Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-09
At THE WHITE HOUSE
President Has Gone to CleVe-
land.
BRIEF CABINET SESSION
SECRETARY HAY SPEAKS OF
JEWISH MAssACREs IN RUSSIA.
Senator Scott Says He is Going to Be
Reelected - Governor Of Santa
Clara, Cuba, Visitor.

President Roosevelt left Washington at )
! o'clock this afternoon for Cleveland Ohio,
| to attend the wedding at noon tomorrow
! of Miss Ruth Hanna and Mr.. Joseph M.
| Mccormick. Accompanying the President
were Miss Alice Roosevelt, Secretary Loeb
and few attendants. They went in a spe-
cial train over the Pennsylvania railroad.
| They will arrive in Cleveland at 6 o'clock
| tomorrow morning. They will be the guests
| of Senator Hanna and his family all day,
| leaving Cleveland tomorrow night at IL
o'clock. reaching Washington Thursday
| afternoon at o'clock.
The President had busy day before
| leaving Washington this afternoon He
| received and talked with a large number
| Of callers, and at IL o'clock met with his
| cabinet to take up for further discussion
| important matters that still pending.
The absence of Postmaster General Payne,
who has gone to Cleveland to attend the
| Mccormick Hanna wedding, prevented the
| Post Office Department scandals being
| given detailed consideration.
| Jewish Massacres in Russia.
| The President and Secretary Hay and
| other members of the cabinet discussed
| the Jewish massacres In Russia. The Presi-
| dent continues to look into the case, in
| view of the demands from all over the
| country that this country express it's regret
| at the slaughter of innocent people because
| of their religion. The President, as here
| tOfOre stated in The Star, will give full
J and thoughtful consideration to this sub
| ject before finally disposng of it.
| In official circles the impression strongly
| prevails that the President will come to the
conclusion that there are no diplomatic or
| other sound reasons why he should inter-
| fere in the governmental affairs of Russia
| to the extent of making suggestions to that
| country. While the slaghter of Hebrews in
| Russia is deplored by the President 1t is
| pointed out that the chief executive must
| find precedent and good ground for risking
| a tart response from Russia by presenting
| matter the facts of which difficult to
| learn with accuracy by officials of this
| country.
| There is said to be no truth in a New
| York story that the Car of Russia has sent
| two beautiful horses to this country as
1 present to President Roosevelt. The horses
| are alleged to have arrived in New York
| from London, from which place they had
| arrived from Budapest.
| Not Much Of a Dead Duck.
| DO look much like dead duck, boys?"
| was the question of Senator Scott of West
| Virginia, on coming out of the Presidents
! room this morning and encountering a num-
| Der of reporters. 1t was admitted that Sem
| ator Scott never looked more lively in his
| life. II don't think that l have yet con-
| sented to call in an undertaken to bury nv
| political aspirations continued Senator
| Scott, when the newspaper men had insisted
| on finding out what his chances of re-elec-
| ton as senator are. without fight q
| man would get to feel tame after awhile /
| don't mind the fight / am going to be re-
| elected senator all right" Senator Scott
| has two opponents for senator. These are
| Henry Schmulbacker of Wheeling and ]. L.
| Caldwell of huntington The strongest of
| these is said to be Mr.. Caldwell who halls
| from a portion of the state that has no
| representation in the United States Senate
| and Is claiming enc of the senator's
A Governor Of Cuba.
| Senior Gonzalo Quesada, the minister OF
| Cuba to the United States, presented to the
| President this morning Gen. Jose Miguel
| Gomez, governor of the province of Santa
| Clara. Cuba. Gen. Gomez is in Washington
| for a few days. having come here to attend
| the commencement exercises of Holy Cross
| Academy in which institution he has some
| daughters.
Senator Foraker called to introduce a
| young man who desired the correction OF a
| record in Annapolis.
Senator Stewart called to pay his respects
| and add his congratula tions to the many
| others the President has received on the
| success of his western trip. Nevada will
| give its support to President Roosevelt for
| the nomination next year" said Senator
/
| for him In November of next year While
| politics are somewhat interesting in Ne
vada, the people there now are intensely
| interested in great mining discoveries in
| Tonapah region of the state The discover
| les are exceedingly rich"
| Senator Clay of Georgia, Repres .nta five
Hepburn OF Iowa and Representatives Ad-
| manson of Georgia and Wanger of Penn
| sylvanla called to present friends
| A Circuit Judge Resigns.
Tln nara ~
the resignation of Judge Henry c. Cald-
well Of the United States circuit court q,
the eighth circuit. The President has been
| Informed of the resignation. Judge Cald
| wells home is in Little Rock, Ark. He re-
| tires under the age limit, having attain
ed the age of seventy years and having
served many years. In fact, Judge Cald-
well had been on the bench since the
sixties having been appointed to his po-
| sltion by President Lincoln The under
| standing is that Judge Hook of the dis
| trfct court of Kansas is slated for the
place. ana VIII probably be appointed. The
| urging his selection as they knew that
| Judge Caldwell would retire. The diffi-
| Guilty the Kansans are having, however is
| In agreeing upon man to become district
judge in case of the elevation Of Judge
| Hook.
The Presidents Trip to Virginia.
The Presidents trip to Charlottesville.
| Va, next Tuesday to attend the commence
| ment exercises of the University of Vir-
| ginia on alumni day. has been arranged
by Col. L. S. Brown Of the Southern rail-
| way. The President will leave here in a
| special train of few cars over the South
| ern railway at $50 o'clock Tuesday morn
| ing, the 10th. reaching Charlottesville at ii
| o'clock. He will leave that city at
| o'clock in the afternoon, getting back to
| washington the same night three and a
| half hours later. The President will be
| accompanied on the trip by Mrs Roose-
| welt, Secretary Loeb and DIR. Rixey While
| in Charlottesville they will be the guests
| of the University of Virginia They will
| partake of luncheon with the trustees of
| the university Tuesday, but dinner will be
| had on the train returning from there No
| cabinet officials will make the trip with
| the President unless they have time and
| opportunity between now and next week
| The trip to Baltimore will be made Mon