The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-07
N'EINLEY NEEDS REST
The President Almost Exhausted
by Overwork.
HE WILL TAKE A SHORT OUTING.
The Three Weekly Receptions and the
Constant Stream of Callers Proving Too
Much for President Mckiniey-Pro-
gramme at the Executive Mansion To lie
Changed-Protest Against the Abandon
ment of the Detroit Pension Agency.

ment of the Detroit Pension Agency.
Washington. April THE public re-
ception at the White House Monday
was unusually large. Mr.. Mckinney
stood in line for over forty minutes ana
shook hands with over 1000 people. Ihe
strain of seeing so many visitors prl-
vately and publicly is telling on the
president. He leaves on Wednesday on
the dispatch boat Dolphin for prlet
rest, accompanied by Mrs. Mckinley
Mrs Saxton. Secretary Porter and VIE
Their destination will depend largely
upon the weather. 1t is probable, now
ever. that they will sail down the Po-
| tomac by the capes and thence up 10
| Annapolis, whence they will return 10
Washington by rail.
1t is probable that some sort OF
change in the present programme at
the White House will be made by which
the president can be relieved of the IA
tigue involved in seeing personally so
many people as he now does.
Continuous stream of Callers.
There is at present practically con-
| tinuous stream of callers from l0 a. m.
until o'clock in the afternoon, ana
some of the most persistent even re-
turn at night Besides, there are three
public receptions aweek, at which there
is an average attendance OF l,ZOO. III
is estimated that Mr.. Mckinley mas
given personal audience in the hVe
weeks he has been in the White House
to is 900 persons and has received at
the public receptions $4,000 more. The
fatigue involved in the present arrange
ment was so great that last saturday
afternoon at o'clock Mr.. Mckinney pe-
came completely exhausted ana was
forced suddenly to deny admission u
, any one 1t is probable on ms retuI'
: from his outing that one or two or the
nublic receptions will be cut OH eacn
, week for the present and that some
, system will be adopted which viii give
MIR Mckinley the entire afternoon o.
> at least three days in the week Tor th'
, | transaction of public business
6 Asking for Offices.
a President Mckinley had hosts
r callers Tuesday. The national forestr!
k commission, headed by Arnold Hasu
II and Professor Brewer of yale, Whlcl
was summoned here to consult WIZ
the nresident regarding the reVocatlo
of the order OF Mr.. Cleveland settin
l. aside twenty-one forest reservations
lie ,ba west were received shortly petor
j. noon and remained with Mr.. Mchlnle
IL some time discussing the matter 4"
'd other callers were mostly senator's d"
Id representatives and oiiiceseekeis. oe'
he ator Nelson Of Minnesota again urge
D. the claims of ex-senator Mark h. Dut
IN Iii Cor an authorship in the treasur
4 denortment. Ex-Delegate Murphy
n Nv Mexico saw the president in p'
as half of Myron j. McCord, his candlua
n. For the governorship OF the terrltor'
IN IL ,s axnected that this contest. Whlc
e. hos baen very bitter. will be settled p
fore the president leaves the c''y
"wednesday. The other candidates al
=, Isaoc ~ Stoddard, Burt Dunlop L. }
" Goodrich and r. A. f. Penrose, protl
y o. of senator Penrose of Pennsylvanl
Detroit Pension Agency.
= penresentative William Alden Smi
ba of Michigan presented the protest
Tho Michigan delegation and ieglsL
"a, t,,ra AGAINST the abandonment Oh u
"a Datroit pension agency. Represent
a tive q w. stone and j. {. SturteNa
~ of Pennsylvania introduced Mt. iio'''''
n who is a candidate Tor the Denim"
,,s mission. but received little encouras
IN ment Mr.. Stone also spoke good wo
Cor ex- Congressman w w. Brown
pennsylvania. who is a candidate !
assistant attorney general Kepresei
ID alive w. A. Stone of Pennsylvania a
,st Representative Bouteile of Man
VS. chairman of the house committee
as naval affairs, called on the preside
,ck With ex-Representative Robinson
he pennsylvania, who was a candidate
as assistant secretary of the navy.