The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-03


WASHINGTON. April 2.--AitiOuSh
this was cebtnet day at tae wtits ho'lSs
there were q large number Of callers be-
tween 10 and II O'clock, the hour when
the cabinet meeting began. General
stsWart L. woodford, OF New York, was
one oe the earliest callers His name has
been mentioned in connection with the
mission IN Spain /. but he denied that he
had any aspirations In this or any dlrec-
tipu, II am candidate for nuthtng,
be said blandly, .Aalia shall get T." he
then explained tliGt be was preparing for
q trip around the world ana would leave
with his family for Japan about May I.
Col. Buck, OF Georgia, who y canal.
date for the mission TO Japan, slcceeoed
IN arranging Tor an audience next week,
"a talk over the question Of Georgia pat-
fonaER.
senator Foraker, Of Ohio, who leaves
for Ohio tonight to spend few days,
had q few minute1 conversation with Mr..
Mckinley and left q large bundle OF APP
plic1tlOnS for postmastershlp9 and minur
Offices. In connection With Senator For,
hlLer'a visit there IL revival OF the report
at me white house thar Mr. Mckinley %
anxious to appoint Congressman Bell.
amy Storer. Of Cincinnati, to the position
of assistant secretary OF state, IL Sena-
tor Foraker can be Induced TO withdraw
his opposition. Col Rockhlll, the pres
ont Incumbent, desires the mission to the
dOweFy kingdom.
Senator Elklns, Of West Virginia, made
an engagement with the President 10
talk over West Virginia oftlces next
week. Representative Hicks, OF Penn
A
stltuents who wanted offices and Senator
Burrows ex-senator Palmer, Of Mtc1i-
gan. Senator Proctor, Of Vermont and
Repre- sentative Bingham, Of PennaylVG-
MA, nEso GaR AlE. Mckinley,
All the members Of the cabinet were
present At the meeting to-day. Secre-
tArS Sherman, who was unable to attend
last Tuesday on account OF illness, was
present, The cabinet was in session
little over an hour and q 9lalS. The only
question OF public importance discussed
was che question Of resembling the order
VI. .ex-PresEdant Cleveland, setting apart
twenty-one forest reservations IN the
west. Tllis question has engaged the at
teni6n Of Secretary Bliss for some time.
Tho discussion Of thefoFestrY question
was at times very vigorous and all the
members took part The outcome w1s
lInStructio that the National 6iQnaStrg'
Commission be summoned TO WG9 hing
ton to talk over their work with the
President. It ia understood thnt th9
sentiment was unanimous that Prest-
dent Cl6VelRnd's proclamation was too
comprehensive. and It was stated THAI
the object OF the commission which in-
lYestIEated the subject and on whose
report the reservations were proclaim
Ell Has to take In enough" territory g
preclude the possible future claim that
any land legitlmRtely deserving or re-
QulFinR reservation had been omitted.
The cabinet held that the connuAlssion'S
investigation was inadequate. The
President announced his,puFpoAe to act
on conservative Hines and not to act
without more information. The general
opinion was that the amendment would
be made 3 law early next week and Il
was determined that the surveying
work should be begun Immediately up.
on the amendments becoming law ana
the reports OF the survey expedited to
he end that any defects should be
promptly remedled As at present de-
termined the forestry proclamation Will
not be revoked In toto but its provisions
adjusted by Presidential orders as to
specific tracts.
President Mckinley gave q dinner OF
tWenty.seven covers at the white house
and mast members ofthe ways and means
committee OF the house now in congress
sionai life and q few others. The occa-
sion gave mn opportunity to the Preal-
dent 10 renew In q social way the friend
ships formed while o member OF the
mouse a. q number Of those present were
MS associates In that body during his
congressional career.
President Mckinley has In eontempia,
tion q brleE vacation from his official
duties, THO month in the white house
mas been trying one, and while not IN
any wny indlsposed, he feels that q few
days rest will benefit him greatlS. Nothr
IN. has been determined yet. It Is proba-
Die that he will avail himself Of the pres
ence hero OF the dispatch boat Dolphin
and 70 down the Potomac river for o
couple Of days about tho middle OF next
week, He prefers this means of diver
Sion rather than going to q puhllc resort.
ne shook hands with 1000 people to-day
at the public reception.