The times., 1897-09-21
INNER CHAMBER RECEPTIONS.
Politicians, Preachers and Personal
Friends Call ON the President.

Politicians, Preachers and Personal
Friends Call ON the President.
Senator Wellington has paid his long
expected call on the President. At
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and just in
! time TO delay the regular Mond ay reception
to the public downstairs, the unhorsed
leader drove up with Postmaster General
Gary, and went with that gentleman n
into the Cabinet room. They Were en-
| gagged with Mr.. Mckinley for half an hour.
At the end OF the interview the Mary
land gentlemen were approached by the
newspaper men, but both were very non
comnittal. Senator Wellington made the
statement that his man for collector OF
internal revenue, Benjamin F Parlett, Will
be appointed and that Mr.. Parlett's case
was the sculy matter discussed during the
meeting
chief Justice Fuller called at 3 O'Clock
to pay his respects before the President
left for his " acation, Other callers were
Judge Day, Assistant Attorney General
Boyd Senator Proctor, Congressman Marsh
of Iliuois, former congressman John Hen
| derson. MoGreary If Kentucky and Clark
Of Missouri, President McKinleys pastor,
DR.. Hugh Johnston, OF the Metropolitan
Church, made short friendly visit to
pay bis respects.
nr 7. IreWitt Ta!mage was an early
caller at tile White House. He said: My
visit was o9iy to pay my respects and for
another little matter that has no news In
it. The President is looking happy over the
return of prosperity Everybody is. Pros
perity IS here and the hard times have dis
appeared Further than this assurance
tTr,s
tance could be secured from the reverend
doctor.
Secretary Alger. accompanied by Mr. P.
Is. Weare and Mr.. Michael Cudahy, the
Chicago gentlemen who are interesting
the Administration in the tce-loconotive
plan Of carrying provisions from st. MI
chael's to Dawson City, Were callers.
The reriI of the KIondike miners and
the general features of Mr. Weare's
scheme Were the subjects OF the consul
| tation. Astod in The Times, Secretary Al
ger had four hours interview with N:.
Weare, and Mr.. Cudahy, of the Alaskan
ianspurtattion Company on Sunda and
another Yesterday, and became convinced
that with the ice locomotive, invented by
Mr.. Groves, of Chieag go, trips over the ice
ard frozen snow up the Yukon may be
| made this winter.
Secretary Alger is now waiting for the
report of Capt. p II. Ray, who was sent
out by the War Department some time ago
on "a trip OF Investigation in Alaska. II
| this report makes relief expedition for
! Klondike appear necessary, it is probable
that this plan will be tried soue time IN
| October.
| One proposition, 1t is understood, is to
give the company mail subsidy as a
| stimulus. The Canadian government viii
| probably cooperate ia whatever measures
| ate decided upon, aud as beginning
| the Canadians are investigating the al
legged shortage or provisions and possibility
| OF starvation, and are taking steps TO rid
| the country about Dawson City OF unde-
! sirable people by sending them back to
| st. Michaels and other seacoast point
whence they can be returned 10 tie United
| States.
Air JudsoR Lyons, the colored candidate
! for postmaster at A Augusta, was in waiting
| for a bong timein the outer room. He re
ceived no assurance that he will be ap-
| pointed.
Senator Elkins brought Judge C. p. Sny-
| der, former member OF Congress from
| West Virginia, who wishes To be consul
general at Maracaibo, yenezuela. 1t Is
| probable that Judge Snyder viii not Sc
! cure the appointment, however, as Mr.. E.
| Il. Plumacher, now consul at that place,
| is a Republican, anG was held over by
| President Cleveland through both Admin
istrations ON account OF his fine record.
Mrs Mckinley has received three unique
| rakes from an aged Swetie named \. G.
Anderson. of Moberlv. Mo. One is large,
one diminutive, and the other medium.
| All are Of wood, slvered and gilded and
a number OF inscriptions have been burned
! into them IN Swedish which have been
translated at the State Department. They
are quotations from President Mckinley ON
tariff matters. especially those showing
| syupHthy with the wor kingmen