The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-08
Former Governor of Alabama to Fill
the Vacancy Caused by the
Death of John Bruce.
NOTED FORMER CONFEDERATE
WHO SUPPORTED PALMER AND
BUCKNER FIVE EAR AGO
Revised TariG for the Philippines
The Heistand
immigration of 81 Year.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, oct. Z. - President
Roosevelt to-day appointed Elk Governor
Thomas Goode Jones. of Alabama, to be
United States district judge of the middle
and northern district of Alabama, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Judge
John Bruce. Ex-Governor Jones always
has been a Democrat and was twice Gov
ernor Of his State. He was General Cor
don's adjutant general during the civil
war. In 1896, as a gold Democrat, he sup
ported Palmer and Buckner. 1t is under
stood that Booker T. Washington, the
well-known negro educator, was one Of
Ex-Governor Jones's supporters. The lat
ter not only has aided Mr.. Washington
in his efforts to elevate the negro. but he
opposed the negro suffrage amendment in
corporated in the Alabama Constitution.
Representative Thompson, of Alabama,
a Democrat, who learned Of Ex-Governor
Jones's appointment from the President
himself. upon leaving the White House.
expressed satisfaction over the Presidents
action. Governor Jones" said he, sis not
only one of the ablest lawyers in Alabama,
but one of the most prominent and highly
esteemed citizens of the State. This act
of President Roosevelt will place him in
the same high esteem in the South in which
the late President Mckinley was held"
The President also appointed Charles
Hartzell. of Colorado, secretary of Porto
Rico, to fill the vacancy caused by the
promotion of Secretary Hunt to the gov
ernorship of the island. The appointment
of Mr.. Hartzell was in pursuance of a
tender of the position made to him by the
late President shortly before he went to
Buffalo.
Another appointment to-day was that of
Benjamin f. Tilley to be a captain in the
navy.
1t was announced authoritatively that
President Roosevelt has selected LOOMS
South Carolina, to succeed the late b. A.
Webster. The appointment, it Is expected,
Will be announced shortly.
Federal appointments i'm New York were
under consideration again to-day by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Senator Z. G. Platt,
who came to Washington to-day for that
purpose. While no definite and authori-
tatiVe statement is O~btainable as TO the
Presidents intentions on this subject, it is
probable that Collector Bidwell, who was
gwen q recess commission on July i, VIII
be nominated for that office when Con-
greSS again ~cOnVeneS, and that
Van Colt also will be reappOinted.
The appointment of Col. William II. Bis
bee, of the Thirteenth Infantry, to be a
brigadier general has resulted IN the FOL
lowing promotions in the infantry branch:
Lieutenant colonel, Alfred c.. Markley, of
the Twenty-fOurth Infantry, to be colonel
of the Thirteenth Infantry; Major Daniel
COrnman, of the Twenty-first Infantry, to
be lieutenant colonel of the Twenty-fourth
Infantry; Captain c. Z. Terrett, of the
Eighth Infantry, TO be major OF the Twen-
ty-first Infantry, and First Lieutenant
Frank G.. BOlles, of the Sixth Infantry, to
be captain of the Eighth Infantry. All Of
these officers are on duty in the Philippines.