of Appeals OF
the District OF Columbia; Seth Sheperd,
Of Texas, 70 be Associate Justice Of the
the Court Of Appeals Of the District OF
COlum bia; Luoius q. C. Lamar, OF Mis-
Psippi. 10 be Recorder Of the General
land Office; Robert h. Gillespie, OF
Tennessee, 20 be Principal Clerk, Of
public lands 10 the General Land Office.
Richard IL. Alvey, OF Maryland. who
Is nominated 10 be the Chief Justice OF
the newly created Court OF Appeals Of
the District Of Columbia, is now Judge
Of the Fourth Circuit Of Maryland.
Martin +. Morris, Associate Justice
OF the Court, Is a resident OF the Dis
trlct OF Columbia, aud has made an en-
viable reputation as lawyer, the Star
route cases being one Of the most nOta-
bic ones He is about 60 years Of age.
The nomination Of Seth Sheperd 20 be
one OF the Associate Justice is calcula-
ted 20 cause cOmmOtiOn In Texas,
where Mr.. Sheperd occupied politically
q position approximatlng that OF the
anti-snappers 10 New York. Mr.. Sbep-
erd's character as q man and lawyer Is
unimpeachable. He has practiced law
10 Dallas ever since his majority, and he
is now about As years Of age. But po-
litically be has many bitter opponents,
and IL is all owing 70 the silver Ques-
tion. He was chosen at the Dallas con-
ventiOn as delegate az large 70 Chi
cago. When the Texas convention met
10 nominate governor and chose Mr..
Hogg a strong minority b0lted. Mr..
Sheperd remained for q time, although
IN sympathy with the boilers, but when
the convention adopted a free silver
plank he also went out and has since
been closely identified with the Clark
faction.
L. O. c. Lamar, Of Mississippi, who IS
made recorder OF the general land Office
il the eldest son Of the late Justice
Lamar, of the Supreme Court, aud ac-
ouIred some knowledge or the methods
OF the Interior Department when pri-
vate secretary 70 his father while he
was Secretary Of the Interior.
r. X. Gillespie, nominated to be prin-
cIpal clerk Of public lands, in the gen
eral land ONCE, was nominated az the
REQUEST OF Mr. Mcmillan, Of Tennessee.
AIR. Gillespie Is a lawyer Of Gallatin,
pTenn., and Is about IS years Of age.
Confrmations by the Senate to-day
are: Augusts Belmont q Co., fiscal
agents OF the Navy Department az Lon
don; Daniel NJ. Browning, Of Illinois,
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.
The following OffciaA changes have
been made in the Depart lnent Of the In
terror:
Office OF the COmmissiSner OF Rail
roads-Appointment: ChasN +. Thomas,
Of South Carolina, confidential clerk 10
Commissioner, $1,000, vice Willis A.
Taylor, OF Wisconsin, resigned
General Land -AppRintment:
Richard o. Lewis, OF WiScOnN 10, conf
deutial clerk 70 COmmi ssionek $1,000,
vice John b. Collins, Of Mon kRDa, re-
signed. Resignation: DolpbiNP. Rob
ertS, Of Indiana, recorder, =. ODD.
Pension Ofice-Resignation{ McKen-
dree Downham, OF Delaware. chief OF
stationery division, s.. 200.
Congressman Capehart hs recon-
mended the appointment OF thR follow
ing poStmasters In the Fourtbt district:
w. j. Frazier, Fort Gay, Wayn county;
A. B. Huffman, Lucille, Witt Kcounty:
j. w. Thorn, Reedy Ripple. WI coun-
"; Alex. ThacSer, Red House EchOOls,
Putnam county; David c. awSon,
Sheridan. Lincoln county: FMnk H.
Brown, Creston, Writ countvM w. A.
Beckwith, Lubbock, Wood coupt CIV.
Wilkinson, Hurricane, Putnam vpunty;
w. L. Mansfield, Wayne, WAYNE Wpunty;
Lewis Frasher, CeredO. WAYNE punty;
John Adams, Mason, Mason con ty; J.
w. Simms, Scots Depot. Putnam huty;
Wm. T. Barker. Mercer's Bottor Ma
son county; w. S. Chapman. p, pan,
Richie county; j. S. Dnnlap. q ge-
willie, Jackson county; W. p. Do oe,
arboursvilie, Csoell col lntxr r.