Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-28
Came West for a Man
To Fill the Most important Dip.
lomatic Position.
RoBT. T. LINooLNs NAME GOES IN

| as intimated i'm these dispatches several days
ago, came west for the man to fill the most
important of them. They are as follows:
Robert r. Lincoln, of Illinois, envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary OF the
United States to Great Britain.
Murat Halstead, Of Ohio, envoy extraor-
binary and minister plenipotentiary to Ger
many.
Allen Thorndyke Rice, of New York, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
of the United States to Russia
Patrick Egan of Nebraska, envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the
United States to Chilli.
Thomas Ryan, of Kansas, envoy extraor-
binary and minister plenipotentiary of the
United States to Mexico.
John Hicks, of Wisconsin, envoy extraor-
binary and minister plenipotentiary of the
United States TO Peru
George B. Loring, of Massachusetts,, minis
ter resident aud consul general of the United
States to Portugal
The other names on the list sent to the sen
ate were: Marion Irwin, United States at
torney for the southern district of Georgia;
Tyre Glenn United Stated marshal for the
western district of North Carolina; James o.
Churchill, surveyor of customs for the port
OF st. Louis Postmasters: William B.
Webster Creston, Ia. Chester A Wilcox,
Quincy, Ills; Ole Z. Wanguild, Rice Lake,
Wis; John H. Welsh, Winnebago City
MINI. Jeremiah P. Easton, Warren City,
MINI.
In the secret session of the senate yester-
day the nomination of John C. New to be
consul general at London was favorably re-
ported from the committee on commerce.
and immediate consideration was asked
Plumb objected, aud under this objection the
nomination went over until to-day, when it
will undoubtedly be confirmed.
The senate confirmed the following nom-
nations: Robert V. Belt, assistant commits
sioner Of I0dian affairs; Francis E Warren,
governor Of Wyoming territory; Ben amin
T. White, governor of Montana territory.
There were several southern officials in the
list, and among the postmasters that of Will
lam B. Hodge, Jr., Marshall, Ills. A long
list of navy promotions was also confirmed
Democratic senators said yesterday after
noon that an effort would be made TO
prevent the confirmation OF Murat Hal
Grant and Logan. and his attacks on certain
Republican senators will be quoted in the
| secret session There is no doubt however,
that the nomination will be confirmed
The nomination of Robert T. Lincoln to
| the English mission was a surprise to even
| the Illinois senators. The president is said
| to have asked Cullom and Farwell to go and
| see him, and when they arrived told them be
had decided to make the appointment
Farwell said that if the president had
wanted first-class lawyer for the position,
as he understood he did, and was disposed to
give Illinois the appointment, he would sug-
gest John n Jewett, but the president made
1t clear very soon that he had decided to
appoint Mr.. Lincoln, and what he wanted
was not advice, but an Endorsement The
senator's stated that they had a high regard
for Mr.. Lincoln, and would be glad to see
him appointed but Farwell reminded the
president that Illinois had asked for several
things it had not secured, and its chances for
these things ought not TO be impaired BY its
receipt of other things that it did not ask
for
The nomination Of Patrick Egan for the
mission to Chilli is attributed by his friends
to the earnest support given him from the
beginning by Secretary Blaine He was q
candidate for the mission to Mexico until the
president frankly informed the Nebraska
congressional delegation that he could not
send him TO Mexico. The nomination Of
Egan is criticised by come politicians on the
ground that he has resided in the United
States but little longer than is necessary to
secure citizenship.
Robert Todd Lincoln is 4j years old He
was graduated from Harvard college, served
throughout Gen. Grants Virginia campaign
as captain and became secretary Of war IN
der President Garfield, remaining in that
post under President Arthur Mr. Lincoln
has a wife and three children-oDe son and
two daughters. In Chicago, since his return
at the expiration Of his term Of service as
secretary Of war, he has not figured in poll
tics extensively. He has quietly been at
tending to heavy law business.
Allen Thorndyke Rice was born in Massa-
chusetts In 1853. He is a graduate of Ok
ford university, England, and since 1875 has
been editor and proprietor of The North
American Review He also holds control-
ing interest In a prominent Partisan news
paper, La Matin, and has contributed large
iy to literature, while taking an active part
in politics
Patrick Egan, the nominee for minister to
Chilli, has for many years been well known
as leader OF the Irish people He was
born in Ireland in 1S41. He engaged very
prominently in the home rule agitation, and
the work OF the League in propagating its
principles and aiding evicted tenants in 1880
led TO prosecution of Parnell, Dillon, Sexton,
Egan and others. The prosecution failing to
secure a conviction, the English government
suspended the operation of the habeas
corpus act and also devised n schema
to seize the funds of the league At
the urgent request of the leaders of
the movement Mr.. Egan went to France in
order to protect the money and also to act as
an intermediary between the branches OF tina
league in America and Australia and the
National leaguers III Ireland and England
In 1883 he came to America and went to Ne
braska, where he has been engaged in the
grain trade, and has also been an active Re-
publican and president of the Land League in
this country.
John Hicks, who has been nominated for
minister to Peru, is the proprietor of The
Oshkosh Northwestern and president of the
Wisconsin Editors and Publishers associa-
ton. He is bright man, about 45 years of
age, and has been In poor health. 1t is be-
heved that trip to Peru and residence in
that country will be beneficial to him. He
is close friend to Senator Sawyer, who
made special plea for his appointment, and
was apparently more interested in that than
In anything else in the way of patronage.
THE NEWS AT CHICAGO.
Mr.. Lincoln Taken by surprise-whnt the
Papers Say.
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