Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-22
Arranging for the Presidents Par
ticipation in the Jubilee.
MANY CALLERS RECEIVED TODAY
Complaint of Lake City, Where
the Postmaster Was Lynched.
ECUTIV EMENCY

view the great procession at 2 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon from the stand in front
of the White House. On Wednesday night
he will hold a public reception at the White
House.
Messrs. Knox and Brown are waiting the
Presidents decision in the matter of clos
ing the departments during much of the
three days. 1t is not thought, however,
that an order will be issued. The President
will probably instruct heads of depart
ments to excuse those who may take part
in the festivities, who may have reason
to get off. Several heads of departments
may issue orders themselves to close the
buildings at o'clock each afternoon.
H. Z. Browning and Col. Teller of the
fireworks committee, consulted with Acting
Secretary Cortelyou to the attendance
of the President at the fireworks tomorrow
night. A box has been set aside for the
President and his friends.
Receiving Visitors.
President Mckinley began to receive visit
ors Immediately on going to his office at 10
O'Clock this morning, and there was no let
up until his lunch time, 1:30 o'clock. There
was no extra session of the cabinet as gem
orally reported, but Secretaries Long and
Alger conferred with the President about
matters which had accumulated in their
departments during the absence of the
chief executive.
Other visitors during the day were SEN
ators Cullom, Lindsay. Thurston, Repre-
sentative Norton of South Carolina Ad-
mlral Walker, Maj. Gen. Butler and Col
Ochiltree.
Ihe Ntcaraguan Canal.
Admiral Walkers talk with the President
was in reference to the report of the
Nicaraguan canal commission The ad-
mral said that the last coat of varnish'
is being put on the report and it will be
submitted to the President in a few days.
1t is stated good authority that the
President has not selected the members of
the commission to inquire into the
different routes for a canal. 1t has been
known for a long time, however, that the
members of the present commission will
be continued the new one. These are
Admiral Walker Col. Haines of the army
and Prof. Haupt. who was appointed from
civil life. In addition to these four other
men are prominently mentioned that the
full commission may be made up These
are Alfred Noble of Chicago, Virgil G.
Bogue of New York city. George L. Morr-
son of New York and Maj Thomas W.
Symonds of the army. The first three are
prominent civil engineers.
Want the Post Office Reopened.
The visit of. Representative Norton was
of some interest. Mr.. Norton represents
the district in which Lake City. S. c.. is
situated. Since the lynching of Baker, the
colored postmaster the post office at Lake
City has been discontinued, and the Post
Office Department has given no indication
that it intends to again open thu office.
The nearest office to Lake City is three
miles, and the people have to send there
for mail The people ara also not allowed
to mail letters on trains. mail agents clos
ing their boxes while passing through the
town. Mr.. Norton saw Postmaster General
smith this morning and then went to see
the President. H says that the refusal of
the department to reopen the office is too
close TO persecution to be in keeping with
the fairness of the country and the admin
istratiOn. The business men of the town,
he told the President, had nothing to do
with the lynching and We're not even sym
pathizerS with the members of the mob.
Mr.. Norton says that a great quantity of
vegetables are shipped TO tn north from
that section and that the people are suffer-
ing because of delayed business affairs.
1t is understood that the President will
take the matter up with the Postmaster
General tomorrow either at the cabinet
meeting or afterWard.
Mr.. Norton says that before the lynching
of Baker the business men of the town
had taken the regular Methods to have the
postmaster dismissed. They had sent
charges to Mr.. Norton and he had filed
them. These charges were on file when
the lynching occurred. Thu better class of
citizens had expected to have Baker re-
moved in the regular way and had no in
tention of doing him harm.
Not Much Encouragement.
1t is said that Mr.. Norton did not get any
encoura cement at the Post Office Depart
ment. The department is determined it is
said, not to resume postal relations with
town which does not show any apparent
intention of aiding the law in the prosecu-
ton of such crimes the barbarOus muir
der of Baker and members of mis- family
J. p. X. Bryan. the attorney who assisted
in the prosecution of the indicted men, was
at the Department of Justice today. The
second trial of the men will be held shortly
New Trap.
President and Mrs Mckinley went driy-
ing yesterday in a and stylish trap.
1t is a fashionable rig, up to date in every
respect 1t has a high body, with one seat
in front, accommodating two persons
while in the rear is a single seat for the
footman. The horses hitched to the We
hicle yesterday were the two blacks which
the President is fond Of He handled
the ribbons himself. The trap was bought
for the purpose Of giving the President
more outdoor exercise. and to enable him
to handle the reins himself. He is eX-
pert and graceful horseman and his driv-
ing attracted general attention.
BY the advice of his physician the Presi-
dent will drive and walk good deal. He
will take an hours walk nearly every day.
She Wanted Peace.
A queer looking little woman giving her
name as Mrs Sarah Sykes, and claiming
to be from Pasadena, Cal, came very
near creating a scene at the White House
today. Her trouble was not detected until
she had reached the Presidents door. She
told Capt. I.oeffier that she wanted to see
the President at once. The President had
some visitors with him and Capt. Loetfier
said her could not give her admission. Mrs.
Sykes then said that she had ticket for
Europe in her pocket and would not wait
another minute. Il want peace" she loud
~ exclaimed she started back down
the steps. Il am going to have it, too, or
plunge the whole world in war. Peace is
what I'm after All the way to her car
riage she talked loudly and incoherently
but not interfered with.
She wore a drab rubber coat over her
dress and had on a light veil. She would
have been arrested if she had not quickly
gone to her carriage. as it was apparent
to all that she was unbalanced.
Executive Clemency.
President Mckinley has pardoned Alma
Hague, who was convicted in Utah in 1895
of making false entries and misapplying
the funds of a national bank. Hague was
sentenced to seven years Imprisonment
but the condition of his health is such that
IL doc aal has To OF i'm har