Evening star., 1901-11-11
President has the matter under considera-


The President said that there was no oc-
casion for haste as to the Justice ap-
pointments, but directed Senator Mason to
present Mr.. Tull and his interests to At
torney General Knox.
Regarding the ten justices of the peace
to be appointed next month, to begin their
terms in January, 1t may be stated that
Attorney General KNOX has already made
the recommendations to the President The
list is most carefully put tsaway among the
Presidents private papers ready for SUBJ
mission to the Senate when that body
meets. Mr.. Knox went over all the papers
of the applicants. heard all that was to be
said for each, and then made the recon-
mendations.
Wants No -short-Tail Horses.
President Roosevelt is still looking for a
span Of bay geldings that do not have
bang tails and that~eome up to his stand
ards. The head stabfeman of the White
House returned Saturday evening from a
fruitless visit to the Baltimore horse mar
kets, where he inspected a large number
of animals and found them all wanting in
some essential feature.
There are any number of splendid
horses with short tails to be had" said an
attache Of the White House, 'but the Presi-
dent will not have that kind. He is opposed
to the docking OF horses tails. believing
the practice cruel and unnecessary. He
will not help the fad by riding behind a
the proper horses Is caused by the horse
dealers themselves. Just as soon as they
get hold of a pretty horse they dock his
tail to make him better seAer. Therefore,
when a buyer comes along who demands
fine long-tailed animal he can't get the
kind he wants"
Appointments by the President.
The President made the following appoint
ments today:
War-Thomas Swobe, to be quartermaster
with rank of captain; Robert W. Thomp-
son. to be second lieutenant of infantry;
William w. Bessell, to be captain in the
Porto Rico provisional regiment of infan-
try: Emil Huebscher, to be first lieutenant
In the Porto Rico provisional regiment of
infantry.
State-Charles " Herdliska of the Dis
trict of Columbia to be consul at Kingston,
Jamaica.
Mr.. Herdliska was formerly secretary of
legation at Vienna.
Judge Lewis About Selected.
President Roosevelt announced to a num-
ber of his Virginia callers today that his
inclination is to appoint Judge L. L. Lewis
Of Richmond to the vacant judgeship of the
western district of virginia But this an
nouncement has not caused the friends Of
Gillespie and the dozesT,- other candidates
who live in the western district to give
up the fight for their candidates. In fact,
dates who live in the western district called
on the President today and stated that it
was the desire of all Who live in that dis
trica that a man from the district should
mond, which is in another district.
The President intimated to them that he
was inclined to Judge Lewis. Later in the
day three prominent c0lored men called on
Judge Lewis. The President said he was
thinking strongly Of doing that and tod
them to see Attorney General Knox and
make a statement to him. This deIesa tior
of the Virginia Baptist, Richmond; George
St. Julien Stephens, associate editor ,3f the
Reformer' of Richmond, and James H.
Hayes. an attorney OF Richmond. TIE
Judge Lewis that it is regarded almost GER
tain that he will be-appo1pted.
William v. Wilson of sLynchburg, Va, a
gold DEMOCRAT, who is now acting with the
presented to the President this morning by
Representative Morris OF Minnesota. who
formerly lived In Virginia. Mr.. Wilson
talked with the President about the vacant
federal judgeship. He said that he was inter-
ested in having a suitable man selected and
that any one of four candidates would be
satisfactory to him-Henry Mcdowell of
Big Stone Gap, Albert Gillespie Of Taze-
we'll county, Judge L: L. Lewis of Richmond
or Mr.. Sipe Of Harrisonbnrg.
senator warren ana the west.
Senators Warren, Proctor, Cockrell and
Hewley were among the senators who saw
the President today to talk about different
matters. Senator Warren discussed irri-
cation and other matters with the Presi-
dent. The senator says the west has per-
feet confidence that it viii receive justice
at the hands of the new chief executive,
whose residence in that section years ago
made him familiar with what is needed.
w. F. Powell, colored the United States
minister to Haiti paid IFS respects to the
President. and ex-State Senator John P.
Green of Ohio was another colored man
who had a few words with the President.
never more tranquil than now; that Presi-
dent Sam is one of the best Presidents that
country ever had. Germany Is the
strongest commercial competitor of the
United States In HAITI said Minister
Powell. Haiti raised 125O00 0000e bags of
coffee this year and shipped them nearly
all to France and Germany"
Representative Jones Of Washington saw
the President to ask that special recognition
be given to Lieut.. oliver P. Hazard and
his brother, who accompanied General Fun
ston on the expedition that captured Agu1-
naldo. Mr.. Jones says that one should be
tenant. S.
Mrs. Roosevelt went out for a drive with
Attorney General Knox about noon today
and enjoyed the spin behind the fast and
A Texas Official Removed.
Moses Dillon has been removed from the
office of collector. Of customs at Ell Paso.
Texas, on account of charges Of violation
Of the civil service law. These charges
were filed last spring by the Civil Service
League. and have since been under investi-
cation. They were indorsed by the civil
service commission. The specific charges
were that Mr.. Dillon was instrumental in
having questions in a civil service exami-
nation supplied in advance to candidates
for appointment to places under himself.
and also that he received contributions for
campaign purposes.
The President disregsrded&the recommen-
dations Of the republican organizations in
three states in four Of these cases, viz:
Fort Worth, Tex: ctarksdale, Miss. and
Decatur and Union Spfipga Ala. In these
cases: the Organization candidates were
found not to meet an 5.thA requirements.
There were greater numSer of papers In
the Fort Worth appointment than In any
other post office case on record. The ag-
gregate weight Of the documents filed was
twenty-eight pounds. and one of the candi-
dates wrote fifty letters in his own behalf.
There were TWENTY -thfpe candidates for the