Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-08
FOR IMPORTANT PLACES
The List Of Nominations Sent to the
Senate Today.
The President Decides a Good Many
to He Marshal of the District.

The President today sent to the Senate
the following nominations:
John NJ. B. Sill of Michigan minister res
| ldent and consul general of the United
States to Korea.
Harrison H. Wheeler, pension agent at
| Detroit Mich
| Richard b. Hughes, surveyor general Of
South Dakota
Sylvester Hull. register of the land office
at Redding. Cal.
Lafayette s. Barnes. receiver Of public
moneys at Redding. Cal.
Jas. F. Thompson. receiver of public
| moneys at Humboldt, Cal.
| Jos. Clements agent for the Indians OF
the Santee agency. Nebraska.
| United States marshals-Albert A. Wilson
for the District of Columbia; 5. +. Needy,
| district of Kansas; J. V. Guillotte, eastern
| district of Louisiana; q. J. Carroll, eastern
district Of North Carolina; Jos. f. Cronan,
district OF North Dakota; J. N. Mckenzie,
| middle district of Tennessee; J. Shelby
! Williams. eastern district of Texas.
| United States attorneys-Chas.All Jones,
district of Nevada; Cato Sells, northern dis
/ trict OF Iowa: VIM. H. Smith, district of
| mont.
Receivers of public moneys-Thomas j.
McCue, Colby. Kan; Geo. T. Crist, Dodge
| CITY, Kan; Colin F. Macdonald, st. Cloud.
| Mimi; Marvin E. Matthews, Marshall,
Mimi; Frank Harris. Salt Lake City. Utah.
Registers of land offices--Jas. n. Fike.
| Colby, Kan; John l. Lee, Dodge City. Kan.
Samuel A. Merritt, chief justice Of the SUI
| preme court Of Utah.
A. G. Curtin Bierer of Oklahoma. asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court Of Okla
/ homa.
Surveyors of customs-Jas. r. Johnston.
Rock Island. ILL., w. b. Humphrey, Sioux
| City, Iowa.
Appraisers OF northumberland 5.
kimball. district of Portland and Falmouth.
/ All diCf inf n lot
Mich.
Collectors of internal revenue-Waverly
Stairley, fourth district of California; Geo.
w. Wilson. district of Florida; Melville Z.
Carter, fifth district of North Carolina;
Raymond Z. Shearer, ninth district of
Pennsylvania: Grant Herring, twelfth dis
trict of Pennsylvania; Henry Blackman,
district of Oregon; Samuel A. Townes. dis
trict of South Carolina.
Collectors of customs-John T. Leslie, at
Tampa, Fla; John B. Maloney. at Detroit.
Mich; Enoch A. Higbee. Great Egg Har-
Dor, n. j.; Benz. NJ. Price Perth Amboy,
n. j.; Frank n. Potter, Cape Vincent, n.
Y; Stephen II. Lane. Pamlico. N. c.: Wes-
ley G. Andrews, Peter sburg. Va; Frank G.
Postmasters-New York, Samuel s. Bow
en-, Cooperstown; Stephen j. Lonergan,
Baldwinsvile; J. Horatio EARL, Skaneate-
les: David 5. Haines, Sandy Hill; Josiah
j. Hasbrouck. New Platz; Daniel OLeary,
jr., Glens Falls: Nicholas Couzet. jr.. Col
lege Point; Leander b. Lent. Brewster
observation-disclosures Gerth, Millers-
vile.
North Caroiina-Eiijah w. Rawls. Tar
boro'.
Kentucky-wm. 8. McChesney. Lexing-
ton.
Tennessee-Carroll NJ. Lowell. Dickson.
Wisconsin-John Topp. Columbus; Samuel
M. Smead, Fond-du-Lac.
Il.inois-Geo. f. Young, Amboy; Jacob
Marx, Aurora; Samuel w. Chapman, Elgin
John c. McGrath, Jerseyvile; John A Mon
Afghan. Nokomis.
Indiana-E B. Thumma, Garrett; Thos.
K. Fleming, Petersburg.
Iowa-Parley sheldon, Ames; Fred A.
fischer, Davenport; VIM. N. Hood, Wash
ington.
Nebraska-Alverdo NJ. Glover. Aurora.
Arkansas-Thos. r. Wicockson. Para
Texas-Oliver p Basford, Flatonia.
California-Jacob l.. Argabrite, Ventura.
Lieut.. Col Amos Stickney. corps Of en-
gineers. to be a member of the Mississippi
river commission.
Maj Chas j. Allen. corps of engineers.
member of the Missouri river commission.
Rev. Jas. Wilson Hillman of New York. to
be post chaplain.
First Lieutenant Henry j. Ruly. fifth ar
tillery. to be captain; Second Lieut. Oscar i.
Straub. first artillery, to be first lieutenant.
NO, NOT IN FLORIDA.
Attorney General Lamar Says That
the Big Fight VIII Not he "Pulled on
CHICAGO. Jan. s-The Inter-Ocean this
morning prints a letter from Attorney Cen
eral Lamar of Florida, in which that off,
cial says the Corbett-Mitchell fight will
not be pulled off, in Florida during the
present year.
1t is as follows: %,
Office of the Attorney General,
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Jan. 5, 1894
Your favor of the I'd instant to hand.
Therein you request that 1 give you some
reliable Information upon the probability
of the Corbett-Mitchell prize fight taking
place in Florida. You intimate that you
desire this for the guidance of the sports"
now looking toward this state. Gov. Mitch
ell has declared emphatica that he would
use all the power at his command to pre-
vent the Corbett-Mitchell fight AS you
know him, and the "Old Hickory" qualities
Of the governor, this declaration itself set
ties it that there Will be no fight unless
the prize fighters can, at the last moment,
evade the authorities
The law In this state is ample to prevent
the fight and punish the fighters, should
they succeed in having the mill" The
governor Is charged by the constitution
with seeing that the laws are faithfully
executed, and in carrying out such COM
mand he can use the civil and military
authority of the state.
If 1T become necessary he will use the lat
ter, as well as the former. But at present
l think he deems the civil authorities ample
to cope with prize fighting.
You may safely say to the readers of the
Inter-Ocean that the Corbett-Mitchell prize
fight cannot be pulled off, in Florida in
the year 1894.
This letter is a trifie extra-offical in
language and its general scope, but you
asked for information and it is given.
Very truly yours, w. B. LAMAR,
Attorney General.
The Other Side.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. San au-
thoritative statement by the Duval Ath-
letic Club as to the certainty of Corbett-
Mitchell fight coming off in this city is
now in preparation. President Mason and
Manager Bowden have been in conference
with their attorneys all the forenoon and
the latter are debating a statement This
will contain many fine points and is being
drawn with the greatest care and caution.
Mitchell Willing to Fight in Private,
NEW YORK, Jan. S.-A special from st.
Augustine, Fla, to the Daily America says:
Charles Mitchell emphatically. denied yes
terday that he had ever received a letter
from Jim Corbett proposing to hold the fight
in private, with only those present who
happened to be there.
Heaven knows I am as willing to fight
as Corbett is" said Mitchell, land [ will