The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-28
REPRESENTATIvE ABROAD.
Lincoln to Great Britain, HaIsted to
Germany, Rice ito Russia.

WASHINGTON March 27.-President Har-
rison made the following nominations this
afternoon.
Robert I. Lincoln of Illinois, envoy extraordi.
nary and minister plenipotentiary Of the United
Murat Halsted of Ohio envoy extraordinary and
minister penipotentiary of the United States to
Allen Thorndike Rice of New York, envoy ex-
traordinary ana minister plenpotentiary of the
United States to Russia.
John Hicks OF Wisconsin, envoy. extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary of the United States
to Peru.
George B. Loring of Massachusetts,, minister
resident and consul general Of the United States
to Portugal
Patrick Egan of Nebraska, envoy extraordinary
to Chill.
Thomas Ryan of Kansas, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenlpotentiary of the United States
Robert T. Lincoln, the oldest son of Alb
raham Lincoln, was born Aug. L. 1843. He
was educated to the legal profession which
ne has followed with great success in Chica-
go. In 1881 he was selected by President
Garfield for secretary of war. This was his
1rst public Office and since his retirement
from that he has been engaged in the prac-
tice of his profession.
Patrick Egan, the nominee for minister to
Chilli, is well known leader of the Irish
people. He was born at Ballymahon, Coun
ty Longford, Ireland, in 1S41, and when
quite young went into the grain business.
He took part in the revolutionary movement
which eliminated in the attempted iDsurrec-
tion OF 1867 and was one of the organizers
and members of the council of the Home
Rule League formed in 1871. When Davitt.
10 1879, started the Land League movement,
Egan became trustee and was appointed
acting treasurer in 1888. Fearful of oppres-
sion and unfair treatment from the govern
ment he came to America and went to live In
Nebraska, where. he has since resided. He
has been engaged in the grain trade in this
country and has taken an active part in poll
ties as Republican. He is man of good
address, well educated and is said to be full
ly qualified for the office to which he is NOM
mated.
John Hicks, who will go to Peru as Minis
ter, is native American AZ years of age and
comes from Oshkosh. He is proprietor and
editor of the Oshkosh Northwestern.
Murat Halstead, nominated as minister to
Germany, was born.in 1929 in Ross, Butler
county, Ohio. He spent his minority on
farm. At Is he began writing for the news
papers, at first contributing sentimental ic-
tlon. He decided to study law, of which he
soon tired, and did local newspaper report
ing for several Cincinnati papers. In 1853
he became manager of a department of the
Cincinnati Commercial, and the following
year acquired small interest in the paper
de re-organized the system Of collecting
news by encouraging young writer in small
towns and built up fine and efficient news
paper service. He has fine presence, gen
ial manner, and immense energy. He has
always been Republican of a very pro-
nounced type.
Allan Thorndike Rice, nominated to be
minister to Russia, was born in Massachu-
sets in 1853. He is graduate of Oxford
University, England, and since 1876 has been
editor and proprietor of the North American
Review. He holds controlling interest in
prominent Partisan newspaper, LeMatin.
and has contributed largely to literature
while taking an active part in politics.
George Bailey Loring of Massachusetts,. is
best known because of his connection with
the Department of Agriculture, of which he
was commissioner from 1881 to 1885. He is
72 years of age and Harvard graduate.
Thomas Ryan of Kansas, named for min
lister to Mexico, is a native of New York
and was born in 1887. He has held various
legal positions in Kansas and been repre-
sentative to six successive Congresses.