Connecticut western news., 1906-10-25
NEW MEN FOR CABINET
President Roosevelt Announces Coming Changes In His
 Official Family.
MEYER AND STRAUS TO ENTER

Ambassador to Russia and Former
 Minister to Turkey to Head Post
 office and Commerce Departments.
 CorteIyou to Succeed Shaw and Hona-
 parte to Take Moody's Place.
 Washington. Oct. 24.-The following official statement regarding prospective changes in President Roosevelt's cabi- net has been made public at the White House:
 ''On the retirement of Secretary Shaw and Attorney General Moody from the cabinet the following changes will be made:
 Secretary of the Treasury-George B. Cortelyou.
 Postmaster General-George von L. Meyer.
 Attorney General-Charles J. Bona parte.
 Secretary of the Navy-victor H. Metcalf.
 Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar s. Straus."
 The general understanding for some time has been that Attorney General Moody will retire on the first of the coming January and that Secretary Shaw will follow him on the 4th of March. On the first of the year, there fore, MT. Bonaparte, who is now secre- tary of the navy, will succeed Mir Moo dy as attorney general, and he will in turn be succeeded by MT. Metcalf, the secretary of commerce and labor, the latter's place being filled by MT. Straus. Mir. Corteiyou, now postmaster general, will take Secretary Shaw's place on the 4th of March, at which time MT. Meyer is to become postmaster gen. eral.
 |. Two New Mon In Cabinet.
 The announcement of the prospective changes In the cabinet was made after a protracted cabinet meeting, at which it Is understood the whole matter was considered fully. The changes eontem- plate the Introduction of two new men in the cabinet-Mr. Meyer, who is to be postmaster general, and MT. StrauS, who Is to be secretary of commerce and labor.
 The fact that MT. Meyer was to have a place In the cabinet has been known for some time, but the name of Mir. Straus has been mentioned only incl dentally, if at all, in connection with the circle of the presidents advisers. The transfers of Messrs. Cortelyou to the treasury, Bonaparte to the attor ney generalship and Metcalf to the navy have been generally accepted as among the probabilities for some time although it has been known that both Mir. Bonaparte and MT. Metcalf were for time loath to leave their present positions because they had become so fully identified with the work of their respective departments.
 Meyer Now Envoy to Russia.
 MT. Meyer, who will become post master general, is ambassador to Rus sia, to which place he was appointed on March 6, 1905, having been pro- noted to that office following his serv- ice as the ambassador to Italy from 1900 to 1905. He is native of Mas sachusetts and has been well known as a business man.
 The appointment of MT. Straus caus- ed considerable comment, as 1t will be the first case where a citizen of the Hebrew faith has been made a mem, Der of the presidents cabinet. He was born Dec 8, 1850, and is we'll known as a merchant. diplomat and author. He represented the United States as minister to Turkey on two different occasions and was appointed by Pres. ident Roosevelt to fill the vacancy caused by the death of ex-President Harrison as a member of the perma. nent court of arbitration at The Hague