Evening star., 1901-09-24
The President Confers With Cabi-
net Officers.
AFFAIRS In DEPARTMENTS DISCUSSED
Secretary Cages Bond Purchase
Plan Approved.
A NUMBER OF CALLERS SEEN
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meeting Of the Presidents advisers under
the changed administration. These were
Secretaries Gage and Wilson. Postmaster
General Smith and Attorney General Knox.
The other cabinet officers are out OF the
city. Secretary Gage Is going to leave
Washington Thursday on his vacation,
which had just begun when the news OF
the shooting Of President Mckinley was
flashed throughout. the country. The Sec
retary. in anticipation Of his absence, ex-
planned the condition of affairs In his de-
partment. touching upon the receipts and
expenditures, the purchase of bonds and
other detailed figures that would be Of in
terest to President Roosevelt. Secretary
Cages report showed that the receipts con-
t1nue satisfactorily and the expenditures
have decreased compared with the same
period of the preceding fiscal year. Presi-
dent Roosevelt gave his approval to Sec
retary Cages purchase of bonds for the
purpose of preventing an accumulation OF
money In the treasury that Is needed in
business channels.
Other cabinet officers discussed the con-
ditlon OF business in their respective de-
partments. the object being to familiarize
the President with the general workings OF
the departments and the status OF business
in them ,;-. ~
Date of New Commissions.
A precedent that was fixed by the change
from the Garfield to the Arthur admins
tration was broken today. This was In
the matter OF appointments that had been
ordered by President Mckinley, and par
ticularly applies to, post offices. President
Mckinley had ordered a number Of these
appointments. simply placing upon the
Jacket OF each case the familiar Appoint.
w. Nick" The prospective appointees
were notified and are arranging their
bonds. The question was whether to date
their appointments, when the commissions
are made out. from the time of the order
to appoint by President Mckinley or from
the signing Of the commissions by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. 1t was decided that the
appointments will date from the signing of
the commissions. which will be upon the
filing of bonds and. qualification for Of
flee. President Arthur decided that the
appointments should date from the time
when the appointments were ordered by
President Garfield.
One appointment was made by President
Roosevelt today. Iti,wa that of Frank B.
Littel to be professor Of mathematics in
the Naval Academy, with the rank Of lieu
tenant.
In His ONCE Early.
President Roosevelt was at his office at
9:15 o'clock this mbrning and worked an
hour with Secretary Cortelyou before he
began receiving the few visitors who had
called prior to thea regular cabinet meet
ing, which assembled at the usual hour. IL
o'clock. President Roosevelt slept in the
White House last night and had breakfast
there this morning; He went to his Of
flee almost Immediately after breakfast.
Since he became chief executive Mr. Roose-
welt has received hundreds Of letters from
personal friends throughout the country
expressing confidence In his nagement of
the ship of state, and occasionally Offering
suggestions. 'rhe President this morning
dictated answers to many of these letters.
His long experience in public life and his
command Of an extensive vocabulary en-
able him to dictate swiftly and with ease.
The routine correspondence Of the White
House is going through the ordinary pro-
cesses. All the official letter head and note
head paper used in the correspondence Is
printed with black border. as are also the
envelopes. These emblems of official mourn
ing were used following the deaths Of Lin
coin and Garfield, and will be In use for
some time
Israelites Are Loyal.
Adolphus s. Solomons Of this city had
pleasant exchange of good wishes with
President Roosevelt. Mr.. Solomons is in
business in New York, and knew President
Roosevelt there.
LAS an Israelhe," said Mr. Solomons, IT
told the President that 1 could pledge him
the love and loyalty of my people, In re-
sponse he said that II / knew him as he be-
lieved did knew that what he stood for
was dealing with man as a man. and not
be cause he belongs to any religion, race or
country" Mr.. Solomons added that he had
given evidence of that in the most unmis-
taxable manner.
He proceeded to recall story of Mr..
sioner of New York. A foreign agitator
named Ahrwald, a Jew-baiter and an
archist. arrived in New York for the pur-
pose Of attempting to start a crusade
ed, and there was every evidence that the
was to tnaugurate a riotous dem
onstration. Commissioner Roosevelt sent
for the police captains of the city, and ask
ed each one to detail him a squad Of He
brew policemen for duty at the meeting.
When the agitator mounted the platform
and the audience began to assemble about
100 Hebrew policemen were scattered
throughout the hall. The crowd caught on
to the situation and the meeting was a
most orderly one. Ahrwald regulated nis
remarks accordingly.
Some Other Callers.
Senator Burton Of Kansas, ACCOMPANIED
by Mr.. Mulvane. the republican national
committeeman from that state: Senator
Harris of Kansas, Senator TalIiaferro
Sparkman and M. A. Nc
Farland Of Florida; Mr.. Cridler, assistant
secretary of state; B. P. Green. superin-
tendent of the Congressional Library:
Messrs. Johnson and Shallenberger assist
ant postmasters general; REPRESENTATIVES
treasurer of Porto Rico: Colonel
William E. Griffith, national bank exam
iner at Baltimore; Mr.. A. D. Lynch. who
was prominently spoken Of for Controller
of the currency; Captain B. P. Lamberton
and Lieutenant CT mmander Sharp Of the
navy all shook hands with the President
and exchanged bes-= wishes with him.
Senator Harris, who is democrat. told
the President That the people of the west
were In touch with him and believed in
him; The President responded gracefully
to this idea.
Colonel Wilfiam e. Griffith was a dele.
gate from Maryland to the Philadelphia ma
tional convention, and was the. oniy mem
Der Of the delegation, he says, to insist on
the nominationn Of Mr.. Roosevelt for Vice
The White House StaR.
President Roosevelt has not directed any
changes in the force Of White House en-
ployes. The President brought two men
with him when he came to Washington
William Loeb his private secretary, and
Henry Pinckney. cblored. his messenger.
Both of thesf wiliebe provided for. it is