Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-09
BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
Minor Scenes and Incidents Sketched
on the Spot.

These are busy days for Washington
correspondents. The task OF hewing out
on them, but they assume the burden
cheeriully, fully conscious OF performing
a service for their readers and relieving
the president OF unnecessary labor. Oc-
ing and turn their attention to the di-
piomatic and consular service. preparing
states" for coming changes that are
modes modes OF artistic skill Ih AK for hi, in
adelphia Press correspondent Here it is
OF the United States ambassadors and
ministers who are likely to retire from
the diplomatic service, the following are
dor TO Great Britain; Horace Porter am
bassador to France; Robert s. McCor-
mick, ambassador to Russia: Powell Clay
Ton. ambassador TO Mexico He!i;t,n,
Storer, ambassador to Austria, Hungary
Edwin II. COnger, minister to CHINA, am,
John G. A. Leishman. minister 10 Turkey
While there has been an Official warrant
Tor it, gossip gives the following list OF
men who may succeed to some OF these
important posts:
'Whitelaw Reid of New York, TO be am
basSador to Great Britain.
George V. l.. Meyer OF Massachusetts
to be ambassador to France, a tiansiet
from the enthusiastically TO Italy.
John Barrett of Oregon, ambassador I"
Nv. W. Rockhn of Maryland, ministe,
to China
Henry Kirke Porter of Pennsylvania
to De minister to Turkey.
Minister Conger, who has been sta
toned at Peklng Tor almost six years, Is
tIso mentioned in connection with the
ana ssadorship to Mexico. 1t is under
StOod he is DESTROYS of retiring from
China, and the president is being impor-
tuned TO assign him 10 the more lucrative
and plea SAINT post at Mexico. Henry
White. who has a actet
as ilrSt secretary of the United States
embassy in London, is said to be Slated
10, an important European post, possibly
that OF :Ini.tSSad dor to Austria Hungary
Ii, natter place is now held by eX-COn-
srea>h.in StoIer OF Ohio but there are
iuH"'is that ne may retire and the inf1u-
tncta Host potent now in ONO, led by
>, li;itor i'urdKcr. are not likely to ask for
mis- retention.
''i',nsyivania will continue to he repre-
SERTED N the list of ambassadors by
does no; seem probable that another am
b;,.,: .:,.or VII b" selected from Pennsylva-
MA. bat there is strong effort being
nlade to have Congressman Henry klrke
matte service. AS Minister LeiShman at
to,i:tant.nOple mas not had the most
pleasant experience with the sultan, it
is minated that he is ready to retire and
make way for Mr.. Porter, who Will under
take 10 rep esent the United States in
tcrrSts al ConStantinOple. Mr. Porter is
q man OF great wealth and OF diplomatic
temperament. He is very prominent III
religious circles and is president OF IN,
American BAPTIST Missionary union.
THE Spanish war veterans are not like.
ly TO raise serious pension question.
writes the correspondent of the Boston
Transcript. Their number was small
and their service short. The medical ex-
aninations to which they We're subjected
on entering the service and al its close
proved much more rigid and systematic
than had prevailed during the civil wal.
For these and other reasons it is probable
that the pension question as il affects the
Spanish war veterans will be a mere IL
cident in our future legislative history
There will always be a certain amount o.
pensioning for the regular amy. and so a
certain amount of permanent pensions
business, but apparently not enough to
keep the huge pension office exclusively
in this work 1t is the prediction OF many
persons connected with it that within
twenty-five years other bureaus of the
government will be quartered there. and
that py the middle of this century it will
be pointed out to travellers as an inter
esting memorial of the proportions of the
civil war that so great an establishment
should have been necessary for the work
Of ,oport;opipo tho neOSiOpS that grew