The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-30
MIR. BOWEN RECALLED
MINISTER FIRED FROM HIS POST
 AT CARACAS.
Other Changes in Consular Service Caused by Incident-DepOsed Of- hcfaI May Be Given An-
 other Position.

Washington, April 29.-A cablegram to Minister Bowen instructing him to report to Washington forthwith was dispatched today by Acting Secretary Loomis. If the minister is particularly active he may catch the mail steamer Monday next, which would permit him
 to reach Washington about May 5, the day the President expects to break camp and start homeward. 1T ne misses this steamer the minister must wait at least week for another. Ar irving here before the Presidents re- turn, Mir. Bowen will make his state ment to Secretary Taft, who IS dis posed to deal with the case himself and not permit 1t to remain open to add to the bulk of business which will con- front the President upon his return to the capital.
 Secretary Taft also sent a cablegram to Minister Bowen today stating the reasons for his summons to Washing ton. They are, in brief, first, because MT. Bowen had filed charges against MT. Loomis; second, the publication of those charges in The New York Her aid; third, MT. Loomis's complete de- nial; fourth, MT. Loomis's counter charge that Mir. Bowen had secured their publication, and fifth, MT. Loom- iss desire to be confronted by MT. Bowen here. The secretary added: TT all goes we'll, you may tO tHS diplomatic service"
 Secretary Taft has received instruc- tions from the President to call Min ister Bowen, now at Caracas, to Wash ington; also to send MT. Russell, now minister to Colombia, to Caracas, and MT. Barrett. now minister at Panana, to Colombia.
 It is stated that if MT. Bowen's ac- ton relative to the charges affecting
 zfefn n,,t subject to criticism, it Is the Presi- dents purpose to send him as minister to Chilli and then probably as ambassa- dor to Brazil.
 The official admission that there is a possibility of MT. Bowen's becoming Ambassador to Brazil indicates the Presidents purpose to make change at Rio. As a matter of fact, David E. Thompson has for some time past been seeking to effect the transfer from Rio to the City of Mexico, but Mir. Conger was promoted to Mexico with the un- derstanding that he should relinquiSh the place within the year in favor of MT. Thompson and to console the lat ter for the delay in the realization of his aspirations the Brazilian Ministry was raised to an embassy. MT. Thomp- son will, however, in the ordinary course of events. succeed Mir. Conger as Ambassador to Mexico some time netx winter at the latest.
 The changes announced leaves the mission to Chile vacant even in the event that MT. Bowen, having satisfied the authorities here that he Is blame less in the matter of the circulation of rumors that the asphalt cases is transferred to Santiago, for that detail will be only temporary and the post is likely to be filled permanently in the end by the appointment of John Hicks of Wisconsin, who was Ameri- can Minister to Peru during President Harrisons administration.
 These changes are conditional upon the acquiescence of the various min isters involved, for they were not con- suited in advance and possibly some of them may decline the new appoint ments. MT. Barretts post on the isth- mus will not be filled by new ap- pointment, for Governor Magoon will assume the functions of American Min ister to Panama in connection with his administration of civil affairs in the canal zone.