The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-17
KL0ND|KE IN THE CABINET
Military Pest to Be Established
at st. Michaels.
MANY APPOINTMENTS MADE
Another of McKinley's Cousins Pro-
vided fora Canton Man Made
Assistant Commissioner Of IL.
dian affair Slight Falling Or
IA the Number of Callers.

TIE only subtect OF special Importance
discussed at the Cabinet meeting today
was the problem Of aiding the Klondike
miners. One plan was decided on-a post
is TO be established at st. Michaels.
ostensi.dy. the Sc. Michaei's Island
post viii have no special Significance. but
its real meaning is to look after the Klon
dixie possessions now on the island.
The post viii be established as soon as
possible, but Secretary Aige- has not yet
dectiel iron, where the detachment will
be taken, or who will be it's commander.
The meeting today WAS as long as last
Tuesday,. but very little except depart
mental routine matters We're taken up
The entire Cabinet was present except Sec
retarles Long and Gage. who are beth out
of the city.
Postmaster General Gary rema ined after
the meeting with two Immense luncheon
hampers tlIsl OF postoffice appointment
papers. which kept him with the President
an hour after luncheon. The Presidents
brother. Mr.. Abner Mckinley, and MIR.
Gary took luncheon with the President.
A long list OF Interior Department APP
pontments and a few from other depart
ments were announced by President Nc
Kinlev this morning. They were mostly
registers Of land offices and Indian agents,
but one or two larger offices were filled.
Another Canton, Ohio, man, Clarke
Tonner. personal friend OF Mr.. Mckinley,
WIN has been working hard for an appoint
ment, is safely placed in the position of
assistant Commissioner OF Indian affairs.
va Gated by the resignation of Mr.. Thomas
r Smith. 1t is tie position over which
there has been a considerable amount Of
friction in The Interior Department re-
Gently.
Mr.. George ID. Petit, of Pittsburg. Pa.
who was formerly a Washington newspa-
per man, secures a good German consulate.
and Mr.. Frank SimmGns, OF Alabama, gets
the marshalship OF the Southern district of
Alabama. One OF Mr.. McKmieys cousins
is provided for in Oklahoma.
MIR Frederick f. Mckinley, OF Albuquer
que, n NJ, is A first cousin Of the Presi-
dent. lie gets the position OF receiver
OF pu,sic moneys at Guthrie, Okla IL is
hsnted now that a ulista he has been made
in this appointment
A Pennsylvania delegation was one OF
the first IL call this morning senator
Penrose. Congressman Butter. andC
man Wagner came early and had short
conversation with the President. The nonIi
nation of Mr.. Hicks for postmas ter at
Philadelphia. was one OF the subjects or
the conference. As announced exclusively
in The Times this morning, Mr.. Hicks Is
sure of the appointment and has no OPP
position. Several consular pusit Were
also talked about in the Conference.
Afr. Hokei Smith, Mfr. Cleveland's Sec
Rotary Of the Interior. was an early
Cafler. Senator Tborsion, and Congress
man Harley. of New York. also called
This p-Jsitioa at Guthrie pays only
81 q 90, and Those at Perry. Enid and
Kmgfisher all have a salary attachment
IL 50 900. Mr.. Mckinley probably got
into Guthrie by mistake for one of the
other placcs-