New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-06
MORE OFFICES FILLED.
A. u. BUCK NOMINATED FOR MINISTER
TO JAPAN.

.ppornr,trNrs IN SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS AM
PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY AND NAVY
ALSO MADE BY THE PRESIDENT
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
Washington, April 5-The President TO-DAY ''"'
the following nominations to the senate ,,
State-Alfred f.. Buck. Of Georgia 70 W ~ The
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentaty VI con
United States to Japan; James Boyle OF nn,i, = q
Day' Of Connecticut Consul OF the United states az
Bradford England; Fenton r. McCreery, OF H s,sins
gan tOs se STfy Gy % II shs Legation u
Treasury-Iinn Harranft of PennsylvahBas, 90 Je
Appraiser of Merchandise in the District OF r"''A''
phia
Justice-To be Attorneys OF the United S;a deic
William Reese. jr OF Alabama, for me s MuTie
for tbs Southern District Of CALIFORNIA; , Edsar %;
Angler Of Georgia for the Northern no D sontbern
District of Georgia.
To be Marshal of the United states-Thomas j. Al
colt, of New-1ersey, for the District OF New-Jersey
Agent at Augusta. Me-; George W. James. OF Kan
sas, be agent for the Indians Of the Potawa'o'"e
and Great Nemaha Agency In Kansas
Northumberland Frank Wheaton to be
Major-General; the Rev. Charles s. Walkey OF
Ohio to be post chaplain
Navy-IIenry VI. Paul. OF New Hampshire, to be
a professor OF mathematics in the Navy; Captain
Henry L. Howson to be a commodore; Commander
mander Edwin c. Pendleton TO be a commapder
ostmasters-wallace W. Rollins. at Asheyie'
N c.. John w Bell. at BeeNlIe lex, ID.
Gibbons. at Paris, Tex.
Alfred F. Buck the new Minister to Japan, has
been for some time the recognized head OF the Re
publican party in Georgia. He supported Mr. Nc
Knley for the Presidential nomination. and by nara
work won over the Georgia delegates. number Of
them being inclined toward Mr. Reed. Mr. BUCK
went South from Maine shortly after the war, and
during reconstruction days represented the Mobile
(Ala) District In Congress He subsequently went 10
Georgia and clerk Of the Federal Court at At
lanta. He also served as United States Marshal Tor
the District of Georgia He is about sixty years old
Mr. Boyle. the new Consul to Liverpool has been
with Mr.. Mckinley for several years as his private
secretary and in this capacity has become known
to politicians throughout the county
Mr. Day, the new Consul to Bradford, England,
comes from Colchester, Conn. and owes his APP
pontment to the backing Of the delegation from
his State.
General Wheaton is now in command of the De-
partment OF the Colorado, at st. Paul, and will
have little over month to serve as major
general the active list. he retires early In
May. Ho is a native of Rhode Island and entered
the service as a first lieutenant of cavalry in
March 1855. At the outbreak of the war he had
reached the grade OF captain in the 9TH cavalry,
which he relinqushed to become lieutenant colonel
war record Is unusually brilliant and Is marked
with five brevets These were lieutenant-coIoneI
for service the battle of Cedar Creek, Va; brig
snG for se gaan and mer
torous services during the war, In addition 10
these brevets In the regular establishment. he was
breveted major general of volunteers for services
at tho battles of Opequan, Fishers Hill and Mid
dletown, Va. He was promoted gradually in the
regular establishment until he became lieutenant
colonel of the goth Infantry, July 1866; Later he
transferred to the 2lst Infantry and afterward
became colonel of the I'd Infantry He reached his
present grade of brigadler-general in April 1892
| and since that time has been in command OF the
| Departments of Texas and Dakota, respectively.
The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed
| the following nominations
Andrew D. White, of New-York to be Ambassa-
| dor Extraordinary and Plenpotentiary OF the
| United States TO Germany: William +. Draper, or
| Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary
| and Minister Plenpotentiary of the United States
| to Italy; oliver L. Spauding. Of Michigan. to be
| Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; William b.
Howell. of New-Jersey to he Assistant Secretary
| of the Treasury; Selden Connor OF Maine. to be
| Pension Agent at Augusta, Me; Chandler Hale of
| Maine: to be Secretary of the Embassy of the
United States at Rome. Italy; Samuel L. Gracey, of
| Massachusetts, be United States Consul at Foo
| Chow, China; Leutenant-C Commander A. h. Couden
| to be commander in the Navy.