Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-18
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Offer Made to Booker Wash
ington.
DALLAS POST OFFICE
TRYING TO SELECT A SUITABLE
HEAD FOR 1T.
Gossip as to New Commissioner OF
Labor-Invitation to Brooklyn
"Wyoming" Getting Acclimated.

nOon has been extended a most fiattering
offer by high officials of the English gov
| ernment, acting, however, as individuals.
The offer comes through Lord Grey of the
| British house of lords, and head of the
great South African Company. Lord Grey
has asked Prof. Washington to visit South
Africa and make a study of conditions in
English territory there, especially those re-
| lating to the African race. The object of
| this visit is to have Professor Washington
make a report to the South African COM
pany first and to the English government
second, of his views as to plans for the bet
terment of the industrial, educational and
moral conditions of the African race and
people.
The trip would involve an absence from
| this country of from four to six months
and most careful and thorough study on
/ the part of Prof Washington. to whom
| the offer has come without prior knowl-
edge. Prof. Washington when asked about
| the offer today, admitted that he had re-
| ceived propositions from Lord Grey and
and w. T. Stead, and that he was giving
them consideration. 1t is understood, how
ever, that influential friends of Prof.
Washington, among them the President
himself. have advised the learned colored
educator against acceptance of the offer,
declaring that his time and talents are
too valuable in the education Of the col
ored race in this country for him to be
absent from tHe Unlteu Duties DIS lou6
a time would be necessary to fulfill the
| important duties desired of him in this
case, and it is practically certain that he
will not accept.
Numerous Callers.
The President had numerous callers at
his offices today, but held no long confer
ences. His visiting list is already begin
ming to dwindle. The majority of the con-
gressional contingent that in Washing
ton when the President returned from the
west has already him and put before
him matters in which they are interested.
| The President was in his office at 10 o clock
| this morning and was engaged from then
until his luncheon hour, :45 o'clock, In
seeing visitors and in debating to Secretary
Loeb.
The Dallas Post Office.
The selection of postmaster at Dallas,
Tex. is giving the republican organization
of Texas good deal of thought. Cecil
Lyon, chairman of the republican state
committee of Texas was in conference with
the President today regarding the Dallas
office and some other affairs of interest to
the republicans of the state. Mr.. Lyon has
recommended d. A. Robinson for post
| master at Dallas. Mr. Robinson is deputy
marshal in the Office of Marshal Green of
| the western district of Texas, and is now
| in Washington, having come on here TO
| 1t is stated that the entire state committee.
with two three exceptions, has united
upon Robinson. In the Dallas district
there are three coadviSerS on republican
matters. These are Cecil Lyon, cX-Repre-
sentative Hawley and e. II. r. Green. Mr..
Green has recommended man named Mid.
| dleton for postmaster while Mr.. Hawley is
| to come on here to make recommended
ton
| Mr. Lyon has also recommended John M.
| Simpson, a Dallas banker, as a member of
| the proposed canal commission. 1t is un-
| derstood that Judge Waller Burns of the
| federal court of Texas is coming on here TO
push the name of Mr.. Simpson. Ex-Gov.
| Sayers of Texas has been recommended for
| n position on the commission by all the
| democratic members of Congress from
| Texas, and it is thought that if any demo-
| crat from that state is elected it will be
Mr.. SayerS, who is well known to he
President.
Invited to New York.
Representative Wilson and State Senator
| Joseph Wagner. both of Brooklyn, called
| on the President this morning to invite him
| to attend the fiftieth anniversary celebra-
| ton of the Brooklyn Turnverien, to be held
| in that city June 81. The President said
| that he would not be able to accept the in
vitation, he will leave Washington that
! day for Oyster Bay to spend the summer,
| and is to be the center of a big reception
| upon his arrival in his home town The
citizens of Oyster Bay are planning the
| greatest reception they ever gave the
| President, who will leave here at $40
| o'clock the morning of the 9th, and arrive
| that afternoon at 40 o'clock in his home
| town. The President is disposing of his
accumulated work so that he will have no
| trouble in leaving Washington at that time.
| Some of the Callers.
John c. Dancy, recorder of deeds of the
District, called at the White House this
morning to refer to the fact that the Grand
| United Order of True Reformers, the
strongest financial organization of the col.
| ored in the world. is to dedicate fine
new building, costing $4,000, at 18th and U
streets, July 10. Mr.. Dancy requested Sec
retary Loeb to bring the fact to the atten-
! ton of the President. and ask the latter to
| write a letter on the objects and aims OF
| the organiZati ton, to be read at the dedica-
| ton, if he has time. The President will not
be here on that date.
| Assistant Secretary Taylor, acting secre-
| tary of the Treasury Department had a
conference with the President this morn
| ing relative to some treasury matters
| Morgan H. Beach, United States attorney
of the District, presented some friends to
| the President
Senator Wetmore called on the President
| today to pay his respects.
\ Representative AcheSon of Pennsylvania
| talked with the President a short time
Representative Wachter of Baltimore was
| at the White House with Prof. Generso
Pavese. one of the best known broad
| swordsmen and fencing masters of the
| country. Professor Pavese wants to pre-
| sent the President with handsome pair
of foils for fencing.
Gen. B. F. Tracey of New York introduced
some friends to the President
Charles M. Alger postmaster at Hannibal,
| Mo, paid his respects. Mr.. Alger is a
brother of Senator Alger He has been
postmaster at Hannibal for five years.
New Commissioner Of Labor.
Ex-Representative John NJ Farauhar of
New York saw the President this morning.
Mr.. Farquhar's name was presented to the
President some time ago by labor interests
as suitable man for good position in the
department of commerce and labor There
was likewise mention of his name in con-
nection with the position of assistant secre-
tary of the new department., place that
has not yet Haep filed. The understanding
is that western man Is to be named for
assistant secretary, and for long time the
| 0niniOn has been that this man would ha