The Iola register., 1901-12-27
GIGg s TO RESIGN
Kumo,ed thaf he will Give up the
Treasury

Treasury
Washington, Dec. 2O.--It is Secre-
tary Cages Intention to relinquish
ttc ueasury nortfolio as soon as Pres
deut Roosevelt can find a suitable sue
.csso, aud ha has so informed the
oresl lent Mr.. Gage would like to be
rei'efea bcfor spring. The president
has lone all he could to dissuade Sec
retery Gaze rom retiring, AMI will
pruJablr .Ouinue to use his efforts
no bart direction. Secretary Cages
determination to retire was made
guogn to .he president some little
tim, ago, lust how long itisnot known.
Yle long conference between the presi-
ueu and SECRETARY Gage at the cabi-
ra. leet,nC today which followed the
scar .ary's return from New York,
vhar, ba attended the banquet of the
Rus-rs association last night, had
poihlg tp DO with the question OF the
score r's resignation. 1t related TO
the mutl.r o' neremoval Of Appraiser
v akcnou, W1c sc resignation Secre-
tpcg Gage a, sted few days ago.
Appfa Wa man wrote a letter to
the secretarJ ut"lin.ng 70 resign and
in the course ofwhichhe took occasion
to reflect upon Secretary Gage. The
president did not approve 1.-THE spirit
of the letter, and at the conference it
was decided to summarily remove Mr.
Wakeman. After the cabinet meeting
Secretary Gage declined to say any
thing about the rumors of his reslg-
nation beyond the simple statement
that he had not formally" resigned.
what [ may or may not do even
tually am not prepared to say now, "
said the secretary; "but can say that
the relations between the president and
myself are perfectly cordial. He would
do almost anything that ask and |
would do almost anything he might
ask"
1T MAY BE CRANE.
BY scripps-McRLe Press Association.
Boston, Dec. 2l.-At the Office of
Governor Murray S. Crane it was as
serted this morning that the Governor
had gone to Washington upon an in
vitation of the president, and that the
treasury portfolio will be offered to
the Governor.
AND HITCHCOCK ALSO,
ev scripps- Mcitas Press Association.
Washington, Dec. 2l-It is rumored
that Secretary Hitchcock's resigna-
is in the hands of the President. The
Secretary declines to discuss the re-
port. it is said the President has
selected western Republican for the
interior portfolio.
HAY WILL STAY AWHILE.
Washington, Dec. 20.-In view OF
the repeated publications of late,to the
general effect that Secretary Hay is
about to retire from the cabinet, a
statement is given out with full auth
ority touching this subject substanti'
ally to the effect that Secretary SHAY
does not now contemplate retirement
from the cabinet. This statement APP
plies, not only to the present moment
but to that indefinite period fixed by
the conclusion of the negotiation:
necessary to the construction of al
isthmian canal. Also it is stated will
equal positiveness and authority tina
President Roosevelt has in the strong
est terms expressed to Secretary Ha!
his earnest desire that he shall remain
in the cabinet of which reforms one o
the principal props. Thus, according
to the statement, the secretary's incli
nations and the presidents desire ruI
together, and there is no foundation
for the reports to the effect that Secre
tary Hay is to leave his post.
THE PROTEST WAS FlLEI