The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-13
GRANTED MORE TIME
PENSION AGENT SPENCER GIVEN A
NEW LEASE OF OFFICIAL LIFE.
Republican Postmasters Appointed
for Bloomington, Covington and
Smaller Towns i'm Indiana.
An OLD SOLDIER PROMOTED
JAMES w. FORsYTHE NOMINATED
FOR A MAJOR GENERALCY.
Lafayette POstOfice Clerk Dismissed
Trouble at Mount VernOn-The
Presidents VisItors,
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. May PA quiet tip was
given out tonight that Pension Agent
Spencer may be given a few more weeks of
official life. When the move against him
was commenced 1t was thought his term
expired in September next and the Wash
ington authorities proceeded on the theory
that, under the circumstances, he would
be well treated if permitted to serve about
half the time between March 4 and the ex-
piration of his term, 1t is now discovered
that his four years will not be out until
next spring. hence the period of his stay
may be heightened il. the carrying out of
the programme based on an equitable di-
vision of time.
The President to-day nominated Briga-
der General James ". Forsythe to be
major general. He also nominated a num-
Der of postmasters, among whom were l..
V. Buskirk, at Bloomington, Ind, and
Fletcher w. Boyd, at Covington. Ind.
General Forsythe was born in Ohio and
graduated from the Military Academy in
1856. During the war he earned brevets in
every grade up to and including brigadier
general. He was brevetted for gallant and
meritorious services in the battles of
Chickamauga. Opequan, Fishers Hill and
N1ItuitlON1y a. DuIIilR MS service IN the
war of the rebellion he was on the staff of
General Mcclellan during the peninsular
and Maryland campaigns, and chief of staff
of Major General Sheridan during the Rich
mond campaign, and participated in the
famous raid from Winchester to Petersburg
In pursuit of Lees forces. He accompanied
General Sheridan to Europe as an aid dur
ing the Franco-Prussian war. Since 1873 he
has hppn stationed mainly in Tho XXTart ord
has been of conspicuous service in the
Sioux expedition of 1875. in the Bannock
campaign at Fort Walla Walla, Wash, and
in actions with Indians at Wounded Knee
creek and Catholic Mission, S. d. He be-
came a brigadier general Nov. 8, 1894, and
was assigned to the Department of Cali
fornia, where he has since remained.
General Forsythe, it is expected, will re-
tire within a few days after confirmation,
leaving the way open for the promotion to
the major generalcy of some other brigadier
general, which movement probably will end
with General Brooke permanently in the
place of major general.
The Senate to-day confirmed the follow
ing nominations: George A. Farr, collector
of customs, district of Michigan; James A.
Coye, surveyor of customs, port OF Grand
Rapids. Mich; Tams Bixby, of Redwing.
NAAlllis u NC a. ulcIIlDGT OI the dawes IN
dian commission; John N. Quackenbush, to
be commander in the navy: A. F. George,
receiver of public moneys, at Rapid City,
S. D.; G. w. James. Indian agent at Pot
taWatomle and Great Nemaha agency,
Kansas.
Wilson Smith, of Lafayette, formerly
postmaster, accompanied by Representative
Crumpacker. had a conference with First
Assistant Postmaster General Heath to-
day over the locally celebrated case of Cole
and Newey. Cole, a Republican, was for
merly mailing clerk at Lafayette, and New
ey, a Democrat, was m~oney-order clerk.
They had a fight last fall. Newey insulted
Cole and Cole knocked him down, for which
offense he was dismissed. A full investiga-
ton to-day resulted in a verdict of iustfi1-
BILE assault and in Coles reinstatement. and
an order for Newey's instant dismissal.
Quite a breeze has been stirred up over
the investigation preliminary to the removal
of the Democratic postmaster at Mount
Vernon and the Democratic citizens of the
town are combining to keep him in. Evil
dence of their anxiety on that score are
pouring into the department in a flood.
Indiana fourth-class postmasters were APP
pointed to-day as follows: Cedar Grove,
Franklin county, NJ. r. Ryman, vice B. C.
Cooley, removed; Hitchcock, Washington
county, Clarence Dennis. vice David Den
his, removed, LEXINGTON, Scott county, IL,
n. Mace, vice Patrick Shea, removed;
Livonia. Washington county. d. L. Hutch
inson. vice G.. w. Gardner, removed.
Senator Fairbanks has made the follow
ing recommendations for member of In
diana boards of pension examiners:
Nashville, Brown county, Drs. John F.
Genolin and j. o.. Griffith, Nashville; DIR.
James G. Ward, Bean Blossom.
Vevay, Switzerland county-Dr. Hannibal
Greenleaf, MARYLAND; DR.. Scott Culbertson,
Moretield; DR.. r. N. Copeland, Bennington.
Mr.. Buck, of Georgia, new%ly-appointed
minister to Japan, called at the War De-
partment to-day and secured from Secre-
tary Alger a promise that Capt. Edmund
Rice, of the Fifth Infantry, now stationed
at Fort Mcpherson, near Atlanta, should
be detailed as United States military at
tache at the United States legation at To-
kio, Japan. The order was made out later
in the day. This was the post formerly
held by Lieutenant O'Brien, also of the
Fifth Infantry, during the war between
china and Japan.
Secretary Sherman and Senators Lodge.
Cullom and Burrows took up most of the
time of the President this morning, so that
comparatively few of his other callers had
~ opportunity to see him. The contest for
the Swiss mission. according to the pre-
waiting White House gossip, is said to lie
between Mr.. Leishman, of Pittsburg. for
mer president of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany, and Brutus Clay, of Kentucky. The
friends of the latter assert most positively
that II Leishman does not press his claims.
Clay will be nominated. 1t is understood
that DIR. Hunter, of Kentucky, who made
the protracted fight for United States sem
ator as the caucus nominee, but who ulti-
mately was compelled TO give way in the
interest of harmony, has been informed by
the President that he would be glad to be-
stow upon him some fitting position. DIR.