The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-09

THE HARPY HORDE.
Mckinley Keeps His Desk
Clear of 0ffice-Seek-
ers' Applications.
WARNINGS IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT
Very Few Places Outside the Class
fled ssrvice-First cabi-
net Meeting.
WARNINGS In THE STATE DEPARTMENT


ing with a clean desk. He and his cIeri-
cal assistants were up with the mail.
What this means can be appreciated only
by those who have am acquaintance with
what has heretofore tal1en place at the
White House at the opening of an admin
fstration. For months the President and
clerks were fairly swamped under the
wagon loads of letters dumped ON their
desks every day. Nearly all of these epis-
ties related to appointments, and each, ac-
cording to custom, had TO be answered.
1t was not until the first half year or
more of the administration had passed
that the White House clerical force began
to get breathing spell.
While at Canton, Major Mckinley took
time by the forelock. Every letter relat-
ing to an official subject was answered
from there, with the result that when he
entered the White House ale did no have
a mountain of correspondence to clear
away. That is the reason the White
House clerical force is very happy today
and looks forward to the future with some
satisfaction.
The first regular Cabinet meeting of
tha new administration was held this
morning at II O'Clock. President McKin-
hey intends to keep up the p,-lctice of
holding conferences with his official ad-
visors twice a week, ON Tuesdays and
Fridays ait the hour named.
Whether rainy weather was or was not
the cause of 1t, there was a great falling
off in the forces OF the eff1ce seekers that
came ito the mansion this morning. By IL
O'Clock. when the Cabinet met, they had
all gone
Senators Allison. Hawley, Ellzins and
CuNom were among the early ones.
Major Wood, the newly appointed Senator
from Kentucky, who has not yet been ad-
mitted to his seat, also dropped in. Clark
E. Carr, of Galena, Ill, who has held office
with brief irtermission ever since the day
of Lincoln, and who wants to return to
Denmark as Minister, and J. D. Elliott,
candidate for District Attorney of South
Dakota, saw the President. This is what
is known as an emergency case.
The Missouri Congressional delegation
Congressman Hit Of Illinois, and Gros-
xenor of OHIO had little chats. witt. the
President. George Powell Clayton Of Ar
kansas, who viii probably be Minister to
Mexico, had the Presidents ear for
while. ExCongresSman Grove Johnson of
California. who made some sensational
scenes in the House during the debate on
the Pacific Funding BILL made a brief
Three gentlemen of prominence who
knew they could expect no further favors
from the Republican party wandered in
merely to pay their respects. They were
Senators Teller of Colorado, Pettigrew of
South Dakota and Cannon of Utah, who
bolted the St Louis convention after the
adoption of the monetary plank of the
platform.
Senator Penrose called at the White
House today and presented Penrose r.
Inc tnfr r,f CrIr ,,as1 e il
delphia- 1t is understood that the norni-
nation of Mr.. McClain for Collector of
Internal Revenue at Philadelphia has been
decided on.
Representative Dingley of Maine, chair
man of the Ways and Means Committee
accompanied by the. Republican members
OF the committee, paid their respects to
Secretary Gage today.
Murat Halstead was one of the rumored
applicants for diplomatic position who
saw the President this morning. Com
member of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, had an interview with Mr. Nc
Kinley after the Cabinet meeting, which
last about an hour
tention of receiving Liliuokalani, the
former Queen of Hawaii In response to
her request for an audience, just as soon
as the rush of visitors is over The Presi-
dent does not intend to make any specific
engagements at this time with anyone
excepting Senators and others with whom
ne WlSneS TO consult. Ii the GX-Queen
wants to see him she must take her
chances with everybody else. AT the
present time Lliuokalani can see the
President by waiting her turn with the
for moment, but she will not be afford
ed the opportunity for an extended con-
yersation. Her reception by the Presi-
dent later on will be purely informal.
Secretary Sherman has mailed circulars
ITO 450 diplomatic and consular officers of
the United Statess Informing them of his
appointment and confirmation as Secre-
tary of State from March 6. This formal
notice will not reach many in the service
for at least a MONTH and in some in
stances nearly six months will elapse, but
every one is expected to take cognizance
OF the new order of affairs through the
cabled newspaper reports, the Department
not being warranted IN mourning the
great expense of cabling the notice even
to it's chief stbord mates.
The presidential turn-outS have been re-
ceived-a brougham and landau, bearing
the monogram Mex ON a black ground,
fitted with rubber tires, and having inter
ior upholstery of dark morocco leather.
The Presidents horses, two pairs OF
them, which were bought in New Hamp-
shire, have also arrived. One pair is
seal brown in color; the other pair Is
of the mouse" hue, which results from
close clipping and may develop into any
shade of color as the hair grows out.
The ex-Presidents horses have been re-
moved from the White House stables.
of as Mrs. Cleyeland"s s team, were ship
ned to Princeton on Friday last, with a
roadster which the President sometimes
drove single. The other four horses
which were occasionally used for White
House purposes by Private Secretary
Tlzdrber and others have been shipped to
New York for sale.
sian Bureau in all divisions, everything
iI35icafing the recent ball having been
removed b except the three domes, work
on the removal of which does not inter-
fere with the business of the bureau.
Pension Commissioners Murphy, speaking
want to. express the hope that the
Pension building will never again be used
for an Inauguration ball: A building
should be erected expressly for such a
purpose. The recent bah cost the Gov
ernment $4,000 nearly for salaries for the
have received over one hundred complaints
from all parts of the country because of
the interruption to business. The ball
was a great success. and assisted the
Executive Committee to the best of my
ability to make it 50, and will add that
order more rapidly than was ever done be-
fore. Still. hope the next inaugural
ball will be held in some other building. /"
At meeting of the Finance Committee
last night a statement was made show
ing that the receipts of the committee,
fund, were $116, ,666. After returning the
guarantee fund to the contributors, and
paying all the expenses of the Inaugural
ffon there will be a surplus Of about
S120 900 remaining The disposition of this
Is the duty Of the Executive Committee.
Itzn1ay be given to charity. as was done
Wxth the surplus fosar Years ago, but the