Show HAS A BETTER PLACE Thomas Toms W Cridler is to leave the te teState State Department Dearent Washington Oct Oct 26 The Te state depart department meat ment met is about to lose hose loo the services of Thomas Thoma W V Cridler third assistant see sec secretary se of state He has bas accepted the te po position as ae European commissioner of or the Louisiana purchase exposition a post poet pt which h Ch affords nearly n rIY double doue do compensation tion of or his prent present position and awl for far ton which Mr Cridler Is fitted by reason of or his wide acquaintance abroad and his with wih the last lat Paris exposition as a a successor to t the late Moses P PI I Handy H Y Mr r Cridler was appointed from West est estirl Virginia a clerk c In the state department I in irl October be 1875 and has been continuously continuously W in Its Is service serice up to te the present He became bemo third thir assistant secretary of or state stat statIn In April 1097 17 It I Is understood Mr successor sot sor will wi be Herbert Heber H D Pierce at present secretary of embassy at St Pet Pel Petersburg PelI He Is a native of Massachusetts Massachusetts I aetta and entered enter the diplomatic service In 1894 1604 He retired In January 1858 18 but returned to the service serice three tree months month later Inter being made secretary to the St I Petersburg embassy |