St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-03-26

airy until the close OF the war. While
In Virginia, he contracted malaria!
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, WestAeld 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 DIR. Gracey
as our consul there.
There have been faint rumblings OF
late that the president and Speaker
Reed are not on the best Of terms.
This rumor evidently grew out Of the
fact that both Of these distinguished
lican presidential nomination. which Mr..
Mckinley won from his worthy oppon-
ent.
The rumor perhaps was a continuation
Of the well known existence of breach
between Speaker Reed and Mr.. Harrison
when the latter was in the White House
While 1t Is true that Mr. Harrison and
Mr.. Reed were not on the best political
terms it is not true that Mr. cKinley
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 ignoring
Mr. Reeds recommendations as to APP
pointments to the federal Offices in his
own city of Portland, and it was pract-
cally settled then and there, that
Mr. Reeds candidate for collector at
Portland, Fred Mlliken, who was set
aside by Mr.. Harrison, would be APP
pointed by Mr. Mckinley Mr.. Nc
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.. Mlliken 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 Republ.
can son of the recent Democratic candi-
date for vice president, is pretty sure to
go as Mr. McKinleys minister to Homo
lulu, with view Of promulgating plans
for the annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands to the United States, as that is un.
cerstood to be the plans of the admlnis-
tration 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 FIopedale, 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 succession of General Fitz-
hugh Lee at Havana but the many and
serious complications at present on the
island of Cuba, 1t is believed will lead
General Draper to decline this mission,
as he prefers to accept a more congenial
post and one where the duties will not be
so complicated and exacting.
General Draper was born in Lowell.
Mass, on April ., 1912, and will, there
fore, have just about reached his 55th
birthday when he will be nominated to
be sent abroad to represent his country
at some foreign court. He served in the
Union army from August 1861. to Octo-
Der, 1864; held commissions as second
lieutenant first lieutenant, captain. ma
jor and lieutenant-colonel commanding;
e'i'' GO 'NlNlt'l anu UllGdNttI general Nv
breVet was shot through the body at the
battle of the Wilderness May c, 1864. and
again Slightly wounded at Pegram Farm.
Sept. 30, 1864.
General Draper was delegate to t.
Republican national convention of IS
was colonel on the staff of Govern, I
Long, now secretary of the navy. fire
1880 to 1883; and was a candidate for { e
Republican nomination for governor of
Massachusetts in 1888, but defeated. !
was elected to the Fifty-third congress
after a hot fight with Hon. Fred G. WILL
iams and reelected to the Fifty-fourth
congress, declining again to come to con-
gress preferring to enter the diplomatic
service in some capacity.
Another New England matter of inter-
est which has transpired lately has been
the retirement of Rear Admiral John G.
Walker, u. S. NJ, late president of the
lighthouse board, under the treasury de-
rartment. Admiral Walker is a New
England man, having ben borne in New
Hampshire, Of Scotch descent He began
his naval carer on Oct. 5, 1850 During
the civil war he took a conspicuous part
his first service being in Connecticut
After the war he worked his way I'D in
various places in the navy department
and closed his career as president of the
lighthouse board, In case of a war, he
could re-enter the service but not under
any other condition, as the law provides
that when man reaches GO years he mus
be placed on the retired list.
A New England man succeeds Admira
Walker. He is Commodore Joseph Mel.
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