Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-27
Many Call to Say Goodbye to the
President.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRIP COMPLETED
List Of Those Who Will Accom-
pany Him.
TODAY'S APPOINTM ENT S

who will leave here Monday for his long
tour to the Pacific coast and return. Sem
ators Proctor, Lodge, Scott, Wetmore and
others called for that purpose.
Secretary COrtelyou has sent to each
member Of the presidential party a beau
tlfully prepared itinerary of the long trip.
The booklet contains the names of the
party, the day and hour of arrival and de-
parture of the train from the various cities
and many other facts, including the names
OF the railroads over which the train will
travel the distance between points, the
altitude and population Of stopping places
together with map of the country to be
traVersed. The longest distance to be trav-
eied without stop is from San Antonio to
Ell Paso, Tex, distance of ga miles
me members of the party will be as fol-
lows: Ihe President Mrs. Mckinley Miss
Barber, Secretary Hay, Mrs. Hay, Post
master General Smith, Mrs. Smith. Secre-
tary Long, Mrs. Long, Secretary Hitchcock
Wilson. Secretary Cortelyou, Mrs. CorteI-
you, Dr. +. NJ. Rixey, Mrs. RiXey. Assist
ant Secretary Barnes, Henry T. Scott presi-
dent of the Union iron works of San Fran
Mrs. Moore, NJ. A. Dignam, j. Krautt-
schnitt, fourth vice president of the South
ern Pacific road: l.. S. Brown, general
agent of the Southern railway; A. j. Leon
NJ 4. d,
stenograp piers; Howard N Thompson. AS
sociated Press: Walter L. Clark, New York
sun Press Association; r. H. Hazard,
Scripps- s-McRae Press Association: J. c.
HemmeEt. Harpers Weekly: r. l.. Dunn.
Leslie's Weekly James II. Hare, Golfers
Weekly; w. w. Price, Washington Even
ing Star: Henry l.. West. Washington Post:
Frank b. Lord, Washington Times; H. A.
Strohmeyer, photographer: Morell Marean,
Western Union Telegraph Company; George
W. Ribble. Postal Telegraph Company. In
addition to these forty members there will
be a number of servants and attaches.
President and Mrs. Mckinley are both in
good spirits for the trip. Mrs. Mckmleys $
health is good it has been in long
time. She has splendid powers of endu-
rance. and DR.. Rixey has every hone that
she will stand the trip we'll
Secretaries Hay. Root and Hitchcock
Representatives Bingham. Wanger, Cannon
and Griggs Assistant Secretary Hackett
and Binger Hermann were among those
who saw the President.
Appointed Brigadier Generals.
The President has appointed Col. Merritt
Barber of the adjutant generals depart
ment and Maj. Oscar +. Long of the quar-
termasters department brigadier generals
Of volunteers in recognition of their long
and faithful services during the campaign
in the Philippines. General Long has had
charge of the transport service at San
Francisco, and Colonel Barber rendered inn
portant service at the headque rters of Cen
eral Macarthur at Manila.
Presidential Appointments.
The following appointments were made by
the President today:
State-John w. Garrett of PENNSYLVANIA,
to be secretary Of the legation of the United
States Of America at The Hague, Neither
lands
Treasury-Herman Ellerman, to he col
lector Of internal revenue for the district of
North and South Dakota
Alfred w. Brown, to be appraiser of mer-
chandise in the district of Boston and
Charlestown, In the state of Massachusetts.
Justice-Ear1 NJ. Granston of Colorado to
be attorney of the United States for the
District of Colorado.
1nterior-Henry Holdrum Of Oregon to be
surveyor general of Oregon
Harry d. Chamberlain Of South Dakota
to be agent for the Indians of ,he Crow
Creek agency in South Dakota.
William Grimes of Oklahoma territory to
be secretary of Oklahoma territory.
A Conference With Gen. Wood,
Gen. Leonard Wood, governor general of
Cuba. who has been here during the visit
of the Cuban commission, leaves tonight
for Havana. The commission will return
by steamer from New York, but Gen.
Wood will go by Florida and cross the
channel on a government vessel. Mrs.
Wood, who came on with the governor gen
eral to visit her sister, who was formerly
Miss ConditSmth, whom she had not seen
since the latter's experience in Pekin dur
ing the siege Of the international forces,
will return with her husband.
Gen. Wood had an hours talk with the
President today. He does not care to speak
for publication Of what he believes to have
been the result Of the visit of the Cuban
commission. There has been a mutual un-
derstanding between the parties to the con-
ferences that have been held that no speci-
ic statement as to results should be given
out on either side in advance Of the COM
missions report to the constitutional con-
vention. There are many political Jealous
les among the Cubans at home, and Gen.
Wood says that anything said at this time
might be liable to misconstruction and lead
to friction. Gen. Wood, however, does not
hesitate to repeat what has been apparent
to all, that the Cubans have been i'm
pressed with the treatment they have re-
ceived and the attention shown them and
to say that they undoubtedly return with
more correct understanding Of the mean
Ing of the terms of the Platt amendment
and the sincere desire of the government of
the United States to put Cuba on her feet
as an Independent government.
Conditions Contrasted.
Speaking generally of the administration
of affairs in Cuba, General Wood says that
mistakes have, Of course, been unavoid-
able; but that what has been accomplished
speaks eloquently for itself in the results,
as shown by contrast between the condi-
tions as they existed two years ago when
the American administration went into eff
feet and the situation in the island now.
The government was then feeding 200 900
people, there was not school running in
the island, the insular treasury was empty
and everything was in chaotic condition.
Today there are few beggars in Cuba, the
cities have been cleaned, hospitals have
been established in every city and town of
Importance, not dollar Of debt has been
contracted by the municipalities, and there
is 81 100000 in the insular treasury.
Cannot Use the Appropriation.
The controller Of the treasury has de-
cided that additional rooms which the col.