The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-05
YOUNG IS NAMED
AS The LIBRARIAN
Ills Nomination Sent In wednesday
Confirmed by the Senate.
He is A WELL-KNOWM WRITER
Office of Register of Copyright Is Still
To Be Filled-Mrs. Campbell
Thompson May Get It.

Washington. June 30.-The president to-
day sent 10 the senate the following NOM
nations:
State-John Russell Young. Of Pennsyl-
vania. to be librarian Of congress; Bernard
r. Green. of tie District of Columbia. to
be- superintendent Of the library building
and grounds; Francis g. LOOMS. of Ohio.
to be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary 20 Venezuela.
To be consuls-Henry Bordewich Of Min
pesota. az Curistiauia. Norway; John &.
Caldwell. of Kansas. at san Jose. Costa
Rica. Philip c. Ham. of Iowa, at Trim
ldad West india; Louis LANCE. Jr.. of IL
limos. at Bremen. Germany, Joseph J.
Stevens. of Indiana. a. Plymouth. Eng
land.
john Russell Young. The first chief OK
ecutivt- of the magnificent new congress
sioual library soon 10 6e opened 10 the pub
hc. was born ia Bennington, Pa. in ISL. anu
was educated i'm the pubic schools He -
LOT Il col.ege bred Ipau. out by MS own
eldeavors has taken nigh rank as nLlan-
eel writer lie uesan WORK as q reporter
on The Philadelphia Press anu az the pc
ginning Of the civil war joined lile a. ~
of tn,- Potomac a war correspondent
Subsequently ne started a newspaper IN
Philadelphia and another IN We" 1Oih
city. lie studied law and Was admltted
TO the bar. but altrr pFatt-titiS +" !" --,4o
Weur 10 Europe as correspondent OF me
New York Herald. anu as its representative
a,.cotnrau.,,i General Grant around the
world IN l-71. lie vas appointed minister
10 CHINA ia 1Ss2 and hiitd the position
until the accession Of President CleVe-
N is understood that his first assistant
VIII be NIr. y T. SpoUord. VINO has oeeh
connected with the conSr'-ss-ol&i ilprdty
since 1861. most OF the time as toI arlah III
chief
one Of the important offices 10 be filed
il that Of register of copyrights place
created under the recent act OF congress
for the government of the library me
leading applicants for this place Is Mrs.
virginia Campbell Thompson. VINO was ap-
pointed postmaster Of IouIsVlile, ny. NY
Pr sii,ui Hayes and continued in office by
Presidents Garfield and Arthur ard among
her iI.iorsars being President Grant
Mrs. Thompson is daughter OF AleNaIl-
der Campbell. founder OF the CHRISTIAN
church. anu she has the earnest o3cS-ils
for the place she seeks Of Senator'S Deboe.
EIkins and Hanna
Ecrnarl r. Green. tho new superintend-
ent of the library building ana Sfouhus,.
has had am important share IN ne work
of construction OF the new building. tie
IS n civil engineer of ability and was the
chief assistant of General Casey In his
construction Of the new building. all the
details of work beng left 20 him
Washington. june a'--lhe senate teNay
Russell Young. Of PennsylEanla' 20 De
librarian of congress Bernard X Green.
of the District Of Columbia. 70 be super
i0tcUdeut of the library buila-ng an"
grounds Also number of consul generals
consuls and Vostmasters.
Librarian Young Swears In.
Washington. July L-Tion- John Russell
yotnl took the oath OF office As librarian
of congress before Clerk Nckenny. of the
United States supreme court today. His
first act was the a2poin-g" en- of Mr. R. a
Stistsfin he collsulleS On L librarian. win
new office r. WIN q i-is
woOdford Calls on DeLome.
Washington. June ..-Ste T,roess-
forI lie new minister 10 Seart J. S3 ~
the state department today ara took the
oa.h 81 office. Later in company with
Captain Bless ami Lieutenant Dyer. re-
Sftct{v,fv military and naval attaches
nj tho United states legation at Madrid
Afr. Wo0aford called on the Spanish minis
ter here ar Weotlf8rd expects 20 sail
for his post about july goth.