The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-11
MKlNLEYS FRIEND HURT.
TIME TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENm
To VISIT THE EMERGENCY
HOSPITAL.
VIEW HOUSE RULES MADE pUn,1c
They Do Not Differ Greatly From
Those in Force During tho
Former Administration.

Inc White house callers were on hand
aI an early hour today, ENCOURAGED bv
the bright day after a stretch op
gloomy weather They found the pres,
loent at his desk, but ready to receive
IN succession the many public men and
delegations which filled Secretary Por-
ters office and the ante room. Secre-
'dry Wilson stopped on his way to the
"sFlcuitural department and had a
snUIt tax With the president. He was
to,Io"eu oy Assistant Secretary Rock
MIL, OF the state department. who ar.
ldliseo Tor the reception of foreign am
passadors and ministers at 12 o'clock
linen came a number Of senators AMI
representatives, including Senator's
Spooner of Wisconsin; Nelson, Of
Minnesota, and Blackburn, Of Ken.
lucky. Representative McCreery, CT
kentucky; Heatwole, McCleary and
Eddy, Of Minnesota, and johnson. OF
| Indiana.
The Minnesota delegation were &C,
compan1ed by eX-Representative Kief-
81, OF minnesota, who was urged for
! commissioner of immigration and IL
was understood also that they would
! recommend ex-GOv. Hubbard for ann
odSsador to Italy, Tams Bixby for conl-
missioner of the land office. and ex-
| representative Dunnell for auditor OF
the treasury.
Senator Foraker had a short talk
with the president, and within a few
minutes was succeeded by his colleague
| senator Hanna who spent some time
| with the president. Among the others
VINO saw the president We're Admiral
| FRANKLIN Gen. John s. MOsby and q
oelegatlon of bishops of the A. M. E.
/ h RClT 70, A..
~ bound Bible on which the president
mad taken the oath of office at the east
front of the capitol.
| There was an interesting reminis-
cence of President McKinley's war days
when Gen. Mosby the famous Confed-
crate cavairyman. was introduced to,
MIN. II have heard Of you before -
said the president smilingIy, you
used to cause me a good deal Of worry
| IN the Shenandoah valley"
| BUT" responded the general "I'va
MADE ample amends by supporting you
| for president with as much vigor as |
used to oppose you in the valley"
| Gen. Mosbys call was one of respect
and no mention was made Of offices.
A petition bearing the names Of Is, 600
| old soldiers was presented in behalf of
Mr.. Picker for commissioner Of PEN
| sions.
The presidents reception of the am
| CLOCK
was one Of the notable everEs Of the
! day. The foreign representatives who
mad met by appointment at the state
| department at II o'clock and been in
! troduced to Secretary Sherman, arrived
| al the White house in a body shortly
| before noon and were shown to the
| blue room. They were in morning
dress and were unaccompanied by the
ladies' of the diplomatic circle
Secretary Sherman and Assistant
Secretary Rockhill came with them to
make the presentation. There were
no formalities. The ambassadors and
ministers grouped themselves easily in
a circle about the room. To the right
stood Sir Julian Pauncefote, British
ambassador and dean of the corps, AMI
the ambassadors of France. Germany
and Italy, with their numerous suites.
The Turkish minister and his secretar.
les wore fez caps, and the Chinese and
Corean ministers were in robes Of brill
liant color. The president advanced
within the circle and greeted each for
eign representative in turn with a cor
dial grasp of the hand. Mr. ROckhtH
presented most Of them, but in several
cases the president recalled Old friends
and needed no Introduction. With this
the reception closed the president re-
turning to his desk and the members
OF the corps separating.
While the president was at lunch
word reached him that Gen. Hastings
Of Bermuda Islands, who served with
the president during the war, had fall
en- near the treasury and was at the
emergency hospital with a broken leg
1t was a shock to the president, as he
had been talking with Gen. Hastings
only an hour before and knew that his
war wounds and advanced age would
make the accident a dangerous one
Accordingly the president determined
to go to the hospital and aid his old
cOmrade, and at 2:30 the White house
carriage started with the president for
the emergency hospital, word being left
for the crowd Of callers that he would
be gone an hour. On the presidents
return he received a delegation of thir-
ty members of the Pennsylvania legis-
lature, headed by Senator Penrose who
called in behalf Of x-Representative
Robinsons appointment as assistant
secretary of the navy
Other afternoon callers were Sena-
tors Carter, Montana; Kyle South Da-
kota; Platt, Connecticut; Mason, ILL.,
nois, and Capt Amos Allen secretarv
of Speaker Reed.
About 500 hundred people were in line
for the public reception at o'clock.
The late callers included Representa-
tive Hit, of Illinois; Senators Foraker
and Mason, and Cen Stewart L. Wood
ford. Speaker and Mrs. Reed
CdlISO OI MIS-. nChIHlcy uuIlIlR Ine
afternoon. The president had fixed
4:30 as the time for a walk but just be,
fore then Chairman Dingley and Rep
resentative Grosvenor arrived. They
were seen by the president in the dipIo-
matte office. the conference being q
protracted one. 1t was the first oD-
portunity that had been afforded Of ac-
quainting the president with the statua
Of the tariff bill, now we'll along toward
completion. 1t was nearly o'clock be-
fore the president started for his daily
walk.
The following general rules were de-
cided on today concerning the reception
Of public men and callers generally:
The cabinet will meet Tuesdays and Fridays
at II o'clock a..
The president will receive senator's and rep
resentatives of congress from 10 to Il o'clock
on ell days except cabinet days.
Persons not senators or representatives, hav-
Ing business with the president, will be
ceived from u to l o'clock every day except
cabinet days.
Those having business but who desire
to pay their respects, will re received by the
president in the east room at o'clock p. n.
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
By direction of the president.
John Addison Porter,
Secretary to the President.
These rules are substantially the
same as those of the last administra-
ton, except that Mr.. Mckinley does
not reserve Monday to himself ana
changes the hour Of public reception
from 1 to p. m.