Evening star., 1902-01-02
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
A Boer Commandant Calls to Thank
the President.
COLLECTOR NUNN'S RESIGNATION
General Grosvenor on the Ohio
Legislative Situation.
SOME OF TODAY'S CALLERS

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some time represented the Boer cause in
the west, stationed at Denver, called on
President Roosevelt this morning. Com
Boer, and talks English with a slightly
broken accent. Il called on the President -
said Commandant Snyman, ito thank him
for having had sent to my wife, who is
somewhere in South Africa, some money
that 1 desired her to have. 1 shall always
feel grateful to the President, and l think
he is the greatest man the United States
now has living. l saw my wifes signature
this morning for the first time in long
time. Although l recognized it, the hand
writing had changed so much as to show
suffering. How much it worried me I can't
saay"
How did your wife get the money!
was asked of Commandant Snyman.
"I'hrough the consul general of the
United States at Cape Town, and her an
swer to my remittance came back through
the same channels
Commandant- Snyman did not talk with
the President about the war in the south
ern part of Africa, as he did not think that
desirable or proper and repeated that the
object OF his visit was to thank a man who
had enabled him to send his poor wife
some money.
1.-The Boers," said Commandant SDvman
can easily see that the President can do
nothing now to etop the war, even if dis
posed, but we will appeal to Congress for
an expression Of opinion. We hope that
both the political parties in this country
will get together in such an expression
We don't want to make the matter a party
question or to embarrass the United States
In any way. So we hope that Congress will
take the subject up and do something I
have been in this country lecturing and
soliciting aid and sympathy for our cause
L can say that believe the English people
would welcome an interference sufficient to
cause them to drop the war. This war
against us is not war of the English peo-
pie. 1t is war of a political party OF
England, and Englishmen would be glad to
see it stopped. We are willing to make some
CONCESSIONS
Collector Num- Resigns.
Col David A. Num-, collector of internal
revenue Of the fifth Tennessee district,
which includes Nashville, personally handed
his resignation to President Roosevelt this
morning, and it was accepted Col. Num-
was accompanied by Representative Glib
son, his friend. Col. Mum could have for
warded the resignation, which had been
asked for, but he preferred to hand the
paper to the President personally. No at
tempt was made by the collector to ask for
a reconsideration Of the case or to explain
anything about the causes that had led to
by making no "squeal' 1t is understood
that ex-Representative John E. McCaul will
probably be appointed to the vacancy. Mr..
McCaul was the republican candidate for
governor of Tennessee a few years ago,
and is young man of prominence. =
Col. Num- became involved in trouble
with the civil service commission by reason
of appointments made about four years
ago, and the commission secured evidence
alleging that the collector had violated the
civil service laws. When President Roose-
welt came into office the facts were laid be-
fore him.
fifth of collectors who have been removed
from office by President Roosevelt because
of civil service violations.
Senator Bate afterward saw the President
about Col. Nunn'S case, but there will be
no change in the Presidents determination
to appoint a. new man.
1t is said to be agreed upon that A. sW
Wills will be reappointed postmaster at
Nashville to succeed himself
Arizona Forest Reserve Case.
f. S. Clark and J. A. Jones, citizens of
Coconiero county Ariz., had talk with
the President this morning about the pro-
posed forest reserve in the San Francisco
mountains. Every other section in this
region is owned by the government, and the
alternate sections by railroads and private
interests. The government wants to secure
| the lands of railroad and private interests
so as to create a large forest reserve At
tempts have been made for years to reach
a basis Of settlement, but this was not
done until a few weeks ago. The basis of
settlement now is for the government to
exchange lands elsewhere for these, with
prospects Of success for the plan that has
been evolved.
Messrs. Clark and Jones are here to pro-
test against the arrangement The Atchf-
son and Sante Fe road owns 075OOO acres
a. fhn
pays taxes amounting to about $4,000 a
year to Coconiero county. If the govern
| ment obtains these lands one Arizona coun-
ty will be practically bAnkrupted as the
government pays no taxes it's lands.
The citizens of the county are worried at
the outlook and don't like the arrangement
| at all.
The Ohio Political Situation.
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio was
| one of President .Roosevelt's callers today
He said he was taking no part in the fight
| over the organization of the Ohio legsia-
ture, although Mr.. Price, the Foraker can
didate for speaker of the house, is resi-
| dent of Athens, his home town. General
Grosvenor said that he had a telegram last
night saying that the result of the contest
hinged upon a single vote. He believes
| that Senator Hanna has shade the best
of the fight, and will probably secure the
one vote necessary to win out.
Speaking of the chances of the ship SUBJ
! sidy bill passing Congress this session,
General Grosvenor expressed the belief that
| it would carry by safe majority.
Nothing will be done in the House, how
ever, until after the bill passes the Senate
| he added "Of course, we may discuss the
measure in committee, but it would hardly
| be worth while to eXpend a lot Of energy
| upon it and then discover that the Senate
| didn't do anything after ALL
A New Year Present.
Representative Richardson of Tennessee,
| the minority leader of the House, formally
presented the President with a beautifully
| bound set of his compilations of the mes
sages and papers of the Presidents of the
| United States. In making the presentation
Mr.. Richardson laughingly asked the Presi-
dent to read carefully the Constitution and
Declaration of Independence. The Presi-
dent took the joke good naturedly and said
| that he would
Invited to California.
| Senator Perkins of California called on
the President this morning with Professor
Campbell. the director and superintendent
of the famous Lick observatory, near San
Jose. CAL. and Professor Simon Newcomb,
president Of the Astronomical Society. Pro-