The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-28

States minister to Germany, was born in
1929, at Ross Butler county. Ohio and spent
hlsminority on farm. AT eighteen he began
writing for newspapers, at first contribut-
ing sentimental fiction and the lighter
class of romances, in which love plays the
most prominent part. In 1851 he finished
MS schooling at Farmers College, near Gin
cinnati. and then decided to study law, of
which he soon tired. He did local news
paper reporting on several Cincinnati
papers, and in 1858 became manager of de-
partment on the Cincinnati Commercial.
lhe following year he acquired small in
terest In the paper, and it began rapidly to
increase in circulation and influence, so
that in 1866. it was considered one of the most
potent newspapers in the West He reor-
ganized the system of collecting news, and
Dy encouraging young writers In small
towns he built up fine and efficient news
service. In 1870 the paper experienced a
check, and for some time Mr.. Halsteads
lines did not always fall in pleasant places.
old place as leader of Western thought
and ideas, and the Commercial combining
with the Gazette, its rival, as an exponent
OF the principles of the Republican party In
Ohio, the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
immediately became the recognized organ
of Ohio Republicans. Mr.. Halstead then
found time to devote himself more to social
affairs, and also to travel abroad. He has
line presence, genial manner and i'm
mense energy. He has always been Re-
publican of a very pronounced type.
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
American Review. He also holds con-
trolling interest in prominent Partisan
newspaper, LIE Matin, and has contributed
largely to literature, while taking an act
I've part In politics.
Patrick Egan. the nominee for minister
to Chill, has for many years been we'll
known as a leader of the Irish people. He
was born at Ballymahon, County Longford.
went into the grain business and before he
was twenty-One years of age became the
principal book-keeper and general conf
Dental clerk of the firm with whom he was
ness. which was the most extensive of its
kind In Ireland. was formed into joint
stock company, Mr.. Egan was elected man.
aging director. His business relations
mass of the people, and he very, early dis
played a deep interest in the Irish cause,
advanced NJ National party. t''' He > took
part in the revolutionary move,
insurrection of 1867. He was one OF the or.
ganizers and member of the council of
the Home-rule League, formed in 1871.
| When Davitt. in 1879, started his land
league movement, Mr.. Egan. together with
Joseph Biggar and VIM. O'Sullivan, mem
bers of Parliament, became trustees of the
league. and Mr.. Egan was appointed It's
| acting treasurer. The work of the league
in .propogating its principles and aiding
| of Messrs. Parneil, Dillon, Sexton, Egan,
| and others. The prosecution failing to Sc
| cure conviction, the English government
suspended the operation OF the habeas
| corpus act. and also devised q scheme to
seize the funds of the league. At the
| urgent request of the leaders of the move
| ment, Mr.. Egan went to France in order to
| protect the money intrusted to his care,
| and also to act as an intermediary
| between the branches of the league in
| America and Australia and the National
League in Ireland and England. In 1882 he
| returned to his native country, but fearful
of repression and unfair treatment on the
| part of the government of Great Britain,
| he, in 1888 came to America and went to
| live in Nebraska, where he has since re-
! sided. He has been engaged In the grain
trade while in this country, and has also
taken an active part in politics as MEM
Der of the Republican party. From 1884 to
| 1856 he was president of the American
branch of the Irish. League, of which Par
/ nela is the chief. He was a delegate at
| large from Nebraska to the Chicago. con-
vention, having been elected by, an almost
unanimous vote of the Nebraska Repub-
lican State convention. He was rendered
| the temporary chairmanship OF the Chicago
convention, but declined in favor of John
| NJ. ThurstOn. Mr.. Egan is still an active
| worker in the Irish cause, and has the con-
| tidence of its leaders in the old country. He
| is a man of good address, well educated and
| said by Senators MandersOn and Paddock,
| who were his chief sponsors, to be fully quail
| fed for the office to which he was nOml-
| mated.
| John Hicks, who will 60 to Peru as min
| lister of the United States, is native
| American, fOrty-twO 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 Wis
never before held public Office. During
| the last campaign he was president of the
local Harrison and Morton Club. and did
| effective service as an organizer OF the
| party. He is said to be man of ability,
we'll educated, of excellent habits and pos
sessed of moderate means, though by no
means rich. His appointment was urged
| by Senators Sawyer and SpoOner.
is best known because of his. connection
with the Department of Agriculture. of
| which he was Commissioner from 1881 to
| 1885. He is -seventy-twO years of age, and
isa Harvard gsSi grsdSuattef; t.. M hOTng has
surgeon in the Marine Hospital at Chelsea
| in 1S43 and at other times being pOstmas-
ter. centennial commissioner and Congress
| man.
Thos. Ryan, of Kansas, who has been
| named as minister to Mexico, is a native of
New York, where he was born in 1887. He
| served during the war as q volunteer, was
| severely wounded and emerged as a captain
| in 1865. Since that time he has held various
| legal positions in Kansas, and has been a
| Representative in Congress IN six success
| sive Congresses.
Tyre Glenn, marshal for the Western
district of North Carolina, is a native of
Mamma, Yadkin county, and was chief clerk
| in the collectors Office at Greenville under
| the last Republican administration. He is
brother-in-law of Judge Thomas Settle,
of Florida.
Marion Erwin, United States attorney for
the Southern district of Georgia, is we'll
known young lawyer of Macon, Ga. He
was clerk of the United States District
| Court at Savannah. for four years, and was
| United States commissioner at the same
| time. He graduated from the University
of Georgia in 1875. His appointment was
recommended by Representative Brewer
and other Republicans.
James o. Churchill. the new surveyor at
st. Louis, entered the war as q private III
the Eleventh Illinois Infantry, and rose to
the rank of colonel. He was severely
wounded in an engagement. and still car
ries several bullets in his body. For many
years past he has been United States com.
missioner and clerk of the United States
District Court at st. Louis.
A Democratic View.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 2.-Regardine
President Harrison's diplomatic appoint
ments Mr. WattarSon will saw in fo-mor