The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-10
j. 4. Leishman to Go to Switzerland
and w. +. Powell to Represent
Uncle sam I'm Haiti.
AN AGED OHIOAN HONORED
EX-GOVERNOR JACOB ID. cox TEN.
DERED THE SPANISH MISSION.
The Position Declined with Thanks
mitted by Fitzhugh Lee.
Special to The indianapolis journal.

WASHINGTON, June 9.--Among the
nominations sent to the Senate to-day by
President Mckinley before his departure
for Nashville was that of Henry l.. Will
son, to be minister to Chilli Mr. Wilson is
a brother of Senator Wilson, of Washing
ton, and had legal residence in that State
for several years He is an Indiana man,
however and practiced law for time in
Charlottesville. He concluded to abandon
law for journalism and bought the La
fayette Journal, of which he was editor
and proprietor for considerable period.
When he had enough of the newspaper
business he moved out to Washington and
has lived there ever since. He was dele
gate to the National Republican conven-
ton at st. Louis last year, and is man
of prominence on the Pacific coast. Mr..
| Wilson has been i'll in Indianapolis for
nearly a month and is still there and con-
| valescing.
| Following is a list of the nominations sent
| to the Senate to-day.
| To be envoys extraordinary and ministers
| plenipotentiary of the United States-Henry
L. Wilson, of Washington, to Chile; William
f. Powell, of New Jersey, to Haiti j.
A. Leishman, of Pennsylvania, to Switzer-a
| land.
John r. Convey, of Washington, to be con. T
sui general at Kanagawa, Japan.
| To be assistant appraisers of merchandise
| Michael j. Brown, in the district of Phila-
delphia Fred P. Vincent in the district OF
| Philadelphia.
To be deputy auditors-Robert S. Pierson,
of South Dakota, for the Interior Depart
ment; Daniel A. Grosvenor, of Maryland.
for the War Department.
Navy-Medical Inspector j. M. Flint, h
| ~
to be medical inspector; Passed Assistant
! Surgeon V. g. b. Means, to be surgeonl
| Passed Assistant Engineer E. T. Warb9r'
| ton, to be chief engineer; Assistant Enc
| gineer John K. Robinson, to be passed as
! sistant engineer.
Postmasters-John M Long, at Clay City,
| Ind; Lewis Signs, at North Manchester
The Senate to-day confirmed the follow,
| ing nominations: Henry l.. Wilson, o.
Washington, minister to Chile; j. A. Leish-
man, of Pennsylvania minister to Switzer-
| land; Lawrence Townsend, of Pennsyl-
| vania, minister to Portugal; Andrew -.
| Barlow, of Missouri, consul general - the
| City of Mexico; Lieutenant Colonel JChn l..
Rodgers, Second Artillery. to be colonel
Mr.. Leishman is a resident of Pittsburg
| and is eX-presdent of the Carnegie Steel
| Company He has never held any publio
| Office before. His appointment was urged
| by Senator Quay
| Mr.. Powell is colored man who lives IN
the position by Senator Sewen and Repre-
| sentative Loudenslager.
Mr.. Convey was nominated and confirmed
as consul general to kanagawa under the
Harrison administration, but declined the
place, His appointment is personal to the
| President
1t was learned to-day that the President
has offered the post of minister to Spain
to Ex-Governor Jacob d. Cox, of Ohio.
| whether he will accept is not known. Gen.
Cox is an old personal friend of the Presi-
dent and one in whom Mr.. Mckinley has
! a great deal of confidence Although air
most seventy years of age, he is still man
| of much vigor and energy. Should he be
| called to this important post he would bring
| to it an experience gained IN important
| service and achievements in public and prt-
| vate life. He had a distinguished career as
| a soldier, rising to the rank of major gem
| eral He was Governor of Ohio in 1866 and
| 1867 and for two years was secretary of the
| which he retired on account of disagree
| ment with certain measures or the adInln-
| istration. Later he served in Congress and
| for time was president or the WABASH
| Railroad
| A dispatch from Cincinnati says: General
Jacob D. Cox, of this city, who has been
mentioned as having been offered the mis-
/ sion TO Spain, is just about TO leave the
! city for his annual summer rest When
| spoken to regarding the proposed offers
| General Cox said there was no official ac-
| tion in the matter and he had made no
| suggestions whatever concerning 1t. he
| rather inclined to the opinion that the ap-
| pointment would not be made. General cox
| has been prominent here Tor numDer OF
! years in educational circles, and was dean
| of the law school of the Cincinnati College.
| AS Ex-Governor of Ohio and secretary OF
! the interior he has been widely known,
| while his military record Is among the moSE
| brilliant of living officers
| A CONGRATULATIONS reporter saw Gen.
! Cox at Cincinnati tonight and asked him:
| Are you going to accept the oHer OF ap-
| pointment as minister from the United
| States to Spain?" General Cox answered
| he had received no official notice of this Of
| fer but had been Semi-oftlcially informed
| that the offer would be made II ne desired
| the place Through this intermediary ne
! thanked President Mckinley for the COM
| pliment and gave his reasons for declining.
| His principal reasons are that he has Tor
| several years been engaged in literary work
that will take some years TO complete, ana
he cannot afford to abandon 1T. Further
more the position offered imposes great re-
sponsibiity and labor at this time But this
is a minor reason. General Cox has been
offered a professorship in the law depart
ment OF Cincinnati University, which h0
will decline for the same chleT reasons.
DIR. Angel will be obliged to cancel his
| engagement to sail for Europe on day after
tomorrow. Up TO this time the Turkish
government has not returned an opinion as
to whether the explanations offered as TO
the record Of the minister are satisfactory
to it. and IL is not oeemed wise 20 make
an issue by allowing Dr ANGEL 70 pro-
is known positively that he will be persona
egrata The delay of the Turkish govern
ment in passing on DR.. Angelts accepta-
bility is causing some discomfort at me
state Department, but the officials have
not yet changed their belief that IN the
end the minister will be received.