Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-23
AN !~NGl.ISH VIEW.
How Well I'oated English Writers Usually
Handle American Subjects.

Handle American Subjects.
The cabinet OF PIT sidcnt Mckinley OF
the United States Is cor! oStd OF repre-
sentative men from sc>c".. OF the prov
inccs, u few facts about .Lth CT which are
here given. The premier, the Right Hon.
John Sherman, las once lciorc served In
an American ministry, having been chan
ccllor Of tho exchcquCr some years ago.
He is the gent raj who made the celebrated
march to the sea through the province Of
Georgia during the civil war. He Is Il ma.
tive of the province of Ohio, on the Pacific
coast, and is now II years OF age.
The new chancellor of the exchequcr, the
Right Hon. Lyman j. Gugo, has never Ec.
fore held Office, except when he represented
the territory OF Columbia in the parliament
If Kentucky His home Mt present Is 1t
Chicago, thriving village in the north
western Part of the territory Of Indiana.
where he has extensive banking and other
interests.
General Russell A. Al::er is the secretary
for war. Like Mr.. Sher'spn, Mr. Alger
also was born in the province Of Ohio. He
was in active service throughout the Amer
lean war, commanding a brigade of Mis-
sissippi troops in the Federal army. 1t
was General Algcr who captured Vicks-
burg, I'm important tow on the New .Jer-
sey coast, thus compelling General Jctfcr-
son Davis to capitulnte. Since the war
General Algcr has held hoolfice Of govern
or general CT the province Of Michigan
and also that Of comma ntlnr in chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic of Texas.
He Is thoroughly familiar with the details
of his department and will make good
war secretary.
The now minister of marine is John
Davis Long, who was born in the province
OF Maine in 1888. Soon after his arrival
ut maturity tho Right Hon. MIR. Long was
elected by his native constituency to repre-
sent them in tho legislature Of hiussachu
sets Bay. Later he was successfully ap-
pointed lieutenant governor and governor
of the state uf Boston, and also represent
cd that state in tho American house of
commons.
The Right Hon. Cornelius N. Bliss, the
minister for the interior, is q Massachu
sctts man by birth, but never before held
any Office, either parliamentary or provin-
cial, although no was appointed governor
Of the province of Now York in 1886, which
appointment he declined.
The new postmaster general is the Right
Hon. James A. Gary, a native of Uncas-
Vile, in the district of Connecticut, on tho
shores Of Lake Superior MIR. Gary has
been resident of the state Of Baltimore
for many years and has taken prominent
part many times in political agitation. He
was nominated for governor of the state Of
Baltimore Ivy the Republican Democrats
in 1879, but was defeated by the candidate
of the Democratic Republicans
The post Of attorney general is assigned
to the Right Hon. Joseph Mckcnnn, who
was born in the state Of Philadelphia, near
tho Canadian line, but who moved to the
province Of California, in tho Rocky noun
tuilIs, carly in life MIR. Mckcnnn has long
been identified with public affairs in that
growing commonwealth, having represent
ed it in tho provincial parliament of Col
oratlo for many years. Later he was sent
to the congress ut Washington. where he
sat until President Harrison made him u
Judge of tho supreme court of California.
Tho Right Hon. James Wilson, minister
Of agriculture, is the only member Of the
new ministry who was not born in Ameri-
ca. MIR. Wilson is a fellow countryman,
having been bern in Scotland. Emigrat-
ing to America, he went to the Pacific coast
and settled down In the province of Iowa.
He received his appointment as member
of Iowa parliament in 1868 and afterward
was promoted to the federal congress at
Washington to represent the province Of
Iowa. London Pell Nell Fudget.