The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-28
FAMOUS MINISTER'S
Robert Todd Lincoln, to
Great Britain.
HrRAr HaLsrEAp TO GERMANY
Thorndyk4 Eice. Russss. - Patrieh
Egan. chiii-Gee. Is. Lorsng. Pe1-
fugai watserson's Comment.

wAsAIssToS. March 27.--TAe president
aas nominated John Hicks Of Wisconsin
20 be minister 10 Perm.
Gee. D. Loriz8 of Massachusetts,. rainis-
ter % Portugal
Robert T. Llneoln Of nliaols. minister 10
Great Britain.
Mnraf Hasstssd OF Ohio, minister TO Ger
many
Allen Thorndyke Rice Of New York.
minister 20 Russia
Patrick Egan Of Nebraska. minister 70
Chill.
Thomas Ryan Of Kansas. minister 20
Mexico.
eoSFIesATF0ss.
Among those confirmed By the senate
this afternoon were the following. Frsn.
Ga = y ax12a governor OF wyoming Ben
asIain r. White of Dillon. governor OF Mon
rREa. Robert v. Belt. assistant commits
siosser Of Indian affairs, and number of
possgasters.
The nominations of Lewis wolflev to be
governor OF Arizona aud John G. New TO
be consul general to London were reported
fayoraoiy from committee, but under indi-
vtGnal objection they went over until next
executive session, when they viii be con
arned
THE NOMINEES.
Robert Todd Lincoln. who was sn-ssav
nominated 10 be minister 70 Eng and. Is Is
years of age and Is a son OF Abraham
Lincoln. He graduated from Harvard coll
iege. served through Grants Virginia cam
pazgn as captain, practiced law in Chicago
aud became secretary OF war under Presi.
dent Garfield, remaining in that post tln-
der President Arthur. since his retire
Inent IA less he has been pracJicing law in
Chicago.
Alien Thorndyke Rice, aominsted To be
minister 10 Russia, Was born in Massa-
chusetts. He is graduate OF Oxford
University, England, and since ts7e has
been editor and proprietor of the .soyfA
Aa9erscda EeSstss. He also holds con-
trolling interest in a prominent Parisian
newspaper. Ls AGtfa, and has contributed
largely to Literature, while taking an active
psrt ia politics.
George Bailey Loring Of Massachusetts, is
best known because OF his connection with
the department of agriculture, of which he
was commissioner from lsS3 to 1SsS. He is
Y years Of age aud is Harvard gra 3aate.
I40rlug has been long in public life begin
ming as a surgeon in the marine hospital
al Chelsea in lssS, and at other times being
postmaster, centennial commissioner anG
congressman.
Thomas Ryan of Kansas. who has been
named as minister TO Mexico, is a native
of New York, where he was born IL, fs:y-
- ~.
was severely wounded. and emerged as
captain in 1851 Since that time ne has
held various legal positions in Kansas
and been a representative In congress in
six successive congresses.
James Churchill, the new suryeyor al
ST. Louis. entered the war rs private In
the Eleventh Illinois infants aud rose to
the rank of colonel. He was severely
wounded in ali engagement aud stiil
carries several bullets in bis body. For
many years past he has been United
States commissioner, aud clerk OF the
United States district court At ST. Louis.
Patrick Egan, nominee for minister 10
Chill, has for many years been we'll known
as a leader OF the Irish people. He was
born In Baiiymshon, County L0ngforsi.
Ireland. In is4l. when quite youag he
went into the grain business. His busi-
ness relations brought him into contact
with the great masses aud he very early
displayed deep interest In the Irish cause.
becoming an active member of the ad-
yances national party He took part in
the revolutionary movement which eul-
minated in thxaltampted instruction of
1851, and he was one OF the organizers aud
members of the council of the Home Rule
League movement Egan, together with
Joseph Biggar and William 0'Sullivan,
mem bers of parliament, became the trus-
tees of the league. and the work OF the
league in propsgafing its principles aud
prosecution OF Parneli, Dillon. sexton,
Egan and others. The prosecution failing
to secure conviction, the English govern
ment suspended operations of the habeas
corpus act, and also. devised a
League At the urgent request of the lead.
ers OF the movement Egaa went TO France
| in order 10 protect the money entrusted to
his care, aud also to act as intermediary
between the branches OF the league in
| America, and the National Leaguers in Ire
land and England. Hcnreturned to his
and unfair treatment on the part of the
government of Great Britain he in iSS,
came to America and went to live in
Nebraska, where be has since resided. He
has been engaged in the grain trade while
| in this country. and has also taken an act
i've part in politics as a member of the Re-
| publican party. Egan is still live worker
in the Irish catsse. and has confidence in
| Its leaders in the old country.
| John Hicks, who will go 10 Peru as min
lister of the United States, is native OF
America, AZ years of age He comes from
! Oshkosh, the home of senator sawyer, and
| is proprietor and editor of the Oshkosh
| northeastern. He has several times been
elected president Of the Wisconsin State
Press Association, but has never before
held public Office.
/ Murat Halstead. nominated for United
States minister 10 Germany, was born in
| 1879 at Ross, Butler county, Ohio, and
spent his minority on farm. At Is he be-
gan writing for the newspapers, al first
contributing the lighter class of romanees.
| In ISL he finished schooling at farmers
| college near Cincinnati and then did local
| newspaper reporting on several Cincinnati
papers. Ia 1853 he became manager of 4
department on the Cincinnati C0Bmerrtul,
and the following year he acquired a small
| interest in the paper. When the toHmer-
ciaI was combined with the GG-ette the
| Cincinnati Commercial Ga=ftts Immediately
became the recognized organ OF Ohio Re-
puhiieans. Mr.. Halstead has tine pres
ence, genial manners and iFnmense energy
/ He has always been Republican OF avery