Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-03
NOMINATIONS TODAY
The President Sends Quite Large Batch
to the Senate.
Col. G. N. Lieber to Succeed Gen.
of the United States Army.

The president today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Treasury-Wm S. Dollins Of Massachu-
setts to be surveyor of customs for the
port of Springfield, Mass.
State-Herbert Wolcott Bowen of New
York, to be consul general Of the United
States at Barcelonl, Spain; Andrew j.
Patterson of Tennessee. to be consul of
the United States at Demarara, British
Guiana.
Justice-T. Frank Clark of Florida, at
torney of United States southern district
of Florida; John W. Beekman of New Jer-
sey, attorney of United States district of
New Jersey; Robert w. Best of District
Of Columbia, to be justice of the peace
in the District of Columbia.
To be commissioners of Immigration
Walter p. Stradley Of California, at the
port of San Francisco, Cal; VIM. H. Ruby
Of Maryland, at the port of Baltimore, Md.
Thos. F. Delhanty of Massachusetts,, for
the port of Boston, Mass; Joseph H. Sem
ner of New York. at the port Of New, York.
N. Y; John j. S. Rodgers of Pennsylvania,
at the port Of Philadelphia, Pa.
War-ColoneI G.. Norman Lieber, assist
ant judge advocate general, to be judge
advocate general, with the rank of briga-
der general.
Navy-Lieutenant Commander Franklin
Hanford, to be commander; Passed As
ssitant Engineer Robert w. Gait, to be
chief engineer; Assistant Engineer H. G..
Leopold, to be passed assistant engineer.
To be judges of probate, territory of
Utah-Joseph Judd, for the county of San
Pete; L. NJ. Olsen of Utah. for the county
Of Corbon.
Postmasters-Wm. J. Bradbury. Fair
Me-; Leonard O. Cobb. Winthrop, Me. !;
Kean, Cumberland, Md; Ermina L. Evans,
AShburnham, Mass; Fred. A. Barker
keene. N. H.; Frank E. Randall, Pitts
field, N. H.; Josiah Butler. Frenchtown,
j.; VIM. White. Manas9uan. N. j.; Chas.
J. Swain. Nunda, N. Y. James Walling,
Victor, N. Y; W. H. Voss, East Strouds-
burg, Pa: NJ: A: Eakin, Emlenton. Pa.
Hin, Hughesville, Pa; Harry /. Moser.
Schuylkill Haven, Pa; NJ. E. Mistall, East
Liverpool, Ohio: Michael J. Alten, Lorain,
Ohio; Gastine . N: Russell Plain City. Ohio:
Dennie. Toronto. Ohio; Daniel H. Gaumer,
GAINESVILLE, Ohio; Ihos. j.. Sites, Albany,
Ore; w. Fletcher Horn, Grants Pass,
Ore; Mary l.. Egleston, Winnsboro, S. c.:
Gaines, Paris, Texas; John NJ. Baer, Apple
ton, Wis; Frank l.. Clarke, Augusta, Wis
% %Nandy J; kratochwill Boscobel, Wis;
D: Eastman. Plymouth. Wis; Roderick
McGregor, River Falls, Wis; Carl Zillier,
Sheboygan, Wis; T. E. Ryan, Waukesha,
Wis; Charles H. Shaw, Wauwatsua. Wis.
James V. Long. Petaluma, Cal; Frank L.
Wingard. Long Beach. Cal; w: s. Dudley,
Healdsburg, Cal; John, C. Allan, Aspen,
Colo; Edward NJ. Wells, Stratford, Conn.
VIM. NJ. Denton Dalton, Ca; Frederick NJ.
Wheaton, ILL.,; Charles E. Axt, Odell Ill.
Andrew Wasem, Mount Vernon, Ind.
Frank NJ. Berry, Muscogee, I. T.; VIM.
Judge, Dewitt, Iowa; F. NJ. Marum, Ell
dora, Iowa; Martin D. Madden, Lyons.
Iowa; Joseph H. Unangst. Marion, Iowa
George M. Talbot, Bardstown, KY; Cas-
Erwin, Planquemine. La; Elizabeth Dono-
hue. East Tawas, Mich; Frank J. Cove,
Madelia, Mimi; Edward Fay, Moorhead,
Mimi; George w. Rucker, Brunswick, Mo-.
John S. Preston, Shclgina, Mo-; John G.
Kesterson. Fairbury, Neb. :.
The New Judge Advocate General.
Col. Guido Norman Lieber, who was to-
advocate general of the army, to succeed
Gen. Swain, retired, is at present acting
judge advocate general, position which he
has filed since 1884. He was born in South
Carolina, appoirted first lieutenant of the
eleventh infantry from New York in 1861,
and served throughout the war with signal
distinction. He was brevetted captain in
1862 for gallant and meritorious service at
the battle of Gaines Mill, Va; major in
1864 for like services in the Red river cam
paign, and lieutenant colonel in 1865 for
faithful and meritorious services during the
war. He was with the Army of the Poto-
mac at the siege of Yorktown. Malvern Hill
and Bull Rum and was on Banks staff In
the gulf campaign, later, he was at the
siege of Port Hudson, in the Teche country
and the Red river campaign. Since the war
he has been attached to various army de-
partments as judge advocate, and was pro-
fessor of law at the Military Academy. In
1882 he came to Washington as assistant
judge advocate general. He will retire in