Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Sending in Of Currency Message
Again Postponed.
CONSULAR NOMINATIONS PUT OFF
Minister Woodford Makes a Short
Call.
THE RANDALL APPOINTM ENT

| cabinet meeting today lacked Importance;
| tnat nothing Of 1eep interest consid-
| cred. 1t was admitted, however. that the
Hawaiian situation was under brief dis
| cussion, but 1t is stated that there are 10
| developments in that subject of an aIar;n-
ing character.
No time was given to a discussion of the
| currency message. The President said that
! so lonS as members of Congress deemed
| it inadvisahle that the message SHOULD 80
| in he would mold it This is the position
OF the President. and means that the mes
| sage may not be sent in until the last CT
| this week or not at II.
Secretary Bliss did not bring up the uuss-
! tion of President Cleveland's order con-
! tracing the number of pension agencies.
The Cleveland order reducing the agencies
| from eighteen to nine was to take effect
september L. President Mckinley is said to
| have an order framed which will merely
suspend the carrying out of the consoI1a-
ton order of the last administration until
| further notice. There is a feeling that in
| time all pension payments should he paid
| from the agency at Washington and the
| administrations view is that it might be
| better to take this radical action when any
| change is made in the system. For the
| present, however, the operation of the old
! order VIII be simply suspended, c0nsoliia-
| tion as provided for beng reg earded as inn
| practicable now and involving too much
| cost and inconvenience.
| Minister Woodford Calls.
General Stewart Woodford was at the
| White House today for few minutes. He
| is making final arrangements to leave for
Europe by the steamer City Of Paris on the
! 2Sth CT this month. Friday night he will
attend dinner given in bis honor by Sec
retary AlSer Saturday night he will be
| given a dil ner by President Mckinley and
| Sunday he will be the guest of Minister de
LONE at an elaborate dinner
General Woodford has instructions well
| in hand. and VIII be able to go right into
| diplomatic affairs between this country and
Spain when he gets to Madrid.
Invited TO Pittxburg.
| . Major r. II. Ling of Pittsburg, secretary
| and treasurer of the National Fremont AS
| scc.ation ard of the Pittsburg chamber of
| commerce. will tomorrow formally invite
| the President to attend an important ceIe-
| bration of lis organization. The invitation
| to be extended is as follows:
you ani your honorable cabinet to-
Scther with any of your friends who would
desire to accompany you, are respectfully
invited to attend the reunion of the Ere
mont Republican Campaigners to be held
in Pittsburg on the 10Th, 18th and 18th of
september, the occasion being the forty
seGoiia anniversary of the mass convention
ncld September IL, 1856. in honor of John
c. Fremont, the first nominee of the re-
| publican party for the office of President
of the United States.
AS PittsbCrg is the birthplace of the re-
publican party, We would be pleased to
nave you here, as We expect to have many
cther distinguished republican leaders pres
ent on TINS occasion Our city in the past
entertained four Presiients-Hon w. "a
Harrison in 1871, Hon. Abraham Lincoln
the first republican Pre- sdent, in 1861: Gen
U. 5. Grant in 1873 ano Hon. Benz. Harri-
son in 1880, and we would be greatly hon
presence
| reunion.
Respectfully. &c,
tSished) JOSEPH ABEL President"
Accompanying the invitation will he an
expression from Pennsylvania members of
Congress hoping that the President will
accept the invitation.
Little Girls Saw the President.
Today, before all the cabinet members
| had left the cabinet room. two neatly
dressed little girls, about ten wears old
each. walked into the White House. and
with childlike simplicity, inquired if they
couldn't see the President. That was some
thing which two hundred or three hundred
consular applicants had been asking for
months, but hadn't gotten. Secretary Por-
ter thought he would give the little visit
orS chance to see the President He
stationed them at the door of the cabinet
room. and instructed Doorkeeper Loefiier
to open the door. With inquring eyes and
radiant faces they looked In ,lpon the
president, engaged in conference with the
Attorney General in pardon cases The
President looked up, saw them and gave
them one of the salutations which makes
him SO charming when addressing the fair
sex. That was enough for tie young
misses and they went away intensely
pleased.
Consular Selections Again Delayed.
The batch of consular nominations was
again held up today by the President for
the purpose of adding a few more names
to the list. At this rate the batch will not
get in as early as was expected AS far
back as last Friday this batch of nomina-
tions was thought to be ready for the Sem
ate. but each day there has been pressure
to get few more aPpointees on the list.
Virginia Offices.
Among the few callers at the White
House this morning before the cabinet met
was Representative Walker Of Virginia
The marshalship and district attorneyship
Of the western district of Virginia are in
teresting the politicians, and General
Walker called to see the President regard
ing the marshalship. Brown Allen of
Staunton and ex-Representative Henry
Bowen of Tazewell are candidates. Mr.
Allen Is supported by Judge Waddill and
General Walker is back of Mr. Bowen.
For district attorney General Walker has
not indorsed any of the candidates. The
foremost candidates for the attorneyshjn
are w. c. Franklin. Hampton Hoge, ]. L.
Gleaves, Judge'T. NJ. Anderson and D. r
Bailey. Representative Yost is heartily for
w. c. Franklin. Hampton Hoge is backed
by Mr.. Brady, one Of the Virginia leaders.
Representative w. D. Stone of Pennsyi-
vania called to see the President in behalf
of H. s. Lydick. who wants a good con-
su!ate in South America and who stands
chance Of being numbered among the
fortunate.
The dispatch boat Dolphin was placed at
the dispose! Of the President early in the
spring, with the understanding that he
should use 1t whenever he saw fit. The
commander of the boat has called on Sec
retary Porter to see If the President would
like to go on a cruise any time soon n
is not thought that the President will care
to go on either long or short trip for
the present.
New York Appointments.
Representative Wilson of New York had
conference with the President and Secre-
tary Bliss a short time prior to the be-
ginning of tie cabinet meeting The confer
ence related to New York appointments,
which will be made some time soon
Some Seekers for once.
Notwithstanding his disappointment In