Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-24
THE WHITE HOUSE
Will Start the California Golden
Jubilee.
THE PRESIDENT has GIVEN CONSENT
Resumption Of 1ri-Weekly Public
Receptions.
RESIDENT has GIVEN CONSENT
TRIP TO NEW YORK

Senators Perkins and White and Repre-
sentative Mcguire of California today
formally invited the President to touch the
button next Saturday which will open the
golden jubilee mining fair of that state.
The President received the following tele-
gram from Mayor Phelan of San Fran
cisco:
Headed by the Society of California
Pioneers, various organizations of this
city are preparing an extensive celebration
of the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery
of gold in California, and have called it
CALIFORNIA; golden jubilee. The governor
and myself are members of the committee,
and the governor has proclaimed Monday.
the beginning of the festivities, legal
holiday The exercises extend through the
week. eliminating on Saturday evening,
the 10Th instant, in a grand opening OF the
golden jubilee mining fair, one-half the
profits of which go to some public purpose
and the other half to the Mechanics In
stitute, which owns the building. 1t Is In
every respect a public affair. On behalf
of the citizens of San Francisco ! respect
fully request your consent to touching an
electric button the evening of Satur-
day next which will ring the golden jubilee
bell. thus inaugurating the exposition. l
have wired our representatives in Congress
to see you in reference to the matter. Re-
lying upon your interest in even this re-
mote section of our common country, l
am, with great respect.
JAMES D. PHELAN,
Mayor of San Francisco"
The President has consented to touch
the button and to put the machinery OF
the fair in motion.
The Patent Commissionership.
The friends of Assistant Commissioner
Greeley CT the patent office did all they
could to secure his nomination to the
vacancy caused by the death OF Commas
sioner Butterworth. This afternoon COM
mittee from the Patent Law Association.
headed by General Spear, called to urge
the appointment of Mr.. Greeley. In addltlon
to General Spear were the following:
Messrs. Mcintyre, Whittlesey, Stocking,
Sturtevant and Bartlett.
The President. however, selected T. n
DueIl of Syracuse, n. Y. first mentioned
in The Star as leading candidate MI
Duell is a prominent patent attorney ana
is the son OF former commissioner or
ia tents. He was at one time an examiner
in the patent office.
Invited to West Virginia.
Senator Elkins and George c. Sturgess,
president of the board of regents of the
University of West Virginia, today iE-
vited the President to make ap address at
the commencement exercises of the uni
ised to consider the matter. The President
is trustee of the Wesleyan University at
Delaw are Ohio, and will go there in June,
ii is said. The idea of the West Virginia
people is that the President could stop over
at Morranton on his way to Delaware.
The Louisville Port Surveyorship.
Ex-Mayor George D. Todd of Louisville,
KY, has arrived here to enter the fight for
surveyor of the port of Louisville. This is
long time. Senator Deboe has been pushes
c. NJ. Barnett for the position and thought
he had secured 1t all right. Then the Brad
ley faction stepped in with a candidate
complicating affairs. The ex-mayor sees
an opening for compromise candidate
ard is on here for the purpose of taking a
hand He and Senator Deboe have always
been close friends, and 1t Is not improba BILE
that if he sees he cannot land Barnett the
Kentucky senator will give his Endorsement
to Mr.. Todd.
Public Receptions Resumed.
President Mckinley has resumed his pub
lie receptions again, as indicated in The
Star last week. His first reception was held
this afternoon at o'clock, and was largely
attended. The receptions have heretofore
been held three times a week-Mondays.
Wednesdays and Fridays. Owing to the
diplomatic dinner Wednesday night. the
public reception that afternoon will he
postponed. It is also possible that the
PRESIDENT will not receive Friday, but he
intends to see the public as often as he cal
until the regular program Is again resumed
permanently.
The President will leaye Thursday MORN
ing Tor New York to attend the ANNA
banquet Of the National Association of
manufacturers At the Waldorf Hotel Thurs
day evening. He will make a speech on the
SUBJECT OF manufactures. Senator FRYE of
Maine Will be one Of the speakers. and will
respond to the toast, THE merchant ma
rine Six hundred people of prominen"e
VIII be at the banquet, and subjects of i'm
II eitaIlee relating 10 manufacturing will he
discussed by men of renown. wa NC
Inc PRESIDENT saw and talked with the
following senators during the dav. naia
prye, Gear, Allison. Fairbanks, Baker Nc,
and ElkiBs. MASON
BIG REAL ESTArE nC.