Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-07
THE PRESIDENT
Now Transacts Business in
New Executive Offices.
Will Leave, Monday, for a Trip in the
West and South.
Items from All Departments Of the
Government.

| washington, Nov. 6.-PreSident
| Roosevelt today. began the transaction
| of business in the new executive Of
fees adjoining the White House.
| few finishing touches still remain t.
| be put on the building but the interior
is practically completed and the office
| force has been installed.
The President was in his Office early
but before he reached it the public re-
ception room was well filed with visit
ors. The President, however. was kept
busy with Secretary Cortelyou until
the arrival about 1880. almost stimuli
taneously of Attorney General Knox
Col. Clayton McMichael. postmaster of
Philadelphia. and the members of the
civil service commission.
The President greeted them together
and after few minutes talk with Col.
McMichael he had an extended con-
sultatiOn with the members of the
commission. The President expressed
To Col. McMichael his qualification over
the results Of the election. saying that
next to New York his principal inter-
est was in the keystone state.
The members of the civil service
commission would not state the nature
of their business. but it is believed the
charge of violation of the civil service
laws in Pennsylvania was discussed.
President Roosevelt will leave here.
next Monday at midnight. and will not
return to Washington until after the
reception at Memphis on Nov. 18th, of
Luke Il. Wright of Tennessee. vice
governor OF the Philippines. He will
h.. Af
Chamber of Commerce building in New
York. Tuesday, and, Tuesday night
will make 4 speech ut the Chamber OF
Commerce dinner.
The next day he will go west and
south. His exact itinerary has not
been announced. but it is believed that
he contemplates a bear hunt in one of
the Southern states before going 10
Memphis. Upon his return he will stop
in Washington only one day, rs he has
accepted an invitation to attend the
Union League Club banquet in Phila-
delphia. Nov. %.
Rear Admiral Taylor, chief of the
bureau of navigation, today. made the
and objects of the proposed maneuvres
European and South Atlantic squad
rons will combine at Trinidad, the last
week in November and the North At
lantic squadron will arrive at Culebra
2 bout the same time. The search prob
lem will follow and will be completed
about Dec 10. by which date the en-
tire fleet will rendezvous at Culcbra
From Dec. 10 to 10 the time will nc
occupied in perfecting the details of
organization and in exercises. From
Dec. 18th to 29th the ships Will ne dis
tributed among the various. ports OF
the West Indies. for the purpose of
giving liberty to the men, returning
to Culebra. Dec. %. After reassembling
the tleet will engage in exercises,
maneuvers and target firing, as direct
ed by the COMMUNICATIVE chief.
The navy department has been noti-
fed by the Trigg Shipbuilding Co. of
Richmond. Va, that Miss Ella Sealey.
the daughter of Galveston banker
has been selected as sponsor for the
gunboat Galveston.
The President has received cable
gram from the King of Siam extend
ing his earnest thanks for the kindly
reception tei1utIeu tHt ti'"h piiH'
on his arrival in the United States.
Mr. Roberts. the director of the mint,
Thursday. made public his final state
ment Of the gold output Of Alaska for
the | asst 10 months. These figures
which are based on the receipts at
San Francisco, Seattle and the Selby
refinery. show a total of $lS,S1o,175.
Ambassador Choate has reported to
the secretary of state. in response to
instructions in relation to the reDatia-
ton Of American citizens detained by
the British government as prisoners OF
war. in Ceylon, that Lord Lansdowno
informed him under date of oct. q that
it is purposed to send the prisoners in
question 20 the United States by the
first packet.
In it's annual report the civil service
commission urges that Congress pro
vide for the re-classification Of the en-
tire departmental service. 1t urges
chat each department adopt "a system
of promotions of its own. including ex-
aminations where advisable, which viii
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