Evening star., 1897-04-30
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Those Who Saw the President To-
day.
FOR The RUSSIAN MISSION
Many Invitations for the Summer
Season.
SOME OF THE DELEGATIONS

the sign, in big letters, hanging on the
door of Secretary Porters room at the
White House this morning. 1t was par
tally successful in turning away a small
stream Of callers. The callers who were
received reached the White House shortly
after 10 o'clock, before cabinet members
arrived. The sign remained up all day,
although the cabinet was not in session
longer than usual.
President Mckinley was in his Office
early, ready to take up an overflow Of
work. The chief work of the day was in
the cabinet meeting. No very important
matters were considered, It was stated
Secretary Sherman said he had no late dis
patches from Minister Terrell at Constanti-
rople. The Greece-Turkey complicatio
has apparently come 20 be considered as
no longer of deep official concern by this
country.
Postmaster General Gary remained with
the President good while after the other
members of the cabinet had departed. They
went over a number of post offices to be
filled by the President. The probability is
that a big batch of new postmasters will
go to the Senate Monday.
1t IS learned that the President is not
hurrying himself as to any other class of
offices. He did not take up the papers in
any particular case today.
BUSY Lay tomorrow.
Tomorrow an enormous crowd of visitors
and busy day for the President are ex-
pected. Numerous appointments for visits
have been made. The new Chinese min
lister, Mr.. WI, will be received during the
day. The ceremony of presentation to the
President will be picturesque. The min
lister will be accompanied by his suite, Mr.
Yang Yu, the retiring minister, and Secre-
tary Sherman.
The President will also touch the button
which will start the Nashville exposition.
This will be done at noon. Superintendent
Marean of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, was at the White House today,
and will have the proper connection in
shape when the time arrives. The Presi
dent will perform the act with much plea
sure.
The Russian Mission.
The President, it is under stood, has
given little thought to who shall succeed
Clifton r. Breckenridge minister to Rus
sia. A peculiar fact is that no names have
SO far been mentioned for the position. A
candidate has now appeared in National
Committeeman James Wilson of Delaware.
TwU or three others have had their names
submitted TO the President.
Calhoun to Come On.
W. J. Calhoun, the Illinois lawyer select
ed to make the Ruiz investigation in Cuba,
is expected to return to Washington in a
few days. He has given the President to
understand that he will accept the appoint
n,ent if his wifes health will permit. Mrs.
Calhoun has been in ill-health for some
time but her condition is thought to be
improving. Mr.. Calhoun is now arranging
his business affairs to make the trip, and
will continue all arrangements unless Mrs.
Calhoun's health compels him to stop.
Invited to Philadelphia.
Representative Bingham of Pennsylvania,
representing George G. Meade Post No. l,
G. A. R., today invited the President to
attend the exercises OF that post in Phila
delphia on Memorial day. The President
said that he would consider the invitation.
The next trip which the President will
make will be to Philadelphia on May IA to
attend the Washington monument exer-
cises. The Memorial day invitation prob
ably follows too close on the Philadelphia
trip to be accepted.
Minister to Ecuador.
Representative Sprague of Massachusetts
talked with the President this morning in
the interest of Edward o. Achorn of
Brookline, Mass. an applicant for the mis-
sion to Ecuador Or a good place in southern
Europe. Mr.. Achorn is largely indorsed by
New England men, who praise his work in
the last campaign, when he stirred the
Scandinavians Of New England to vote for
the republican ticket.
Pennsylvania Applicants.
Representative Wanger of Pennsylvania
submitted additional papers in the appli-
cation of Henry D. Saylor for the mission
to Peru.
large number of Pennsylvanians are in
search of consulates. Henry J. Hancock
Of Philadelphia has just made application
for the consulship at Prague. Hilary S.
Brunot of Greensburg wants the consulship
at St. Etienne, France. H. Clay Campbell
of Punxsutawney is looking after the con-
sulship to Kingston, Jamaica. These are in
addition to q host Of consular applicants
from the same state already mentioned.
For immigration commissioner there are
three Pennsylvania candidates-T " Pow
derly of Scranton, H. ]. Deiley of PhiIa-
delphia and C. A. Sherin of Pittsburg. Sen
atOr Quay has indorsed the paper Of Mr..
DeiIey, but expresses the belief that IL a
Pennsylvania gets the place Powderly will
be the man. There are two Ohio candidates
for the coDrmissionership. They are c. h
R:ckey and w. T. Lewis.
Men for Other Places.
Senators Gear and Allison and Repre-
sentative Hepburn of Iowa have a candi-
date for the Honolulu consulship, and spoke
in his interests when they saw the Pres
ident this morning.
Senator Mcbride of Orego. submitted
strong Endorsements or Ole z. HOff, who
wants the Copenhagen colsulship Senator
Mcbride was accompanied by his brother
DIR. ]. H. Mcbride Of Wisconsin, who is
not an applicant for office.
Ex-Representative J. d. Taylor of Ohio
now president of the Ohio National Bank
Of this city, saw the President about some
friends from his former state who want
office.
Geo. NJ. Fiske of Ohio. recently appoint
ed secord secretary Of the legation at Ber-
lin. was a caller at the White House.
Senator Wilson of Washington called
with Judge J. NJ. Scott of his state Judge
Scott is an applicant for a treasury au-
ditorship.
Maj Butterworth and Representative
Southard of Ohio, Senator Burrows and
Representative Berry of Kentucky were
among the other callers during the morn
ing.
No Summer Rssidence.
A report that the President had rented.
and would occupy as a summer residence
famous and historical house In BRIGHT
wood was declared at the White House to-
day to be untrue. It is stated on good au-
thority that the President will not rent or
occupy summer house in or near WASH
ingt0n this summer. Unless he changes his
plans he will remain at the White House