The times., 1897-05-25
WILL co To- PHILADELPHIA
The President to Attend the
Commercial Museum.
CALLERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Captain West Would Like to Be
Consul General to Havana-Mr.
Kash Wishes to Go to Peru-Con-
gressnan Gibson Introduces Some
of His Constituents.

The President has decided to make q
second trip to Philadelphia. Yesterday,
in letter to DR. William Pepper, he form
ally accepted the invitation rendered By
the commercial apd medical Lodies 10 be
day on which he VIII be received is June 2
The Invitation OF DR.. Pepper Iecites that
all the chambers or commerce and boards
of trade in the United States, many of the
State governors, mayors non the largest
cities and ministers IRON every State in
the republic will be In attendance at the
sessions of the Manufacturers Association
and the opening of he egfeatcommercidl mu-
scum, representing the manufactures and
the inventions of all nations, and especially
in the interests of commercial union be-
tween this country ana the other American
republics. The program OF the visit has not
been entirely decided on, tut IL Will be
about as follows:
President Mckinley and members OF
the Cabinet, with the ladies OF the Cabinet,
WILL take a special train at a. III. We,ines-
day and will arrive in Philadelphia at
11:25. They will be escorted by com
mttee to the Academy Of Music, and the
President will there greet the opening
of the semi-cebtennial of the American
Medical Association
At11:i5 the party will make an official
visit to the commercial inuseum. accom-
panied by ministers from all the South
American republics. Lunch win he served
at the museum and wisllast until = . clock
a t2:30 the academy will he visited gain,
and the exercises OF the opening of the
museum Will take place.
There VIII he banquet at the Bourse
with the officials Of the museum and the
Manufacturers Association in TIE evening
The party willretnrn early Thursday MORN
ing.
secretary Aiger, Attorney General Nc
Kenna. and Postmaster General Gary.
were callers at the White HOUSE vest ertIay
Afternoon They had nothing to say
of the reasons for their visit except that
Secretary AIger carried to the President
a brief OF his decision in the RoTneyn
case. This was signed by the President
and was given out yesterday afternoon.
The report is published elsewhere
delegation from North Carolina invited
the President to stop at Asheville, n C.,
n.
Senator Pritchard. Mr Harry skinner, and
Mr.. NcKissiek. proprietor OF the Battery
Park Hotel, Of AsheviIle, were of the
party Nc. Mckinley said that he would
take the matter under adyisement
Senator K yie. .eX-D District Attorney Birnsy,
Mf Nathaniel Wilson and Mr. Charles H.
Armes called On the President Together
yesterday withreference to an appointment
for Nr 4 rmes He will probably be ap-
pointed solicitor for the State Depart
msnt. or, should be fail in this, IL is
possible that he viii be made Asst slant 4 L
tornPy General in charge OF Indian depre-
dations
Capt. John Fl West, OF Weston. Fla, now
in Washington. is an applicant for the post
of consul general of the United States at
Havana. He has the Endorsement of the Re
publican national committeeman and the
leading Republicans tiiroBghout Florida. the
backing Of the Episcopal d MI c al ttioI;c bishops
OF the tiiocese. and has the goodwill Of many
Of the pruTEIiuentl Demoerats of his State
Capt We=t - a native of Feans ylyania, and
served galIantly tbfosgb the war OF the
Rebellion. with the Pennsylvania volunteers
Ii is understood that several OF the Pennsyi-
vaaia delegation in Congress favor his ap-
pointnIent.
Bishop Arnett, or o hio who is probably
the most Influential of the Presidents ad-
visers as to the eolored patronage, was
at the White House in the interest Of Mr.
J. E. Lee. another Flerida applicant. Mr..
Lee is the leader OF Coiored RepubI-
can politics III Florida, and has been an
influential man In the State and the South
for many years With Bishop Arnett in
his interest were Dr.. NJ NJ. Moore the
financial secretary of the A. ". L. Church
in the United States, and Judge Long,
a prominent white Republican OF Florida.
The delegation did not ask for any spe-
cific appointment for Mr.. Lee, but is de-
siroHs of obtaining good recognition of
his services. They are willing that his
appointment shall also be considered a
recognition OF the colored Republicans Of
the South. He will probably receive some
thing good
Congressman Colson called on the Presi-
dent with young Mr.. Kash, who wishes
to go to Peru, and believes he viii.
Congressman Prince introduced Mr.
Harry Lyon of Oklahoma, who viii prob
ALL y he the next marshal of the Territory.
He Is the leading candidate. both sides OF
ohidhOhi6 pOtitlCS DtHlS IdN Ol dDlt W IlliIl
Senator ElknsintroducedMr. Sam HootOn,
of MoundSville, who wishes to be as
sistant district attorney, and Gen. Van
Bukey, OF West Virginia, who desires to
go to Canada with a consular berth.
Among the other callers yesterday were
Congressman Gibson Of Tennessee, who
introduced Mr.. T. NJ Burkett, of Athens,
and Mr.. NJ. J. Condor, of Knoxville; Rep
resenta tive Grosvenor with two Texans,
Judge Noonan, formerly member of Con
gress, and Mr.. Conrad HubcIick. formerly
of San Antonio, who wishes consulate;
Representa- tive Low OF New York, who i'm
troduced Cox Nicholas Smith and Mr..
John c. Graham, of New York. and Sena-
tor Allison, who Brought three Iowans,
Col. T. c. Let's. of Marshantown, on
the governors staff, and Messrs. c. T. and
T. E. Hancock, of Dubuque.
woman's Relief Corps.