Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-10
The President Failed to Receive
Many Visitors.
ATTENDED The HARRIS 0BSEQUIES
Talks With H. H. Hanna About a
Currency Commission.
CONFERRING ABOUT OFFICES

Having decided to attend the funeral
ris. President Mckinley did not receive
many visitors this morning, giving audi
enoe only to congressman and constituents
with them.
The President, accompanied by Secretary
Porter, with Secretaries Gage, Alger. Will
son and Attorney General McKenna, in
separate carriages, left for the Capitol at
l1:45 O'Clock. The members of the cabinet
went to the White House for the purpose Of
going to the Capitol with the President.
secretaries Long and Bliss and Postmaster
General Gary were unable to attend. The
FORMER was engaged on an important mat
Ter, ana the two latter are out of the CITY
senators Morrill,. Foraker, Chandler,
srooner. Nelson and Mason and Represen-
tatives Cannon, McCaull, Foss, Lacey. Jen-
kins, Pugh and Belknap were among those
VINO called upon the President and saw
nun. NUMBER OF them are anxious to
get consular appointment in the batch
scing to the Senate Monday.
Representative Foss urged the President
10 appoint Truman A. De Weiss to an
English consulate.
Senator Mason was ACCOMPANIED by O.
l.. Wuilweber, an Illinois man, who is
pulling the wires for the Ecuador mission
Secretary Alger interceded for a place
The Money Message.
II. H. Hanna had a talk with the Presi-
dent about the currency commission mes
sage to go to the Senate Monday The
President would be glad to see the mes
sage favorably acted on at this session.
that he might be permitted to name a COM
mission to get to work at once. but the
Information received by him Is to the ef-
not he
bill at this session.
Claude Johnson, superintendent of the
bureau of engraving and printing. is en-
gagged In making steel engraving of Pres
ident Mckinley, and was at the White
House this morning. This engraving is
similar to the small card size now seen
in the collection of Presidents in the upper
hallway of the White House. The design
will be used later on some of the new
notes to be issued by the government.
VIII BE the Presidents Guest.
Senator Hanna will be a guest of the
President tomorrow. He will spend he
day with the chief executive.
Documents are going to the White House
asking the President to recognize the abil-
ity and political services OF Prof. Richard
T. Greener, formerly Of this city, but
now of New York. by appointing him to
a responsible position in the government
service. His friends urge his fitness for
diplomatic service, but would also like to
see him become register of the treasury.
He held position in the treasury from
1877 to 1885.
Eight Pnrdons Granted.
After the cabinet meeting yesterday the
President and Attorney General McKenna
went over a number of pardon cases To-
DAY pardons were granted to eight men
Four others were denied the freedom which
they asked.
One OF the applications denied was that
OF Frank Callahan of the District Of Co.
lumbia. Callahan was convicted in March
1886, of grand larceny, ana was sentsncaG
70 three years in the Albany penitentiarv
faraon was also refused to Robert P. Car
penter, convicted in Virginia, in 1Sa5 of
conspiracy to obtain a pension by frand
anu sentenced to two years and to nav a
fine of 1000. "'
among the pardo1s granted were as fol-
lows: Dave Hunt, convicted in Tennessee
In 1888 of stealing from a most ofti.a an1
sentenced to five years /, the War,,aa a,a
mouse OF reformation: VIM. Mines of Ala
psma convicted in 1896 of illicir distiJIin,
ara sentenced to eighteen months in the
Albany penitentiary: George w FiI,av con
v.cted in Georgia of falsely nersonot;ra
fensloner. aud sentenced to thre. wears.
john Redmon, convicted in Kentucky of
ceunterfetting, &C ard sentenced in March
as, 10 eighteen months in the Ohio peni-
~, ~. Nh: .Sf, CONVICTED In
new York two years ago Of embezzIine
the funds of a national bank. and SEN.
fenced 10 six years Imprisonment
Arbitrnting Miners, Strike
1t Is officially stated at the White House
that the President has not given his con-
sent to appointing board of arbitration to
settle the differences between the striking
miners and the mine owners, as has been
published. The President was asked about
the matter about three days azo err T
were requested to appoint a board" he
said. would. of course. give the matter
consideration" The President did not saw
whether he would or would not agree 10
make the appointment.