Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-20
CONFIRMED BY SENATE
ACTION ON MANY
NOMINATIONS.
Promotions in the Army, Navy and
Mari Corps and Revenue
Cutter Service.

Inc Senate In executive session has con-
nrmed the following nominations:
James X. Parsons. jr., New York, consul
general at Mexico. Mex; Albert D. Cham
berlin register Of land. Office at Douglas.
Wyo; William r. Compton, marshal for
the western district of New York; Will
liam H. Hunt, district judge for the dis
trict of Montana; James M. B. Holland,
district judge for the eastern district of
Pennsylvania; Joshua L. Chamberlain, sur
veyor of customs in the district Of Port
land and Falmouth. Maine; William Writ
Howe, United States attorney for the east
ern district of Louisiana; A. N. Kepoikai
judge of the circuit court of the second
circuit Of the territory of Hawaii; Noah B.
X. Pettingill, Porto Rico, attorney for the
district of Porto Rico.
Cavalry-To be first lieutenant-Second
Lieutenant James E. Abbott
Infantry-To be lieutenant colonel-Major
Henry e. Robinson.
To be majors-Captains Wilds p Rich
ardson and Charles H. Barth.
To be captains-First Lieutenants Rob-
ert W. Barnett, Pearl M. Schaffer, Lau-
renee A. Curtis, David B. Mulliken, Payton
G. Clark.
To be first Northumberland Lieutenant
Clyde B. Crusan.
First Lieutenant Percy F. Archer of the
sistant quartermaster, with the rank Of
captain.
In the navy-To be assistant surgeons
Harry F. Hull of Colorado. George L..
Wickes of New York. William ]. Zalesky Of
Iowa.
Pay Inspector William w. Gait. to be a
pay director in the navy.
Lieutenant William c. Herbert, to be a
lieutenant commander.
Lieutenant Junior grade) Grin G. Muir
fin, to be lieutenant.
Lieutenant Gunior grade) Clarence g..
Kempff, to be a lieutenant.
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tenant Gunior grade).
Lieutenant Junior grade) Edward Woods,
to be a lieutenant.
Ensigns Allen Buchanan and Frederick J.
Horne. tr., to be heutenants Junior
grade).
Lieutenant Hilary p Jones. jr., to be a
lieutenant commander.
Lieutenant William r. Shoemaker, to be
q lieutenant commander.
Assistant Civil Engineer James V. Rock
well, to be a civil engineer.
Promotions in the revenue cutter service
First Assistant Engineer Henry K. Spen-
Ger. to be a chief engineer. with the rank
OF first lieutenant. and Second Assistant
Engineer Henry T. Powell, to be first
assistant engineer. with the rank Of SEQ
ond lieutenant In the revenue cutter serv-
Ice.
Joseph e. Sheedy, to be second assist
ant engineer, with the rank of third lieu
tenant, in the revenue cutter service.
Assistant Surgeon Walter w. King OF
Michigan, to be passed assistant surgeon.
and Assistant Surgeon Thomas F. Richard
son of Louisiana, to be passed assistant
surgeon in the public health and marine
/. hospital service.
And the following postmasters:
New York-Geo. H. Emens. Clifton: James
A. Johnston. Marlboro; Charles L. DIX.
Forestville; William Mccarthy, Mineola;
Charles G. Bacon. Worthwhile; Rufus Dag
gait Utica; Frank 8. Kenyon, Adams; Rob-
ert J. Buck, Watertown.
Illinois-Frank E. Davis, Arlington
Heights.
Connecticut-George P. Edwards. Collins
vile
Idaho-John M. Butler. Shoshone.
Observation-Disclosures H. Pierce, VIM
chendon; Martin E. Stockbridge, Dalton;
Willis A. Taft, Oxford.
Minnesota-Charles S. Harden, Leroy.
Missouri-C. M Harrison. Gallatin;
George W. Coins. Breckenridge.
Utah-Stephen w. Ross. Lehi.
Iowa-Evan B. Dowell, Indianola; s. M
Brinton, Brighton.
Ohio-Jchn McGuff, Creston; William c.
Hughes. New Straitsville; Samuel F. Smith,
Pomeroy: Robert H. Wiley. Flushing.
Pennsylvania-Alvin A. Hazlett. Asp1n-
wall: VIM H Fulton, Stewartstown: John
H. Brubaker Elizabethtown; Martin u. Al
len. Honesdale: David d. Park. Lapafk.
South Carolina-Charles j. Mulkey, West
minister.
washington E. Foster. Sedro-
AIabama-Hattie N. Tabb, Thomasville.
Colorado-Edgar E. Beckett, Lafayette;
Charles G. Pickett, Wray.
Oklahoma-Emily Mckinley, Kinghsher-
yirginia-Beverly A Davis. Rocky Mount.