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Rh Departments, in the chronological order of their establishment, with their respective heads, together with the bureaus under each, and the duties, are as follows: 1. Secretary of State. — John Hay, of the District of Columbia, born in Indiana Oct. 8, 1838; educated to the law and admitted to practice in Illinois in 1861; served as Assistant Secretary to President Lincoln through his entire term; secretary of legation to France, 1865-67; secretary of legation to Austria-Hungary, 1867-68; secretary of legation to Spain, 1869-70; Assistant Secretary of State, 1879-81; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to court of St. James, 1897-98; appointed Secretary of State Sept. 20, 1898.

The Department of State is charged with all duties appertaining to correspondence with public ministers, American consuls, and representatives of foreign powers accredited to the United States, and with negotiations of whatever character relating to the foreign affairs of the nation. The Secretary is accorded first rank among the members of the President's Cabinet. He is the custodian of treaties made with foreign states, and of the laws of the United States. He grants and issues passports, and exequaturs to foreign consuls in the United States are issued under his supervision.

Assistant Secretary. — David J. Hill, of New York.

Second Assistant Secretary. — Alvey A. Adee.

Third Assistant Secretary. — Thomas Wilbur Cridler. The Assistant Secretaries are charged with such duties as may be assigned to them by the Secretary.

Chief Clerk. — William H. Michael. Has the general supervision of the clerks and employees and of the business of the Department.

Diplomatic Bureau. — Sydney T. Smith, Chief. This bureau is charged with the diplomatic correspondence and miscellaneous correspondence relating thereto.

Consular Bureau. — Robert S. Chilton, Jr., Chief. Charged with correspondence relating to the consular service.

Bureau of Indexes and Archives. — Pendleton King, Chief. Opens, prepares, indexes, and registers all correspondence to and from the Department, and is charged with the preservation of the archives.

Bureau of Accounts. — Frank A. Branagan, Chief. Has the custody and disbursement of appropriations and the care of the property of the Department.

Bureau of Foreign Commerce. — Frederic Emory, Chief. Edits and publishes the monthly consular reports, special consular reports, and the annual report entitled "Commercial Relations of the United States."

Bureau of Rolls and Library. — Andrew Hussey Allen, Chief. Has in its custody the rolls, treaties, etc.; is charged with the promulgation of laws and the care and superintendence of the library and public documents and of the Revolutionary archives and papers relating to international commissions.

Bureau of Appointments. — Robert Brent Mosher, Chief. Takes charge of matters relating to appointments, and has the preparation of commissions, exequaturs, and warrants of extradition. It also has the custody of the Great Seal and of applications and recommendations for office.

2. Secretary of the Treasury. — Lyman J. Gage, of Illinois, born in