Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-21

Stories That Secretaries Proctor and Noble
May soon Retire From Office.

Stories That Secretaries Proctor and Nobl.
May soon Retire From ONCE.
TIE REPORT AZ TO THE FORMER prscRKpfrED Al
THE WAR DEPARrMENT-cAUsKs WHICH ARR
SAID TO FoREsHApow THE RETIREMENT OF TIL
! LATTER.
The New York Herald publishes today in It's
Washington dispatches statement that Sec
rotary Proctor will soon resign. The state
ment," the Herald correspondent says. 'is based
upon information obtained from perfectly
trustworthy sources and may be accepted as
absolutely true. 1t will not be denied
by Mr.. Proctor. although he may not be
able to state the exact date when the resigna-
ton will take effect. That is matter he will
decide after his return from his present tour
of inspection and upon consultation with the
President as to the time his successor can as
sumo charge of the War portfolio. The change
may be looked for about the LIST of July,
the beginning of the new fiscal year.
| Preparations are already being made at the
Proctor mansion Massachusetts avenue
| for departure from the city. The horses were
| shipped few days age to the Vermont home,
| and the preliminary work of packing furniture
and other household goods has commenced. As
to Mr.. Proctor's reasons for leaving the
| cabinet MANY theories will of courre be adj
vanced, and until Mr.. Proctor himself sees fit
| to talk il will be difficult to ascertain all the
material facts. My informant assures me that
the main reason is Mr.. Proctor's desire to re-
| sumo charge of his extensive marble interests
| in Vermont. which he finds are suffering
| greatly from lack of his personal attention.
The Herald correspondent also intimates that
Mr.. Proctor desres to be a Senator, and feels
| that he could advance his political interests
| better ut home than in Washington.
| The statement that Secretary Proctor is about
! to resign the military portfolio il not received
at the War Department with much credence.
| Secretary Proctor is now in Florida. a num-
| Der of facts are referred to at the department
As evidence to discredit the report that he in
| tends to retire from the cabinet. The Secretary
has never ceased in his habit of making
plans for the future administration Of affairs Of
the army. He has just started on extern
sive tour OF inspection that is far from
being "junket.', This tour will extend
| over month and is planned to
produce results bearing on the course OF affairs
| i'll military circles for the coming two years.
Then, too, he has just brought from the west
| an officer whom lie intends TO make his military
aide. He would scarcely do this, it is argued,
were he soon to resign.
| GEN. GRANT DENIES 1T.
Assistant Secretary Grant. talking to a STAR
reporter, said 1.-The rnmor is like good many
Otuer stOTles, WITHOUT 1OuHldtlOu.
SECRETARY NOBLE MAY RETIRE.
There are good many vague rumors floating
around in regard to Secretary Noble and his
continuance as head of the Interior Depart
ment. Statements have been published
especially in the western papers, that
| his retirement from the department. and the
cabinet was one of the possibilities Of
| the near future. These rumors are
based mainly upon the strained relations
| which are alleged to exist between the
| Secretary and one or two of the heads Of
bureaus in the Interior Department. The re-
cent resignation of Judge Croft, the COM
missioner of the general land Office. is cited
as M evidence of the truth of these
rumOrs. Judge Croft is now at his
home in this city. He has leave of absence
| for fifteen days, and his resignation has been
accepted to take effect at the end of that time.
His health is not good. and his re-
| tiremeEt was determined upon after con-
ference with Secretary Noble. 1t is stated
| on good authority that there has been no posi-
| tive arrangement between these two officials.
although il is believed that their relations were
not very cordial Taking this fact in connec-
ton with the state Of his health, the conclusion
was reached by tie Secretary and the commits
sioner tina. it would be best to part.
STRAINED RELATIONS WITH GEN. MORGAN.
| The relations which exist between the Sec
rotary of the Interior and Gen. Morgan, the
| commissioner of Indian affairs have also been
much commented upon recently in n quiet
way. They are both men OF positive char
acter and Gen. Morgan has been the
subject of a great deal Of criticism ever since
| he has been at the head of the Indian
bureau. His confirmation holly
contested in the Senate, the opposi-
ton being principally provoked by his
policy in regard to Indian schools, the Cath
olics considering that he opposed to the
work that they were carrying on among the
Indians. The Secretary and Gen. Morgan
stood the together Proposed in sSbs app0'Ga
military for civilian agents in the Sioux coun-
try. They parted, however. on the
| question of allowing the Indians
| to connect themselves with wild west
| shows. The Secretary recently authorized
| Buffalo Bill to make contracts with Indians to
| go with his show and the commissioner, over
ruled, was obliged to direct that the order of
| his superior officer should be carried into
! effect
| NEW QUESTION AT ISSUE.
| new question has arisen which NAV result
in controversy between these officials. Acting
on the recommendation of the agent at Green
| Bav Wis, the commissioner recently directed
the removal of the Catholic sisters in charge of
the Indian school at that agency.
protest was ut once iled with Secretary
Noble alleging that the change was made be-
cause of the prejudice OF Gen. Morgan. On
/ tNe Otner mana. II Is cIalmed mat the
management of the school inefficient
that the sister in charge was away from the
school great deal of the time
and that the work Of the school
WAS neglected The Secretary has written
to the agent asking for his reasons for recon-
mending this change. and pending the arrival
of his answer nothing further will be done
There are other particulars in which
| the Secretary and the commissioner
have and are likely to go in opposite directions
but it is not thought now that these differences
will result i'll the severance Of the
existing official relations. While these
| disagreements that occur between Secretary
Noble and his bureau chiefs are made promi-
nent in the talk that is heard relative to the
| formers probable retirement from the
| Interior Department. yet the statement il occa-
sionally heard that his land decisions are not
| regarded with favor by the President for the
alleged reason that they have too decided a
leaning iii favor of railroads and corporations.
| A TALK On OHIO POLITICS.
Senator Sherman Will Succeed Himsel-Mc-