The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-04
Judge Henry ForniaIly Notified that
He VIII BE Appointed Collector
OF Internal Revenue.
PROSPECTIVE POSTMASTERS
CHANGES no BE MADE AT ELkHART,
GOSHEN AND OTHER CITIES.
Resignation OF Supervising Architect
Aiken Dcmanded-Place Found for
General SickeIs's Son.


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Fair
banks returned to Washington this after
noon and settled down at once to business.
Among other things he did was to write
to Judge r.. w. Henry. of Terre Haute,
formally notifying him thai he had been
recommended for appointment as collector
Of the Terre Haute internal revenue dis
trict. Another letter conveying the same ira
formation was addressed to President Nc
Kinley. Whether or not Collector Jump will
be asked to resign before the expiration of
his term is a question that has not yet
been thoroughly discussed. The adrlinistra-
tion has been very kindly disposed toward
hold-over Democrats in Indiana. and were
it not for the unusual features connected
with Terre Haute such a thing as asking
for Mr.. Jumps resignation would not be
thought of for a moment. AS it is he may
have to retire in the near future. As before
said, however this is a problem that re-
mains to be settled.
Representative Royse to-day dispatched
formal notification of the commentators
for the appointment of the following post
masters in his district: Elkhart, w. II. An
derson; Goshen, NJ. A. Cornell; Plymouth,
w. II. Conger; South Bend H. G. Miller;
Nappenee. G.. A. Brown; Bristol, L. j.
Greenan; Middlebury, c. w. Elliott; Millers-
burg, c. F. Widener. All but the last three
are presidential"
Representative Crumpacker announced
to-day that he would recommend "A. H.
Lest for postmaster at Michigan City and
Daniel Lynch at Lowell.
Despite a drenching rain the President
had a large number of callers. to-day. DR..
Hunter, the Republican candidate for SEN
ator from Kentucky who was forced to
withdraw, had a brief talk with Mr.. Nc
KinIey about the Kentucky patronage,
which has been held up pending the result
of the senatorial election. Nothing, it is
announced. will be done in the matter until
the arrival here next Wednesday of Sena-
tor-elect Deboe. Dr.. Hunter says he is not
a candidate for any position in the gift of
the President. He will press his contest
against Congressman RheG for a seat In
the House. It has been detnlteiy DECIDED
that National Committeeman j. r. Boyd. of
North Carolina, will be appointed solicitor
of internal revenue, and his nomination is
expected this week. Congressman North
way, of Ohio. presented General Robert Il.
Simpson, of Arizona, Il former resident of
the Buckeye State. who aspires TO be con-
sui general to Mexico. For this post there
are already ninety applicants. The Presi-
dent informed Mr.. Northway that further
COtlSuldL appointments do a 1 hACs NOohd pC
postponed until after the adjournment of
Congress. There may be appointments in
exceptional cases from time to time, but
the general policy of the President will be
to hold up this class of appointments until
after the tariff bill IS passed and Congress
has adjourned.
The President to-day sent a batch of
nominations to the Senate, principally post
masters. Among the latter were: Taylor
Reagan at Plainfield, Ind, and Thomas H.
Adams, at V~incennes, Ind. TIL other NOM
nations were: Robert f. Patterson, of
Tennessee, to be consul general to Calcutta,
India; Stanton Sickels, of New York, sec
rotary of legation at Madrid; Alpha f.
Land Office at Sun Dance, Wyo.; John
Hancock Merriam, of Minnesota, to be an
assistant paymaster in the navy;
The appointment of General SickelS'S son
to be a secretary of the legation at Madrid
is a grateful acknowledgement by President
Mckinley of the arduous work performed
by General Sickels in the swing about the
country on the Union generals special
during the campaign. General Sickels's
structures on the Chicago Democracy We're
more bitter than those of the most bitter
Republican. Secretary of War Alger, who
used his inlIucnce in behalf of General
SickeiS'S son. The two families are very in
innate; Miss Alger will sail this week with
Miss Sickels, of ST. Louis, to visit General
Sickelss second wife, who is at present liv-
ing in Madrid.
The Senate, in executive session, to-day
confirmed the following nominations: Will
liam r. Day. of Ohio, to be assistant sec
rotary of state; William Heimke, of New
York, to be second secretary of the legation
of the United States at the City Of Mex
leo; William a. Jones. of Mineral Point,
Wis, to he commissioner of Indian affairs;
Colonel William r. Shafter. First Infantry,
to be brigadier general; Lieutenant Colonel
H. G.. Cook. Fourth Infantry to be colonel;
Major A. H. cambridge, Tenth Infantry,
to be lieutenant colonel; Captain r. /.
Eskridge, Twenty-third Infantry, to be ma
jor, and other promotions in the army.
Indiana fourth-class postmasters were ap-
pointed to-day rs follows: Cana, Jennings
county. ]. A. Tobias, vice Lewis Hoard, re-
moved; Deal. Lawrence county, Aerie Arm
strong, vice Ari Armstrong;. resigned:
Hicks, Jefferson county. S. l.. Hall. vice u.
l. Spencer, removed; SeelyVille. Vigo coun-
ty, Raleigh Rickerson. vice II. II. Modesett,
removed South ranger, monroe county.
Don Browning, vice l. a. Chandler, re-
moved; Swan, Noble county, Arthur Cra-
mer, vice Nehu Brickcr. removed. Yer
sailes, Ripley county. John Harper, vice
j. NJ. Singer, removed: Wawaka, Noble
county,, Frederick Schwab, vice Z. j. Fer
rey. removed.
Secretary Gage to-day asked for the res
ignation of w. Nj. Aiken. a supervising
architect of treasury. This move had been
anticipated for a week or more. Although
no official statement in regard to the mat
ter has yer been made by tire secretary of
the treasury it has been known that Mr..
Aiken's work has not been altogether salts
factory to MIR. Clee and hence his deter
mination to make u change. Mr.. Aiken is
comparatively a Young man and it is al
legged has not had sufficient experience in
his profession TO justify his retention in an
office that should be filled only by men of