Evening star., 1899-04-15
Minister Townsend Appointed Min
lister to Belgium.
MANY CALLERS ON THE PRESIDENT
!. F. Fischer to Be an Appraiser at
New York.
P PRESS CLUB DELEGATES

1He TreSidelt To-Day appointed Lawrence
Townsend of Pennsylvania to succeed Mr..
Bellamy Storer as United States minister
to Brussels, Belgium. Mr. Townsend is at
present United States minister at Lisbon,
and his transfer leaves a vacancy in the
Portuguese mission, for which a selection
has already been made and will shortly be
announced
Lawrence Townsend, the new minister to
Belgium, Is Philadelphian. He was ap-
pointed during President Cleveland's adj
ministration secretary of legation at Vien-
ma, and there remained until appointed by
President Mckinley minister to Portugal
Invited to Pfttsburg.
Mayor Diehl of Pittsburg, Assistant Post
master General Shallenberger, Gen Charles
L. Fitzhugh, Capt. ]. NJ. Ray, Maj Charles
P. Powell and Maj. W. H. Davis called on
President Mckinley this afternoon and in
vited him to attend the reunion of the
Army of the Potomac in Pittsburg October
and 5. The President said that he could
not yet say what his engagements would
be at that time.
Appraiser at New York.
The appointment of Israel f. Fischer of
New York as appraiser of merchandise at
New York was definitely decided upon by
the President this morning. The decision
was reached after conference with Sen
ators Platt and Depew.
The two New York senators asked the
President to attend the dinner to Senator
Frye, to be given in New York on the 9th
of this month by various commercial Or
ganizations, but the President said he
would not be able to leave Washington at
that time.
Valuable Collection of Names.
On
Chandler the President has appointed Chas
S. Hill of New Hampshire lieutenant in
the Marine Corps. In calling on the Pres
ident this morning to thank him for the
appointment, Senator Chandler asked the
President to place his autograph in a his
toric little book belonging to Lieut.. Hill
In 1886 the little black and gold volume was
presented to Isaac Anderson Hill, then q
boy, by President Van Buren. The book is
The Passion Flower" Isaac Anderson
Hill was The son of the famous Senator
Hill of New Hampshire, then in the Senate
Mr. Van Buren inscribed his name in the
book, which contains the autographs of
many celebrated men, among others Presi-
dents Pierce and Harrison. The book was
originally presented to Lieut.. Hills father
and is carefully preserved in the family
Church Property in the Philippines.
1t is said that Archbishop Corrigan, who
called on President Mckinley Thursday
night, consulted the chief executive re-
garding the disposition of church property
in the Philippines. Archbishop Corrigan 5
plan is said to be to turn all the Catholic
Church property in the Philippines over to
the American hierarchy in view of the
probable permanent retention of the islands
by this country. The plan is to be sub
mitted to Rome by Bourke Cochran now
in Europe.
The President has not decided what
course he will finally recommend.
Invited to Kendall Green.
DR.. E. NJ Gallaudet of the College for
Deaf Mutes at Kendall Green, this morning
extended the President an invitation to
attend the closing exercises of the insti-
tuition on May 10. The President has not
yet given an answer to the invitation.
Delegates From Press Clubs.
The President today received large
number of the delegates who have been
League of Press Clubs at Baltimore.
Secretary Alger Sees the President.
Secretary Alger went to the White House
this afternoon to tell the President some
thing of what he had observed in Cuba
and Porto Rico. The Secretary was full OF
praise for the condition of the forces of this
commodations for the troops are the best
l have ever SEEN" he said. The hospitals
are in splendid shape and are ample for
taking care of diseases of all kinds. That
at Santiago is marvel of modern insti-
tuition for sick soldiers
The Secretary detailed at considerable
length what he saw and what he thinks
should be done on both islands. He said
that no action has been taken for the re-
moval of the regular troops from the island
and no time fixed for the occupation OF
this country to cease.
A Most Unique Invitation.
The most unique invitation ever extended
President has been received at the White
House. The invitation is from people of
New Orleans for President Mckinley to
visit the Louisiana industrial exposition 1t
is on graphophone cylinder and is a
speech from leading New Orleans man.
The cylinder will be placed in the White
House graphophone and the voice will COM
municate to the President personally