Evening star., 1899-04-05
The President Will Attend a Grant
Monument dwelling.
Big time EXPECTED IN PHILADELPHIA
A Filipino Caller Gives His Views
on Affairs.
E X &c UTlVE GLEN E n G Y

fark, fnlladeiPhla, on April -, Gen.
Grants birthday The occasion will be n
memorable one, it is said The monument
was erected by the Fairmount Park Asso-
citation, and presented to the city of Phila-
delphia. The state legislature will attend
tie exercises and there will be great mill
tary and naval demonstration. The Presi-
dent said that he would do what he could
to have the army and navy represented.
The military feature will be increased by
| many regiments Of the National Guard of
Pennsylvania, Delaware and New jersey.
The committee which saw the President
believes that the cruiser Raleigh viii be
ordered to Philadelphia to take part in the
ceremonies. The delegation was composed
of the following citizens of Philadelphia:
Col. John II. Converse, Col. r. T.. Weiler-
sheim, Maj. Charles ]. Turnbul, Capt.
Poulberer and ]. Campbell Gilmore. Post
master General Smith introduced the MEM
bars.
Some of Today's Callers.
Secretary Long, who has returned to the
city, was visitor at the White House to-
day. Secretary Wilson also talked with the
President about matters in his department
Senator McComas and x-Representative
Mcdonald talked with the President about
Maryland affairs. Senator McComas has
succeeded in having NJ. r. Goldsborough of
Cambridge, Md, appointed a paymaster in
the navy. Mr.. GoidsborouEh served in the
navy during the war with Spain.
Senators Fairbanks and Proctor were also
among the days visitors, comforting about
appointments.
EX-Representative MCCreary of Kentucky
paid his respects to the chief magistrate.
MI McCreary said to d representative Of
The Star that there are three democratic
candidates for the gubernatorial nom
ination. They p. Wat Hardin, Capt
Stone and eX-State Senator Goebel. They
are all good men, said Mr.. McCreary. "and
whichever one is nominated will be elected
governor by 25,nho majority this fall. The
democrats Of Kentucky are again united
and just strong as before the dtvl-
sion which cost them so MUCH.
The Army Canteen.
The decision of Attorney General GriGgs
en- the army canteen legislation of the last
Congress has already stirred the temper
ance and religious elements to activity. and
last night the superintendent of legislation
of the National w. c. T. L. and The head
OF the reform bureau announced that they
would not submit without fight to the
| Interpretation put upon the law by the
Attorney General, but would appeal TO the
President himself They said that the exc
c;iticn of the law lay with the President;
that if he chose the power was in his hands
70 suppress absolutely the sale of tquoc
in the army, and that they would not rest
satisfied until Mr.. Mckinley had acted.
They indicated a purpose TO begin an agi-
tation OF the matter in the churches
throughout the country and to have them
urge on the President that he carry out
what thcy insist, notwithstanding the At
torncy Generals opinion was the plain in
tent of Congress.
So far as known the subject was not
brought to the attention of the President
today. l. is declared by officials. however.
that the President would probably express
his inability to take action. as he would
feel bound 10 obey the decision of the At
torney General. This decision, it is said,
must be accepted until the matter is inter
pretcd by the courts. The courts. ii is said.
are the only places where the matter can
properly be fought.
A FiliDfno's Views.
Ramon Reyes Lala, native of Manila,
was the White House today to tell the
President something of communications he
has recently received from the Philippines.
| Lala is Il naturalized citizen OF the United
States the only Filipino who is citizen of
this country. He has lived in the United
States thirteen years, and has written sew
eral books about his native country. He
had a conference this morning with Senator
Davis. Lala claims that the better class OF
FliipinoS want annexation. and that it is
the negroes, many of them wild. who are
fighting the troops of this country. He said
they would cut each others throats if given
independence.
Executive CIemency
President Mckinley has commuted the
sentence of Edward Reeves. who was con-
victed on February ~, 1889, In the north
ern district of Texas of robbng a mail
train, and sentenced to life imprisonment
Attorney General Griggs, in indersing the
application for Communication, saws that
Reeves was shot and badly wounded in the
night which was had with the train guards
and that life imprisonment is not warranted
Tor the offense he committed. He therefore
recommended that Reeves sentence be
con foailnutco 10 twenty years with allowances
Tor good behavior. This was done
The President has also committed the CON-
fences OF Joe Thompson and Albert Thomp-
son. convicted in Tennessee in 1888 of yio-
td.ins the internal revenue laws and SER
fenced TO thirteen mCnthS in the North
carolina renitentiary. The sentences of the
prisoners will expire on April II.
The President has also remitted the fine
Florida in 1888 of kidnapping sailors, and
sentenced to four years in the Ohio peni-
tent1ary and a fine of 81 900
Inc Imprisonment of George A Belamy
convicted in Florida of selling liuuor has
been RENTED. Bellamy having paid the fine
imposed. Bellamy was selling an article
called kidney Cure and Brandy Cher
ries, and the Judge and district attorney
say that they believe he was ignorant of
the fact that this was a violation of the
law
pardon has been granted to John Mat
theWs convicted in the central district of
the Indian territory of larceny and SEN
fenced to imprisonment for three years in
the reform school of the District of Column
bia The trustees of the reform school re-
quested his immediate pardon stating that
he has developed tuberculosis of the lungs.
and that his life can be saved only by an
immediate discharge.
The President has declined to pardon
Frank Thompson, who was convicted in
this city in December last of assault and
battery upon a police officer with whom he
interfered while attempting to make an ar
rest, and sentenced to imprisonment in the
District Jail for 1S0 days.