Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-16
NEW WHITE HOUSE
SECRETARY CORTELYoU AGAIN
AT HIS DESK.
He Will Remain Here for Some Days
Settling Up Accounts of Presi-
dent McKinIey's Physicians

Secretary Cortelyou was at his desk in
the temporary White House today, having
reached Washington from Oyster Bay last
night. Mr.. Cortelyou will remain here sew
eral days disposing of some matters. Then
he will take his family away for vaca-
ton and will not return to oyster Bay for
month. The vacation will be the first of
any length Mr.. CorteIyou has had in many
years. President Roosevelt has greatly ap-
preciated Mr.. Cortelyous faithful, intelli-
gent and hard work since the new admins
tration came into power, and has insisted
on Mr.. Cortelyou taking as long a rest as
possible.
Mr.. Cortelyou's principal business in re-
turning to Washington is to submit to
Secretary Shaw a schedule of payments to
be made on account of the death of Presi-
dent Mckinley. Congress made an appro-
priation to pay all the expenses incurred
at that time, and to Mr.. Cortelyou was left
the adjustment of the accounts. The bulk
of the appropriation will go to the physi-
clans. Seven noted physicians were con-
nected with the case and a number of
others were called in consultation. Secre-
tary Cortelyou will submit his audit of the
accounts to Secretary Shaw within a few
days, and the treasury will issue checks.
Secretary Cortelyou has a good deal of
work to do in connection with the repairs
to the White House and the erection of the
new Olllct DulluluS lOI the tItSlueIl- NIL
Cortelyou had a conference with Architect
Mckim coming over on the train from New
York last night, and they went over
number of details connected with both
buildings. 1t is the intention of the con-
tractors to complete the office building for
the President by October l. The founda-
tions have gone up rapidly, and Mr. Cor
telyou believes the building can be finished
by that time if the contractors continue
work at the rate they are now going.
The Presidents Two Trips.
Secretary Cortelyou has completed the
itinerary of the two important trips to be
made by President ROosevelt-to the New
England states in August and to the north
west in September. Many of the details
are yet to be worked out, especially ar
rangements with local committees as to
the programs of entertainment, etc. The
President will leave oyster Bay August y
on his New England trip and will visit all
of the New England states on that journey.
Probably his fartheSt point north will be
the home of Representative Littleheld at
Rockland, Me That was one of the first
visits the President promised to make in
connection with this trip. He will be the
guest of Mr.. Littlefield a Rockland The
New England trip will take about nine or
ten days and the Presiderr will be back in
oyster Bay about the 1St Of September. He
will remain at his home until the 10Th of
September, when he will leave on his north
west trip, a journey that promises to be
extremely important. This trip Will last
two weeks and four days and will take
in many places in the northwest The
President will stop first at Cincinnati on
his way out, and then his next most i'm
portant stop will be Detroit to which place
he goes to attend the annual convention of
the Spanish War Veterans on September
22. Directly from Detroit the President
goes back to Indianapolis to attend the
meeting in that city of the other organiza-
ton of the Spanish War Veterans. This
will be on the day following his trip to
Detroit. 1t is the earnest desire of the
President and of other prominent men to
see both of the Spanish war organizations
consolidated under one name, and it is
hoped that the presence of the President
and his earnest hope for an amalgamation
will bring about the results desired. Rep
resentative Dick and others who belong to
one or both of the organizations are work
ing to secure consolidation. The stimuli
taneous meeting of the two bodies is with
the object of trying TO get an agreement.
President Roosevelt has not decided upon
the date of his southwestern trip the one
which will take him into Texas, and there
is some doubt as to exactly when this will
be made. October was the month first
planned. but Secretary Cortelyou has not
yet begun any arrangements in this direc-
ton.