The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-15
George ID. MeiklejOhn. nm Ex-Con-
gressman from NebrasLa. Appointed
Assistant Secretary of War.
NEW INDIANA POSTMASTERS
SEVERAL CHANGES MADE IN Of
FICEs OF THE FOURTH CLASS.
Pension Boards ReOrganized on Rec
omnendatioB of Representative Lam
dis-Colored Naval Cadet.
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WASHINGTON April 1.-THE President
made two important appointments to-day.
when he nominated James b. Angell presi-
dent OF the University of Michigan. to be
envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary OF the United States To Turkey
and George ID. Meikiejohn of Nebraska. To-
be assistant secretary OF war. The Presi-
dent tried TO secure the services of Gen.
j. w. Foster. ex-secretary of state. for the
Turkish mission, but the latter did not de-
sire the post unless IL was raised to an
embassy. Under the law, this could not be
done, because the Sublime Porte refused to
raise the grads of its mission here on the
ground Of increased expense. The other
nominations sent TO the Senate to-day
George ~. West. of the District of CO.
lumbia. 10 be consul of the United States
at Pictou, Nova Scotia: John IL. Wight and
John W. Ross. TO be commissioners of
District OF Columbia; John ". Cunning
States assay office at Bose City. Ida:
James Jasper II. Grady. of Indian Terri
tory, to be marshal of the Central district
i'm the indian Territory: Seligman Brothers,
special fiscal agents of the Navy Depart
ment. at London, England First Lieut..
r.. III. Brown, Fourth Infantry TO be cap
y.
fantry. to be first lieutenant; Second Lieut..
J. w. Joes. Fifth Artillery. to be first
lieutenant: Corporal George l.. Byroade.
First Artillery. TO be second lieutenant
Mr. Angel. who will succeed Minister
Terrell at Constantinople. is a native of
Rhode Island. in which State he was born
i'm 1929. but he has resided in Michigan for
the past twenty years or more as president
of the Michigan State University. He Is
graduate of Brown University and his life
has been largely devoted To educational
work. He held the chair of modern Ian
guages in his alma mater from 1853 to 1860
and occupied the position of president of
the State University of Vermont for five
years before being called to Michigan. He
was engaged in journalistic work in Provi-
dence from 1860 TO 1856. In 1870 Mr.. Angel
Was appointed minister TO China. serving
until 1881. He has had considerable ex-
perience in negotiating treaties. He rep
resented the United States in preparing
some Of the treaties with China for the
exclusion of Chinese laborers. and was one
of the representatives of this country in
negotiating the Newfoundland treaties.
which failed of ratification by the Senate.
Mr.. Angel Is Congregationalist and has
been quite prominent in church affairs. His
appointment was sought especially by the
members of that church. which has
greater number OF missionaries in the
Ntlu IMAM dily OlIitE
IL is expected by tAem nat he will give
American missionaries in Turkey.
The nomination of ex-Congressman
MeikIejohn TO be assistant secretary of
war, il is learned. was brought about by
the declinatlon OF James Martin. of Ver-
mont. to whom the place had been offered.
Mr. Martin the President last week
while passing southwark and his nOmina-
ton was decided upon at the instance of
Senator Proctor. 1t probably would have
gone TO the Senate yesterday had others
been ready for inclusion in the list. Last
a Telegram from Mr.. Martin showing doubt
as to his disposition. and this was followed
as by Of Pesys aaeh
10 take advantage or the opening thus left
to secure the selection of Mr.. Meiklejohn,
Meiklejohn served two terms in Congress,
representing the Third district of NebrasAa.
He Is about forty years old and Z native
politics In Nebraska having been a men,
ber of the Legislature and lieutenant gov
ernor of the State. He has been chairman
of the Republican state committe I'm Ne
braska. Mr.. Meiklejohn has been practic-
ing law since 1850.
The Senate in executive session to-day
confirmed Warren s. Reese. jr.. of Ala
bama, to be United States attorney for the
Middle district Of Alabama. Thomas ~.
Barnes. of Arkansas. to be United States
attorney for the Western district OF Arkan-
be United States attorney for the Northern
district OF Indian Territory: L. %. G. Dana
TO be postmaster at Colorado Springs, Col.
A big delegation of prominent Louisiana
Republicans. led by Col A. T. Wimberly
of New Orleans and State Senator Demas
are in the city and have called on the Presi-
dent and the heads OF the various depart
ments and bureaus. They were at the
Postos!ice Department to-day and an
Eounced that the factions OF the party i'm
the State had reached an agreement and
that hereafter they. the regular organiza-
tion and the other two-the Lilly Whites
and the Kellogg wings-wouid work to-
gether for the party ) interest. and had har-
monized on the disposal of patronage. This
corrobOrates the announcements stated to
have been made to the administration by
both OF the other factions. Colonel VIM
berly expects the collectorshir of customs
at New Orleans. Mr.. keating will be
pushed for superintendent of the United
States mint there and Charles Cohen for
surveyor OF the port of New Orleans:
Ex-Governor William p Kellogg denies
the statement that satisfactory arrange
ment has been reached between the various
factions. and states that. so far he is
concerned, IL Is without foundation abso-
iutely. -
The following appointments of Indiana
postmasters of the fourth-class were an
nounced to-day: Ambia. Benton county
William l.. Bartlett. vice Charles Craw-
ford. removed; Carlisle. Sullivan county.
Archer r. Orr. vice W. r Latshaw re-
moved; Cass. Sullivan county. Andrew J.
Coney. vice William III. McGrew. removed:
Dupont; Zen, Jenerson ;9Iy county w NJ o,Neal
Sullivan county, T. H. Corcoran. vice
James NJ. Wilson. resigned: Gilbertville
Porter county Mrs r Lyon. vice Paul
county. John c. F. schmidlapp. vice ifIsHK FeIiK
r. Brandt. removed: Heltonvilfe. Lawrence