The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-07

phtH tulcut OF "a Successor to ths
Late judge Paul, of Nirginin-Nu
Anti-AddictS Man Given u Place
Baron Ludovic Nouchsur. the new BEL
gian Minister. was presented TO Presi
dent Roosevelt at the " hite House this
h.- Secretary Hay.
The baron said.
MIR. President. on my placing I'm
the hands of Your ENccIIeUcy The let
tiers by which the King, my august
sovereign. has accredited me- 90 you
Iu tn, capacity OF Envoy ENtraDrd-
nary and Minister I1enipot,Btiary my
first and earnest dtSiT, lS Co say tD
you how deeply Impressed I am with
IN, honor or S' tatt'rluE a mission
II he aim of my ambition is To- make
still broader the relations OF friend
snip which happily exist between Bel
Elum and the United States, and par
JicularIy To draw StiII closer the bonds
that unite MS in the field Of commerce
and manufacture
The industrial genius which has
fua Iltu my country 10 ascend To- 60
high rank I'M the economical scale and
which, IN the United States has been
tn. source of development that
astounds the universe, may nnd its
Held OF activity with the TWO nations
i'm such manner that far from harm
ing each other. they will on the con-
trary mutually Cousurmate their pro-
uuCtVc power
Fl shall direct my efforts TO achiev-
ing such result and the task that
has dcyOlved upon me Will be t3Ciltat-
ed If your ENceilenCy viii kindly eN-
tend your confidence To ne.
such favor viii add to the graft
lcatiOu ! feel on being called upon 10
reside in this admirable country TO
which / have moreover been bound for
close tics of relation
ship.
II am happy. Mr.. President 90 voice
AT this place the wishes made 10y my
sovereign FOR Your ENccllcuCys hap
piness and ioT the prosperity of the
United States
President Roosevelt responded as fol
lows
Mr. Minister: II gives me pleasure
90 receive from Your hands the letter
whereby his Majesty the King OF the
Erlgiaus aCCrtditS YOU in the capacity
az Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
PleuipOteutIary near the Government
Of the United States. and To express
my high appreciation OF the friendly
sentiments To which You have just
given UttCrauCe. ] feel certain that
your official duties viii be- conducted
in manner entirely satisfactory 10
both Governments, and on my part !
assure YOU that nothing shall De- left
undOne which may CUnduCc 20 the
nlIluteLIuga Of the good relations SO
long SubSi-ruE between the United
States and Belgium. and To Jhc promo
tiOu of the mutual interests OF the two
peoples
II give you hearty welcome 20 this
Capital and beg YOU To express To-
your august sovereign my sincere
thanks for the good wishes which his
Majesty entcrtains for the happiness
and prosperity Of the United States
TeciprDcaJe % the fullest these kindly
HH#T O..
people Of Belgium.
Il shall acknowledge directly to his
Majesty the letter Of recall Of your
predecessor Count LicEteryelde,
The vacancy on the Federal bench o
the Western district Of Virginia cause,
by the recent death Of Judge Paul win h
nIed in a day or two The President ha
not. however. fl Is said. decided whom Do
VIII appoint. Daniel ?. Trigg. of AbinE
don. q prominent Gold Democrat. is nos
numbered among the foremost candidate
Tor the position. Henry r Mcdowell, %
Biz stone Gap. is the most prominent Re
publican candidate, and is said 10 hay
tho best chances.
Dr. George Ben Johnson. Egbert q
Leigh, and William r. TriEE. OF Rich
mouI, called IT the White House toda,
and presented formally the name of Dan
iel F.. Trigg for the position
Mr.. Trigg is said 10 be favored 10y
large number Of Republicans who reEar,
McD0weITs short residence in the State "a.
q reason against his appointment ON N,
other hand. Mr.. Mcdowell however. il
str0ngy backed i'm his candidacy. john
F. Roller. Of HarrisOnbur2. another can
didate for the place. was also caller a
the White House today.
To is said that friends Of Col J. liamu
tom Hoge, the defeated Euberuatara
nominee. are also urging his name brlur
the President in couuert0y with th
Iud-cshlp-
The President today appointed Rober
g. Houston 10 be Collector Of Custom.
for the district Of Delaware. Alr. Hous
ton has been identified with tine anti
Adi-ks wing OF the Republican party i
Delaware, and was the unsuccessful can
dictate for Congress on that ticket i'm Isgs
n iS thought that the President viii soon
make other appointments iu this State.
Senator Mason Of Illinois called at tl
White House This morning and saw ID,
President for a few minutes. Senator
Mason said that D., was pleased with th,
progress of the Senatorial campaign il
Illinois a.. IT, AIdrich- OF Chicago. VIII.
called a. the White House today IS fa
tcrostsd iu the appointment Of "a success
sDr to judge Wood Of the CIrcW. Cour
of Indiana. who died recently II Is uu
dsTstood that Tho position viii soon Do.
filled. All applications for judicial ap
UoIutmsUts are referred to the AttUrue1
General. who is busy considering IN
qualifications Of large number ar prom
lu,ut members of the bar OF th, U8osI.
State.
Cen. +. Y. Sumner. T.. s. g.. was