The times., 1897-06-10
THREE MINISTER'S NAMED
Long List of Nominations Sent to
the Senate.
Mr.. Wilson Goes to Chile, Mr. Powell
TO Hayti, and Mr.. Leishman
to Switzerland.

The President sent TO the Senate yester-
day a large batch OF important nomina-
tinns as follows:
Envoys extraordinary and ministers plcni-
potentiary Of the United States
Henry L. Wilson, of Washington, to
Chile
william F. Powell, OF New jersey, to
Hayti.
John c. A Leishman, of Pennsylvania,
to Switzerland
John F. Convey, of Washington, 10 be
consul general Of the United States at
kanagawa, Japan.
To be assistant appraisers of merchandise
Michael j. Brown. OF Pennsylvania, in
the district OF Philadelphia, Pa; Fred p.
Vincent, Of Pennsylvania, in the district
of Phiia,telphia, Pa.
To be deputy auditors Robert $ Person,
OF South Dakota, for the Interior Depart
meut: Dalel A Grosvenor, of Maryland, tor
the War Department
Nayy-Medical Inspector James N. Flint,
10 be medical director Surg. Charles NJ.
Gravatt. to be medical inspector; Passed
Assistant Surgeon Victor b. Means, to be
q medical surgeon; Passed Assistant Engi-
neer Edgar T. Warburton- TO be a chief Tn
gineer: ssistant Engineer John K Robin
son. to be passed assistant engineer.
postrnasters-Lee McLauchlir, Sanger,
Cal: George f. Smith, Laurel, Del: Charles
w. Warner Hoopeston, NJ; John II. Long,
Clay CITY, Ind; Lewis Signs, North Man
chester, Ind; Elizabeth NJ. BroadwelI,
Lacygne, Kas.: Edison f. Burnham, Amte
City, La: Thomas b. Leland, Wate Val
ley, Miss: Matthew j. Orr, Osceola, Nc;
Carl Kramer, Columbus, Neb.; Aaron Brin-
ming Versailles. Ohio: Walter Mckay,
Lead, s. D.: A. NJ. Lee, Huntingdon. Tenn;
F. b Atterhury, Comnanche, Texas; George
c. Elan, Marlin, Texas; William c. Smith,
Bowie, Texas Orrin Ii. Jones, Wilmington,
Vt: Luzerne T. Harper, Suffolk, Va; Ve.-
lin NJ Scott, saltville, Va; May Mosby
Campbell, Warrenton, Va.
Col Daniel a Grosvenor, brother of Con-
gressmun Grosvenor, of Ohio, who was
today nominated to he deputy auditor OF
the War Department is credited to Mary
land Some of the Republicans of that
State are offended. They say Col. Grosve-
nor is not resident OF their State and
never has heen that he is an Ohio man and
has heen in office here off and ON for
twent y-five years and they claim he ought
to be credited where he belongs.
Henry L. Wilson, of the State of Wash
fngton, nomin ated to be minister 20 Chile,
is brother of Senator Wilson.
He has been prominent in the Republican
party in Washington for some time. HIS
appointment is personal TO his brother, al
though he had many Endorsements for the
position. Mr.. Wilson lives at Spokane, and
was at one time spoken of in connection
with the mission to Japan.
John G. A. Leishman,, of Pittsburg, the
new minister to Switzerland, was formerly
president Of the Carnegie Steel Company,
and was backed by Senator Quay.
william F. Powell, named for minister
to Hayti, is the SUI erintendent of oolored
schools at Camden. n. j., and was in
dorsed by Senator Sewel.
Powell is about forty years of age, and
has been prominent in politics
The present United States minister 20
Hayti is Harry NJ Smythe, white, coun-
try editor from the southwestern portion
Of Virginia. Until Smith was appointed by !
President Cleveland that mission had been !
filled for years by negroes, Fred Douglass, |
John NJ. Laugston and others having held |
the post
Mrs May Mosby Campbell. nominated !
today to he postmistress at Warenton, Va, |
is daughter of Col. John s. Mosby, the /
celebrated guerrilla chief in the Confedar- t
ate army during thecivil war. The colonel, |
who was recently injured SO severely, was |
arcoug President McKinley's callers on /
Monday. He still has his head bandaged |
and it was presumed on Monday he was at |
the White House in his own interest, it |
having heen reported that Col. Moshy would |
not he averse to taking another foreign |
In executive session yesterday the Sen
ate confirmed the following nominations:
Henry l.. Wilson. OF Washington, minister
to Chile: John G A. Leishman, of Pennsyl- |
vania, minister 10 Switzerland; Lawrence /
Townsend, OF Pennsylvania, minister to
Portugal: Andrew ] Barlow, of Missouri.
Consul general to the City OF Mexico: also
postmasters and promotions in
the Army and Navy.