Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-08
Bishop Grant Confers With the Presi-
dent on Liberia.
COL Urelps Friends Want Com
mission for Him.
TIL RONG OF CALL E r S

The White House was crowded with call
ers, official and otherwise. today. The
army appointments are Turing these Wis
itors to the Executive Mansion. Seats
could not be found for all the visitors. The
President had a busy morning, receiving
Numerous delegations and individual call
ers. He had conference early in the
morning with Secretary Alger and later
with Secretary Long. Senator PROCTOR ana
Repr Asentativ IS Bromwell and Southard OF
Ohio were among the callers. Practically
everybody was looking for army appoint
ments. The President continues to WORK
on the list of appointments. and consults
with Secretary Alger and Gen. Corbin at
| intervals through the day.
| Bishop A. Grant of the A. NJ. E. Church,
accompanied by Rev NJ. M. Moore, had
| conference with President Mckinley this
| morning as to Alters in Liberia. Bishop
t Grant returned from Liberia in the early
| summer. He goes there once every year to
| attend the annual conference of his church
| While there this year he heard great
| deal of talk about this country assuming a
! proteCtorate over the little black republic
| 1t was recently reported in English papers
| that DR.. Blyden Of Liberia is on his way to
| this country TO formally request, on behalf
! of his government, that the United States
| extend a protecting hand over the republic
| Bishop Grant does not know whether this
| is So
| Bishop Grant, Il talked on the subject of
| protectorate with President Coleman and
| his cabinet. President Coleman is a native
of Virginia and is able man. He and his
| cabinet expressed a desire to keep the gov
eminent intact, for while at least. Llba-
| ria is ruled by Americans or the descen-
| dants of Americans.
| L believe that the United States should
| annex Liberia and make a state of it. Why
| not? Since we have gone into the eXpan-
SION business We might as well nave terri
| NO trnI,ffe EnoIanJ ISrar.re ana germany
are hungry for Liberia. Their reprasenta a.
tiyes are on splendid terms with the Off
Gals OF the lAherlan government IL Libe-
| fia We're STATE d hhe 81 steamers "."ia
80 ri f nv s,,t1 In ,n,. h,,t Enf
| ianI has So si,irs rI,nri,rg TO ana from
| the west coast Of Africa. These ships dc
good business, too.
| My opinion Is that Liberia should be
] come feSu4aF STATE Oh the CiiIeu otatea
| II II n"t9 mo-, ChS4@Iij - me heAt oeS
country Ioi a14oeiid 10 looh 10 lof pro
| tecuiis Aahd-
| Cen Wheeler Saws Farewell
-, ra,,, 1,,,o.,o, ta5 so,,.o,, ~
Gen 'oaepii wheeler nao Lar even III
tcrVIeW with the President today. He salt
that he would leave for San Francisco to
morrow or Monday and will sail from tina
art ~, tho .,Gtb for Malta Ha desired +,
sail from San Francisco on the 18th. bu
found he could not get there in time II
wants to have a few days to spare in SAL
Francisco to get several good horses. ri
said he could not get d horse from n
east in time. General Wheeler says h
l Ropes To be assigned 10 a command "hlcl
t:,r,,raI 80 nj citfzans Ut, tho Pres
: idert TODAY ana invited him to visit tina
2 | city whea he goes to the Chicago ceiebra
tlon IN october. me PRESIDENT SAID II
"""iu ny " al iS1nse 'iie visit
< S"i ''eii /"
y, Col W. W. Brown the auditor Tor TN
4 | War Department; Colonel O'ConnGr an
i Col Luke Kelly were at the White Hous
, today raoresantine . committee of tho I
: | - ,rit ,ai.t, - t1 i,+r,,ot .
= L. ms o"'i'i'-e 'iAp ~ ,-' . u,
10 present the name oil Coz Nj h. oreh
the District militia as suitable perso
: for appointment to a good place in tn
; REGULAR army rho President has bea, <
! - t.+ ~ ,1aIN,-1.il, A., - ,r..1' -
"u'9 Ina 'ie ue'es"'ioH 'iN not nav VI
Portunlty 10 personally present Cotoht
CreIs Eame until TO-DAY Inc fresldeI
SAID that colonel treli age was agalns
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