Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-27
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Report of Commissioner Peck Pre-
sented to the President.
AN EXTENSIVE DOCUMENT
Other Exposition Officials Call on
the Executive.
A L A B A M AS G L A I M S

Ferdinand w. Peck, commissioner general
to the Paris exposition, today delivered his
final report to President Mckinley, who
transmitted it to the State Department to
be sent to Congress. 1t consists of 5000
pages of typewriter legal cap and when
printed will make about two-thirds of the
pages allowed by law. The document with
all its appendices comprises the narrative
of the commissioner general, Mr.. Wood
ward, assistant commissioner general, and
the statement of Maj. Fred Brockett, secre-
tary and dsbursing officer; also the reports
of all the heads of the exhibit departments,
the architect, the secretary of the Lafayette
memorial commission, &c. The law of Con-
gress required that the full report should
be submitted within four months after the
close of the exposition, which would expire
March II, a limitation of time which Is
without precedent. The report was COM
piled and edited by committee appointed
by the commissioner general, consisting OF
Mr. Skiff, director of exhibit departments;
Mr. Capehart, director of liberal arts, and
Mr. Gore, juror-in-chief, who, with their
corps of assistants, have been working day
and night for many weeks President Nc
Kinley expressed himself as much pleased
that the commissioner general had been
able to meet the requirements Of the law in
presenting the voluminous report in such a
brief period. 1t is thought the document will
be invaluable as a guide in connection with
all future eXpoSitiOnS.
The work of the commissioner general, who
was accompanied in his visit to the White
House by B. d. Woodward, assistant COM
missioner general. and Maj Fred Brockett,
secretary, will not terminate until August
10. when his commission will expire. The
French government has not completed its
list of awards. and Mr.. Peck will make a
brief additional report later.
Alabama Has n Candidate.
Representatives Underwood, Clayton, Tay-
lor, Richardson and Bankhead, with Will
lam Vaughn, had an interview with the
President to ask for commiSsionership to
the worlds fair for Maj. E. c. Gordon of
northern Alabama. While it is not likely
that this appointment will be made it is
said that an Alabama man will probably
be a member of the Spanish war claims
commission. He is Judge w. l.. Chambers,
who was chief justice of the Samoan court
for many years.
Mr.. Vanderlip Calls.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip Of the
Treasury Department had an interview
with the President, who expressed regret
that so competent an official was about to
leave the service of the government. Mr..
Vanderlip will shortly leave for Europe,
where he will visit nearly every country in
a study Of finances and financial institu
tions. He will be absent three or four
months. AS stated in The Star yesterday,
Mr.. Vanderlip will connect himself with
one of the big financial institutions Of this
country on his return from Europe.
Visits From RepresentatIves-Ele
Representative-elect E. w. Martin Of
South Dakota was presented to the Pres
ident today by Representatives Burke and
Gamble Mr. Martin will take the seat of
Mr.. Gamble, who will succeed Senator Pet
tigrew.
Representative Hemingway presented Mr..
Holiday. who will succeed Representative
Forsh of the fifth Indiana district.
Representative-elect H. S. Irwin of the
Louisville, KY, district saw the President
in company with Representative Boreing.
They indorsed Hewitt Green Of Louisville
for United States consul at Breslau, Ger
many.
Presidential Nominations.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Army-Engineers: Second lieutenants to
be first lieutenants, Edward M. Adams,
Earl /. Brown, Amos A. Fries, James A.
Woodruff, VIM. Kelly, Horton w. Sickle.
Lewis H. Rand, Edward NJ. Markham
tave r. Lukesh, Edmund M. Rhett
Artillery-W. S. Volkmar, promoted from
second lieutenant to first lieutenant.
Volunteers-13th Infantry: Major Leon
Captains to be majors-C. p. Newberry,
Kenneth NJ. Burr.
First lieutenants to be captains-Frank
D. Buckingham, Albert e. McCabe.
Second lieutenants to be first lieutenants
Charles H. Errington, VIM. F. Pack
Battalion Sergeant Major George j. Har
man, to be second lieutenant
Treasury-Milton E. Allies of Ohio, to be
assistant secretary of the treasury.
Postmasters-New York, Ambrose c..
Montross Larchmont; Georgia, T. r. Smith,
Fort Mcpherson; West Virginia, James w.
Hughes, Huntington; California, j. NJ.
Cheney, Sonoma; Porto Rico, Robert A.
Miller, Ponce.
Alleged Interview Denied.
An authoritative denial is given at the
White House to an alleged interview with
President Mckinley printed in the Man
chester England) Guardian and circulated
in the country. The language attributed to
the President is follows: THE thirst of
christendom for blood must now be con-
sidered sufficiently slaked after taking at
least 100 lives for every Christian slaugh-
tered"