The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-29
RumOr that Mr.. Gage Had rendered
MED by the Secretary Himself.
NO DANGER OF ANY DISCORD
FOR M'KINLEY AND GAGE AGREE ON
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
Why Frank McNutt Did Not Go to ST.
OusIy Ill with the Grip.
Deejal to tho 1ndianapolls Journal.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Ill-advlSed ard
malicious gossips persist in resigning Sec
rotary Gage and splitting up the Cabinet.
The relations between Mr.. Gage and the
President are as described at length in yes
terday's dispatch to the Journal, and they
are in no danger of undergoing change or
modification. One of the rumors gave As
sistant Secretary Vanderip as authority for
the statement that Mr.. Gage had rendered
his resignation and that President Mckin-
ley had refused to accept it. When seen
to-day Mr.. Vanderlip said there was moth
ing in the report, and that he had never
asserted Mr. Gage would resign, AS to
whether or not Mr.. Gage had offered TO re-
sign and Mr.. Mckinley had refused to ac-'
cept the resignation, he (Vanderlip) could
say nothing, for he did not know whether
it were so or not.
An Associated Press dispatch says that
since Secretary Gage returned from New
York to-day he was questioned as to the
truth of the published report that he had
rendered his resignation to the President
and that it had been firmly declined with
many expressions of confidence and appre-
citation of his ability shown in his adj
ministration of the Treasury Department
Mr. Gage was not inclined 20 discuss the
matter at length, but said that he had not
rendered his resignation, nor had ne any
reason to believe that he and the President
were not in substantial accord on the great
questions now before the country. The re-
port, he said, probably sprung from a re-
mark he had made to intimate friends to
the effect that not for anything would he
embarrass the President and if he saw that
he was doing this he would resign at once
He added: "a Cabinet officer ought always
lNo md
his office at the call of his chief, the execu-
tive. but | have not the slightest reason to
believe that such action on my part is even
remotely desired by the President. The de-
sires of other people in that direction l am
not disposed to consider"
Frank McNutt, the Richmond young man
who, in January is going to marry Miss
Ogden the 500 600 600 heiress of New York,
did not fail of appointment on the United
States embassy at ST. Petersburg by rea-
son of the opposition of Colonel John w.
Foster. as stated in several newspapers, but
on account of the refusal of Representative
Johnson to indorse his application The
writer Of this called on Mr.. Johnson last
summer in Mr.. McNutts behalf at the in
stance of mutual friends in Chicago and
was informed by the congressman that he
not actively identified with his district, and
for the further reason that no candidate
for federal appointment could get help from
him until provision was made for Captain
Elliott of New Castle Mr.. Johnson was,
emphatic in the statement of his position,
and said finally that until something was
done for his friend Elliott he not only
would refuse to indorse McNutt, but would
protest against his appointment. Mr. Nc
Mutt was at Bar Harbor at the time of this
occurrence In thus refusing to aid the
young man to secure an office Mr. Johnson
was unwittingly helping him in another
way for ii was at Bar Harbor that Nc
Mutt found his 500, 900. 900 heiress Now he
does not care whether he goes to st. Peters
burg or not.
General Alger secretary of war, is a very
sick man. He is lying critically Ill at his
residence, on X street, from an acute attack
of the grip, with dysenteric and typhoid
symptoms. General Alger has not been in
robust health for some time, and the
severe strain to which his system has been
subjected during the past week has Slapped
his vitality to the limit.
The office of the supervising architect is
in shape to handle a large amount of in
creased business. If Congress, therefore,
should decide to pass an omnibus building
bill at this season. as it may do, and pro-
vide for the erection of forty or fifty new
buildings, the supervising architect can get
to work without delay on the plans. Very
few new buildings have been ordered dur
ing the past three years, and the office has
caught up with its work. Three years ago
it started in on the construction of sixty
new buildings. About forty of these have
either been completed or are well along
towards completion. Plans have been drawn
for the remainder, and contracts for their
construction will be entered on in the near
future, except in few instances where
there are special reasons for delay.
The postmaster at oxford, Ind, was to-
day notified that after Jan. 1 next his al
lowance for clerical hire for separating the
mails will be increased from $40 to $40 per
annum. The postmaster at Clinton, Ind,
has been informed that his allowance for
rent, fuel and light for the postoffice dur
ing the coming year has been fixed at 1920.