Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-16
Herbert G. Squiers Nominated
by the President.
NAME SENT TO SENATE
GEN. E. S. BRAGG TO BE CONSUL
GENERAL.
Latter Became Famous at the National
Convention in 1884, When He
Supported Cleveland.

The President today sent to the Senate
the nominations Of Herbert Goldsmith
Squiers, New York, to be envoy extraordi-
nary and minister plenipotentiary to the
republic of Cuba, and Edward s. Bragg,
Wisconsin, consul general at Havana.
Other Nominations.
The President also sent the following
nominations to the Senate: John Gardner
Coolidge, Massachusetts, secretary of the
legation of the United States at Pekin,
China; James Jeffreys, Tennessee, surveyor
Oh customs, Memphis, Tenn. Clarence G..
Smithers, Virginia, collector of customs
district of Cherrystone, Virginia; Dewey C.
Bailey, Colorado, United States marshal
district Of Colorado; VIM. H. Code of Ari-
iona, Indian inspector; Edward A. Win
stanley. receiver of public moneys, Mis-
soula, Mont.
Registers of land offices-Frank D. Mir
acle, Helena, Mont; Edward Brassey, Lew
istown, Mont; James M. Burlingame, Great
Falls, Mont.
Receivers of public moneys-C. H Benton,
Great Falls. Mont; Louis W. Eldridge
LewistOwn, Mont.
Navy-Lieut John B. Bernadou, to be
lieutenant commander.
Lieutenants Gunior grade) to be lieuten-
ants-Charles s. Bookwalter and w. S. Tur-
pin.
Assistant Paymaster Charles w. Penrose,
First Minister to Cuba.
Capt. H. G. Squier, who Is to be the first
minister to Cuba, is a native Of Canada,
though he went to New York in youth His
first wife was a Miss Aston He entered
the regular army as lieutenant and fought
under Custer in the 7th Cavalry. Later he
was assigned to the post of military in
structor at Fordham College. New York.
pnrr,rrn oslo ty,
was appointed second secretary of the
United States legation at Berlin, where he
remained three years
In January. 1900, Capt. Squiers was sent
TO Pek1n as first secretary of legation and
was in charge of the interests of the United
states there during the critical time pre-
ceding the Boxer outbreak, when Minister
Conger was in Washington consulting with
the government. After the minister re-
turned to Pekin the Boxer outbreak became
imminent and the arrangements for the de-
tense of the legation were directed by Capt.
Squiers whose wife and eight children
were among the occupants.
captain Squiers received the highest
praise from his superiors and from his as
sociates for his conduct during the trying
months of the siege.
After the relief of the legations and cap
ture of the imperial city by the allies Ii
Hung Chang and others bitterly assaied
Mr.. Squiers, alleging that he had accepted
the custody Of loot valued at 100000 gath
II.
Squiers denied any knowledge of looting
No official charges were filed against him,
and the governments confidence in him
apparently was mistaken.
Gen. E. S. Bragg.
General Edward Stuyvesant Bragg the
first consul general to Havana, won rec
ognition ali over the country when, at the
democratic convention Of 1854, he said, re-
ferring to Grover Cleveland: I'VE love him
for the enemies he has made" He was
Known in Wisconsin before that as a bit
ter opponent of Senator Villas and still
earlier as commander of the famous Iron
Brigade during the war.
He was born in Unadilla, n. Y, on Feb
ruary 26 1927. His early education was
obtained at the public schools, after which
ne pursued classical course at the acad-
College, where he completed his studies.
After leaving college he began reading
law and In 1S4S was admitted to the bar
of New York. Two years later he went
to F'on du Lac. Wis, and made his perma-
nent home in that state, where he contin-
ued to practice his profession. In 1854 he
was elected district attorney, and in 1860
he was delegate to the Charleston con-
yention.
year later he entered the Union army
as captain and was successfully commits
stoned major, lieutenant colonel colonel
and brigadier general. He was mustered
out of the service in 1865. He was appoint
ed postmaster of Fon du Lac by President
Johnson in 1866, and was subsequently,
elected to the senate Of Wisconsin for the
years 1868 and 1869. He was elected to the
Forty fifth end Forty-Sixth Congresses and
was reelected to the Forty-seventh Con-
gresS as a democrat.