The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-05
The WeIi-Known Journalist and Dip
Tomato Not Anxious to Leave His
Work and Go Abroad.
MORE POSTOFFICES FILLED
MIR. ZIMMERMAN, OF CONVICTION, IN
DANGER OF LOSING HIS JOB.
Charges of Offensive P~artisanship
atOr Fairbanks Fortunate.
peoial to the 1ndianapolis Journal.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-John Russell
Young was offered the Spanish mission this
afternoon, it is understood, and has the
tender under consideration. Mr.. Young is
an experienced diplomatic, but he is averse
to going abroad at this time for the reason
that he is engaged on a private family his
tory of General Grant, a work that will
occupy most of his leisure for two years
at least. He is writing the book at the
request of Mrs. Grant and it will be very
inconvenient for him to do the work abroad.
Still II sntticlent pressure is exerted he
might go to Madrid.
Postmaster Zimmerman, of C~ovington, is
supposed to be skating on very thin ice and
his townsmen need not be surprised to see
him break through within a very few days.
He was a rabid free silverite during the
last campaign and a case of offensive par
tisanship was established against him by
the gold Democrats. Representative Lands
has been melting the ice under his feet and
1t is altogether likely that long before dog
days Fletcher Boyd will be adding ~.
M to his signature.
Jesse Weik, of Greencastle, has decided
to abandon his chase for a consulate and
go after the Terre Haute collectorship. Mr..
Weik can obtain a dissolving view of the
rear platform of his train going around a
distant curve if he is quick about it. Judge
Henry has that berth nailed down.
Congressman Henry o.. Johnson has rec
commended the appointment of the follow
ing fourth-class postmasters:
Fayette ~county-Lyon's Station, Thomas
Stanley; Orange, &c T. Fauroute.
Hancock CONFERENCE.-The, Thomas
E. Niles; Cleveland, Isaiah Nundon; Eden,
Oliver N. Trueblood; Maxwell, Jere F..
Cant; New Palestine, w. H. Sarber; Shiv-
ley, Benjamin l.. Byrkeh; Wilkinson,
George w. Sowerwine; Willow, Albert w.
Hammer
Henry County-Honey Creek, w. F. San
ders; Spiceland, John L. Eastridge;
%straughn, Edward r. Colborn; Sulphur
Springs, Joseph A. Wright.
Rush County-Arlington, Alonzo Geyer;
Thomas II. Carter; Mays, John Rheney.
Shelby County-Fairland, Albert Means;
Flatrock, Emma K. White; Lewis Creek.
Union County-Billingsvile, Edison M.
Wayne County-Wiliamsburg, .oron
Cotes. 3
Fourth-class Indiana postmasters were
appointed to-day as follows: Arlington,
Rush county, Alois Geyer, vice R. w.
Merideth, resigned; Bromer. Orange coun-
ty, Stephen Ross, vice Seth Stratton, re-
signed; Ethel, Orange county, John Ben
nett, vice H. M. Tilman. resigned; Jordan
village, Owen county, S. e. Dobson, vice
a. L 16ElSlGd, 1GGSdIu6n, Mat
shall county, Gideon Logan, vice j. w.
~Falconbury, removed; Vernon, JENNINGS
county, w. A. Harlow, vice ]. H. Jordan,
resigned. SIS"
Senator Fairbanks has been assigned a.
Craftsmanship that gives him a committee
room in the Capitol, something every SEN
ator aspir S to. 1t is committee for the inn
provemen of the Mississippi river and it's
tributaries. He will also be on the commit
tees on claims, public buildings and grounds
and census. The buildings and grounds com
mittee is especially desirable and his as
signment thereon will enable Senator Fair
banks a good chance to do effective work
for the Indianapolis building when the
proper time for action arrives. The census
will also be an important committee next
year and for a half dozen years thereafter.
The only important committee Chairman
Hanna gets is a place on naval affairs.
1t is probable that the recent embezzle-
ment of $4,000 at the st. Louis postofice
and the subsequent arrest of Cashier Hays
and recovery of the money will be followed
by a change in the postmastership. Cash
Ter Hays was removed by Geographic in
structions from here Saturday. The in
spector's report on the affair has not reach
ed here and until it does further action
Will be deferred: The present postmaster
is James l.. Carlisle, and his term does not
expire until March 10 next.
The PRESIDENT to-day sent to the Senate
the following nominations: Webster Davis,
of Missouri. to be assistant secretary of the
interior; Lieutenant Colonel William Henry
Forwood, deputy surgeon general, to be
colonel and assistant surgeon general. Also
other army promotions.
The Cabinet was in session to-day almost
two hours, being by far the largest session
held since the induction of the present adj
ministration. The members of the Cabinet
were unusually reticent after it was over,
but there is good grounds for the belief
that among the subjects discussed were
the changes in the civil-service regulations,
concerning which the President has had
two extended conferences with the mem
bers of the Civil-service Commission.
The Senate to-day confirmed the follow
ing nominations: Bellamy Storer, of Ohio.
to be minister to Belgium; Robert f. Pat
te1son, of Tennessee, consul general at Cal
cutta, India; Huntington Wilson, of Illinois.
second secretary of legation at Toxic,
Japan; George NJ. Fish. of Ohio, second
secretary of embassy at Berlin; Thomas H.
Smith, surveyor of customs, St. Louis, Mo-:
Charles b. Undertake, receiver of public
moneys, Sterling, Col; Passed Assistant
Engineer I. f. Burgdorff, chief engineer In
the navy.