The times., 1897-09-15

fident of His appointment.
The President began business at the
old stand yesterday after hit' long vaca-
ton TO the North He was busy all dag
Iror. before 8 N The morning ui.tA dinner
timc with his Secretaries, most OF he few
ConEre~s-4en who are in town and tie rel
ativeIy small number OF the general public
who Obtained admiJtance To his room.
There was large accumulation Of de
partmcntd matters that needed his
Individual saurtinn and suggestion, and
there We're . good maus people still after
i5bs, thoren the ofnce-seeiling contingent
Yesterday gas smaller and less rabid than
might have been expected. Tie Presi-
dent was looking well after his vacation
and looalng also ready TO DO an infinite
amounc OF routine business that was he
tore rim Most oi the alters who saw him
came ont with smiling faces and as If their
interviews had been with EuoG-natured
man. whose digestion was all right.
The day begun viJh an important visitor,
who made the longest can OF them all,
except for the two hours OF the Cabinet
meetins Judge Day arrived at O'Clock
and remained untiI 10. II IS supposed that
his matter was "a discussion with the
President af the new developments IN the
Cuban situation, and especially OF the
return OF Gen. Lee and the information
which he impaired ua Monday ~ tha state
Department.
The nature Of this information has not
vet been made public, though it is though:
tc be important 1t is understood thai
President Mckinley expressed desire
to see Gea- Lee personally as soon as
possible. and that Ec win return from
his nome in Virginia ia a few days
Assist0ut Secretary Day made another
call un the President at l O'Clock and
was with han for some tine again
II carrot be learned that the Cabinet
meeting yesterday took up the Cuban
matter 70 any considerable extent, al
though the session was longer thai. usual.
lasting from II o clock until after 1
| O'Clock. An members Of tie Cabinet were
| present except Secretary Long. The
statement y as made by two members of
.he Cabinet after the meeting that no husi
ness Of ilatiunal interest or Importance
was discussed, and that the entire time
| or the session was taken up with the
! departmental routine affairs which have
| accumulated during the President alb.
senoe. TIE Union Pacific Railroad matter
v as taken up. as wdsaIso Secretary A lger 5
/ san Pedro Harbor trouble. 1t was de-
cided during the meeting that the War
| Department should go ahead with the
san Pedro matter, under TIE existing
1 legislation.
/ With tt,e exception that Mr.. Porter is ab-
sent. the old order Of things at the White
House WI continue, fol d time, with tn,
| same hours and the same rules, Secretaries
Pruden and Cort-l taking Mr. Porter,
place as far as anyone can do that. Mr..
| Porter is 10 be away for some time yet. He
| has been running another executive man
sion on Lake Champlain during the summer
and is very nearly worn out. His vacation
begins now and will be mostly spent al
| Lake Champlaih with Mrs. Porter
Mr.. Ren. Mont gomery is also absent from
! the White House staff. He is at Bowlinl
| Green, No. with his family.
FrGm $50 until the beginning OF the Cabi
| net meeting at II O'clock there was con
| GinuaI stream of visitors yesterday. Half a
dozen Congrcssmen, who mostly said the!
had 5lown into the city on their way to tht
seastore or returning from it, were about
early in The OLD familiar way looking afte
postoffiCes ard departmental matters here
and in the hope Of capturing soIee Of tn,
remaining large gifts Of the Administration
Congressman +. II. Wilson OF Brooklyn
who believes there Is no question Of his ap
pointment as postmaster in that suburban
town, vas an early caller. The four year
/ OF tl.e Democratic Incumbent. w. T Sulli
van expired on Monday and Mr.. Wilson
says the Only matter to be decided nov
is whether Re viii receive his appointnen
Immediately or wait mtl the beginning
of a new quarter Congressman Wilsoa Wi
resign tbs office as Representative in
few days.
Congressman lands, OF Indiana, wa.
after p5soffice matters, and It is ever
hinued mat be wishes several removals
but there is nc good authority Cor thil
allegation. He says also that his districi
needs increased mail facilities and tha
THIS matter was q topic OF convers alton
Mr. Lands said TO a Times reporter Wit
a fiae saaile on his face, that the farmer,
of indiana are on the top wave of pros
perity and all happy and Republican;
now
Congressman and Mrs. Landis are goin-
tn Atlantic City next.
RepI eseafative Danford OF Ohio taIke
! to the President about the local rolitica
situation. He said to a Times reporter
when he emerged from the inner room
that the situation is excellent for tn
Republican psrty-in the opinion of ever
good Republican. The only thing troubiin