The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-30
ANOTHER CABINET RUMOR
WASHINGTON POST SAYS ROOT IS TO
RETIRE NEXT SPRING.
Library Service AppOintments-More
Diplomatic Changes - Rural Free
Delivery Estimates Published.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The Post to-
morrow will say: According to rumor
which was current yesterday Secretary
Root proposes to retire from the Cabinet
some time next spring or summer. The
story gained publicity after Mr.. Root had
gone to New York at o'clock yesterday
afternoon, so that no statement concern
ing the matter could be obtained from him.
Some of his colleagues in the Cabinet who
were seen last night said that they had no
intimation of Mr.. Roots resignation. Post
master General Payne is one of the Cabinet
officers who said last night that he knew
nothing of the proposed resignation, and.
on the contrary, believes that Secretary
Root would continue in Office until the
close of President Roosevelt's first term.
He added that he knew Mr.. Root had made
plans which involved his association with
the President next summer. Secretaries
Wilson and Moody said that Secretary
Root never had discussed the matter in
their hearing, and that they knew of no
plans of his contemplating retirement from
the Cabinet"
The librarian of Congress has recently
announced two important appointments
to the library service, chief of the di-
vision of manuscripts at salary of
$780, and a chief of the division Of music
at a salary of 5000. The new chief of the
division of manuscripts is Mr.. Worthington
Chauncey Ford. who was chief of the bu-
reau of statistics of the Treasury Depart
ment from 1893 until 1898, when he became
connected with the Boston Public Library
Mr.. Ford's work here will be exclusively
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to American history. a field in which Mr.
Ford is already an authority, and in which
he has published a number of valuable
writings. Mr.. o. G. T. Sonneck, the new
chief of the division Of music. was born in
Jersey City, N. j.. in 1873. He took courses
on the history and theory of music at the
University OF Heidelburg, and was for four
years at the University of Munich. Since
his education abroad he has been a resi-
dent of New York city. He is well known
as writer I'm American and foreign peri
odicals on musical subjects and composers,
and has been engaged for some time in spe-
cial research with reference to the history
of secular music of the United States. He
brings to the library familiarity with the
collections of music in the great libraries
OF Europe and this country and a special
knowledge Of American music and Ameri-
can composers.
1t Is believed that the changes in the
diplomatic service reported last week will
be followed soon by at least two others.
Henry White. secretary of embassy to Lon
don, whose name did not appear in last
weeks list, is still regarded as in line to
receive an important ministry, or even
embassy, though whether his chances in
cline toward Rome, where Mr.. Myer is
reported to be about ready to relinquish
his post. or to Caracas. where Minister
Bowen is impatiently waiting for a trans
fer, cannot now be predicted.
XXX
Robert S. Mccormick, the newly appoint
ed ambassador to St. Petersburg, Russia,
has arrived in this country on leave of
absence. and to-day paid his respects to
Acting Secretary Adee and Assistant Secre-
tary Pierce. He is going to Chicago in a
day or two.
The order of President Roosevelt di-
recting a census to be taken of the Philip
pine islands will be cabled to Governor Taft
so that work In the islands may begin at
once. Arrangements are making by the
Bureau of Insular Affairs to carry out the
Presidents order.
The estimates for the rural free delivery
service for the next fiscal year were finally
framed to-day. They aggregate sl2 655, 500,
a net increase of s5.12640O over the appro-
priations made for the current year. The
estimates include the following items: Pay
OF letter carriers. sl2000,0OO an increase of
100000: ten division superintendent at
1850 each per annum I'm place OF seven
special agents in charge OF divisions; four
special agents at 81, 500 each. a new grade:
thirty special agents at 81 900 each, an In
crease of fifteen In number; fifteen special
agents at 81, 400 each; fifteen special agents
at 81 800 each: fifty-six route inspecfors ar
81 300 each. aggregating So. 200, decrease of
21.6oo: per diem for seventy-nine special
agents and nfty-six route inspectors, in
total $4,000. increase $29. 500: incidental ex-
penses OF division superintendent, special
agents. route inspectors. livery hire. ETC..