The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-23
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
10 THE DAILY INTELLIGEN0ER
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-The report
that the President has requested the resig.
nation Of Secretary DelanO even by init.
nation is positively denied at the Exec
utive Mansion.
Attorney General Williams to-day ten
dered his resignation, to take effect on
the 18th Of May. The resignation has
not yet been accepted. The intimate
friends OF Judge Williams say he designs
returning to Oregon and entering into the
contest for U. s, Senator from that State,
SECRETARY DELANO.
Secretary Delano returned to Washing
ton this evening and received calls from
many prominent friends, who were anx.
ious to learn whether there was any foun-
dation for the report that the President
had requested him to resign his office on
account Of alleged corruption in or con-
Cerning the Department Of the Interior.
He stated in q conversation tonight that
Inst fall he notified tho President that 1t
was his intention to retro from the Cabi.
net, as he wished to devote himself to
private affairs In Ohio, but the President
requested him to remain as long as he
could conveniently do so. In accordance
with this expressed desire Of the Prcsi-
dent, Delano relinluished his purpose Of
Immediately retiring from the Depart
ment, having merely deferred his resig-
nation, however, until the first Of the
present month"; Shortly after The close Of
the special session OF the Senate he went
TO Ohio for the purpose Of arranging his
private affairs preliminary to rendering
his resignation, and did not return here
until Wednesday evening Of last week,
but had no opportunity to consult with
the President prior to the departure Of
the latter to Concord the following morn.
Ing, The Secretary was detained In
Washington throughout Thursday hear
Ing arguments In the Quadrulex telegraph
case; but Joined the Presidential party In
New York the next day, expecting to
have o private opportunity during the
trip to Boston to converse with the Pres
ident and again request to be relieved OF
his position as Secretary OF the Interior.
No such opportunity was afforded, on nc
count Of the Presidents time being occu.
pied with committees Of arrangements
and others. While In New England tho
President and members OF the Cabinet be-
came separated, and 1t was not until the
party was returning from Boston to New
York that the subject was brought up by
the Postmaster General handing DelanO u
newspaper containing statement that the
President had requested his resignation.
The President expressed his surprise at
such statement being made, and ho re-
marked to another member Ofhis Cabinet
at the time that he had never made any
such request directly or indirectly. Mr..
DelanO positively states this evening that
the President has not either In writing or
verbally requested his resignation or
given. him reason to suppose that any
complaints or charges have been made
affecting the integrity Of the Interior de.
partment or his administration Of It's
affairs. In response to the question
whether he now Intended to carry out his
original purpose Of resigning, Delano
made no definite reply. The President
was also interrogated to-day as TO the
truth Of the statement that he had re-
quested Delano TO resign, and gave II an
emphatic contradiction.
Francis W. Rice, formerly United
States Consul at Aspinwall and Aca.
pulco, Inns addressed n letter, from his
residence at Saco, Maine, TO Secretary
Robson In relation to the report that
Commander Lul seems to favor the Nj.
Caragua to Panama route for canal to
connect the Atlantic Ocean with the Pa.
ciilc. Mr.. Rice says that after residence
Of eighteen years on the Isthmus, eight OF
which were passed as United States Con.
sui, he can speak Of Panama as more
healthy than Nicaragua, and adds that
with as favorable conditions for living,
either country Is as healthy Us Vermont
or New Ham Bllirc. Mr.. Rice concludes
his letter by saying that the Panama
route would bO 600 to 700 miles nearer
than the proposed Nicaragua route to
the great cities and rich trade of the
South Pacific.
SECRETARY DRIsTOw.
II is believed that Secretary Bristow
will be- appointed Attorney. General in