Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-22
Cleveland Is Mum.

under the plans of member OF the Amer
ican Society of Architects.
Cleveland is Mum.
Since the publication Of these dispatches
last week of the probable position which
Mr.. Grover Cleveland will assume in the
presidential contest of next year number
of articles have appeared in newspapers IN
various sections of the country which have
attempted to make 1t appear that the
former president has expressed himself
openly upon the subject of the next demo-
cratic nominee. One of these articles un-
der Cleveland date line intimated that
Mr.. Cleveland might possibly consent to
allow his name to be used in the demo-
cratic convention. The article referred to,
while guardedly worded, was designed to
convey the impression that the former
president is in the hands of his friends"
1t is a fact that Mr.. Cleveland has at no
time intimated to even his most intimate
friends that he will permit his name TO be
used under any considera ton, and he GER
| tainly would not be likely to authorize
reporter whom he met casually during
| fishing trip TO make the announcement
which he has declined to make through
those whom he knows best
The fact is that the ex-president Is not
4 likely under any circumstances TO commit
! himself for some months to come News
| paper correspondents who have written to
him asking for an interview have recently
| been advised that Mr. Cleveland will be
very pleased to see them at any time they
may visit Princeton after May 20. provided
they will not expect him to talk upon po-
litical subjects for publication. 1t may be
set down as absolutely certain, therefore,
that all alleged interviews with him upon
| the subject OF the democratic nomination
next year are neither authentic nor au-
| thorized
Public Printer Palmer hopes to get into
his new ONCE building within the next
three months. To accomplish this object,
however, he has herculean task to per-
form. The public printer has 1000 or 5000
compositors, pressmen, binders and fold
ers, to say nothing OF laborers and assist
| ants. under him, and tons upon tons OF
machinery to move. His right hand man
at this time is Captain Brian. recently ap-
pointed chief clerk, who was for a score
of years foreman OF printing. II Captain
Brian were not already gray-headed as the
result Of many years of service for the
! government his hair ought to turn gray in
one night because OF the strain which is
| put upon him during these days OF prep
aration for removal. 1t is no uncommon
thing TO find him acting as a sort OF pooh
! bah of the printing offlce. The other day
he was public printer, chief clerk foreman
of printing, financial clerk and paymaster
all at one time. and yet he performed his
| duties so admirably that no one unfamiliar
with the workings of the office would have
imagined that one man was filling all these
places
May BE Obliged to Answer.
vigorous effort is to be made by the
Interstate Commerce commission to COM
pei President Baer OF the Reading Coal
and Iron company and the Reading Railway
and officials Of other anthracite coal carry
ing roads TO answer certain questions and
to produce certain documents which they
refused at the recent hearing before the
commission in New York.
The particular documents. the originals
OF which are demanded by the commission,
are alleged contracts among the coal car
rying roads limiting the production Of
coal.
After considering the refusal Of oflcials
TO present the contracts TO the Interstate
Commerce commission, the members OF