Evening star., 1901-02-08

to whitelaw Reid and az being willing that
Mr.. Reid should go to the court OF 81:
| James in place of Mr.. Choate. should the
latter come here.
| There is much of speculation in most OF
| this, it is said. If the present makeup OF
! the sabinet is not disturbed neither New
| York nor Pennsylvania will get another
| cabinet office. Postmaster General Smith
| is in the cabinet from Pennsylvania, whiie
| Secretary Root represents New York. There
| is nothing binding in the matter OF one
| person from each state in the cabinet. but
| the almost invarable rule is that these
| places of great honor should be well scat
| tered.
Senator Spooner could probably become
! Attorney General If he. desired. but he re-
| Gently told a Star representative that ne
| did not want to go into the cabinet
The selection Of Mr.. Knox might become
| possible If Postmaster General Smith should
| contemplate retirement at some future day.
An Hour for Callers.
The President gave an hour to callers this
| morning Those who saw him were Sena-
tors Beveridge, Mcmillan, Penrose, Seweli
Depew Foraker and Elkins. Army places
engaged the attention of most OF these
statesmen.
Number of Pardons Granted.
The President today exercised clemency
| in the following cases:
Harry, an Alaskan Indian, serving time
at the United States penitentiary on Nc
/ Neirs Island. Is pardoned on account Of Ill
health. Harry was convicted December D.
1899 of larceny, and his term would expire
with good behavior in 1902
Marion p. Bradley, convicted october ~,
1900. of Illicit distilling in the northern dis
trct of Georgia, and sentenced to pay
fne-of 500 and to serve six months in the
Fulton county Jail. is given remittance Of
his fine that he may return to the support
of a destitute family.
Samuel Nann, who was sentenced in sep
tember. 1898, to five years for horse steaf-
ing in the Indian territory, and sent to the
Fort Leavenworth penitentiary. is given a
for good behavior The President believes
that three years is punishment enough for
that crime when a mans previous record
is good.
Albert Brown, who committed the same
crime as Vann. and who was sentenced IN
| July. 1898, to five years in the Ohio peni-
tentiary is granted Communication TO TWO
years and a half for the same reasons.
Boyd Lowell, a Georgia distiller who was
sentenced to pay fine of S100 and to serve
| FIVE months In the Fulton county Jail IN
October of last year, Is granted a remit
tance of fine by the President that ne may
support his aged parents.
Miles A. Jones, another Georgia dlStfiler,
who was sentenced to four months In the
same Jail and ordered to pay similar fne
goes free. According to the testimony he
was not the owner of the Illicit still, but
merely a workman employed there. HIS
family is destitute.
Joseph German, sentenced in 1899 to six
years in prison and to pay fine of $500 for
counterfeiting In the state of Washington.
is granted Communication to two years I'M
prisonment, it has been shown that the
prisoner was not guilty of making the
spurious coins as was believed at first. IL
is not denied that he passed the money,
however, so the sentence Of two full years
will stand.
Presidential Nominations.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate: George P. Ben
nett. register of the land Office at Rapid
City. S. D.: George D. Corson of Illinois
to be agent for the Indians Of the San Car
los agency. Arizona
Army OF the United States-Ordnance de-
partment To be lieutenant colonel, Major
John G. Butler Infantry-Captalns 10 De
made majors: William Paulding. 10Th In
fantry; Lorenzo w. Cooke. Sd; Francis e.
Eltonhead, 21st Cavalry-Ffrst lieutenants
to be, captains: Selah r. h RompRlns'
7th: sedgwick Rice. 9Th; Arthur Thayer:
FIoyd w. Harris. 4th: John T. Nance, 9th;
Charles c. Walcutt. jr., sth: John J. Per,
shing 10th: Peter f. Treub, lst Medicai
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ana asslstaht sur.
geons to be surgeons with rank of major:
Adrian S Polhemus, assistant surgeon;
| William c. Borden, Edgar A Mearns, Guy
l.. Edie William D. Crosby, Wllilam L.
Kneedler. To be assistant surgeons VIII
J rank of first lieutenant: Arthur w. Morse
| of Illinois, Frank c. Baker, District OF
| Columbia; Henry S. Kiersted, Pennsylva-
! MIA: Allie w Williams. Georgia: John j.
Reilly. New York; Jerome Stewart Chanee'
Volunteers-First Lieut. o. Fuqua, 2Sth
| Infantry. to be captain: Second Lieut.. Geo.
| M HoiIey 10Th Infantry, to be hrst neu-
tenant; First sergt- Benz .ond M sm sntemsnt mart
sergt Mai George B. Kelley, 49th Infantry.
! to be second lieutenant.
! Misunderstanding Assistant surgeons, y.
| q. A. to be surgeons, with the rank OF ma
| ior: Joseph NJ. Heller District Of Column
! bia; Arlington Pond. Vermont; Robert H..
! Zauner, Pennsylvania; Walter whitney,
| Illinois
| Also Henry d. Thomason, Michigan. late
major and surgeon, U. S. "; S. o. L. Pot
| ter California, late major and surgeon. =.
8. v: William Bowen, Tennessee. captain
v: Joseph N Henry Pennsylvania, major
and surgeon. 31st Infantry. U: 8, V:
Acting assistant surgeons, United States
| army to be assistant surgeons with the
rank of captain-Clark l. Wertenbaker,
Ohio; Frank A. e. Disney. New York;
Charles II. Andrews, New York: Robert M.
| Enders, senior. Arkansas; Matthew Leep-
ers Missouri; Charles Anderson California;
! James s. Kennedy, Pennsylvania; Guy b..
| Bailey Michigan; George A. McHenry, Mis-
| sissippi; Edw. F. HOrr, New York; Shannon
Richmond, Missouri; Elmer ). Ienney, new
Hampshire; James F. PreSnell, Iowa; Fred
| erick H. Sparrenburger, New Jersey; Irwin
| E. Bennett, Pennsylvania; James Fl. Nc
Call, Tennessee: Harold W. Cowper. New
York; Dwight Z. Taylor, Ohio. Also Frank
P. Kenyon, Kentucky. late major and sur
geon, 4th Kentucky Volunteers; James j.
| Erwin, Ohio, captain and assistant sur
| geon. Both Infantry. u. s. ": Thomas c..
| Stunkard. Indiana. late major and surgeon.
18th Indiana Volunteers and acting as
| sistant surgeon, L. s. a.
! Revenue cutter service-First lieutenants,
| to be captains-Albert Buhner, South Caro-
lima; Walstein A. Failing New York.
| Second lieutenants, to be first lieutenants
Ellsworth +. Bertholf, New Jersey; Sta
! ley NJ. Landrey, Maryland
| Third lieutenants to be second lieutenantS
-Eben Barker, Massachusetts,, and Oscar
! G.. Haines. New Jersey; also John Boe-
| deker, Massachusetts, to be third lieuten-
! ant.