The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-12
President Mckinley Requested Not to
Remove Pension Agent Spencer
for "a Few Months.
GOOD PLACE FOR A. w. TOURGEE
THE WELL-KNOWN WRITER MADE
consul AT BORDEAUX, FRANCE.
Man Sent to Batavia,
JaVa-New Indiana Fourth
Class POstmasters.~
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE appoint
ment of Mr.. Cheatham, the colored ex-rep-
~resentative of North Carolina, to be record
er of deeds for the District of Columbia,
leaves DIR. Ebert out in the cold. Two
weeks ago the contest narrowed down to
Mr.. Cheatham and DR.. Ebert, and for a
time the chances seemed to be in favor of
the Indianapolis candidate, but the South
ern Republicans seemed so insistent for
recognition that the President had to yield
to the opportunities from that quarter. In
appointing a colored man and a nonresident
of the District to this place, the President
receded squarely from the position taken at
the outset, which was that he would give
Washington home rule, and that he would
appoint a white man recorder of deeds. In
both particulars he changed his mind. Up
to the very last minute Representative
Overstreet entertained a strong conviction
that his man was going to pull through.
1t is not yet known whether DIR. Ebert
will retire altogether from the office hunt
or put himself on the equally as good
list. y
Representative Lands has recommended
appointment of the following fourth-class
postmasters: Wallace, Fountain county, A.
b. Grimes; Waynetown, Montgomery coun-
ty, Edward w. Kelly.
AS this was Cabinet day at the White
House there were comparatively few call
ers. Senator Hansbrough introduced to the
President A. NJ. Denny, of Oregon, who has
the backing of the Oregon delegation and
other prominent men of the Pacific coast
for the Chinese mission. Mr.. Denny was
consul general TO Shanghai and at one time
adviser of the King of Corea. He is said TO
nave a very wide acquaintance with the
affairs of the Orient. Senator Deboe, of
Kentucky, and Representative Pugh, of the
same State, presented d. NJ. Cummingore,
their candidate for collector of internal
revenue of the Covington district, and Bru-
tus j. Clay, a son of Cassius NJ. Clay, who
is an applicant for minister to Switzerland.
Senator Wellington, of Maryland, nitro
duced c. B. Trail, of Frederick, w. Va,
who desires to represent this country as
consul to Hamburg. Mr.. Trail was consul
to Rio Janeiro under the Harrison admin
istration. Among the other callers were
Senators Quay and Penrose, of Pennsyl-
vania, and Fairbanks, of Indiana, and Rep
introduced Mayor Hall, OF Cambridge.
The President to-day sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
To be consuls of the United States-Al-
bion w. Tourgee, of New York, at Bor-
deaux, France; Sidney B. Everett, of Mas
SachuSetts, at Batavia, Java.
Henry +. Cheatham, of North Carolina, to
be recorder Of deeds, District of Columbia;
Ephraim p. Smock, of Wyoming, TO be re-
Ceiver Of public money at Buffalo, Wyo:
The Senate to-day confirmed the following
nominations: stanford Newell, of Minneso-
ia, to be minister to the Netherlands; Cas-
SiuS M. Barnes, Governor of Oklahoma
Territory; Henry A. Castle, of Minnesota,
tc be auditor of the Postoffice Department;
Thomas Richards, Indiana, agent at Fort
Berthold agency in North Dakota.
Judge Day, of Ohio, to-day qualified and
assumed his office as. assistant secretary
of state. The oath of Office was admins
tered to him by Disbursing Officer Branni
gan. He entered at once on the work of
his office. Mr.. Rockhill, whom he succeeds,
will remain for a time at the State Depart
ment, at the request of the PresidentJ I'M
til Mr.. Day becomes familiar with pend
ing negotiations. 1t is expected hat he
will himself be appointed to one of the for
eign missions about to be vacated.
Fourth-class Indiana postmasters were
appointed to-day as follows: Charlottesville,
Hancock county, T. E. Niles, vice Frank
Brandenburgh, resigned; Cutler, Carroll
county,, T.. c. Bonebrake. vice G.. NJ. Phil
lips, removed; London, Shelby county, o.
L. Means. vice Mrs. Ella Means, removed;
Marble Corner. Ripley county, Collins Will
man, vice F. E. Reed, removed.
The removal OF tension Agent spencer,
of indianapolis, was the subject of a dis
crssion this evening between the President,
Secretary Bliss ard senate Fairbanks.
Strong influence has been brought to bear
en- the President to grant Mr.. Spencer a
Gus tonight was not divulged by any of
the participants.