Evening star., 1902-01-07
Panama Canal Company's Offer Talk
ed Over by Cabinet.
SPECIAL COUNSEL APPOINTED
To Conduct the Prosecution Of
Silk Fraud Gases.
SOUTHERN APPOINTMENTS

canal for S40,C0O,000 was talked over, but
| the President stated that nothing had been
submitted to him in a way to justify its
presentation to Congress by him. In brief,
| the proposition that has been made to Ad-
miral Walker is not considered to be otfl-
cial. and 1t is understood that the Presi-
dent will handle nothing that is not Off
cially before him.
What may be presented later is not now.
| known, although it is presumed that the
representative of the Panama company will
prepare offer and submit it to Admiral
Walker, who will assemble the isthmian
canal commission for it's consideration. IT
Admiral Walker and the other commission
ers see fit they take up the PROPOSE
tion and make a supplemental report for
presentation to the President, who might
forward it to Congress. Otherwise the
President will transmit nothing to Con-
gress regarding proposition of the Pan
anna company, leaving the company to put
before Congress it's affairs in its own way.
To Conduct Silk Fraud Cases.
Attorney General Knox reported to the
President today that on the recommends
ton of Secretary Gage he had appointed
Wickam Smith, a lawyer of New York, as
a special attorney of the Department OF
Justice to conduct an investigation of the
ment in New York. Mr.. Smith is the att1r-
ner of the Merchants Association which
has been pressing for months for the IGll-
est investigation. and knows more about
the case than any other man. Wilbur +.
Wakeman, former appraiser OF the port In
New York, and by whom the silk frauds
were exposed, is in the city and was ut
the White House and Department of jus
tice today consulting with the officials re-
garding the case.
Mr.. Wakeman has given to the Attorney
General all the information in his posses
son relative to the frauds and will con-
tinue to consult with them. Up to this time
the government officials Of the treasury
have been unable to discover the real cul-
prits, and it is for the purpose of revealing
something that fresh investigation is now
to be made.
The President has renominate ted William
Henke district attorney for the south
ern district of New York The President
and the Attorney General have agreed
upon a number of other nominations and
these will be made within few days.
1t was stated today that at the cabinet
meeting the information was impaired that
Admiral Schley's call on the President yes
terday was by appointment made by the
admiral himself, but there was no discus
sion of the object of the visit, and the Pres
ident revealed nothing of the matters laid
before him by Admiral Schley. Admiral
Crownnshield was one of the Presidents
visitors this morning, but did not remain
long.
The Case OF Judge NOyeS.
Attorney General Knox said that he had
not received official notification of the ac-
ton of the United States circuit court of
appeals at San Francisco in handing down
decision fining Judge Arthur H. Noyes
81 GOO for contempt of court in connection
with alleged conspiracy and fraud at Cape
Nome. and sentencing to Imprisonment JO-
seph K. Wood, United States attorney, and
c. A. S. Frost. assistant attorney and for
merly private secretary to Judge Noyes.
The Attorney General will await the Off
cial papers before taking action in the case
of Judge Noyes. Mr.. Frost was formerly
in the Department of Justice here, but
went to Cape Nome to investigate affairs
there for the department. He became pri-
vate secretary to Judge Noyes and later
was appointed assistant attorney. He has
been sentenced to a years Imprisonment
for alleged conspiracy. The outlook is that
Judge Noyes will lose his position.
Offices in Three Southern States.
President Roosevelt did not dispose of the
offices in a number of southern states prior
to the assembling of Congress, and must
take these cases up within short time.
The politicians from number of southern
states are already assembling in Washing
ton in great numbers for the purpose of
swooping down on the President.
Florida, where no appointments or nomi-
nations have yet been made, is probably
best represented in the city.
Among those here and some of them
were at the White House today, are NJ. Z.
Macfarlane, collector of customs at Tam
pa; w. G. Robinson, register of the land
Office at Gainesville; John E. Stillman, col
lector at Pensacola; John M. Cheny- and
Dennis Eagan, postmaster at Jacksonville.
The Florida machine headed by Judge
John G. Long, United States consul gen.
eral at Cairo, and NJ b. Facfarlane. is
| united and harmonious, and sees no rea-
sons why it's recommendations should not
go through.
There are only two offices in Florida
where it is proposed to make changes, and
| the incumbents are naturally opposed to
this These offices are the United States
attorney for Florida, now held by Joseph
! w. Stripping, and the collector of customs
| at Appalachicola, held by W. B. Sheppard.
Mr.. Stripping was never the choice of the
republican leaders in Florida when orig-
nally appointed, and it is now proposed to
put John N. Cheny in his place. Mr.. Cheny
| is an old-time republican and failed to re-
ceive any suitable emolumentS in 1897 or
since that time. Collector Sheppard is op-
posed by DR.. Warren.
Many Texas Places.
Down in Texas there are dozen fine
places to be filled, and the incumbents and
| their opponents are beginning to prepare
| for the onslaught. The terms have ex-
pired in many cases and others are about
| to expire. The terms Of three district at
| torneys three marshals, two internal reye-
| nue. collectors and five collectors of Gus
toms have either expired or are about to
| expire. These places must be filled.
| Ex-Representa tive Hawley and ex-State
Senator Burns of Texas called at the White
House today and will confer with the Presi-
| dent again. There was much disa ppoint-
ment among Texas republicans when "Pat''
Garrett of New Mexico was appointed col
| Iector at FL Paso, Tex, but it is hoped that
| the Texas leaders may be able to name the
other appointees Mr.. Hawley is the leader
sof Texas republicans and his recommends
! fiuns were sufficient under the administra-
| ton of President Mckinley.
The Georgia Nominations.
| Tn Georgia there is more harmony than
Ii most southern states, and the machine ia
exuecting to control the nominations urlless
It should be the collectorsfiip at Savannah.
]. n. Deveaux, colored, is the collector ut
that port and there is opposition to him
because of his color. A white man is de-
| sired for the place. and some prominent
Georgia republicans and gold demgcrnts
i have recommended to the President that
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