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Show HE HAVE COMFORT 10 KE0ERS Herbert ('. Squieres Resigns the Position of Minister to Cuba. ENCOURAGED COLONISTS ISLE OF PINES IN REVOLT Retiring Korean Minister Al-readj Al-readj Appointed to Fill the Vacancy. WASHINGTON. Nov -Edwin V. Morgan, relieved from his post n.s American Ameri-can Minister at Seoul. Korea, by reason of tho i'st.ih!isliin nt of a Japanese protectorate pro-tectorate there, has been appointed American Ameri-can Minister to Havana, to suci-e.il Herbert Her-bert . Squieres. whose resignation ho-s be. n receive, I and uc, ,-pie.l Messrs Morgan Mor-gan and Squieres were both appointed to tho diplomatic service from New York, but Mr. S(tilcres was bom In Canada. For s lung time past the relutlons between be-tween Mr Squieres and the Cuban Government Gov-ernment have not been thoroughly satisfactory satis-factory to the State department, which regard's It us essential to the conduct of business between the two Governments that their respective Ministers shall be thoroughly acceptable at their posts. It Is said that In Interviews In the Havana T lejjraph and a leading New York newspaper news-paper th- Minister afforded much encouragement en-couragement to the American colonists on tho Ine of Pines and Americans at home who had property on the, isle. The administration all ulong had been advising these people to submit them selves to the Cuban Government, as shown In Secretary Root's letter to Mr Raynard, published this morning. Won Laurels in China. Mr Soal res was appointed second secretary sec-retary Of the American Kmbassy at Berlin Ber-lin In 1804; remained there three years jind became first secreturv of legation at Pekln In 1HS- Ho was In the legation compound com-pound throughout the famous Boxer siege of 1900, and was one of the most l romlncnt figures ln that remarkable historical his-torical event. Having a military training, train-ing, he was practically put In command of one of the most difficult features of llir b .leii.se. and It wus owing In no mall part to his energy und tactical ability that the legatloners successfully resisted th siege Mr Squieres was appointed minister to Cuba May 0. 1902. Morgan's Record. Edwin V Morgan, the new Minister to Havana, was appointed secretary to the United State- commission to the Samoan Islands in W and part lei pa t . d In the formulation of Important agreements, undo un-do which was effected the dissolution of the tripartite government uf Samoa and the division f tho islands on the present pres-ent bu9is. He was appointeii secretary of legation at Seoul. Korea, und also vice und rleputv eonsulegenorsJ there In lflOO. In the following year he went to St. Petersburg ns second secretary to the American Kmbassy at St Petersburg, and When the Hr.st secretary Mr. Pierce, came to Washington ns Third Assistant Been t.irv ol Btate -xi Morgan accompanied him as his confidential clerk. He was appointeii Consul at Dalny In January, iJsn. but was prevented by the war ftoin proceeding to his pout. Htid In Mai. h. lSs.G. whs made Minister to ICon i a position which he vacates owing to the a-Mimptioii of Japan of complete charge Ot tho external relations of Korea, |
