The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-07
w. l.. Chandler, the New Hampshire
Ex-senator. to Preside over the
Spanish Claims Commission.
NEW MINISTER TO AUSTRIA
ROBERT MCCORMICK TO TAKE ADD
son C.. HAIRLESS PLACE.
W. c. Sanger TO he Assistant Secretary
of war-Cabinet Officers Sworn
In-spccch by Morgan.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The members
OF the Cabinet were sworn In to-day I'm the
Cabinet room at the White House. The
was entirely informal. no one be-
ing present except the President, Chief JUS
tice Fuller, who administered the oath, and
Secretary Cortelyou. The members stood
around the Cabinet table and with uplifted
hands repeated after the chief justice the
oath OF allegiance. After extending 10 each
one and TO the President mutual congratu-
lations Chief Justice Fuller withdrew. For
about half an hour afterward the members
OF the Cabinet remained with the President
discussing appointments. The appoint
ment OF the war claims commissioners and
the ST. Louis exposition commissioners will
be made very shortly. In addition some
other important appointments are pending.
Although official announcement of the
fact is withheld for the present, in order to
avoid an adverse influence on NJ. Meikle-
johns contest before the Nebraska Legisla-
ture. it is known here that Col. William
Cary Sanger, OF New York, has accepted
the post of assistant secretary OF war, to
succeed Mr.. Meiklejohn. 1t is believed that
the change>will take place toward the end
of this month.
Ex-senator William +. Chandler, Of New
Hampshire. has been selected to be pres
ident of the Spanish claims commission.
The other appointments will soon follow,
and il is intended that the commission shall
get to work as soon as possible. in view of
the vast amount of work to be done. In
form and method of doing business the
commission will approximate the Alabama
claims commission, rather than any of the
international commissions that have sat in
recent years. Unless hereafter authorized
by Congress-, this commission will not con-
slider claims of other than citizens Of the
United States for damages sustained during
the war, so that the vast aggregate of the
claims Of foreign bondholders and OF for
eign corporations, such as cable companies,
steamship companies, etc, will have to be
otherwise adjusted, If they are admitted to
treatment at all. The French claims on ac-
count of losses sustained through French
citizens in Cuba by the instruction and
the Spanish-American war aggregate 49,
200. 900 francs, and the German claims prob
ably are in excess of this amount.
Several of the St. Louis fair commission
ers, among them ex-Representative Allen,
of Mississippi, w. 1. Chambers, Of Ala
hama, and ex-Representative Rodenburg.
Of Illinois. are understood to have been al
ready decided upon. The President to-day
sent the following nominations to the Sen
ate:
Robert S. Mccormick, Of Illinois. to be
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
tertiary of the United States to Austria
Hungary; Frank S. Jackson, of Pennsyl-
vania. consul at Patras, Greece.
Navy-Captain A. S. Crowninshield. to be
chief of the Bureau of Navigation, with
the rank of rear admiral Commanders to
be captains, Chapman G. Todd and Robert
Nj. Berry. Lieutenant commanders to be
commanders, Daniel d. V. Stuart and
Charles A. Adams. Lieutenants TO be lieu
tenant commanders, William r. Rush,
Harry S. Knapp and William l.. Rogers.
Lieutenants Gunior grade) to be lieuten-
ants, w. V. n. Powelson and William $.
Montgomery Richard Nicholson. of Cali
fornia, TO be an assistant paymaster In the
navy.
Robert S. Mccormick, appointed minister
to Austria, formerly was secretary OF the
United States legation at London under
Robert T. Lincoln. Mr.. Mccormick, who is
a noted bibliophile, is a member of the
| leading clubs Of this city. Mrs. Mccormick
Is a daughter Of the late Joseph Medlll.
founder of the Chicago Tribune.