The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-03-12
COLONEL JOHN HAY.
He Will Be Named Ambassador to
England

incoming mail. a rough estimate by
Mr.. Boyle. who is in charge of the cor
respOndenCe. is that 9S, 900 letters have
been handled within recent months
1t is expected that today Mr.. John
Hay will be named ambassador to
Great Britain and Mr.. Horace Porter
of New York ambassador to Paris and
that there may be few other nOmina-
tiOns, including Mr.. Powell Clayton of
Arkansas, as minister to Mexico.
One of the most important missions
the president viii have TO fill Will be
that of minister TO Spain. In view of
the Cuban insurrectiOn this post is one
demanding the exercise of great tact
and skill and the indications are that
Mr.. Mckinley will go very slowly and
deliberate in changing our minister
there. Few of the thousands of appli-
cations for office mention this post,
which seems not to be in great demand,
and 1t is certain that up TO Sunday Mr..
Mckinley had no one in mind for it.
President Mckinley has definitely
settled upon J. H. Brigham of Ohio for
assistant secretary of agriculture, and
the nomination doubtless will be sent to
the senate within few days. Colonel
Brigham Is master of the national
grange. He is war veteran, has fig
ured considerably in Ohio politics and
Is an Olu Vn6 PRESIDENT.
Postmaster General Gary has had an
other busy day, receiving scores of Wis
itors. Senator Mark Hanna called and
had an interview, lasting scarcely more
than five minutes. 1t was his first call
ON the head of the department. Sena-
tor PenrOse and Representatives Huff
and Hicks of Pennsylvania were among
the other visitors.
The cabinet meeting lasted Just an
Il
Alger were the first to leave and Mr.
Gary came from the cabinet room soon
afterward. The attorney general, sec
retary of the navy and secretary of
agriculture remained some time longer.
Secretary Bliss was absent in New
York. Nothing of Importance was dis
cussed by the cabinet.
a group embracing the silver Repub-
can senators, Teller of Colorado. Petit
grew of South Dakota and Canon of
Utah, who withdrew from the st. Louis
convention, called on the president.
With them, also, was Senator Warren
Df Wyoming.
They were shown at once to the presi-
dents office and spent five or ten min
utes with Mr.. Mckinley. 1t was en-
tirely call of courtesy and no allusjon
TO party or politics was made. The
president showed his usual cordiality
and there was no evidence III manner
or word of the divisions resulting from
the national convention.
Following this group came another
one, comprising the entire Republican
membership of the ways and means
committee, headed by Chairman Ding
ley. They filed before the president
and were cordially greeted. This. too,
was a call of courtesy and no reference
was made TO the tariff.
1t was so wet and disagreeable out
side that the president decided not to
take his usual afternoon walk yester-
day. Last night he saw several friends
by appointment for more leisurely talks
than the hurry of office hours would
permit.
Senator Hanna's call on the president
lasted half an hour. after which Mr.
Mckinley went to the east room and
received about 800 people. 1t was
Senator Hanna's first call since the in
auguration.
Other callers included Senators Shoup
of Idaho, Major Dick of Ohio and Sem
atOr Foraker of Ohio. The last named
had an extended talk with the preSi-
dent.
The president saw a delegation of
army officers headed by Major General
Miles, in command of the army, who
extended him an invitation to attend
the banquet and reunion of the Second
army corps ON the 10th inst. Other
callers were Representative DalZell and
Representative Hough of Pennsylva-
MIA, who came to second the appoint
ment of Mr.. Pitcairn of Harrisburg as
consul general at Berlin, the papers
having been presented by Senator Pen