The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-17

basasdor, and they probably will be con-
firmed Thursday.
John Hay is a native Of Indiana and is
50 years Of age. He graduated at Brown
university in 1858 and began the practice
of law in Illinois in 1861. President Lin
coin appointed him assistant secretary
and kept him in that capacity throug n
his administration. He also acted as
Lincoln's adjutant and aide de camp and
was breveted lieutenant colonel and
colonel. Entering the diplomatic service
in the sixties, he was at various time in
charge at Vienna, first secretary at
Paris and secretary of legation al Mad
rid. In 1870 Mr.. Hay connected himself
with the press and for nearly six years
devoted himself to editorial work on the
New York Tribune. In 1879 he entered
politics. taking an active part in the
presidential campaigns Of 1876, 1880 and
1884, being then resident of Cleveland,
Ohio. President Hayes appointed him
first assistant secretary of state, which
post he filed for nearly three years.
Since his retirement from office Colonel
Hay has resided chiefly in this city,
where ne occupies a palatial home on
Lafayette Park and has devoted himself
to literature with the greatest success.
Some Of his best works are Pike County
Ballads "Castilian Days" and a his
tory OF Lincoln, written in collaboration
with John Nicolay. Mr.. Hay has also
been frequent contributor to the high
est class of periodicals and TO him has
been ascribed the authorship of the
anonymous novel, THE Bread Win
ners," which caused such agitation in
labor circles.
General Horace Porter comes of Rev
olutionary stock, his grandfather, An
drew Porter, being one OF Washington's
most valued officers. General Porter's
father was David Rittenhouse Porter, at
one time governor of Pennsylvania and
a prosperous manufacturer.
Horace Porter was born Just sixty
years ago in Huntington, Pa. He re-
ceived his education in his own state, at
Harvard and finally at West Point
Soon after his graduation from the mill
tary academy he was designated to duty
in the south, then in secession. He was
an ordnance expert, 50 most of his
service was in the artillery branch, on
the 5taffs of Mcclellan, Rosecrans and
Grant. where he earned reputation as
gallant and fearless fighter as shown
by his blevets. He served in the Chicka-
m1uga and Wilderness campaigns and
in the first assault on Charleston, where
he was wounded. General Grant was
greatly attached 10 General Porter and
made him assistant secretary of war
while he himself filled the secretary
snip.
He surrendered his army commission
III 1873 and plunged at once into active
business, being, first, president of the
West Short railroad; vice president OF
the Pullman Car company and associat-
ed himself with other great corporations
in a directive capacity.
He is well known also in the field Of
literature, being an author of repute and
much sought after as public speaker.
The appointment Of Mr.. Henry White
10 be secretary of the American embassy
ir Great Britain is practically reap
pointment, as Mr.. White held this Office
for eight years previous TO the beginning
Of Mr.. Cleveland's last administra ton
He has been in London most of the
time since his displacement and the
fact was brought out after his nomina-
ton was sent to the senate today that he
h~d rendered Mr. Olney important SER
vice in the recent Venezuelan negolia-
items. The present secretary. Mr..
resigned some time ago.