New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-23
SOME MINOR OFFICES FILLED.
T r. BRIsTOW APPOINTED MR. GARYS
FOURTH ASSISTANT.
Ely CONGRESSMAN Hermann NAMED FOR CON-
MISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Two DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
,rcp NOMINATED.

MISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Two DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
ALSO NOMINATED.
rey TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBuSE.1
Washington March 22.-President Mckinney sent
n few Appointments OF minor importance 70 inc
senate to-day the list Of nominations including the
following:
Joseph l.. Bristow, OF Kansas 10 pe r"ui'" no
sistant Postmaster General
BInger Hermann. OF Oregon to be Commissioner
Of the General Land Office.
Rovd g. Jones of Massachusetts,. to be Attorney
Of the United States for the District OF Massecnu-
setts. 49,.
lanes D Elliott of South Dakota, to be Attor-
- -, H. t-,,,ed states for the District OF South
Dakota. 1870, H..
Ernst @ Tin1me of Wisconsin, TO be Auditor TOT
the state and other Departments Fifth Audito)
C,mmodore Joseph ~ Miller, to be rear ad-
miral. -
Mr.. Brstow. who was appointed Fourth Assist
ant Postma ster- General. ia a Kansas newspaper
man He Is at present Editor Of THE Salina Even
ing News" He is about thirty-hve years old, ana
was horn IN Kentucky going TO Kansas IN Ms Unit
.eenth year For six years he has been secretary OF
the Republican State Committee ana was prNate
secretary TO Governor Morrill, for two years He a.
n graduate OF Baker University, kansas "hen ne
came to Washington ne was not a candidate Tor any
Office and his becoming such was due TO warm
friendly relation which had been establisned WIN
President Mckinley and Joseph Smith the state
Librarian Of Ohio, who suggested Es being canii-
date for the place to which he was appointed To-
day When Major Mckinley made his trip through
Kansas In 1894 Mr.. Bristow had charge OF the ar
engagements, and then made the acquaintance ana
won the esteem Of the President.
Tx Representative Binger Hermann. the new COM
missioner OF the General Land Office. Is Mary
lander by birth hfty-four years of but has lived
I'm Oregon since 1868 He H. thoroughly familiar WIN
ne land laws and their effect on Western interests
having taker active interest in such matters
since his election to the XLIXth Congress. lie re-
celved an academic education. and later studied ana
pracised law. He served in the oregon Legislature
and as receiver Of public moneys In the land ONCE
AT Rosaburg Ore prior TO his election 10 Congress
He served as member OF the House with President
Mckinley. and Of the leading members on
the Rivers and Harbors Committee. As con-
gresham he always looked closely after the De-
partmenta and Congressional interests OF his con-
ctitupntS
The appointment OF James -. Elliott TO be Attor-
ney for South Dakota Is recognition or the he
publican organization OF that State. lie Is cnair-
man OF the State Committee and had the indorse-
ment of the leading Republ cans OF South Dakota
The Senate to-day confirmed the nominations or
General Powell Clayton. Of Arkansas. TO bt Minis
ter to Mexico: William NJ Osborne. OF Massachu-
setis. to be Consu-Cieneral at London: John K
Gowdy. Of Indiana 10 be Consul-Cieneral AT Paris,
and Joseph II. Brigham. OF Ohio, TO be Assistant
Secretary OF Agriculture