Evening star., 1898-02-19
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
The President to Go to Philadelphia
Monday.
DISCUSSING CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
Important Changes, 1t is Thought,
Will Be Made.
MINI ST Err .BRY AN CALL S

Several hundred visitors OF more or less
political prominence fiocked to the White
House today. A good many were turned
back by an important conference which
the President was having with Secretary
Long and Assistant Secretary Day. After
this the President saw a number Of the
visitors.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley, ac-
companied by Sec retary Porter, will leave
fer Philadelphia at 12:45 o'clock Monday,
the President having accepted an invita-
fion to address the trustees, faculties and
students OF the University OF Pennsylvania
upon the occasion of University day, Tues
day. The President and wife will be the
guests of c. c. Harrison, provost of the
University, Tuesday, Washington's birth
day. The address of the President will be
delivered in the Academy Of Music. A
lunch will be given in honor Of the chief
executive Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Seth
Low. president of Columbia University CT
New York, will be seated with the Presi-
dent Amcng others who have been invited
perintendent of the coast and geodet:c
survey. director of the geological survey
and commissioner Of education. The Presi-
dent has prepared his address.
Had not the disaster to the Maine &C.
Cured the President would have left here
Immediately after returning from Philadci-
phia for trip to the south with Secretary
Bliss. He is undecided what he will do
now. A good deal will depend on the rews
from Havana within the next few days.
Discussing the Civil Service.
Senators Pritchard, Lodge and Elkins of
the civil service committee Of the Senate
had a conference with the President today
by appointment to talk over civil service
matters. The President it is understood.
is awaiting with considerable interest the
report to be made by the Senate committee.
The committee will get its report ready as
speedily as poss sble. 1t will be impossible,
one of the members said today, to attempt
to analyze ali Of the testimony in the re-
port to be made Much of this testimony
was unimportant. and only main features
are to be covered.
The President has been waiting a good
while to issue an order exempting certain
offices from the operations of the civil ser
vice. but he put this of until the agitation
of the question was over in Congress. 1t
is thought he will issue this order shortly
after the Senate civil service committee
makes it's report. He may conclude to
make changes no: now contemplated, after
reading the report OF the committee.
Pure Food Act Signed.
The President has approved the act re-
lating to the adulteration of foods and
drugs i'll the District of Columbia. The
President has also approved the joint reso-
luton accepting the invitation Of the gov
eminent of Norway to take part in an
international fisheries exhibition. to be held
at the city of Bergen from May to Scptem-
Der of this year.
Senior Romero, the Mexican minister, and
Ser or Mendonce, the Brazilian minister,
called personally Upon the President this
morning TO express the sympathies Of their
respective countries at the tragedy to the
Maine. Senior Romero enjoys a close per-
sor al friendship with the President, who
likes and admires the Mexican. There is
rothing of the frigid diplomatic formality
about either in their inter course, an evil
dence of the friendly relations of the two
countries. as well as the two men.
Minister Bryan Calls.
Mr.. c. P. Bryan, some time ago appointed
minister to Brazil, has arrived here to re-
ceive his Instructions from the State De-
partment before sailing for Rio Janeiro.
Mr.. Bryan was at the White House today.
Mr.. Bryan has been requested to wait here
until the arrival of Mr. Conger from Bra
zil. Mr.. Conger is expected in a few days.
He and Mr.. Bryan will confer with the
State Department. Mr.. Bryan will then
leave for his post and shortly afterward
Mr.. Conger will depart for China as the
representative or TINS country.
PardOned by the President.
The President has granted pardons in the
following cases:
Marion Halderman of Arkansas, convict
ed Of larceny. The only result of the par
don is a restoration to citizenship.
Arthur D. Andrews of the southern dis
trict Of California, convicted in 1894 of
violations of the postal laws and sentenced
to three years in prison and to pay a fine
of 81 900. The pardon is granted on the
ground that since his arrest Andrews has
already served longer term than the SEN
tence imposed.
Jack Wilkinson of the eastern district of
intent to kill. The papers in the case
show that the prisoner can live only a
short time.
This is also the basis for the pardon in
the case of Joseph Alfred of the eastern
district of Missouri, who is under sentence
for counterfeiting money, and also In the
case of L. s. Whitfield of the northern dis
trict of California, also convicted for
passing counterfeit money.
Pardons were denied in the following
cases:
Walter A. Milikin and John Jamison
southern district of Ohio, convicted in 1894
of passing counterfeit money. Herman
Hausler of the district of Kansas, en-
bezzling letter from the mails.
Charles Hubbard, eastern district of Mis-
souri, violation of the postal laws.
c. M. Wilkinson of the West Virginia
district, violation of the national banking
laws.