The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-09
CHANGES IN OFFICE.
New Indiana Pension BOard-Resigna-
ton of Statistician Robinson.

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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May S.-Senator Fair
banks to-day recommended the appoint
ment of a pension board at Marengo, Craw-
ford county, as follows: DR.. o E. Fet-
ger. Marengo; DR.. George r.. Hazelton,
English; DR.. John w. Walls, Eckerty.
Secretary Bliss having been called sud
denly to New York, nothing was done to-
day with regard to the contemplated
change in the indianapolis pension office.
Fourth-class Indiana ~postmasters were
appointed to-day as follows: Andersonville
franklin county, Albert Steven. vice A. j.
Shriner, removed; LynnviIle. Warrlck
county, D. A. Bohanan, vice ]. d. Simpson,
removed; Mace, Montgomery county, X. W.
Campbell, vice Ecba Armstrong, resigned;
Philadelphia, Hancock county, r. NJ. Meek,
vice John Garner, removed.
Senator Deboe's call at the White House
to-day was for the purpose of urging the
President to appoint DIR. Hunter, of Ken
lucky, to a leading foreign mission, proba-
bly, Chill. DR.. Hunter was for some time
the leading candidate in the recent Ken
lucky senatorial contest, finally giving
IN high terms of DR.. Hunter, and the lat
ter's friends came away feeling that,
though there might be doubt as to his APP
pointment to Chilli, the prospects were en-
coeraging for the selection of their candi-
date to some other foreign post of equal
rank
Henry "A. Robinson, of Michigan, s~tatisti-
clan of the Agricultural Department, ten
dered his resignation to Secretary Wilson
to-day. Mr.. Robinson is an ardent free
silver man and said he deemed it only
right that the administration should have
the office at its disposal. The office pays
$1,000 a year, and is protected by the civil
service law. Secretary Wilson has APP
pointed to succeed Mr.. Robinson Mr.. John
Hyde, of Nebraska. well known as the ag-
ricultural expert of the eleventh census.
Mr.. Hyde entered the Department of Agri-
culture in April, 1895, being first connected
WIN the section organized unoer tne spe-
cial appropriation providing for investiga-
tons as to the feasibility of extending for
eign markets for American agricultural
products. He is well known in scientific
circles, being a member of the Council of
the National Geographical Society, and sec
rotary of the Washington branch OF the
moreover, enjoys the distinction OF having
been, a few years ago, elected a fellow OF
The statistical department of the Weather
Bureau will hereafter be consolidated with
the department statistician's office.
John Welton Ffshback. of Missouri, has
been selected by Mr.. w. J. Calhoun as a
secretary to accompany him to Cuba in
pursuance of the Ruiz investigation. Mr..
Calhoun does not speak Spanish, while Mr..
Ffshback is not only well acquainted with
the language, but also with Spanish GUS
toms, legal and social. He was for some
time secretary of the United States lega-
ton at Buenos Ayres, and recently accom-
panied the delegation of business men from
the United States who visited South
America.
General Wheaton Retires.
DENVER, Col. May Sat noon to-day
Brigadier and Brevet Maj. Gen. Frank
Wheaton retired from service in the United
States army, having reached the age of
sixty-three years, of which time forty
seven years have been spent in the service.
At IL o'clock the officers and employees of
the Department of Colorado assembled in
General Wheaton's office and babe the gen.
eral farewell. He made a few appropriate
remarks. General Wheaton left Denver to-
night for the East, and in August viii sail
for Europe, where he will spend the next
two years. Colonel Merriam will assume
command of the department until General
Otis, the successor of General Wheaton, ar
rives. Lieutenant Langhorne, who has
been aid to General Wheaton for the past
two years, will enjoy four months leave of
absence, which will be spent in travelling in
EurODe.