Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-16
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate Acts FavorabIy on Many
Selections of Postmastcrx

The Senate yesterday afternoon confirmed
these nominations:
Geo. a. Curran, collector of customs, dis
trict of Passamaquoddy, Ne; Edward r.
Meek, United Sta,es district judge for the
northern district of Texas; Frederick c.
Perkins, register of the land office, Du-
range, Col.
Postmasters: Vermont-Buel J. Derby,
Burlington; E. G. Page, Hyde Park Con-
necticut-T. l.. Parker, Deep River; ]. Z.
Kelsey, West Haven; E. p. Couch, Mystic.
Massachusetts-W. II. Twiss, Ashland S.
L. Wheaton, Manchester; w. L. Shaw,
Palmer; L. l.. Campbell, Northampton; T.
b. Byram, North Attleboro'; H. r. Barber,
Athol New York-G. Bennett, Oceanus; {.
H. kniffin, Marlboro; j. r. Rogers, South
ampton; w. White, jr., Roslyn; W. II. Balm,
Canajohare; w. b. French, Saratoga
Springs; T. b. Gibson, Walden: E C. Grant
Farmer; N. Halligan, Rouse's Point: b. r.
Jones, Nunda; ]. l. Hommedieu, Medina; y.
r. Ransom, Little Falls; F. NJ. Wheeler,
Hammondsport; c. NJ. Alvord, Livonia Sta
ton. Pennsylvania-H E. Butt, Hunting
don; T. ]. Price, Danville. Iowa.. b.
Johnson, Bancroft; w. N. Oursler, Odebolt;
S. Tabor, Independence; f. NJ. Cass. Sum-
sch; H. E. Hardy. Big Rapids; A R. Nc
kinnon, Shelby. Minnesota-C. a. Rasmus-
sen, Red Wing; w. Kaiser Farihault; W. c.
King, Hastings; p. L. Ring. Appleton; $.
DIV tIiIllSStil, AuSllIl. W lScOlSlD-tJ. H. May
nard, sheboygan; f. H. Marshall, Kilbourn;
F. NJ. Griswold, Lake Mills; b. Fairbanks,
West Bend, California-A. G. Mum, San
Jacinto. CoIorado-H. T. Hamill, George
town. Mississippi-J. E. Everett. Yazoo
CITY. South Dakota-E,. ]. Edwards, Bow
die; H. G. C. Rose, Milbank. Indiana-S. s.
Tull, Monon: Tennessee-W. F; Miiican,
lockwood. Kansas. w. Powell, National
Military Home; ]. K. Cochran, Pratt Ne
braska-A. j. Steele, David City. North
Carolina-G: W. Robbins. Rocky Mount.
Indian Terrtory-W. T. Morgan. Wagner.
Texas-D. II. Barnes Port Arthur; E. W.
MOrten. Farmersvile; f. w. Owen, Eagle
Pass. Iowa-E. W. McCracken, Scranton.
Ohio-H. S. Kent, Chagrin Falls; W. b.
nerva; T. r. Snowden, Wellsville; W. H.
Surles. East Liverpool. Georgia-C. T.
Harrison, Sandersville; w. T. Rudolph.
Thomaston: r. l.. Williams, Griffin.
Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd Wheaton. I'd In
fantry. to be colonel, and other army and
navy promotions in the minor grades.
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Geographic Society Lectures.
The National Geographic Society will
hold its next special meeting tomorrow
evening at Congregational Church. at
o'clock. The lecture for the evening, en-
titled Germany in the Reformation Period
0517-16is), With Its Geographic Reia-
tions," will be delivered by Prof John l..
Ewell of Howard University. This lecture
fore the Reformation, by Prof Ewel1 last
year, and which was very cordially receiv-
ed. 1t will treat first of the age of Luther
and Charles V, of Albert Durer, Hans
Sachs and Hans Holbein, jr., and many
others who in widely different spheres act
ed so conspicuous parts in the great drama.
Then il will pass to the age of Gustavus
Adolphus and Tilley and Wallenstein, of
Gebhardt and Neumark and Spec that
lurid and bloody chapter of human strug-
gle which records the thirty years war.
The audience will be introduced to a null
titude of picturesque German towns in the
Luther country, Bohemia, Bavaria and the
Tyrol, the latter the most mountainous and
primitive region of Europe. Special en-
phasis will be laid on the geographic causes
and consequences of the great national
movements.
Prof. EweH will speak out of the intimate
acquaintance with his theme gained by
visits to Germany at various times from
1869 to 1895, and " constant study of Ger
man history, art and literature.