Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-18
SCOTI'S PLU N
Drops, and Along With 1t Comes Many
Others---A Big List Of Appoint
ments Yesterday.

Special to the Register.
Washington, December 17-Notwith-
standing the opposition. of Secretary
of the Treasury Gage. Hon. Nathan p.
Scott, of Wheeling, was to-day ncmin-
ated by the President as commissioner
OF internal revenue, in accordance with
the promise said to have been made
by Mark Hanna before the election
last year. 1t is not likely that Mr.
SCOTS nomination will be confirmed
tomorrow before the Senate adjourns
for the holiday recess, SO that the new
commissioner cannot take charge Of his
Office until some time in January.
Washington, December 17.-The
President to-day sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
William w. Thomas, Jr, OF Maine,
to be minister to Sweden and Norway;
Hamilton King, of Michigan, tc be
minister to Siam; James C. McNaily,
Of Pennsylvania, to be secretary of le-
CATION and consul general Of the
United States at Bogota, Colombia:
Edgar O. Achorn. of Massachusetts, to
be secretary of the legation of the
United States at st. Petersburg, Rus
STA; Nathan B. Scott of West Vir-
ginia, to be commissioner of internal
revenue; James Peterson, collector of
customs for the district of Minnesota;
Edward c. Duncan, of North Carolina,
to be collector of internal revenue for
the Fourth district of North Carolina.
To be consuls of the United States:
George H. MoultoIf, of Colorado, at
Demerara, British Guinea; Robert P.
Dooley, of New York, at St. Helena;
Louis H. Ayme, of Illinois, at Guade-
loupe, West Indies; w. Stanley Hol-
lis, of Massachusetts, at Laurence Mar
queZ, Africa; Levi S. Wilcox, Of Illi-
nois, at Hankow, China; Chester Don
aldson, of New York, at Managua.
Nicaragua; Robert P. Skinner, CT Ohio,
at Marseilles, France; Frank w. Ma
Marshal Halstead, of New York, at
Birmingham, England; Harlan w.
Brush, of New York, at Clifton, On
tario; Charles Merriman, of Wiscon-
sin, at Brockville, Ontario; Daniel Z.
Mckinley, Of Wisconsin, at Athens,
Greece; Lemuel w. Livingston, of
Florida, at Cape Hatien, Haiti; John
G. Billheimer, of Indiana, at Zanzibar,
Zanzibar John K Pollard, of Ohio,
to be consul general of the United
States at Monterey, Mexico; Lewis
Dexter, of Rhode Island, to be consul
of the United States at Leeds, Eng
land; John Mel, Of California, to be
third lieutenant in the revenue cutter
service; Richard Lebert, surveyor gen.
eral Of Colorado. To be registers Of
land offices-J. II. Battenfield, at OAR
denelle, Arkansas; Jacob B. Freidheim,
at Camden, Ark; James A. Legion, at
Mentrose, Colorado; Sam Gordon, at
Miles City, Mont; August Deonitz, at
Ashland, Wis. To be receivers of pub
lie moneys-John G. Chitwood at OAR
danelle, Ark. Edward A. Schicker, at
Camden, Ark; George W. Warner, at
Akron, Colo; Rudolph B. WEIGH, at
Topeka, Kansas; George NJ. Lalng, at
Marshall, MINI; James B. Rhoades,
at Miles City, Mont; William r. Ak
ers, at Alliance. Neh.: Albert w.
Thompson, at Clayton, New Menioo,-
Nels Auley, at Ashland, Wis. To be
agents for the Indians-Harlan c.
Baird, Santee agency in Nebraska;
William M. Stead, at Flathead, Mont;
Thomas P. Fuller, at Blackfeet, Mont.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Francis W.
f. WILDER to be surgeon; Paymaster
George H. Griffing, to be pay inspec-
tor: Assistant Naval Constructors r.
Stocler. Frank W. Hibbs and Elliott
w. Snow, to be naval constructors.
Also a large number of recess ap-
nointments