Evening star., 1901-09-28
Proposition for a Cable to the Phil
ippines Being Considered.
mr.. CHEATHAM 10 Be REAPPOINfED
Senator Stewart's Suggestion as
to Anarchists.
TODAY'S APPOINTMENTS

Roosevelt few days ago for the building
of a cable line from San Francisco to Ma
Mia that will not cost the government a
penny, and the President now has the mat
ter under consideration. In connection with
the State Department he is investigating
the subject of permits for the laying of
| cables and all facts relating to the particu-
! lar proposition now before the government.
John w. Mackay, president of the Postal
Telegraph Company, the Commercial Cable
Company and the newly organized Pacific
Commercial Cable Company, was in Wash
ington few days ago with George G.
Ward, vice president of the cable COM
panies,. in the interests of the new organi-
zation. Their mission was to make ar
rangements regarding the landing privilege
for their cable, which it is proposed to run
from San Francisco via the Hawaiian
Islands and Guam to Manila. They laid
the matter before President Roosevelt, 60
ing into the details of the project, whicn
is different from anything that has hereto
fore been proposed, inasmuch as no conces
Slons, indemnities or subsidies are asked
the proposition being simply that permiS-
sion to land be granted Mr.. Mackay pro-
poses to give guarantees to lay the cable
and maintain it without any cost to the
government, the cable company agreeing
to give the government business right of
way, and in case of war or other public
necessity permit the line to be taken over
by the government The company further
more promises to reduce the far eastern
rates from 40 to 60 per cent below those
now charged.
Mr. Mackay said his company would OBJ
ligate itself to begin work early and COM
plete the connection between San Francisco
and Honolulu within nine months and the
entire cable to Manila in two years
1t is everywhere conceded that a cable
with the new connections of the country is
pressing necessity and Congress has for
several years discussed the subject without
result. Various plans have been proposed,
most of them calling for large sums of
public money, either through heavy sub
sides or through the government building
the cable itself. The estimated cost of the
work is about $4,000, 900.
1t is stated that the consent of Congress
is not necessary to the permit to lay the
cable, and that the State Department has
full authority, through the direction of The
president, to grant permission.
Dispatches Business Quickly.
President Roosevelt's habit of many years
of going to work each morning at o'clock
clings to him, and he is at his desk by that
time regularly, ahead of most of the eXecu-
tive office force. He disposes of prodig-
ious amount of work in a short time and
keeps right up with his correspondence.
Even the morning mail is disposed Of al
most Immediately after its arrival and
opening and in this way the President per-
mits no accumulation of affairs requiring
his attention. The President dictates his
correspondence to Assistant Secretary Loeb,
who, In turn, sees to it's preparation by
stenographers and typewriters.
About 10 O'Clock the President begins to
receive callers, first seeing those having
departmental business. This morning the
first callers with the President were AS
sistant Secretary Hackett and Admiral
Crowninshield and Admiral ONeal of the
Navy Department.; Assistant Secretary
Hin of the State Department. These were
followed by a long list of callers, includ-
ing Senator Stewart, Wayne McVeagh,
Fish Commissioner Bowers, General Bates
and Colonel Whipple of the army; Repre-
sentative Long of Kansas; Judge w. H.
Brawey of South Carolina; Representa-
tive Hooker of Mississippi; Simon Wolf
Of this city; H. P. Cheatham, recorder Of
deeds; William B. Ridgeley, the new con-
troller of the currency; Commissioner Mac
farland, S. F. Scott and Col. Thos Mum
fordt of Kansas City; Mr.. Lyons register
of the treasury; Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rohr-
er Of Chicago.
Two One-Armed Ex-Confederates.
Representative Hooker and Judge Braw--
ley were together in their visit to the Presi-
dent Both of these men were brigadier
generals in the confederate army in the
civil war, and each lost an arm In that
conflict. Judge Brawley served in Con-
gress when President Roosevelt was a
member of the civil service commission.
Judge Brawley is a man of great influence
in South Carolina The President reiterated
to Judge Brawley that he is going to ap-
point men of the highest standing to posi-
tions in the south.
Cheatham Will BE Reappointed.
The understanding at the White House is
that Henry P. Cheatham. the recorder Of
deeds of the District will be reappointed
LSz O.,
President Roosevelt. Recorder Cheathams
record is satisfactory to the President, and
he has given assurances that the recorder
will not be disturbed.
The Case of Cyrus Leland
For long time before the death of Pres
iGent Mckinley there was much specuIa-
tion as to what would be done with Cyrus
Leland, pension agent for Kansas and sur
rounding states Mr.. Leland was the un-
disputed head of republican politics in Kan
sas for many years, and during most all
the time was republican national commit
teeman. When Senator Burton was elected
to the Senate, defeating ex-senator Baker,
Mr.. Leland went down as the head of Kan
sas politics. and Mr.. Burton's friends elect
ed one OF their own number as national
committeeman. Soon afterward fight be-
gan against the reappointment of Mr.. Le-
land to his lucrative pension position, and
it was understood that Senator Burton was
his old antagonist. Whether this was true
or not. President Mckinley decided that
Mr.. Leland had been his friend and that
he would reappoint the former Kansas
leader. President Roosevelt has consulted
with some of the Kansas republicans to
find out what had been Mr.. McKinley's in
tentions, and it is believed that he will
carry out these intentions.
A Suggestion as to Anarchists.
Senator Stewart has some ideas about
dealing with anarchists that ne thinks
would do some good. The principal idea is
for federal judges to use exceeding care in
granting citizenship papers to aliens. After
these papers have been granted and nat
uralized citizen shows anarchistic tenden-
cies, the federal judges should exercise the
power they have to revoke the papers. Sen
ator Stewart says that each applicant for
citizenship takes certain oaths that are
violated when he becomes an anarchist.
The judges have authority to take away
the naturalization papers of any man who
Violates his oath. Citizens and officers of
all kinds ought to aid judges In taking
action.
Roosevelt Children at School.
Three of the four Roosevelt children will
be in school next Monday. Kermit will