Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-29
"FORLORy BRIGADE
Last Attempt Of Ofnce-Seekers to
Speak to the President.
PRESIDENT N'ElyLEY'S VACATION.
His Party to Leave for Lake Champlain on
wednesday-A Report That secre'
tary sherman May Resign
Japan's Protest

great crowd at the white house yester-
day, larger than has been seen since
the early days of the administration.
1t was the charge of the forlorn
brigade" as one Of the officials put it
the last attempt Of the office-seekers
to get word with the president be-
fore he leaves Washington for weeks.
Then there were number Of senators
and representatives. who called to say
farewell to the president and promi-
nent among them was Speaker Reed.
julius Palmer, Of ex-Queen Liliuoka-
lani's cabinet, accompanied by her
chamberlain, Joseph lelelui, also
called and left some papers with one
of the officials for delivery to the presi-
dent. The papers presented by Mr..
Hclelui were memorials from the three
great patriotic societies of Hawaii, and
while they were not made public it is
understood that the memorialists rep
resented themselves as being opposed
to any policy that touched the queens
sovereignty. Later in the day Liliuo-
kalani herself had short interview
with the president. 1t is said at the
white house that the president will to-
day reappoint all Of the persons whose
nominations failed of action at the last
session of the senate.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY's VACATION
WASHINGTON, July 81. = Arrange
ments have been completed for the trip
of the president and party from Wash
ington to Lake Champlain. The palace
car Haslemere has been assigned for
the use of the party. 1t will leave
Washington over the Pennsylvania
railroad at noon Wednesday, and ar
rive at Jersey City about five p. m.
There the car will be transferred to
the West Shore, and again at Albany
to the Delaware & Hudson road, over
which it will arrive at the destination,
Bluff Point, about $3.50 o'clock Thurs
day morning. The president and
Mrs. Mckinley will be accompanied
by Secretary and Mrs. Alger and Secre-
tary and Mrs. Porter. 1t is the presi-
dents intention to remain at Lake
Champlain until August 2S, when he
will go to the G. A. R. encampment at
Buffalo. From Buffalo he will go to
Ohio, where he has promised to attend
the reunion Of his old regiment and
also to be present at the wedding of
the daughter Of the late President
Hayes, September 2. Unless there
should be an urgent demand for his
presence in Washington, the president
will return to Buffalo and there 60
aboard Senator Hanna's yacht for
few days cruise on the lakes. During
the presidents absence from Washing
ton all executive business will be done
here
SECRETARY SHERMAN MAY RESIGN.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-The report is
revived that Secretary Sherman will
not long remain at the head of the
state department. Whitelaw Reid,
who is now en- route from Europe, is
said to have opened negotiations for a
lease of the Washington house of Am
bassador John Hay for number of
years, and his name is quite generally
associated with the state department
as Mr.. Sherman's successor. Secretary
Long is also said to desire change
from the navy to the state department.
1t is said that Attorney-General Nc
Kenna is likely to succeed Justice
Field, who will have reached the age
limit in a few months, upon the SUI
preme court bench, and that Assistant
Secretary of State Day will be APP
pointed Encouragement.
JAPAN's PROTEST.
WASHINGTON, July ~. That Japan
will continue to oppose the Hawaiian
annexation treaty is conclusively
shown by the latest protest Of the
Japanese government, under date of
July 10, which has just been made
public. While couched in polite and
diplomatic language, the protest is
sufficiently firm in tone to show that
Japan will continue to wage diplo
matte war, and possibly go further, to
prevent the consummation Of the an
nexation policy. Japan's reply comes
in the form Of q letter from Minister
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