The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-03-26
Inree years with the

Of the Potomac, participating in
1n,4e than 20 battles and skirmishes-
TOOK part in Stoneman's great raid, and
Shared the fortunes of Sheridans cav
airy until the close of the war. While
in Virginia, he contracted ma'aIial
poisoning, from which he has never fully
recovered. by the advice of his physi-
clans, he removed to the sea coast of
New England, and for the last q years
has been pastor of important churches
in Massachusetts-at Fall River, Wey-
mouth, Westfeld, Boston, Chelsea, Cam
bridge, Salem, Natick, Webster and
Lynn. While pastor of the Lafayette
Methodist Episcopal church, at Salem
he was twice elected to the Massachu-
sets legislature.
The Foo Chow appointment is one OF
the most important in the consular serv-
ice, and those in a position to know, say
that the United States government is
extremely fortunate in being able to
again secure the services of DR.. Gracey
as our consul there.
There have been faint rumbIings OF
late that til president and Speaker
Reed are not on tho best Of terms.
This runnor evidently grew out of the
fact that both of these distinguished
Republicans were rivals for the Repub-
lican presidential nomination. which Mr.
Mckinley won from his worthy oppon-
ent.
The rumor perhaps was continuation
Of the well known existence of a breach
between Speaker Reed and Mr.. Harrison
when the latter was in the White House.
While it is true that Mr. Harrison and
Mr.. Reed were not on the best political
terms it is not true that Mr. Mckinley
and Mr. Reed are not in accord with each
other One of the first callers at the
White House after Mr.. Mckinley was
comfortably located there was Mr.. Reed |
The next day he and Mrs. Reed went |
over again. President Mckinley told |
Mr.. Reed on the occasion of the first visit |
that he did not propose to repeat the |
mistake Mr. Harrison made of :gnoring
MIR. Reeds recommendations as to ap-
pointments to the federal&offices in his |
own city Of Portland, and it was practi
cally settled then and there, that
Mr.. Reeds candidate for collector at
Portland, Fred Milliken, who was set
aside by Mr.. Harrison, would be APP
pointed by Mr.. Mckinley. Mr. Me-
kinley proposes to keep the peace with
Mr.. Reed on the very point on which Mr..
Harrison went to war with him.
Maine people should bear in mind that
this Mr.. Milliken is not Hon. Seth l..
Milliken, the Belfast congressman, but
another gentleman of the same name.
Two other Portland men are being
talked of a good deal in Washington
these days One is Hon. w. w. Thomas.
Jr, who has been practically settled
upon for his old post of minister to Nor
way and Sweden. Editor Walter C. EN-
erson who has been so strongly urged
for assistant secretary of war, is also
being pushed by the Maine delegation,
while Harold M. Sewall of Bath, Republi
can son of the recent Democratic candi-
date for vice president, is pretty sure to
go as Mr. McKinley's minister to Homo
lulu, with a view of promulgating plans
for the annexation of the Hawaiian
Stands to the United States, as that is un.
derstood to be the plans of the admins
tTation now in power in Washington.
Another prominent New England man
who will receive one of the appointments
as ambassador is General William F.
Draper of Hopedale. Mass, and ex-mem-
Der of congress and a wealthy manufac-
turer of the family whose name he bears.
General Draper is most frequently men
toned in connection with the post at
Berlin, Germany, and Rome, Italy. He
has also been suggested in connection
with the suCccession of General Fitz-
hugh Lee at Havana, but The many and !
serious complicat lions at present on the
Island of Cuba. it is believed will lead
General Draper to decline this mission,
as he prefers to accept more cengenIal
post and one where the duties will not be
so complicated and exacting.
General Draper was born in Lowell.
Mass, on April Q. 1912, and will, there
fore, have just about reached his 55th
when he viii be nominated to
be sent abroad to represent his country :
1t some foreign court. He served in the
Union army from August. 1861, to Octo-
Der. 1854; held commissions as second ,
lieutenant, first lieutenant, captain, ma
Ior and lieutenant-coionslc commanding;
also as colonel and brigadier general by
orevet; was shot through the body at the
oattle of the Wilderness, Mayo, 1864. and