The times., 1897-06-30
NAMED By THE PRESIDENT.
Two Residents OF the District Get
Good offices.

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Two Residents OF the District Get
Good offices.
The President yesterday sent the fol
lowing nornirationsto the Senate:
Charles v. HerelIfsaa, of tine District Of
Columbia, to be secretary of the Legation
of the United States at Vienna, Austria
john K. Richards, ,of Ohio, to be solicitor
general. *
ConsaIs generaI-Church Howe, Of Me-
braska. at Apia and Nnkualofa, Tonga;
John T.. Bray, Of NoIth DAKOTA, at Mel
bourne, Australia
Consul Hs-fIugo Donzelmann, OF Wyoming.
at Prague, Bohemia; Louis A. Dent, OF
the District OF CGlumbia, at Kingston,
Jamaica; Samue! s.. Lyon, Of New jersey,
at Osaka and Hiogo, Japan; Rounsevslie
Wildnan. California, at Hong Kong, China.
Lieut.. Col. William II. Pow ell, Eleventh
infantry, to be colonel; Major Clarence L.
Bennett, Nineteenth Infantry, To be lieuten-
ant colonel; Capt. Stephen p. Joeeiyn,
Twenty-first infantry, TO be rnajer, First
Lieut. Charles II. Eonesteel, Twenty-first
Infantry, to be captain; Second Lieut. Ed
mund L. Butts, Twenty first Infantry, tohe
first lieutenant: Second Lieut.. John r.
Hams, Third Artillery, to be first Heusen-
ant.
Charles Y. Herdliska, of the District OF
Columbia, nominated to be secretary Of
legation at Vienna, is ali Ohio man, whose
family lives on Walnut Hills, one OF the
suburbs of Cincinnati. He moved here
tive years ago The seeretar yship of
this legation appears to have had but
few seekers for some reason. although it
is very nice berth. Mr Herdilska
enlisted the support Of Senator Foraker,
the nomination not to be charged TO OHIO,
and made an active fight for the place.
Senator Foraker brought Senator PenTose
Tito line and that Senator eabled Minister
Tower to see II the appointment would
be satisfactory, ard received satisfactory
answer The appointment was then de-
termined upon.
The nomination OF John X. Richards, Of
Ohio, TO be solicitor general OF the Depart
mont or Justice Is another personal up.
peantnient OF the President Mr. Richards
was recently attorney general of Ohio, and
is rated as one of the leading lawyers OF
that state HIs nomination has been pre-
dicted III The Times. It win not be pleas
ing news Co Senator Foraker TO know that
this nomination has finally been made, for
had the Senior Ohio Senator the reooumend-
alton to make for this office ne would
net have selected Mr.. Richards. The ncIni
neeis enc of the most ardent adherents OF
the Mckinley wing ''of the party in Ohio
oad has been hard fighter against the
Forakerites. There win, however, be no
opposition fpoai that quarter to his con-
firtnation. Senator Foraker said last night
that he knew of no reason why Mr. Rich
ards should not be promptly confirmed,
put at the same time. W hile he does not
say so, everybody who Knows Ohio politics
knows The Senator does not like it,
LOUIS A Dent. named for consul at
kingstor. Jamaica, is welEknown n in Wash
ington, particularly lii political circles. IN
which he has been prominent figure fer
the last ten or twelve years.
Mf. Dent was closely identified with the
late James g. Elaine up 10 the tine of his
death, serving him as stenographer. erfvate
secretary and literary assistant Mr. Dent
was born In Baltig1ore, Nd, the Year Mr.
Elaine entered Congress, and is now in his
thirty third year.
DuEalg the wears from 1881 to 1886 Mr.
Tent was court reporter for the District
or Columbia, and al the <sstst time from so
TO 'ss, was puva;e secretary TO Congress-
man Hit, of Illinois
In 1887, when MI Blaine went TO
Europe, yr. Dent received an appoint
ment "a TIE War Department, he having
passed. successfully, the necessary civil
service examination There he remained
about one and half years when he was
transferred To the Treasury Department.
On Nr. Blaine being appointed SEQ retary
of State he was made his pTivaue secre-
tary, and after the death of Mr. Walker
Blaine he represented Mr. Blaine as the
execiTiNe Officer of the State Depart
ment.
Upon the personal request of Mr.. blaine.
MI Dent was, in November, 1892, an
pointed consul to Kingston, Jamaica he
only held the position for little more
than month. having been removed by
President Cleveland
His father, Dr. Addison Dent, was a
resident II Washington for many years