The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02
PLACE FOR w. w. ROCKHILL
EX-ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE,
TO BE MINISTER TO GREECE.
Decrease of Over Ten Millions in the
Public Debt in June-Increase
in Customs Receipts.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July Former Senator
ingalls,. of Kansas. has been in Washington
several times recently collecting data for a
life of the late Governor and senator
Oliver 2. Morton which he is under con-
tract with an Eastern publishing house to
write. 1t turns out that while here he
sounded President Mckinley for appoint
ment as minister to Switzerland, and, find
ing that post pledged, he intinlated that a
good South American mission would be ac-
ceptabe. Since then the good South Ameri-
can missions have been slipping away one
by one and it begins to look as though the
brilliant Kansan would have to proceed
with and finish his life of Morton on Ameri-
can soil.
The President to-day sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
George c. BidweIl. to be collector Of Gus
toms for the district of New York; Wilbur
T. Waterman appraiser of merchand1Se IN
the district of New York; Emory =. Close,
attorney Of the United States for Northern
district of New York; John f. Convey, OF
be consul general at Yokohama, Japan;
George n. West, of District of Columbia,
now consul at Pctou, to be consul at sgd
ney, N. s. w; Oscian Bedell, of New York,
to be consul at Fort Erie, Ontario; John
G. Higgins, of Delaware, to be consul at
Dundee, Scotland; c. Sanford Russell of
NTissorui TO be receiver of nuhIic moneys at
Ironton. Mo; Lee Patrick, of Oklahoma,
70 be agent for the Indians of the Sac and
Fox agency, Oklahoma; Sebastian Ander
son, to be postmaster at Jasper, Ind.
The Senate to-day confirmed these NOM
nations:
J. +. Convey, of Washington to be con-
sui general al Yokohama. Japan; George
n. West of District of Columbia. consul
at sydney, N. S. w; w. j. Hoffman, Dis
trict of Columbia, to be consul at Mann
helm, Baden; c. L. Cole, of Pennsylvania,
10 be consul general at Dresden; j. S.
Thomas, of Illinois. to be United States
Henry c. Merriam, Seventh Infantry, to be
brigadier general; J. K. Richards, of Ohio,
10 be solicitor general; S. S. Lyon of New
Jersey, to be consul at Osaka and Hioga,
Japan; L. A. Dent, of District Of Columbia,
consul at ngSton, Jamaica; w. ". Woods,
to be postmaster at Wabash, Ind.
Fourth-class Indiana postmasters were
appointed to-day as follows:
Avoea, Lawrence county, zimrie Bennett
Scott county. NJ. f. Jones vice Maud
BlOCher, resigned: Wiert, jefferson county
David Cain, vice G: Z. Francis, resigned.
1t is understood that the President has
selected w. w. Rockhill, late assistant sec
rotary of state, for the post of United
States minister to Greece, and that his
nomination is likely to go TO the Senate to-
morrow. Mr.. Rockhills appointment will
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be based entirely on his experience as a
diplomat and his excellent work while in
. the Department of State. He entered the
diplomatic service as far back as 1884.
Stewart L. Woodford was at the State
Department to-day in consultation with
Secretary Sherman and Assistant Secretary
Day. He says he will leave for New
York tomorrow, and expects to sail for
Madrid by the Paris on the 2Sth Senior
Depuy de Lone, the Spanish minister here
having extended to Mr.. Woodford an invi-
tation to a dinner to be given in his honor
before his departure, for which the date
has not been set, 1t will be necessary for
Mr.. Woodford to return to Washington
before sailing.
Frank kritz has been appointed postmas-
ter at Waveland, Ind, on the Endorsement
of Representative Landis