Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-12
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Few Visitors Received by the Presi-
dent.
GIFT COMING FROM fHE Pope
Consul at Cartagena the Only
Appointment.
MIR. M'kINLEY'S PORTRAIT
MIR. M'KINLEY'S PORTRAIT

The only appointment made by the Presi-
+ dent today was that of Rafael Madrigal of
Maryland to be consul at Cartagena Co.
Iombia Other consular appointments will
be made slowly.
Being cabinet day the President received
Few visitors. Among these was Represen-
tatfve Gibson of Tennessee. Representative
Gibson is here looking after offices in his
district. He said to a Star reporter that he
thought much of the time of the coming
session of Congress would be devoted to at
tempts at currency legislation. He though:
efforts would be made to retire the green
BACKS Mr.. Gibson says he Is confident Ha-
waii will be annexed as soon as Congress
can do it.
Gift From the Pope.
copy of magnificent book, illustrating
and describing the Borghese apartments in
the Vatican, at Rome, is on it's way here
as present from Pope Leo to President
Mckinley. Only one hundred copies of the
work were printed and on these every re-
source of the engraver's, printers and
pookbinders arts have been exhausted.
Copies were sent to Emperor Francis Jo-
seph, Queen Victoria and the queen regent
of Spain.
Painting the Picture.
each day-one in the morning and one in
the afternoon-to the artist who is paint
ing his picture. Mr.. Benziger is making
progress in putting the President on can
vas. The form is now outlined, and the
face is more than half finished. Mr.. Ben
ziger does not know how long he will be
IN completing the painting. 1t will depend,
he says. on how much time the President
can give him each day
The President is a fine subject" said Mr..
benziger Il am now trying to get the
spirit and soul which make up the man. 1
never saw him until this year The Presi-
dent has the mouth of a speaker and the
eyes OF deep thinker. / do not suppose
that many people in this country know the
real color OF the Presidents eyes. At a
When you get close. however and see his.
eyes. you find that they are dark grav.
with a gEeenish tint"
RMS Is the color generally known as
iaSei- &c PRESIDENTS eyes are far back
IN his head. covered with heavy eyebrows.
ana that makes them look darker The
artlSt is giving the color which the ewes
nave. AT a distance they will look black
out close examination reveals their real
color.
DoOrkeeper LOemer's Desk.
Charles Loeffier, the veteran doorkeepar
TO the Presidents room, has been provided
with a new desk. The old desk has served
him over twenty-eight years, and in its
pigeon holes have been stored many a
secret. 1t was an old desk when it was
1rst turned over to Mr.. Loef.ier 1t had
been an intimate acquaintance of Presi
dent Lincoln, and in stirring times would
nave absorbed many things had il been
human. AT the old desk thousands of prom
ihent men have sat to write cards to send
/ III to the President. Cabinet members have
sat at the desk and written their names for
autograph seekers. Great men have con-
sreeated around it and talked over matters
OF the highest Importance. 1t is an old
hat-top desk, with single row of pigeon
hoIes the lower part containing drawers
1t is probable that the desk will be pre-
served. Mr.. LOeffier would like to get it to
Keep Tor himself as a companion which has
served MIN faithfully so many years
The COnchman Transferred.
The transfer of William Beckett. the
White House coachman.to position in the
Congressional Library leaves a vacancy in
beoketts position. Beckett was seriously
i'll this summer, and his transfer was thought
Dest Tor his health. Henry c. Harris, Sec
retary Porter's coachman, is now ha nd,inp
the reins over the White House teams and
may become the regular -coachman. but
TINS has not been decided on Harris is
thoroughly familiar with his work.
A short Cabinet Meeting,
Ihe session of the cabinet today was
the shortest in months, there being moth
ing OF sufficient Importance to detain the
members more than an hour and a quar-
ter Secretary Bliss read letter to his
department from a government agent on
the revenue cutter Bear detailing the use
of reindeer in Alaska and commenting on
the situation as the writer sees it, Post
master General Gary remained with the
president. going over post office appoint
mentS. The rescue of Miss Cisneros Was
spoken of by several members, but there
was nothing in the case for discussion
from an administration view