The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-27
Mr.. FILBECK UNDAUNTED
HE is STILL STRIVING FOR THE
TERRE HAUTE COLLECTORSHIP
Charles Burdette Hart, a West Virgin
ia Editor, Nominated for Min
lister to Colombia.
cial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 26. - Nicholas Fill
beck, of Terre Haute, slipped into the city
last night and out again tonight. He said
he just passing through and thought
he would stop a day to look at the beautiful
scenery from the top of the Washington
monument. While here he enjoyed the
pleasure Of another wrestle with Senator
Fairbanks over the Terre Haute collector
ship and dropped in on the President, in
company with Representative Faris. While
at the White House he took occasion to
say a good word for Mr. Filbeck for collec-
tor, but did not have a chance to so much
as throw handful of sand in Judge Hen
rvs political sugar. He found the situation
unchanged, with indication of a change
anywhere on the horizon. The President
wonders how a man with such persstency
ever managed to keep out of office as
long as the eminent Vigo county politician.
The President to-day sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Charles Burdette Hart of West Virginia,
to be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States to Co
lomba; Francois S. Jones, of Louisiana,
secretary of the legation of the United
States at Buenos Ayres, Argentine Repub-
lie; John G. Thompson, of Illinois, TO be
assistant attorney general; James Edmund
Boyd, of North Carolina, to be assistant at
tCrney general; James S. Fruit collector { f
internal revenue, Twenty-third district of
Pennsylvania; Kenneth r. Perdleton, col
lector of customs, District of Albemarle,
North Carolina; Thornton S. Howard, reg
lister of Land Office, Des Moines Ia; John
w. Miller receiver of public moneys,
Woodward, o. T.; Lucius A. Wright, agent
for the Indians of the Mission Tale River
agency, in California; William H. Conger,
to be postmaster at Plymouth Ind.
Mr.. Hart. named for minister to Colon
bia, has been for twenty years editor of the
Wheeling Intelligencer the leading Repub-
lican paper of West Virginia. The appoint
ment is in recognition of his services to
the party. He was Endorsed by Senator Ell
kins and the Republican representatives Of
the State. Mr.. Hart has been prominently
mentioned a candidate for United States
senator to succeed Senator Faulkner, if the
Republicans should carry the State at the
next election.
The Senate committee on foreign rela-
lions to-day decided to recommend the con-
firmation of the nomination of Hon. e. H.
Conger, of Iowa, to be minister to Brazil.
The Senate to-day confirmed the following
nominations: E. H. Smock to be receiver
of public moneys at Buffalo, Wyo.; f. d.
Healey, to be register of the Land Office
at Beaver, O. T.; "A. "A. Tritle, jr., to be
register of the Land Office at Prescott,
Ariz.: A. P. Greeley, of Concord, N. H,
now an examiner-in chief in the Patent Of
flee, to be assistant commissioner of pat
GDtS, Il. u. steward, OF 1IdnO, ILL.,, now
principal examiner in the Patent Office, TO
be examiner-in-chief in the Patent Office
Fourth-class Indiana postmasters were
appointed to-day as follows: Atwood. Kos
ciusko county W. H. Vaughn vice W. H.
Thomas, removed; Chesterfield, Madison
county, w. r. Trueblood, vice John Bid
dnger removed Coal Creek, Fountain
county, Thomas Rowel, vice A. H. Crow
der, resigned; Etna Green, KOsciusko coun-
ty, j. NJ. GaslIill, vice Philip Seneff, re-
moved; Fishers Switch, Hamilton county,
w. M. Bolton, vice A. w. Trittipo, removed;
Michigantown, Clinton county. L. A. White
man, vice Iona Painter, removed; Middle
Fork, Clinton county Eugene Floyd, vice
S. S. Rodkey, removed; Ockley Carroll
county, w. II. Lyons, vice ]. L. Beard, re-
moved; Saratoga, Randolph county, Z. A.
Dunn, vice S. j. Hinkle. removed.
Senator Fairbanks to-day landed that
chaplaincy for Rev. DR.. Freeman. of Craw-
louisville.