Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-21
At THE White HOUSE
Gossip About Several Vacant
Judgeships.
CONSUL TO CIENFUEGOS
w. P. PIERCE RECOMMENDED BY
UNION VETERANS.
Case Of a Boy Soldier-Statehood for
New Mexico Urged-Some of To-
days Callers.

A delegation of District Union veterans
called at the White House today to put be-
fore the President the name of Hosea b.
Moulton of the District bar, as candidate
for judge Of the Court of Claims to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Judge
John Davis.
The President has not settled upon any
man for this position. He saw Attorney
General Knox today. Mr.. Knox is person
ally friendly to John G. Thompson, assist
ant attorney general, whose selection was
urged upon the President by Senator Gull
lom and Representative Cannon.
The vacancy on the Supreme Bench Of the
District made by the death Of Judge Brad
ley is not under consideration by the Presi-
dent and has not been taken up by Attor-
ney General Knox. The presentation of
candidates is slow, but this Is apparently
due to the fact that everybody is waiting
to see what the District bar is going to do.
Representative Littauer of New York
saw the President today about the federal
judgeship in that state and 1t Is believed
the President will announce nomination
in a few days. Senator Platt is confident
that the position will go to Representative
Ray, chairman of the judiciary committee
Of the House.
Marylanders Must Get Together.
Representative Schirm Of Maryland pre-
sented friend to the President. He did
talk about Maryland offices, but it is un-
derstood that the President has given the
Maryland republicans in Congress to un-
derstand that he would prefer that they
should harmonic as to the recommended
tions. He thinks that an agreement may
be reached by an effort in that direction.
conference of the delegation will prob
ably be held in few days, at which the
- r,-,l1 T., \ cid
The hitch is due to the fact that Repre-
sentative Jackson does not feel that he has
received what is due him and his section of
the state.
President Roosevelt is going to Arlington
this afternoon about o'clock to attend the
unveiling of the monument to the dead Of
the Spanish war
Candidate for a Consulship.
Commander Walker of Lincoln Post, g.
A. r., accompanied by Gen. S. S. Burdett
W. w. Dudley, Maj. r. s. Lacey, Capt.
w. S. Odell and Frank Campbell, assis-
tant secretary Of the interior, called on the
President today to urge him to nominate
W. P. Pierce of Georgia as consul Of this
country to Cienfuegos, Cuba. Mr.. Pierce
is Union veteran of the war Of the re-
bellion, and has had nine years Of consular
experience. He served five years as con-
sui at Cienfuegos, having been appointed by
President Garfield the day before the lat
Ter was SnOC Dy Iultedu. fleTCe next
served four years as consul to Trinidad,
having been appointed by President Harri-
son. The President did not say what he
would do as to the Cienfuegos office.
The Case of Boy Soldier.
President Roosevelt is disposed to veto
bill of an unusual nature that has reached
him from Congress, but before acting he
has promised to give hearing to Represen-
tative Marshall of North Dakota, who is
much interested in the case. When the
first North Dakota volunteers enlisted for
the Spanish war boy named Paul Crum
wanted to enlist. He was under eighteen
years OF age, and his guardian or parents
would not give their consent to his going
in the regiment. Crum was not to be dis
appointed in his ambitions to become a SOL
dier, and when the regiment was ordered
aboard the transport and reached Manila
with the soldiers. He expected to find an
enlistins office in Manila and hoped to be
able to become soldier in the regular way.
There was no provision for enlisting, but
the ardor Of Crum would not be cooled, and
the officers of the North Dakota regiment
equipped the boy and allowed him to join
the command In an irregular way. He
performed all the duties of private of the
regiment, was in a number of fights, and
made gallant record. The bill passed by
Congress provides that Crums name shall
be enrolled with that of other soldiers in 4
the regiment. The War Department op-
poses the bill on the ground that it would
establish bad precedent, and the Presi-
dent is inclined to agree with the officials
of the department. Representative Mar
shall hopes the President will not maintain
this view, as the case is one Of exceptional
merit.
Horace Washington, United States con-
sui at Geneva, called on the President and
presented him with a souvenir from Gen
eral Alex. Low, C.B., colonel of the 4th
CQueen's OWN Hussars, who is survivor
Of the charge at Balaklava.
Statehood for New Mexico.
Senators Penrose and Quay and Repre-
sentative sibley of Pennsylvania talked
with the President today about statehood
for New Mexico They feel that if any of
the statehood measures become law that
admitting New Mexico should be first They
also feel that Congress should show It's in
tentions IN the direction of statehood by
passing upon the case of New Mexico, even
If the other territories are allowed to remain
for a while they are.
Senator Proctor saw the President with
a son of Captain Elting, U. S. A., retired.
to ask that the young man be made a
cadet at West Point.
Notification From General Wood.
The following dispatch was received at
the White House last night from General
Wood at Havana:
ITO the President Of the United States,
Washington.
Il have the honor to report to you that
in compliance with instructions received
l have this day at IL o'clock sharp trans
ferred to the president and congress Of the
republic Of Cuba the government and con-
troll OF the island, to be- held and exer-
cised by them under the provisions of the
constitution Of the republic Of Cuba. Doc
uments sent to me were read, and Mr. Pal
ma, in accepting the responsibilities on be-
half Of the island, expressed himself in
kind and endearing words and thanks and
thanked the republic Of the United States
and its officials for all that has been done
for Cuba and for the fulfllment of promises