Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-16
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
President Mckinley Expected Back in
Short Time.
THE JAPANESE INDEMNITY HITCH
Minister Conger to Sail From San
Francisco Tomorrow.
TODAY'S APPOINTMENTS
HE JAPANESE INDEMNITY HITCH
TODAY'S NTMENT S

President Mckinley is expected back in
Washington within short time for talk
with his cabinet officials and for the trans
action of any business that may demand
his personal attention here. There are
some features of the Chinese problem that
may have to be passed upon by the Presi-
dent. 1t is said that nothing has been
heard at the State Department from Com
missioner Rockhill In regard to the hitch
over the Japanese indemnity. which seems
to be the only stumbling block In the COM
pletion of arrangements Japan, 1t will be
recalled, contented herself with the ex-
tremely modest indemnity of $24, 100000,
which represented the obligations actually
incurred by her relief and other expedi-
tions When she came to arrange for the
floating of the Chinese per cent bonds
with which the indemnities were to be
paid she found they would not command
In her market more than SO per cent Of
their face value. She accordingly went
back to the powers to ask for an increase
to make good the IA per cent discount. To
this the powers were not ready to agree,
and Russia was particularly hostile The
attitude Of the United States, which Mr.
Rockhlll has represented, has been that
this extra allowance to Japan will be fair
and we have been willing to grant 1t If
the other powers would agree. The COM
missioner's silence Is thought to Indicate
dlfnculty in reaching an agreement.
Minister COnger to Sail Tomorrow.
Minister Conger leaves San Francisco to-
morrow for his old post. Commissioner
Rockhill will sail for this country on the
2sth to resume, 1t is supposed his duties
at the head of the bureau of American re-
publics. In fact, it is supposed that his re-
turn has been fastened by a desire to get
the work of the bureau in complete reaGi-
ness for the congress which meets in Mex
leo In October. Our government is still
confldent that there will be q full attend
ance of South American states Peru Is
the only one that has officially signifed
her unWillingness to attend the discomfort
elsewhere has no other foundation than
press reports. 1t Is believed that when the
time comes even Peru will see the advan-
tage of going into the conference if at
some sacrifice of pride. The policy of the
United States has been to let the disput-
ants settle the affair for themselves
Presidential Appointments.
The following appointments were an
nounced at the White House today:
Justice-Trustees of the Reform School
for Girls, District Of Columbia: Henry M.
Hoyt, Frank Strong, Chaplin Brown.
Interior-Rev. T. S. Hamlin. visitor to
Government Hospital for the Insane
War-David H. Kinzie, colonel in the Ar
tenant colonel in the Artillery Corps; Sell
den A. Day, lieutenant colonel in the Ar
tillery Corps; Edward Davis, major in the
Artillery Corps; Joseph M. Califf, major in
the Artillery Corps; Charles W. Hobbs,
major in the Artillery Corps; Clerment L.
Best, major In the Artillery Corps; John
D. c. Hoskins, major In the Artillery
Corps; Samuel A. kephart, captain in the
Artillery Corps; Louis r. Burgess captain
in the Artillery Corps; Mortimer o. Bige-
low, captain Of cavalry; Jason M. Walling,
second lieutenant Of infantry; Norris Stay
ten, second lieutenant of infantry; John K
Cowan. second lieutenant of infantry; Or
val P. Townshend, captain In Porto Rico
Provisional Infantry; Willis C. Metcalf,
second lieutenant in Porto Rico Provisional
Infantry; Emil Huebacher, second lieuten-
ant in Porto Rico Provisional Infantry.
Professionally first lieutenants in the Phil
iprine Scouts-James H. Aldrich, Howard
Atkinson, Morton L. Avery, Robert E.
NJ. Cults, John ]. A. Clark. Robert c. Cor
liss. Milo c. Corey, Marcus Covell, James
Conway, Norman E. Cook, Ryder Davis,
Walter B; Elliott. Hans Frank, A. E. Hen
dryx. Irwin L: Hunsaker, Frank A. Jerni-
gan, Thomas M. Kite, Wesley King, John
Kennedy, Thomas NJ. Kelley, Albert Lang,
Daniel J. Moynihan, John H. Neff. Frank I.
Roeder, Benjamin Stark. jr.; Alphonse
Strebler, Anton Seeman, Carl L. Stone,
Emil speth, Roscoe Treadwell. Samuel Will
Its, George M. Wray, Charles c. Winnia,
Allen Walker and Hans F. Weusthoff.
Professionally second lieutenants in the
Philippine Scouts-Charles B. Baker, Ju-
MUS l. Boyle, Joseph w. Blanchard, Moses
T: Barlow, Robert r. Bean. Charles c.
Clifton, Harold E. Clearman. Louis E.
Caulfeld, Thomas B. Crockett. Israel F.
Costello, Edward Dworak. Charles E. Dor
ity, Robert Dickson, Floyd L. Frisbie,
Lawrence E. Grennan. Herman Herring,
Frederic G. Hennessy, Ray Hoover. John
Hoffman, Hugh Kirkman. Thomas F. Lou
don, Alister NJ. Macnab, Dole M. Metcalf.
George McCue Oscar c. Monday, William
NJ. Milne, Robert L. Moseley. Noah Overly,
Charles L. Pftney. Peter Peterson, Houston
B. Parrott. Shelby L. Rucker. Odus ].
Reeder, Joseph Rodgers, Thomas Ryan,
Henry Rodgers, Andrew Shea Roy P.
Stoneburn, Joseph Uhrig, George K Will
son, James D. Watson.
Militia of the District Of Columbia-Wn-
liam Niemeyer, first lieutenant, Signal
Corps; John Camden Gall, second lieuten-
ant, Company A. Sd Battalion: J. F. Pou-
lain des Garennes, second lieutenant, Com
pany d, 5th Battalion.