Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-07
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
AT THE WHITE HOUSEDSTRICT OFFICES HER REAL CHARACTER
AppeB
Commando
TREASURY WHEN some TERMS EXPIRE APPEARANCE new DEFENDER
n
Appointments the Field Scrutiny.
Appeals to the President in Behalf of
Commander Mullan.
new REGISTER OF TIE TREASURY
Senator Plat Looking After New
York Appointments.
PROPOSED CHICAGO TRIP

Outside of the currency question, the
Presidents cabinet discussed nothing of
genral interest today. The question Of Sat
urday half holiday was not brought up. 1t
will go over until Friday. At the conclu-
sion of todays meeting Attorney General
McKenna remained some time with the
President. talking over pardon cases.
Representative McMillin of Tennessee
interceded with the President today for
Commander Mullan- He asked the Presi-
dent not to sanction the sentence, which
he characterized unjust and illegal. The
President is receiving many appeals from
the friends of the commander. He will not
take the case UP for several days.
1t is expected that the President. will
shortly nominate a register of the treasury
to succeed ]. Fount Tillman. Leading col
ored men say they have reason to believe.
from talks with the President that he will
appoint a coloied man to the plum. 1t was
said today that the three leading colored
candidates are ex-senator b. K. Bruce,
Prof. r. r. Wright of Georgia and Gaines,
the Kentucky man. who is being so strong
ly pushed Ex-State Senator Green of Ohio
is also said to be probability.
Representative White. colored. of North
Carolina. introduced E. r. Dudley, colored.
to the President candidate for the post
office at New Berne
The Jacksonville. Fla, Post Office.
Since the settlement of the Key West.
Fla. collectorship the Florida politicians
are engaged in a struggle over the jack
sonvilla post office. The three candidates
who are SAID to have the strongest backing
are W. E Lucas. n. c. WoInboldt and P.
F. McMurray. Lucas is said to be the can
didate OF National Committeeman Long.
Wamboldt is backed by J. N. Stripping and
No ryrY JS no ia ~ hn
faction.
L. W. Livingston. colored politician
from Key West, is pushing his application
for consul at Valparaiso He has Florida
backing.
W. C. Edens. the Illinois man who is cred
tied with having a good show for commits
sioner of immigration. saw the President
today and filed papers In his own behalf.
The Presidents Plans.
Prior to the cabinet meeting the Presi-
dent saw d part of the large number of
callers, but it was a small part Senator
Allison the President early and talked
over the tariff situation with him. The
President looks forward to the speedy pas
sage of the tariff bill. 1t is probable that
the President will be at the Capitol when
the tariff hill is passed and will sign the
bill on the spot. So soon as this is done
the President will speedily finish the con-
sular and other appointments which he has
been holding UP. and will then get away
Tor MS vacation. he Will HdTCly
get things in shape for leaving before the
LIST of August. He has not determined
where he will go, and will not reach a con-
cluSion ct once. Mrs. John A Logan called
him today and he practically promised
to go to Chicago to attend the unwilling
of the monument to Gen. John A. Logan
July -. This will necessitate the Presi-
dents departure about the 21st. The only
thing which could prevent this would be
the adjournment of Congress about that
date
The President has promised to take two
months on his vaca tioI.. During that time,
however. he will fill several engagements.
One of these will be to attend the G.. A. r.
cncampment at Buffalo. Another is to at
tend a reunion of his regiment in Ohio.
The New York Offices.
Senator Platt had conference with the
President about New York offices and the
consular places which are to go to that
state. The slate for New York and Brook
lyn. as agreed upon by the Platt and anti
Platt factions, is said to be as follows:
Robert ]. Sharkey CPlatO for naval off,
Ger OF the port of New York.
Silas c. Croft (PlatD for surveyor of the
port of New York.
Andrew Jackson (anti-PlatD has been
offered. but has not accepted, the Brook
Ign postmastershp.
Walter b. Atterbury (anti-Platt) has
been offered the post of superintendent of
immigration at Ellis Island, but 1t Is said
that he has declined.
Gen. H. l.. Burnett CPlatD for district at
torney Tor the southern district of New
York. Anti-Platt people are still fighting
Cen Burnett. Ex-Goy. John 8. Wise, who
was the anti-Platt candidate for this place
was at the White House today. but it is
Eot thought that there will be any change
in the slate. Senator Platt personally
wants Gen. Burnett for the position to
which he has been selected.
Southern Vf.itOrs.
Representative Livingston of Georgia and
Rev DIR. Isaac Hopkins Of the same state
Rev. DIR. Isaac Hopkins OF the same state
Hopkins name was presented for the Gre
clan mission. but that went else where,
the friends of the southern divine have
now asked that he be made minister to
Costa Rica or the Argentine Republic. The
President is much interested in DIR. Hop
kins. and may do something for the Atlanta
man in the way of a South American mis-
sion.
Senator Pritchard. Representative Finney
and VIM Hale of North Carolina were WIS.,
itors- The latter is an applicant for a con-
sulship.
The CO<lifscntiOn Commit sxiOn.
Ex-Representatives H. c. Thompson of
Ohio and ID. B. Culberson of Texas. menu
bers of the commission recently appointed
by the President TO revise and codify the
criminal and penal laws, visited the White
House TO inform the President that they
have arrived and will soon be ready to be-
gin work. Mr.. Botkin. the other member OF
the commission. has not arrived. When he
gets here the commission will organize and
begin business.
Arthur Didn't Murmur.
This is the first case in my experience
of white arming himself with
and starting out In search of
trouble remarked Judge Kimball this
afternoon In the Police Court as he SEN
fenced Arthur Crawford to Jail for six
months for carrying concealed weapons.
He usually selects pistol" concluded
the judge.
According TO Policeman Ricketts,, Arthur
Went on a rampage in South Washington