The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-17
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WASHINGTON. March 1S,--The
President to-day cent 70 tho senate the
following nominations:
To 30 ambassadors extraordinary aud
plenlpotrntiary OF the United States
John uIay, OF the District Of Columbia,
IN Great Britain: Horace Porter, Of
Sew York. to France; Henry White OF
Rhodo Islanl to be Secretary OF the etn-
bsSsy oe she unlted Sl0tes 70 Great Brl-
4 large batch OF army and navy
pnomotlons were also sent In.
Iohn Hay r. q native OF Indiana, 80
veRrs OF aGe. He graduated at Brown
University in 1855 and began the prac-
acc OF law In Illinois In 1851, President
Lincoln appointed him assistant Becre-
tary and kept him In that capacity
throughout his administration. HO also
F.. acted a. IIincoln's adjutant and aide
de.cnnp aud WINS breVetted lieutenant
colonel and colonel. Entering the dip-
Iomatie service Ia the sixties he was at
various times charge d'0ffaires at
Vienna, lfBt secretary az Paris and
eecretay OF legation ct Madrid. In
1870 Mr.. Hay connected himself
with the press. and for nearly six
years devoted himself to editorial
work on a leading New York news
paper. He entered politics, taking
an active part In the presidential cam
paigns of 1870, 1850 and 1854, being then
4 resident OF Cleveland, Ohio, PreSl-
dent Hayes appointed him hrst OSslS-
tant secretary Of state, which post he
slIlaa far nearlIe thFeA EeaHB
Since his retirement from ohlce Col.
HAY has resided chiefly in this city,
N.hercAhO occupies q palatial home on
LAFAYETTE park, and has devoted him
Gclf 10 literature with the greatest sue
ce95, some OF his best known works be-
ing "Pike County Ballads," "Casdlan
DAYS" and history OF Lincoln IN COLA
boratloh with John Eieolny. Col Hay
has also been frequent contributor to
thc highest class OF periodicals and 70
rim has been ascribed the authorship
ofVthe anonymous novel The Bread
Winners" which caused such agitation
In labor circles.
General Porter.
Gen. Horace Porter comes Of the
revolutionary stock, his grandfather,
Andrew Porter being one Of Washing
toms most valued oficeTa, Gen. Por-
terNS father was David RIttenhouse
Porter, ct one time governor Of Penn
EylvanIa anu O. prosperous mAnuEac-
tureF, Horace Porter IaB born Just
EIxty years ago In Huntington, Pa. He
was wen educated In bis own state, at
Harvard and finally at West Point.
Soon after his graduation nom the mill
tary academy he was assigned % duty
In the south, then in accession. He was
VTNf6Hf NJ his
vice was In the artillery branch, on the
atRfis Of Mcclellan, RoSecrans. and
Grant, where he earned reputation as
. gallant and fearless fighter as shown
by hiS brSVetR. He serVed in the Chic1-
FnRiiER and wilderness campaigns and
the frst assault on Charleston where
ne was wounded. Gen. Grant was
greatly attached TO Cen Porter, and
made him his assistant secretary Of
war, while he himself oiled the score
IaryShip.
He surrendered his army commits
0ion IN 1875 and plunged at once into
active business being hrSt president OF
the West Shore railroad, Vice president
Of che Pullman Car company and as
sociRting himself with other corpora
tons IN q directive capacity. He Is
ven known also in the field OF liteEa-
turc. being an author OF rcpute and q
much sought after public speaker.
Henry White.
The appointment of Mr.. Henry White
to be secretary OF the American embas-
sy In Great Britain. Is practically re-
appointment, as Mr.. White has held the
once for eight years previous to the
beginning OF Afr. Cleveland's last ad-
Manifestation. He has been In London
most OF the time since his displacement
ard the fact was brought out after his
nomination was sent to the senate to-
day that he had rendered Mr.. olneV Inn
portant service in the recent Venezulan
negotiations. The present secretary,
Sir. Roosevelt. resigned some time ago.