The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-11
MORE APPOINTMENTS.
Another Batch Sent to the Senate
Yesterdays Combinations.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-The President
has accepted the resignation of Mr.. Frank
w. Hackett, assistant secretary of the
navy. to take effect next Monday. His
successor, Mr.. Charles H. Darling, of YER
mont who is expected here in a few days,
will relieve him of his duties on that day.
In the correspondence that took place be-
tween Secretary Long and Mr.. Hackett,
made public to-day. the latter explained
that he was compelled to give up his Of
flee and return to his law practice, and
Secretary Long expressed regret that this
was necessary. The President to-day sent
the following nominations to the Senate:
Charles II. Darling, of Vermont, to be as
sistant secretary of the navy, vice Frank
w. Hackett, resigned; George Moulton, jr.,
collector of customs for the District OF
Bath, Me.
Army-Cavalry: Lieut.. Col. William c.
Forbush to be colonel, Maj. NJ. b. Hughes
to be lieutenant colonel Capt. George H.
Gale TO be major. Artillery: Capt John
p Wiser to be major. Engineer corps:
Lieut.. Col Henry Nj. Adams to be member
of the Mississippi River Commission, First
Lieut.. Robert z. Johns 10 be member
Of the California Debris Commission, Lieut..
Col David b. Heap to be member of the
California Debris Commission.
The President also sent to the Senate the
recess appointments of Col. Henry NJ.
Robert to be chief Of engineers (since re-
tired, Col. John Barlow to be chief Of en-
sineers (since retired) and Col. George S.
Gillespie to be chief of engineers.
The Senate to-day confirmed these nomi-
nations:
William H. Hunt, Montana, to be Gov
ernor, and Charles HartZell, Colorado, Sec
rotary of Porto Rico.
William A Rodenberg, Illinois. to be a
civil-service commissioner.
Francis b. Loomis, Ohio, minister to Por-
tugal; Lloyd c. Griscom, Pennsylvania
minister to Persia Herbert w. Bowen
New York, minister to Venezuela.
To be Secretaries of Foreign Legations
burg; Spencer F. Eddy, Illinois, at Con-
stantinople; Chandler Hale, Maine, Vienna,
Austria; John w. Garrett. Maryland, at
The Hague; Gordon Paddock New York,
at Seoul, Korea; John Muir, New York at
Stockholm, Sweden; James G. Bailey Ken
lucky. at Guatemala and Honduras; Arthur
tary). at Paris; William c. Eustis, District
of Columbia (third secretary, at London
r. S. r. Hit. Illinois (third secretary, at
Paris Charles NJ. Dickinson, New York.
agent at Sofia, Bulgaria.
To be Consuls-Samuel Smith, New Jer-
sew at Moscow; Richmond Pearson, North
Carolina, at Genoa; George o. Cornelius,
Pennsylvania, at st. Johns, N. F.; Jesse II.
Johnson, Texas, at Santos, Brazil
Frederick l. Allen, Auburn, n. Y, COM
missioner of patents; Edward B. Moore.
siOner of patents; Seldom Connor, pension
agent at Augusta, Me-. Washington Haver-
stick. of Wisconsin. federal inspector
| Urea sury Department; John w Gable.
naval officer of customs at Baltimore Md:
| James y. Coye. surveyor of customs at
Grand Rapids, Mich.
To be Collectors Of Customs-George W
| Allen, Key West. Fla; Frank l. Doan, OF
| Ohio, district of Arizona; George w. Cobb,
district of Albemarle, n. c.
Herbert II. ID. Pierce. Massachusetts,
! large number Of naval and revenue cutter
service promotions.