The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-05

as; Frederick c. Leobard, for the west
ern district of Pennsylvania.
State-Owen L. W. Smith, of North
Carolina, minister resident and consul
general of the United States to Liber-
ia; James F. Stowe, of Missouri, consul
general of the United States at Cape
Town, Cape of Good Hope; Herbert C.
Squires, of New York. secretary of the
legation of the United States, at Pekin,
China.
To be consuls of the United States
Adolph l. Frankenthal, of Massachus-
etts, at Berne; Neal McMillen, of Mich
igan, at Port Sarnia. Ont; James NJ.
Ayers, of Ohio, at Rosario. Argentine
Republic; John H. Grout, Jr-, of Mas
sachusetts, at Malta; Edmond z.
BrOdowsk, of Illinois, now consul at
Breslau, Germany at Furth, Bavaria j;
Charles w Erdman, of Kentucky, now
consul at Furth, Bavaria, at BreSlau,
Germany.
Treasury-Leander P. Mitchell. of In
diana,t to be assistant comptroller of the
treasury; John Fox, collector of GUS
toms for the district of Oregon; Chas.
H. Morrill,, surveyor of customs for the
port of Lincoln, Neb.
To be collectors of internal revenue
Thomas F. Penman, Twelfth district of
Pennsylvania; John W.PattersOn, Third
district of Iowa; John NJ. Kemble, of
Iowa, Fourth district of Iowa.
To be pension agents-Charles A Orr
at Buffalo. N. Y; Jonathan Merriam at
Chicago; Sydney L. Wilson at Wash
ingtOn.
Frank A. Morris to be surveyor gen
eral of South Dakota.
To be receivers of public moneys
Felix S. Baker at Harrison, Ark; John
E. Bush at Little Rock, Ark; L. D.
Carter at Redding, Cal; John West
Dahl at Huron, S. D.; Frank A. Brown
at Aberdeen, S. D.; Charles L. I. Brock
way at Chamberlain, S. D; Thomas H.
Conniff at Pierre, S. D.; George A
Smith at Salt Lake City, Utah.
To be registers of the land Office
Frank M. Swayze at Redding, Cal. !;
Charles A. Blake at Huron, S. D.; Geo.
Foster at Mitchell, S. D.; John S. Vet
ter at Aberdeen, S. D.; Prince A. Cat
chell at Buffalo, Wyo.
wood City, Cal; Frank NJ. Reardon,
Victor, Col; Daniel E. Cooper, Lam. !;
Robert ]. Mccartney, SilVertOn; Arth-
ur L. Thomas, Salt Lake City.
To be third Heutenants in the reve-
nue. cutter service-A. H. Buhner, of
California; C. H. Mann, of Michigan.
MR.. STERNE'S APPOINTMENT
William E. .Sterne is thirty-nine years
old and the youngest man who has held
the position of United States marshal
since the state was admitted to the
Union. He was born at WilliamSpOrr
Washington county, Maryland, and was
educated in the common schools He
came to Topeka from Creston, Iowa. in
1880 and has been active in Shawnee
county politics since that time. He has
occupied the positions of assistant
state librarian, deputy clerk of the su-
preIne court, and clerk of the district
and circuit courts of Shawnee county
and has represented this district in the
senate two terms.
Mr. Sterne is interested IN the street
railway and electric light plants in Sc
dalia, Mo, and owns considera BILE prop
erty in Topeka. He was married in
1885 to Miss Metsker, daughter of ex-
Mayor Metsker of Topeka. They have
three children, two girls and a boy.
Judging from the hundreds of letters
received by Mr.. Sterne, the people of
Kansas regardless of party were with
him in the fight to down Mr. Leland.
Mr.. Sterne Will take charge of the Of
flee January u, at which time Dr.
Neely's four-year-term expires
The salary of the United States mar
shall is 81, 600 per year.
Mr.. Sterne refuses to give out the
names of his deputies, but it is believed