The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-26
G. Ii. Baldwin to Be United States Con-
sui at Neuremburg and III. Ii. Mil
Ter Consul nt Niu-Chwang.
DELAY IN PORTO RICAN CASES
NO ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SU-
PREME COURT YESTERDAY.
Decision Rendered in an Illinois
Water Works Case-Perry S.
Heath Going to Europe.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-The President
has appointed ex-Representative w. A.
Rodenburg. of Illinois, a member of the
Civil-service Commission to succeed the late
Mark S. Brewer, and F. /. Allen, of Auburn.
Commissioner Duell resigned. The selec-
tion of Mr.. Rodenburg removes one Of the
factors which has delayed the appointment
OF the st. Louis commissioners. Mr.. Ro-
denburg's friends pressed him persistently
for one of these places. 1t is generally be-
lieved that Mr.. Rodenburg's candidacy
clashed directly with that of Professor
Northrupt, of Minnesota. The announce
ment of the commission is not expected
within a few days. Other appointments an
nounced to-day were:
George E. Baldwin, of Ohio. to be consul
or the United States at Nuremburg, Ba-
varia Henry b. Miller, of Oregon, to be
consul of the United States at Niu-Chwang,
China Marion Erwin to be attorney of the
United States for the Southern district of
Georgia; Henry l.. Hertz to be collector of
internal revenue for the First district of
Illinois.
Thirtieth Regiment of Infantry, United
States Volunteers-Frederick j. Barrows to
be captain; to be first lieutenants, Francis
j. Ellison, Francis w. Ralston. jr., and
Snarles u Bear; to be second lieutenants.
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Thirty-egnth Regiment of Infantry,
United States Volunteers-John +. Morris
10 be captain, Elisha G.. Abbott to be first
lieutenant. Alexander c. Davis to be second
lieutenant, John w. Hunter to be second
lieutenant
Forty-eighth Regiment of Infantry,
United States Volunteers-Jerry NJ. White
tc be captain.
To be assistant surgeons of volunteers,
with rank of captain-George l.. Hicks, jr.,
Ernest X. Johnston, Julius A Escobar
Militia for the District of Columbia
Garfield l.. Arthur Streat TO be second lieu
tenant Company B. fourth battalion; Harry
Elliott Burton to be second lieutenant Com
pany c, fifth battalion; Ferdinand Kim
nell to be second lieutenant Company c.,
sixth battalion.
Navy-To be captain. Samuel w. Merry;
commanders. Dennis III. Mahan, Warner b.
Bayley, James III. Perry; TO be lieutenant
commander. Albert n. Wood: to be lieu
tenants. William X. Gise, Corton B. jack
son, Thomas X. Wilson. Davis Van H.
Allen, Edward S. Kellogg; to be a pay in
spector. with rank of commander John N.
Speel; paymaster, with the rank of lieu
tenant, George G.. Seibels; to be a passed
assistant paymaster. with the rank of lieu
tenant, junior grade, George c. Schafer,
Frederick G.. Perkins; to be a boatswain,
John +. Dunn.
Mr.. Rodenberg, the new civil-service
commissioner, is in his thirty-sxth year
He graduated in 1884 from the Central
Wesleyan College, Warrenton, No. after
being educated in the public schools. He
taught school for seven years and then
studied law in st. Louis. where he was ad-
mitted to the bar He was a delegate to the
St. Louis convention, in 1896, and came to
Congress two years ago. His district is
Democratic, and he was defeated by a
Democrat in the last election.