The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-07
M'DONALD AND GO0DE.
THE PRESIDENT RECOGNIZES TWO
MORE vIRGIyIANS
The Former Appointed Minister to Persia
and the Latter Placed on tho Chilian
Claim Com mission.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. May 6.-The
President to-day announced the follow
ing appointments: Alexander Mcdonald.
of Virginia, to be Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary TO Persia
Wallace 8. Jones. OF Florida, Consul
General at Rome.
Stephen Bonsal, OF Maryland, secretary
Of legation OF the United States TO
China.
Alfred d. Jones, Of North Carolina.
Consul General at Shanghai.
Consuls Of the United States: James b.
Taney, of West Virginia, at Belfast;
Charles r. Lyons, Of New York,
at Zanzibar; Harvey Johnson, of
Georgia, at Antwerp; Benjamin Lentier.
OF Massachusetts. at Sherbrooke; Harri-
son X. Williams, OF Missouri, at San
Jose, Costa Rica; Ralph Johnson, Of New
York, at Fort Erie. Ontario; Henry Z.
DuBellett, OF Texas. at Rheims; James
c. Monaghan, OF Rhode Island, at Chem
nitz. Charles Schaeffer. OF Kansas, at
Vera Cruz
Postmaster-Genera Bissell to-day APP
pointed Augustus w. Machen, Of Toledo.
O.. assistant superintendent OF the free
delivery system, vice William Helm re-
signed. Mr.. Machen was assistant post
master at Toledo during Mr.. Cleveland
first administration, and is said TO have
been the author of an improved system
OF keeping postoffice accounts, and has
shown other special interest and efi-
cheney in postal affairs.
The President tonight made the follow
ing appointments:
William G. Renfroe, OF Oklahoma, 10
he Governor Of the Territory of Okla
homa.
Charles Richards, OF Utah, to be Sec
retary Of Utah.
Charles NJ. Bruce, OF Arizona, to be
secretary of Arizona.
Robert w. Banks, OF Missis sippi, TO be
receiver of public moneys at Jackson,
Miss.
John Goode, OF Virginia. to be COM
missioner on the part Of the United
States under the treaty for claim
commission concluded between the United
States and Chilli August 7, 1892.
Robert 3. Bowler. of Ohio, to be First
Comptroller Of the Treasury.
Brief Sketches OF the Appointees.
Alexander Mcdonald, Of Virginia, sp-
pointed Miniater TO Persia, Is a member
of the Virginia State Senate. and was un-
til lately editor-in-chief Of the Lynchburg
Virgirian He has travelled through Eu-
rope several times; was a Commissioners
to the Vierna Exposition, and a special
agent OF the Government at the Paris
Exposition. He was recommended by the
entire Virginia delegation, the Governor
and Ex-Governor Of Virginia and many
other prominent citizens.
The new Consul General at Shanghai, a.
3. Jones Of North Carolina. is a lawyer
and farmer, residing IN Raleigh. He was
indorsed by all the members Of the
North Carolina delegation in Congress and
others. Mr.. Jones was originally an ap-
plicant for the consulship Of Hong Kong.
Harvey Johnson. Of Georgia. appointed
Consul to Antwerp. was an applicant for
10 Paris Consul TO Havre
or Minister to Switzerland. Mr.. Johnson
Is a member Of the Georgia Legislature,
Of the University Club OF
Atlanta, and a member of the Democratic
executive committee of his county. He
was a Cleveland delegate to the Georgia
State Convention, and IT Is claimed that
he aid more to carry the convention for
Cleveland than any other man. His in
dorsements includes those OF Senators
Gordon and Colquitt. Governor Northen
and Secretary Hoke Smith.
Wallace S. Jones, the new consul-general
to Rome, lives in jefferson county, Fla.
He was educated in Florida, and is an
accomplished linguist. He was a dele
gate TO the Chicago national Democratic
from Florida in 1854, and IN
June, 1855, Mr.. Cleveland appointed him
consul at Messina, Sicily. In 1892 he was
again a delegate to the national Demo
,ratic convention. Mr.. Jones was indorsed
by Senator Pasco, Congressman Mallory
and Bullock, Governor Mitchell and by
the president of the Italian chamber of
of New York.
Charles Schaefer, of Sedgewick, Kan,
appointed consul 10 Vera Cruz, has had
much experience in Spanish-American
.rade. He served through the war, was
wounded five times and received a pen
sion. When the question Of censuring Mr..
Cleveland for vetoing the Dependent
Pension bill came up before the Grand
Army Post. of which he is member,
Mr.. Schaefer was one of the five who
yoted against the resolution Of condemna-
ion. He is fifty years old, has lived in
he City Of Mexico for several years,
speaks Spanish and German and is
borough business man.
stephen Bonsal, appointed TO be sec
'etary of legation in China Is resident
If Baltimore. He has been in England for
several years acting as correspondent Tor
New Ork papers. AS Il IheHhoci VI hAO
commission sent to Morocco by the Brit
sh Government under Sir Evan Smith,
.Ir. Bonsal interviewed the Sultan OF
Morocco. and has just published a book
ipon Morocco AS 1t Is"
BENJAMIN Lenthter, of Massachusetts
vas nominated to be consul at Sherbrooke
,efore the adjournment Of the Senate
,ut i'm some manner his nomination was
ost and the Senate adjourned without
.ction upon it, necessitating his reap
continent. Mr. Lenthier is the leading
crench- Canadian OF Massachusetts, ana !
$ the editor Of two papers.
General Rosecrans Resigns.
Secretary Carlisle to-day received the |
.esignation OF General ". S. Rosecrans, |
,f California, as Register OF the Treas |
iry. 10 take effect May 3lst. In tender |
ne his resignation General Rosecrans, in |
, pathetic letter, refers TO his impaired |
physical condition. and encloses a GER |
ificate from his physicians, which states |
that General Rosecrans is unable TO |
Undertake the long journey to Washing
on. and does not hold out any hope that !
he will be able to do so in the near
uture.
Secretary Carlisle accepted the resigna-
ion this afternoon in a letter, In which |
he expresses his regrets at the Generals
slluaca apd houpc he NAV soon /