Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-09-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP
TO WASHINGTON
Makes Appointments and
DisappO'ntments,
PRESIDENT AND GENER-
AL LEE CONFER.
Nearing the End of Hard
Times.


WAsHINGTcN, September 20, 81 =
President Mckinley has not com
planned because he failed to get any
rect while away from Washington, on
his recent vacation, but he has arrang-
ed for another little trip which he
thinks will give him some rest. He is
going to the Berkshire hills of Massa-
chussetts, where himself and Mrs.
Mckinley will be the guests at the res
idence of an old friend. 1t is not pro-
bable that President Mckinley has
done harder weeks work since he
was inaugurated shan he has Just COM
pieted, but he has got all the routine
work up to date again now, aud as
there are no important matters press
ing, he feels free to 60 away again aud
try to get himself braced up a little
for the ard duous duties OF the winter.
De was surprised TO find so many Office
seekers awaiting him when be return
ed, but he saw as many of them as he
possibly could and made a number OF
appointments. which. of course also
made much larger number OF disap-
pointments He is very much int,rrs
ted in the greater New York cam
L ltf CtsN WiAAAHR ASNtnt1 W lHOSH
who had information To impart con-
cerniEg il. but he says only enough to
draw them out He has expressed no
opinion on the subject
CONSUL GESKRkL LEK
It was definitely settled at cor
ference between the Pres ident M d
| Consul General Lee. that the latter
should return 10 Cuba at the expira-
tion of his leave of absence. or earlier
if circumstaI ces should make his pres-
ence there ,ecesssry This ind dicates
that General Lee viii continue "a G IN
SUI General 20 Cuba for som time yet.
Ills leave of absence expires early in
October.
OFF FOR ENoAMPMENT.
Pension commissioner Evans, Ex-
Commissioner ("Corporal") Tanner,
and General Baird. accompanied the
Washington members of the Union
Veteran Legion, who left this alter
noon on a special train for Columl Us,
Ohio, where the 18th National En-
csmpment of the Legion will be held
this week
SWIFT PENSION WORK
Under the new policy of the Pension
Bureau, TO give the papers of ap2li-
cants for original pension preference
Commissioners Evans estimates that
two hundred thousand applications
which have been hung up under the
democratic policy will be disposed oi
Iduring the present fiscal year.
THE KLoNpIKE.
!, Secretary Alger is determined Il
tind out as much as possible about the
condition of things in the Klondike re-
Igion, in order To be able to carry ou
his project of sending food into tha
! region. If it becomes necessary to pre-
vent suffering among the numerou
Americans who have gone there, at hi
own expense but in the name of tn,
Government of the United States. A
a step In that direction, he has beer
comforting with Mr. Joseph Ladue, o
Dawson City, a gentlemen lately from
the KlOndike and who has mining in
terest there. Arrangements have beel
completed for sending a company o
United Stairs soldiers TO st. Michael
, ALASKA, for the purpose of maintaining
order and protecting property at tina
point.
CALAMITY HowLRRs.
The free trade press regards it. o
{, tries to make it appear to the publ
t that it is so regards the matter. tina
q the compelling of foreign manufactur
ers. who have established market i
l this country for their wares, to star
y facturies over here or lose their Amer
Q lean trade, is misfortune but it doe
3 not so appear to sensible people, whet
= er they are republicans or not. 1t
a clear enough that every establishment
a employing labor started and maintain
}. ed in the United States must necessaI
rily add to the pros perity of our pee
: pie, and while increased prosperity fC
the people may be misfortune for tn
professional calamity howlers anon
the democratic and pOpulist politician
q it will certainly not be so regarded b
those who get additional work and bS
come sharers in the increased prosper
ity. If every thing consumed or use
in the United States could be made
our own citizens, it would be one of til
L very best things that could happen
the country. 1t was largely becaps
we bought so much stuff of foreign pr,
duction brought in under the low rats
st of democratic tariff, that We had sue
a long period of business and inGu
trial depression. These are facts tn,
- should be constantly kept in mind
- the DeOple of the United States