The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-11
Washington Correspondent of New
York Newspaper to Succeed Will
liam VI. Johnson.
ARMY PROMOTIONS CONFIRMED
HUGHES, BURT, SHERIDAN AND DE
RUssY APPROVED BY SENATE.
Present Postal Service in Cuba to
BE COntinued-GOvern Dole, of
Hawaii, i'm Washington.


Wynne, of Philadelphia, Pa. was to-day
selected by the President for the place Of
first assistant postmaster general to sue
coed William NJ. Johnson. Mr.. Wynne is
a Washington newspaper correspondent He
came here twenty-seven years ago, and
soon was connected with the bureau
OF the Cincinnati Gazette as cor
respondent under Gen. Henry V. Boyn-
ton Under this veteran ne received
his training. Later he followed this news
paper under various changes of manage
ment and name until he became the private
secretary of Charles Foster, Of Ohio, when
he was made secretary of the treasury.
He remained with him until he left his Of
fee. He then accepted the management of
the Washington office of the New York
Press and has remained in that place ever
since. Mr.. Wynne occupies high place
among the correspondents, being at the
present time president of the Gridiron Club
and a member of the standing committee
or correspondents of the press gallery. He
is called to the place without the backing
of any political influence He is selected sim
ply because he is a man familiar with the
business of the department and capable Of
performing it's duties. He is a man who
understands the functions of the govern
ment thoroughly and no one could have
been chosen who is more competent to rem
der the administration more valuable serv-
ice. While he is appointed from Pennsyl-
vania. he really belongs to Washington,
and stands highly here. This nomination
may be sent to the Senate tomorrow.
xxx
The Senate to-day confirmed the follow
ing army nominations: Major general
Brig Gen Robert P. Hughes; oolonels to
be brigadier generals. Isaac ID. De Russy,
Andrew 8. Burt and Michael V. Sheridan.
The secretary of the treasury has desig
mated national banks as government de-
positories as follows: Howard, of Kokomo,
Ind, $4,000; Southern Illinois, of East st.
Louis. Ill. increase $4,000; Citizens, of At
tea, Ind, $4,000; First National, at
Eureka Cal, SO. 600; Merchants National.
of Portland. Ore, $500 900; First National,
of Wilkesbarre, Pa, $4,000; First National,
of Sioux City, Ia, $4,000; State National
Tenn. $50 600: San Francisco National of
San Francisco, 100000; Farmers and Mer-
chants National of Winchester, Va, $780,,
banks aggregating in amount between $25.-
100000 to so, 900, and while he will not
designate many more he expects to name
few more soon.
DIR. Juan Cuestas. minister from Uru-
quay, to-day notified Secretary Hay that
he has been appointed by his government
ambassador to the coronation of King Ed
ward VII and also to the ceremonies at
tending the coming of age of King Alfonso
XIII. of Spain. Minister Cuestas is the son
of the President of Uruguay.
XXX
The House committee on pensions to-day
made a favorable report upon the Senate
bill granting a pension of 5000 per annum
to the widow of the late President McKin-
ley.
The report was made by Representative
Sullaway, of New Hampshire. II recites the
military career of President Mckinley his
service in Congress and President, and
adds: He left the Nation for which he
worked and lived in a prosperous condi-
ton and like Lincoln and Garfield, he was
assassinated because he was President of
the United States and lost his life in the
service of his country"
Representative Cromwell, of the Second
Ohio district. to-day announced that he
would not be a candidate for reelection
Mr.. Bromwell is serving his fifth term in
the House.
The Civil-service Commission has dropped
the charges filed with it several months
ago. alleging that Gov. T. B. Ferguson. of
Oklahoma. and ]. r. Renshaw, formerly
clerk of the United States District Court,
of Oklahoma. had violated the civiI-service
law by sending out circulars of assess
ments for campaign funds. The complaint
alleged that at the time these circulars
were issued. bearing Fergusons name as
chairman of the Republican territorial cen
trail committee, and Renshaw's as secre-
tary, the former was postmaster at Wa
tonga and the later the clerk of the court.
During the investigation Governor Fergu-
son and others testified the circulars were
sent out without the knowledge of either
of the two men and their names were
omitted in subsequent circulars their re-
quest that the old ones be destroyed.
XXX
Captain Crozier naturally has been very
anxious to be confirmed as chief of ord
nance of the army and has made it his
business to become acquainted with the
senator's who might have to pass on his
case. Being a methodical and enterprising
man, he pursued this acquaintance in
systematic manner. He learned as much as
he could of the antecedents of the senators
and the names of some of their friends
When he met them it was easy TO be on ia
miliar ground and to show great intimacy
with the things they most knew about Ii
was: "Ah. senator. assume that you know
my old friend. -2
Certainly the senator knew and a Meas
ant conversation, with some inquiries like
this, followed: And L want to ask you
how DR.. - is getting along. He was one
of the dearest men | ever met" etc
In his memoranda the captain got the
names of the two Platts confused When
he went to the wise and venerable Senator
PIatt of Connecticut. he was posted win
the information which belongs TO Senator
Platt of New York After a time il was.
Senator. 1 think we have one mutual
friend in -?
"Um-m-m.' was the dry comment of the
Connecticut Yankee.
And il was my pleasure to be the guest
in the family of - for several weeks AT
one time and they spoke so often and pleas
antly of you that / have always Thought
of you since in connection with them "
Um-m-m-"
And the ShawS --''
''Oh. thunder. You have the wrong Plat"
President-elect T. Estrada Palma. of
Cuba. accompanied by Gonzales de Que
sada. had a conference to-day with Post
master General Payne and other postal
officials. They asked that this government
continue the existing postal arrangements
of the island and that the present postal
officers now in Cuba be kept there until the
Cuban appOintees have become Thoroughly
familiar with postal operations. As a re-
suit of the conference the present postal
relations between this government and
Cuba. including the domestic rates of post
age aud exchange OF money orders will