The morning news., 1889-03-28
THE MORN NING NEWS, !
ESTABLISHED 1850. INCORPORATED 1885.
J. H. ESTlLL, President.
HARRISON'S BIG PRIZES.
ROBERT T. LINCOLN NAMED FOR
MINISTER TO ENGLAND.

Patrick Egen'5 Name Sent in as
Minister to Chilli.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The President
sent the following nominations to the Sen
ate to-day:
extraordinary and minister plenipotenuiary
of the United States to Peru.
GEORGE B. LoRING of Massachusetts, to
be minister resident and consul general of
the United States to Portugal.
MARION ERWIN of Georgia to be United
States attorney for the Southern district of
Georgia.
TYRE GLENN of North Carolina to be
United States marshal for the Western dis
trict of North Carolina.
ANDREW c. RowLEs to be postmaster at
Statesville, N. C.
ROBERT T. LINCOLN of illinois to be en-
voy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
Tertiary Of the United States to Great
Britain
MURAr HALsTED of Ohio to be envoy
extraordinary and minister pleripotentiary
of the United States to Germany.
ALLAN THoRNDYKE RICE Of New York
to be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary Of the United States to
Russia.
PATRICK EGAN of Nebraska to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
of the United States to Chill.
THOMAS RYAN of Kansas to be envoy
extraordinary and minister pIenipotentiary
of the United States to Mexico.
WHO GLENN IS.
Tyre Glenn, nominated to-day to be mar
shall for the Western district of North Caro-
lima, is a native of Wanna, Yadkin county,
and was chief clerk in the collectors office
at GreenviIle under the last republican ad-
ministratlon. He is a brother-in-law of
Judge Thomas Settle of Florida.
ROBERT TODD LINCOLN.
Robert Todd Lincoln, who was to-day
nominated to be minister to England, is As
years of age and is son OF Alb aham Lln-
coin. He graduated from Harvard college,
served throughout Gen. Grants Virginia
campaign as captain, practiced law in Chi
cago, and became Secretary of War under
President Garfield, remaining in that post
under President Arthur. Since his retire
ment in 1885 he has been practicIng law in
Chicago.
ALLEN THORNDYKE RICE.
Allen Thorndyke Rice, nominated to be
minister to Russia, was born in Massachu-
setts in 1858. He IS graduate of Oxford
university, England, and since 1876 has
been editor and proprietor of the North
trolling interest in the prominent Partisan
newspaper LIE Mdtin, and has contributed
largely to literature while taking an acUlve
part In politics.
GEORGE BAILEY LoRING.
George Bailey Loring of Massachusetts,, is
best known because of mis- connection with
the department Of agriculture, of which he
was commissioner from 1881 to 1885. He
is 70 years of age and Harvard
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long in public life, beginning as
a surgeon in the Marine hospital at Chelsea
in 1S43, and at other times Icing post
master, centennial commissioner and con-
gresham.
THOMAS RYAN.
Thomas Ryan of Kansas, who has been
named as minister to Mexico is q native of
New York, where he was born in 1887. He
served during the war as a volunteer, was
severely wounded, and emerged as captain
in 1864. since that time he has held vari-
Gus legal positions in Kansas, and has been
a representative in six successive con-
gresses
MURAT HALSTEAD.
Murat Halstead, nominated for United
States minister to Germany, was born in
1929, at Ross, Butler county, Ohio, and
spent his minority on far n. At Is he be-
gan writing for newspapers, at first con-
tributing sensational fiction and a lighter
class Of romances, in which love played the
most prominent part. In 1851 he flushed
his schooling at Farmers college, near Gin
cinnati, and then decided to study law, o.
which he soon tired. He did local news
paper reporting on several Cinciu-
natl papers, and in 1853 became
manager of department on the Cincinnati
Commercial. The following year he ac-
quired a small interest in the paper and it
baoay 60 i,,o oiv 1ot;
Influence, SO that in 1866 it was considered
one of the most potent newspapers in tee
west. He reorganized the system of collect
ing news, and by encouraging young writers
IN small towns he built up a fine and efH-
clent news service. In 1870 the paper expe-
perlenced a check and for sometime Mr.
Halstead's lines did not always fall in pleas
ant places. He pushed his paper forward
again to its old place as a leader of W. St
ern thought and ideas, the Commercial
combining with the Gazette, its rival, as an
exponent Of the principles of the Republi-
can party in Ohio. The Cincinnati Com
nlerctdL Gazette Immediately became the
recognized organ of the Ohio republicans
Mr.. Halstead then found time to devote
himself more to social affairs and also to
travel abroad. He has a fine presence, a
genial manner and immense energy. He
has always been a republican of a very
pronounced type.
JOHN HICKS.
John Hicks, who will go to Peru as min
lster OF the United States, is native
American AZ years of age He comes from
oshkosh, the home Of Senator SAWYER, and
Is proprietor and editor of the Oshkosh
northwestern. He has several times been
elected president of the Wisconsin State
fress Association, but has never before held
apubhc office. During the last campaign
ne was president Of the local Harrison and
Morton club, and did efficient service
as an organizer. He is said TO be man Of
ABILITY, well educated, of excellent habits
ana possessed Of moderate means, though
Dy no means rich. His appointment was
urged by Senators Sawyer and Spooner
PATRICK EGAN.
Patrick Egan, nominated for minister to
Cnlli, has, for many years, been we'll known
90 leader OF the Irish people. He was
porn in Ballymahon, county Longford,
ireland, in 1S4l. His business, both IN Ire
iand and America, has been that Of grain
eealer. He very early displayed great
interest in the Irish cause, becoming an ac-
i've member Of the advanced national party
ne TOOK part in the revolutionary move
nent which eliminated in the attempted
lhsurrection Of 1867. He was one of the
organizers and member of the council OF
Ine Ine Home Rule League formed in 1871.
hen Mr.. Davitt, IN 1879, started
ms us land league movement, Mr..
ngan' together with Messrs. Big