The evening times., 1899-03-28
WORK AWAITING
4HE PRESIDENT
Mr.. McKinley's Party Expect.
ed Home This Afternoon.
The Executive Said to Be Improved
in Health.
Important Matters Awaiting Decis-
ion mt the White House-The
Washington POxtmastership.

| President and Mrs. Mckinley, Vice
| President and Mrs. Hobart, Postmaster
General Smith, DR.. Rixey of the navy, AS
sistant Secretary Courtelyou, and Stenog-
rapher Barnes will return today from two
weeks sojourn at the winter residence of
Senator Hanna. in Thomasyille. Ga.
| The party will arrive at the Pennsylvania
station about o'clock this afternoon. 1t
has been travelling in magnificent spe-
| cial train over the Atlantic Coast Line.
| Senator and Mrs. Hanna, who left Wash
| ington with the party, and others of the
| guests will remain in the South. Post
| master General Smith. who recently re-
turned from a tour of inspection of the
! postoffiee facilities in Cuba, and who stop
| ped at Thomasyille on his way to Wash
| ington, accompanies the President
| Reports from Thomasville say that Mr.
| Mckinley shows marked improvement in
| his physical condition the result OF his
! vacation. On the other hand, Vice Presi-
dent Hobart is said to be far from we'll.
| During the Presidents stay in the South
| he has been kept in direct communication
with the affairs OF the Administration. All
| the official dispatches received from the
Philippines have been forwarded to him.
| Secretary Porter, who has had charge of
| the White House during the Presidents S
! absence has attended to most of the work
OF the Executive Department The more
| important questions which arose and such
work as required the Presidents personal
attention were forwarded to him at Thorn
asville and disposed of there. Postmaster
| General Smith and the President reviewed
| the situation in Cuba and went over pref
| ty thoroughly the affairs of the island The
| Postmaster General while in Cuba made
observations which will be of material as
| sistance to his associates in the Cabinet
| in discussing Cuban affairs.
During the Presidents absence there was
| necessarily an accumulation of a vast
amount of work, which was not of enough
! Importance to require his immediate at
tention or which could be disposed of by
| Secretary Porter. This work has been ar
| ranged in abstracts in order that the
| President may take it up with ease This
| viii probably consume the President S
| time for day or two during which he
| will deny himself to visitors.
Ii is not thought to be likely that the
| President will order any change in the
movements in the Philippines. The mill
| tary end of the situation will be left en-
! tirely in the hands of Admiral Dewey and
Major General Otis. Such questions as
may arise in regard to the future admins
tration of the islands and everything per-
|
posed of by the Philippine Commission
1t has been endowed with full authority to
| dispose of any question which may arise in
| the Islands
The most important Administrative
| query which will arise for the considera-
| ton of the President will be the formation
| of a temporary policy for conducting af-
fairs in Hawaii until Congress meets again
While there will be but few other Admin
| istrative affairs TO be disposed Of there
still remain number of important ap-
pointments which will require the Presi-
dents attention. 1t is said however that
these will not necessitate a very extended
deliberation on his part. as in the majority
of cases selections have already been made
The new city postmaster is one of these
cases, and it is believed that the name of
the successor to Postmaster Willett will be
disclosed within a few days. There is much
| speculation among the residents of the city
regarding the probable successor and the
name of the new postmaster is watched
for with considerable interest.
According to rumor there is a new can
didate in the field Since the Presidents
departure for the South a new name has
| been mentioned. 1t is that of John B.
| Harlow. OF st. Louis. at present a men,
| Der of the Civil Service Commission. Mr..
| Harlow has had twenty-seven years ex-
| perience in the postal service He was
| the postmaster of ST. Louis for a number
of years and is considered to be familiar
with every branch of the work Mr. Har-
lows friends believe that he will receive
| the appointment. Other candidates in the
| race are Louis D. Wine. DR.. Henderson,
Mr.. Greenlees. and Major Anderson. all OF
| whom are residents of Washington.
The American representatives to the
Cars Peace Conference to be held at The
Hague, during the month of May. will
| probably be designated in the near future.