Evening star., 1901-12-16

Texas. to fill the vacancy caused by the re-
moval of Moses Dillon, charged with viola
tions of the civil service laws.
The New Mexico delegation was COM
posed OF friends of Gov. Otero. and the
members have seen the President before in
his behalf 1t is announced that the Presi-
dent has in his own mind disposed of the
charges against Gov. Otero and will prob
ably announce his denomination within a
few days.
F. A. Fisk one of the Presidents callers.
opposed Gov Otero's denomination. He was
former district attorney of New Mexico.
Barton Will Win Ont.
Representatives Long and Calderhead of
Kansas and Mr.. MUlvane the republican
national committeeman, were with the
President today and were distinctly in
formed that the recommendation of Senator
Burton as to the nomination of pension
agent at Topeka to succeed Cyrus Leland
would be accepted at the White House. This
announcement of the President was ac-
companied by most earnest request that
an end be put to factional differences in
Kansas. With Senator Burton naming the
pension agent Cyrus Lelands defeat is as
sured. The outlook is that Col. Wilder s.
Metcalf will be nominated to the place.
Seeking Army Promotions.
Representative William Alden Smith of
Michigan spoke TO the President to urge
the selection of Col. Frank d. Baldwin of
the 10th Regiment for brigadier general
ship. Mr.. Smith said that he would merely
invite the Presidents attention to Col.
Baldwin's record, feeling assured that 1t
was sufficient to guarantee favorable ac-
tion
Senator Pettus and Representa tive I'm
derwood of Alabama asked the President
for a promotion for Mai. Robert Lee Bull
lard or his transfer to the line of the army.
Representative Wiley of Alabama saw the
Il n. Ii.
who is to be placed in the regular army.
Representative Jett of Illinois presented
William Abbott of Hillsboro', III. Mr.. Jett
wants Mr.. Abbott to be a member of the
board of visitors to the Military Academy
at West Point.
Conference With Archbishop ChapeIle.
Archbishop Chapelle of New Orleans who
has just returned from trip to Europe,
had a conference with the President this
morning about conditions in the Philip
pines Archbishop Chapelle was in Rome
the last of October. He went from the
Philippines to Europe early last summer.
The archbishop said that he could not dis
cuSs the matters under consideration. but
they all related to affairs in the islands,
spiritual and otherwise.
With Archbishop Chapelle was his pri-
vate secretary, Rev. T. S. Torente. a Do
minican father and a professor in the Uni
Versity of St. Thomas, in Manila.
Archbishop Chapelle spent long time in
the Philippines as the representative OF the
Church of Rome.
Wishes of Amernican SpOrtsmen.
G. o. Shields, president of the League of
American Sportsmen, of which President
Roosevelt is a member of the executive
committee talked with the President today
about the desires of the association as to
federal legislation for the protection of
game and game fishes. Among the sug-
geStions made for game laws are these:
Prohibiting the selling of wild animals or
birds in the territories or their shipment
out of the territories for commercial pur-
poses; for one or more forest preserves in
Alaska, with restrictions against hunting;
that $4,000 be appropriated for the protec-
ton of game in Yellowstone Park; that
Yellowstone Park should be extended to in
clude large timber reservations on the south
and east