The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-06
J APPOINTMENT OF

VANA, WHO 1T IS THOUGHT WILL
BE EX.REPRESENTATryE AID
RICH, OF ILLINOIS.
Washington, June 5.-Callers at the
White House yesterday, among whom
were quite number of Senators and Rep
resentatives,. took great interest in trying
to discover who would be the minister to
Madrid. 1t lis the prevailing belief that
President Mckinley will nominate the
new minister to Madrid in the course of a
week. Six names have been under con-
SHERATON, so it is stated semi officially.
Three of them are believed to be Gen. B.
Is. Tracy, Of New York; ex-senator John
b. Henderson, of Missouri, and Congress
man lit, of Illinois. The last named,
it is said, has been rendered the post, but
does not desire 1t.
He had Il talk with the President after
the Cabint meeting, but declared when
he left the White House that it had moth
ing to do with foreign affairs.
1t was also stated that the President
offered this mission to Gen. John w.
Foster some time ago. but that the latter
declined because of the arduous nature
of The task which the next minister will
have in settling the complications which
have arisen between the two govern
ments. 1.-THE President desired to raise
the grade of the diplomat sent to Spain TO
that of ambassador, but Spain did not
seem inclined to meet the United States
half way on this proposition. However,
the matter has not been lost sight of and
Minister Dupuy de LONE, who still has
hopes of retaining his post here under
the new cabinet that will be selected at
Madrid, would very much like to be made
an ambassador
The suggestion of the name of Gen.
John B. Henderson. of Missouri, as the
man who the President wonld honor by
this appointment met with fully as much
favor as did that of ex-Secretary Tracy.
There are good reasons for believing that
Mr.. Henderson's name is the one that will
be sent to the Senate.
The fact that Representative Aid.
rich, who is being backed by the mem.
bers of the Illinois delegation for the post
of Consul General at Havana, to succeed
General Lee. has been so quiet OF late is
taken proof that he has already been
offered the place and has accepted it, with
the understanding that for the present, at
least, Gen. Lee is not to he disturbed.
The nomination of minister to Spain will
be made first and it is probable that no
change will be made in tho consul gen.
eraiship ut Havana until further negotia.
tions looking TO-. the settlement of the
Cuban question have been had with Spain.
Gen. Lee, however, has notified the de-
partment that he is ready to return ut
any time.
Commissioner Calhoun will probably
be in Washington next Tuesday night.
He will hardly have time to make much
OF q report to the President upon the re-
suit or his observations in Cuba before
the President leaves for Nashville 1t is
probable, therefore, that Mr.. Calhoun
will accompany the President on that
trip. No better opportunity, the Presi-
dent thinks, would be afforded for quietly
talking over the Cuban situation than
that Of II parlor car, where none will be
present save his immediate family, his
cabinet advisers, end his intimate friends.
lt will be possible, too, to talk absolutely
in private with Mr.. Calhoun BIZ simply
retiring to one of the staterooms. Dur
ing the FIVE days in which they will be
absent from Washington, the President
will have ample opportunity to learn all
that his special commissioner has seen,
and time enough to think it over and for
mulate n policy.
~ The report that the House will pass the
Morgan resolution in order that Mr. Nc
Kinley may return it to Congress, accom-
panied b, statement of his own policy in
regard to the affairs of the island is gem
orally denied. Mr.. Mckinley needs no
excuse for sending Congress message
upon this subject at any time, and when
he has satisfied himself fully as to the
facts..he will net promptly. In the mean
time the Republicans in the House will
continue as they hare in the past, pre-
vent the consideration of the Morgan res.
olution, or of any other which might b,
considered as fixing or affecting the for
eign policy OF the government at this
time.
At the Cabinet meeting yesterday the
case of the Valencia, the Ward Line
steamer, which was compelled to haul to
by shot fired across her bows from
Spanish cruiser as she was coming out of
the port of Guantanamo, was briefly dis
cussed. The incident occurred May 2S
Secretary of State Sherman explained
that the act of the Spanish vessel could
not he regarded as an offense against the
United States, as the Valencia was show
ing no colors, and the purposes of the
Spaniard VAS simply to compel her to
show her flag. AS soon rs the stars and
Stripes were run up she was allowed TO
proceed. No other important matters
were considered by the Cabinet Secre-
taries Alger and Long were not present.
senators Platt and Murphy, of New
York, called on President Mckinley yes
terday and urged him to accept their in
vitation to be present Mt the reunion of
the Society of the Army of the Potomac,
ut Troy, N. Y, August 90 and 21 The
President said he was unable to make ar-
rangements so far into the future, but
said he would take the invitation under
advsement and reply later, He has al
ready signiied his intention to be present
at the national encampment of the G. A.