The times., 1897-05-30

President Mckinley wishes 1t announced
that the White House viii be closed to-
morrow, Memorial Day. and that no
visitors will be received, President Nc
Kinley will visit Arlington during the day,
but viii take no part in the exercises eX-
cept as a visitor The remainder OF the
day viii he spent at the White House.
The trip to the Nashville exposition,
which the President and the me ntbers of
the Cabinet and ladies will take, has now
been finally arranged and includes
five days outing, and a journey through
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ken
tUcky, Tennessee, and North Carolina,
in addition TO the visit to the exposition.
The party will start on Thursday, the 9th
of the month, The train viii lleaye Wash
ington on Thursday morning, at O'Clock,
over the Chesapeake and Ohio road, and
Will reach Hot Springs at O'Clock in the
afternoon, They viii remain at Hot
Springs over night and will start at 10
Friday morning by way OF Louisville,
reaching Nashville at 6 O'Clock Saturday
morning. This arrangement gives the
whole trip through the mountains by
daylight.
The President viii review the exposi-
ton, and take part in the exercises Of
Ohio day, on the 18th, and Will rest on
Sunday The start for home over the
Southern Railway, win be made at little
after 12 O'Clock Sunday night. The re-
turn trip will be by the way of Ashe-
vile, where the party viii bask in the
smiles of Col. McKissick for four hours,
taking in the beautiful Biltmore, the
Vanderbilt estate, in North Carolina, dur
ing that time. Washington will be reached
on Tuesday morning.
There VIII be magnificent special trains
furnished by both roads. Each viii con-
tain one car for the Presidents party, one
for the Cabinet, and one for the newspaper
men who will accompany the President
on the trip. In the Presidents party viii
be Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley, Mr.. and Mrs
Porter, Mrs. Saxton, DR.. and Mrs. Bates,
and probably three or four other near
family friends. The Cabinet people, gen
tlernen and ladies, will comfortably fill the
second coach, and the third viii be occu-
pied by the newspaper men.
Attorney General McKenna was caller
at the White House yesterday morning, TO
bid President Mckinley good-by, as he
intends to leave the city for a two or
three days vacation today or tomorrow.
The Kentucky situation is quite likely
to develop a gold Democrat appointee
among its other interesting complications
Mr.. w Preston, who was introduced
by Senator Lindsay, is an applicant for
the consulship at Marseilles, and seems
likely to secure it. He is indorsed by
Senator Deboe Mr. Preston has always
voted the Democratic ticket heretofore,
sar i,Ia Int ho In CT oil N
Major s. R. Crumbaugh is another inter
csting feature In the Kentucky situation
He called with Senator Deboe yesterday.
Major Crumbaugh wishes to be collector
of the second district, and Is really very
nearly everybody's candidate, except SEN
ator Deboe's The President and Secretary
Gage and the Internal Revenue Bureau are
all most friendly to him. Senator Deboe
wishes hisman E. T. Franks, to gettbe job,
and the President has been religiously rec
ognizing the Senators in these matters.
Major Crunlbaugh is a retired officer of the
regular Army.
Senator Proctor. who was one of the
early callers, had an invitation to the
President to visit the reunion of the Grand
Army In Vermont on June % President
Mckinley was obliged to decline.
Ex-Congressman McCaull, of Virginia,
introduced Mr.. w. C. Baleb. who wishes
to be deputy third auditor Mr.. B. F.
Ellinger, of Culpeper, was also of the
party.
The President has added another mem
bcr to the special embassy which will at
tend the sixtieth celebration Of the aces
sion of Queen Victoria to the British
throne in the person of Ogden Mills, Of
New York. Mr.. Mills goes in the capacity
of secretary and attache to the special
embassy.
Among the other callers at the White
Eouse yesterday were ex-Senators blair
and Paul, Senators Gear and Burrows,
Representative Loud and ex-Gov. Tapaco,
| of California, who wishes South .Aneri-
cen mission: Representative McCready Dnd
| Mr. John a Willard, Minister Romero, of
Mexico, and Mr. McCready, of Massachu-
setts, the most prominent candidate for
tha nonsil oa,,eralshr at Montreal