The evening times., 1902-07-11
Vatican's Reply Received by
the Executive Last Night,
TOWN DENTIST WILL WIN OUT
Does Eot Propose That Aching Mola-s
Shall Be Neglected for Governments
Business-Little Ethel Roosevelt Not
Injured IN Runaway Accident.

days Of Official activity on Sycamore
Hill President Roosevelt instead Of
leaving his arduous work and responst-
biIities behind when he left Washington
has merely moved the capital so FAR as
the executive department IS concerned.
&c Oyster Bay Matters OF state import
ance are constantly engaging his atten-
tion here and The recreation which he is
supposed TO be enjoying at his country
seat is sandwiched in between business
cnly by dint Of The most vigorous
crowding
Oyster Bay has already become a
mecca for ceaseIess pilgrimages OF
Statesmen and politicians OF eaIibers
large and small Were the President 70
grant ali the requests Tor audiences, he
would have no sleep at all. Many who
trave. 20 Oyster Bay. however. get no
nearer tc the Presidents house than the
foot OF sagamore Hill. The Secret Ser
vice men stationed on the grounds ad-
wise them that It is better 70 return
Seen Only by Appointment
None can see the President except by
appointment, and if the man with the
mission has come merely on the blind
chance of getting to the Chief Executive
he goes back wiser If not altogether
eomplacent. Usually ne has succeeded
ir doing no more than unburdening him
self to unsympathetic Secret Service
men who by this time have become
wearied Of tales OF diplomacy and state
The youthful Rcosevelts reioiced when
they aWoke to find this a brilliant morn
Ing with no threatening cloud overhead.
for the President has remained so close
10 his desk for the past few davs which
have been marTed by more or less rain
that they thought today when weather
conditions were perfect that he should
give them a little more Of his time
They were not disappointed for word was
sent 10 the stables that Bliszein. the
Presidents fav0rite riding horse and the
ehildren's ponies, including Arehie's IA
nous Algonquin, were 10 be saddIed
after breakfast and held in readiness for
z, canter. Bur It wss several hours be-
fore the President emerged from the
library ard announced to his eager
young followers that further business
could wait for a while
Yatican's Reply Received.
The mornings mail with which Mes
sengers Delaney and Hall drove up 10
Sycamore Hin this morning was the
largest the President has yet received
while here. Secretary CoTtIyou. who re-
turned from Hampstead yesterday sfter-
noon, had much o. it ready fol the
Presidents inspection, however by the
time breakfast was over. One question
TO which the President has been devot-
ing much attention is that of church
property IN the Philippines He has
received the reply OF the Vatican 10 the
proposal that this Government buy much
Of She property still held on the Islands
by the Spanish monks and that priests
Of American orders take the places Of
the Spanish monks The note Of the Vat
lean was sent first TO Governor Taft.
he cabled 1t to Washington. and from
Washington it was sent to the President
last night. What the note contained is
not known, but it is evident that the ne
g0Uations are still far from close.
Until they are Terminated It IS not likely
that any official announcement VIII be
made. and when this does come it will
be from Washington
Bishop O'Gorman, Of Sioux Falls.
Mimi. who is in the Philippines, has had
much to DO with the negotiations
Considering Indian Affairs.
Then, too, the President has been Civ
ing some time TO the consideration Of
Indian affairs. There Nas much in the
mail regarding this subject He spent
an hour last night IN consultation with
Judge Spencer B. Adams. Of Greensboro.
n C., who, with two associate judges.
was appointed recently to investigate
the charges that the United States court
in the Indian Territory has admitted
thousands Of applicants who we're not
entitled 70 citizenship. L was charged
that about 5000 N =. in whom Choetaw
and Chickasaw bIood predominated- have
been made voters. The three Judges
were named as a court Of inquiry 10 in
vestigste this particular allegation and
gencrl conditions in the Indian Terri
tory
Their appointment was confirmed on
July / and Judge Adams is the presiding
Judge OF the court ard came to oyster
Bay at the Presidents request There
was general discussion as 10 the prov
tnces or the court. and 1t is understood
that the President made a number of
suggestions as TO the manner in which
the inquiry should be conducted when
the court goes 70 the Indian Territory. A
very thorough investigation of not only
the allegations Of Illegal citizenship
but Of general conditions there Is de-
sired. especially as regards the Indian
agents, and the President made this
plain Judge Adams left for New York
last night, and said he would 20 di-
Feetly to Washington, preparatory TO
leaving for the West
The Dentist VIII Win Out.
The question Of the President or the
dentist seems likely to be settled by
compromise. The dentist. whose Office
seeretary Cortelyou wanrs TO add to the
suite which has been rented for the
Presidents business in lie oyster Bay
Bank building refused absolutely at first
to listen to the proposition that he
move to another part Of the building.
He declared that he had a right TO his