Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-18
SUCCESSOR TO ThUMMEl
senator Hayward VIII he Called
Upon to Name Man for United
states Marshal.

WASHINGTON, Oct, .l1.-(Special Tele-
gram The appointment OF George H.
Thummel. marshal for Nebraska, to the
district court clerkship, leaves a vacancy in
tho marshaship which in all probability
Senator Hayward will be called upon to fl
Senator Thurston. some time ago, said to a
friend, anticipating just such condition of
affairs that has been brought about by the
appointment of Thummel to a clcrkshp.
THAI in the event such condition should
obtain he would consult Senator Hayward
as TO q successor. senator Hayward had
not been informed as to the vacancy in the
Office at the time OF his leaving for the west.
but he will undoubtedly take some little time
before he reaches a conclusion as to Thum-
mel's successor
Hon. w. |. Buchanan OF Sioux City, min
lister to the Argentine Republic, has been
selected as director general of the Panamer-
lean exposition at Buffalo, with a salary
of $4,000 a year, to take effect when he
leaves the diplomatic service. MIR. Buchanan
has been in the diplomatic service for six
years, having been appointed minister to
the Argentine Republic by President Clevc-
land. He is regarded as one of the good
men in the service, having successfully con-
Quoted the arbitration between Chill and
the Argentine Republic Argentine having
proposed to Chilli that they pay Mr.. Buch
anan 100000 for his services. 1t Is not
known when Minister Buchanan will sever
his connection in diplomatic capacity with
the government of the United States, but it
is presumed that it will be in the near flu
ture. He has been offered the presidency
of a South American trust company, with
station at Havana, looking after the in
terests of the bank. which the company
has established there. but ne stated that
he had gone so far with entertaining prop
ositions from the Buffalo exposition people
that he did not see his way clear to accept
the presidency of the Bank of Havana.
DR.. Kuhns in Washington.
Dr. Luther NJ. Kuhns of Omaha is in the
city in the interest of the Luther League
of America DR.. Kuhns, in speaking OF
the league, said:
Its object is to unite all Lutheran bodies
of the United States regardless OF synodical
connection, into one young peoples organi-
zation for the growth and development of the
Lutheran church in the United States They
have at present a membership of upward of
IS 900. The next conveption of this league
will be held in the First Lutheran church of
Cincinnati some time in the spring My
mission here is to meet with the national eX-
ecutive committee and to decide upon those
Things WnlCn anIeudle tuc IuetlluB VI luS
league, as we'll as to decide upon the time
of the meeting of the national convention,
with which matters we are empowered TO
settle in advance. The object of the meeting
in Cincinnati is to reach large Lutheran
constituency in the middle west. Invitations
have been extended by the mayor, Board OF
! Trade and churches of Cincinnati TO meet
| there and we believe we are justified in ac-
! cepting this invitation. We anticipate at
| least $500 delegates in attendance, exclusive
| of visitors. Each church society has the
| privilege of sending one delegate, each cen
trail league three and each state league ten
| This is the growth of few years.
Commercially the suiI66k in Nebraske
was never brighter. l have travelled through
| the whole state in the last six months ant
during my long residence there i have never
seen brighter prospects for abundant har'
vests. The outlook should give assurance
| to investors for good returns. Prosperity has
struck our state and, let us hope to stay
! A postoffice has been ordered established a
| Dresden, Chickasaw county, Ia, with Cyrus
! Rhodes postmaster. An order was issued to
| day disseminating the postotiice at Tunnel
Hamilton county, Ia. Mail will be sent t.
| Homer.
An order was issued today removing th
postoffice at Garner, Ia, to a building owned
by l.. d. Byers.
Miss Grace NJ Ely was today appointed
postmistress at Ferris, Carbon county, Wyo
Harold Ziolan Of Valentine, Neb., was to
day appointed assistant engineer at Rosebu
Agency, S. D., at $500 year; also Nehemiah
H. Stone of Montana, engineer at the Sho
ehone CWyo) Indian school at 5000.