The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-19

ceased member were Messrs. Boutelle,
Foss, Henderson, Belknap, Royce. Mann,
Brossius, Hopkins, Dinsmore, Gran.
Moody, Prince and Peters.
At 2:10, the eulogies being concluded.
the house adjourned to January 9Th.
NOMINATIONS
Successors Named for the Democrats
Recently Decapitated
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 1s.-The
President today sent the following NOM
nations to the Senate:
Treasury-Wm. Penn Williams, to be
Assistant Treasurer at Chicago; VIM.
P. Nixon, Collector Of Customs for the
District Of Chicago; A. M. Young, Sur
veyor of Customs for the port of In
dianapolis, and Henry c. Groner, Col
lector of Internal Revenue for the First
District of Missouri; John H. Walken-
hurst, Appraiser of Merchandise at the
port of ST. Louis; John L. Hodges, As
sayer in charge of the Mint Of the United
States at Denver; Jos. H. Spear, Jr.
Surveyor of Customs in the District OF
San Francisco.
Justice-John Games. Marshal of the
United States for the Northern District
Of Illinois; Frank w. Parker and John
r. McFie, Associate Justices of the Su-
preme Court of the Territory of New
Mexico; James T. Martin, Attorney for
the United States District Of Vermont;
I. w. Dyer, of Maine, to be Attorney for
the District Of Maine.
State-George L. Dart, of Illinois, to
be Consul at Martinique, West Indies.
William P. Williams, appointed as
sistant treasurer at Chicago. had the
support of Secretary Gage in his candi-
dacy, and also all the bankers Of Chi
cago. He is secretary of the Union
League club.
Hon. William Penn Nixon has been
identified with the Inter- Ocean as editor
and part owner for many years, running
back beyond 1880. when he was staunch
supporter of General Grant for the third
term nomination. There were no OPP
posing candidates for the Office. Senator
Cullom asked for the appointment for
Mr.. Nixon soon after the election of
President Mckinley.
COMBINATIONS
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 1S.-The
senate today confirmed the following
nominations:
lister to Russia; A. ]. Simpson. Arizona,
minister to Ecuador; w. L. Finch, Wis
consin. minister to Paraguay and Uru-
quay; L. S. Swenson, Minnesota, minis
ter to Denmark; George H. Bridgman
New Jersey, minister to Bolivia; w. g.
Hunter, Kentucky, minister to Guate-
mala and Honduras; w. w. Thomas
Jr., Maine, minister to Sweden and Nor
way. aar
To be Consuls-L w. Ocborn, Ne.
braska, at Apia and Nukuualofa,, Ton.
ga; John L. Bittinger, Missouri, at Mon.
treal; Eugene Songer, Illinois at Rio
de Janerio, Brazil; James T. Dubois
Pennsylvania, at st. Gall, Switzerland;
VIM. r. Holloway, Indiana, at st. Pc
tersburg, Russia; Frank c. Partridge
Vermont, at Tangier, Morocco; Frank
M. Brundage, Pennsylvania, at La
Chapelle, Germany; Irwin Shaw, Penn
sylvania, at Barranquilla, Columbia;
Daniel Mayer, West Virginia, at Buenos
Ayres; Chester w. Martin, Michigan,
at Amherstburg, Ont; Chas. Monteith
Idaho, at Chatham, Ont; VIM. M. Mills,
Texas, at Chihuahua, Mexico; c. p.
Snyder, West Virginia, at Ciuda6t Por-
flrio Diaz, Mexico; John A. Barnes, H.
linois, at Cologne, Germany; j. c. In
gersoll, Iowa, at Copenhagen; Julian
Phelps, Iowa, at Crefeldt, Germany;
Edward c. Cramer. Wisconsin, at Flor
ence, Italy; H. 8. Culver, Ohio, at Lon
don, Ont; ]. I. Britain, Ohio, at Nantes,
France; Charles B. Harris, Indiana, at
Nagasaki, Japan; ]. F. Darhell, In
diana, at Nogales. Mexico; ]. E. Kehl
Ohio, at Stettin, Germany; Augustus G.
Seifert, Pennsylvania. at Stratford,
Ont; A. B. Jones, Alabama, at Tpxpan,
Mexico; Alvin Smith, Ohio, at Trinidad
West Indies; ]. T. Hoke, West Virginia,
at Windsor, N. s.; r. P. Skinner, Ohio
at Marseilles, France; Frak w. Mahan,
Iowa, at Reichenberg, Bohemia.
Richard Lebert, surveyor general of
Colorado.
To be Indian Agents-Harland c.
Baird, Nebraska, at Santee agency; w.
H. Smead, Montana, at Flathead Indian
agency; Thomas P. Fuller, Montana
at Blackfoot agency; j. c. Clifford
Montana, at Tongue river.
Sam Gordon, register of the land office
at Miles City, Mont; Jos. M. Rhoades,
receiver of public moneys at Miles City
Mont.
Nathan B. Scott, West Virginia, COM
missioner Of internal revenue; VIM. p.
Nixon, collector of customs, district OF
Chicago; VIM p. Williams, district at
torney at Chicago; John c. Amps, mar
shall of the United States, northern dis.
trict of Illinois; J. s. Spear, Jr., sur
veyor of customs at San Francisco; John
H. Walkenhorst, appraiser of mer-
chandise at the port of st. Louis,
NOT CONFIRMED
WASHINGTON Dec. 1s.-In reply to q
question Senator Teller said today that
he would oppose the confirmation of the
nomination Of Mr.. Charles Page Bryan
to be Minister to China.
II have" said he, known Mr.. Bryar
for many years, as he was formerly @
resident Of Colorado, and my personal
relations with him have always been
amicable. My opposition to his con-
flrmation is based solely upon the ground
that he has no experience or training
that would Justify this government in
selecting him for the most important mis-.
sion we have at the present time. 1t can
not be doubted that certain European
countries intend, if they can possibly
find an excuse for so doing, to dismem-
Der China and divide up that great terri
tory between them. do not believe
that such high-handed outrage should
be perpetrated and nothing be attempted
by the United States. think that other
self-respecting nations not engaged III