Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-29
Admiral Dewey and Young Gridley
Make a Call.
The LATTER GETS AN APPOINTMENT
Admiral and President to Furnish
Funds For Examination.
9TH ER CALLERS TODAY

tenant In the marine corps by President
Mckinley.
Young Grdley is too old to enter Annap-
oils as cadet, and the only opening for
him was an appointment as a lieutenant in
the marine corps. but there was a draw
back even to this. Young Gridley lacked
the qualifications for such an appointment
and, worse than all, lacked money to fit
himself by study for such a place. The
boy bright young fellow with an honest,
open face, was too modest to tell any one
of his situation, but Admiral Dewey. who
loved the boys father, suspected 1t and de-
cided to act. He determined to pay the
boys expenses while studying for the lieu
tenancy.
The Meeting ut the White House.
Meet me at the White House." is what
he told the boy, and this morning the two
met at the Executive Mansion. The Presi-
dents door was at once opened and the
boy presented to the chief executive by
the hero of Manila bay.
Admiral Dewey started to explain the
situation. when the President spoke up and
said: You and |, admiral, will pay his
expenses in preparing for an examination
in the marine corps. If he fails in the first
examination 1 will give him another
| chance but l am sure he will be ready for
| examination when he is appointed.
| The scene was a pretty one. On leaving
| the room with young Gridley the admiral
was heard to tell the boy TO come TO him
| for what he needed and that all of his eX-
| penses would be cared Tor.
The Admiral Gives an Item.
| At the foot Of the White House steps
| Admiral Dewey was met by representa-
| tive of The Star. ''I shall be glad to give
you an item this morning. the admiral
| said, and there was brightness in his face
| ~ . in, aVp
| .'The President has just agreed to put this
Young man in the marine corps when he
! has studied and passed an examination.
| But the young man has no money WIN
| which to prepare himself TOT eHainlliatlotl, H.
| However the President and l are gong 10
attend to that The President has Just SAID
| that he wants to share the expenses with
me. Now" said the admiral. as he turned
| away "let the people of the country KNOW
| what sort of a President they have.
| And what sort OF an admiral, Also
| calculated a bystander.
| Young Gridley Will at once peslii piepa
| ration for an examination. IL he falls al
| first he has assurances that ne snail nave
| another chance. 1t is not usual TO give
| such assurances but owing to the eXcep-
| tional circumstances they were given.
| Mrs. GridIey's Income.
| l.. E. Gridley, brother of Capt. Gridley'
| is a clerk in the treasurer's office IN the
| United States treasury. He was asked TO-
| day by Star reporter about the stories as
| to the almost destitute condition OF Mrs
| Gridley, the widow of Capt. Gridley. He
| stated that. while the reports which had
first been sent out from Erie Pa, had ex-
aggerated the condition of afairs' ne
thought that Congress could make Mrs
Gridiey's condition decidedly better.
she has home of her own ana owns
two or three small houses. Her total In
come each month is considerably more tnan
the $50 q month she receives as pension
During the lifetime of her husoano the
family had everything 1t desired put no"
that he is dead they, of course, have to de.
| priye themselves of much which they had
| enjoyed before"
| The House Currency Bill.
| Among the other callers were Senator
Burrows. Representatives McCleary. kahi
and Waters, the two last being new mem
bers of the House from California
| Senator Burrows did not care to discus:
the bill which has been prepared by tht
| House caucus committee. he sald INA
the Senate subcommittee on finance, wnicf
| is considering the same question: Will piop
| ably meet on Saturday.
| Representative McCleary, who has lons
| been looked upon one oil the Drlsnles
minds upon finance in the country, give:
| his warm approval to the House measure
| 1T Is a wise one," he said, and goes a!
far as it ought to at this time. like bes
the plain, open declaration in behar OF th'
| gold standard
MIR. Patterson to Be Appointed.
It is stated today that the President ha
decided upon the appointment of eX-Repre
sentative Josiah Patterson of Tennessee
a member of the Shiloh Park commission
Mr.. Patterson will succeed to the vacanc
caused by the death of Col B. F. Loone
of Memphis.
This appointment is to fill the vacanc!
i caused by the recent death of Col Rober
f. Looney of Memphis, Tenn. The salar.
of the office Is $1,000 year, with allow
ances for actual expenses. Judge Patter
son is one of the most prominent southern
gold democrats and his appointment Is par
| TALLY in recognition of the efficient serVic
| he rendered the cause of sound money Il
the presidential campaign of 1896. He wa
r in the confederate service during the wal
+ and will represent that cause on the com
4 | mission
Senator DebOe on Kentucky.
: Senator Deboe of Kentucky arrived Il
: Washington last night, and early thi
g morning met President Mckinley on hi
e regular walk. He talked with the Presi
: dent about Kentucky affairs 1t is sal
= | that the senator has talked on number @
f | important subjects connected with the cleo
: ton with the President. Later In the da
. Senator Deboe said to a representative c
f The Star:
e Il have no doubt that General Taylo
| Will be seated as governor OF hentuckS
He has been fairly elected by more tina
$4,000 votes and so per cent of the pee
pie are with him. Most of the Goebel pee
pie realize that Taylor was elected an
. think that he ought to be seated. Taylo
!; | was elected after the greatest frauds ha
been committed by Goebels election ma
chinery On the morning before the elee
ton the two democratic commissioner
= Caruth and Hoertz. removed eighty-seve
: republican election officers in Louisvill,
and appointed the most disreputable friend
of Goebel, men who have no sense of righ
and many of whom run low dives and gam
: bling dens. Great frauds were committe
d all over the state by Goe5els friends VIII
J. were officers OF the election.
/ What about the statement of ex-Senato
4 Blackburn that frauds were committed b
the republicans?"
a THE Goebel people had absolutely th
appointment of al election officers, and s
n | the republicans had no chance to comm
}, frauds. There is no truth in the statemer
3. that tissue ballots were used in Johnston
Knox and other counties by the republ
2. cans. Each ceanty clerk furnished the ba
|, lots for his county, and although som,
e times some ballots were a little thinner
e some counties than in others. that is