Evening star., 1903-10-07

are going into campaigns have been calling
on the President to discuss with him the
work they will do. Col r. e. Doan OF this
city talked with the President on this sub
ieot this morning He is on his way to
Ohio to make speeches.
E II. Droop Of this city presented to the
President Carl Leverkus OF Cologne. the
owner of the immense ultra-marine works
in Germany.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the President
will attend the marriage of Lieutenant
Hannay and Miss Young. daughter OF Gen.
eral Young.
Mrs. Alexander Presented.
Mrs Isabel Alexander. president gem
eral of the auxiliary to the Spanish War
Veterans. accompanied by her staf. was
presented to the President today by Ad-
jutant General Dyer of the Spanish War
Veterans The President welcomed his
callers
Eugene G.. Hay of Minneapolis, who was
recently appointed member of the board
Of general appraisers in New York. called
on the President this morning to thank
him for the appointment. Mr.. Hay n on
his way to New York to enter upon his
duties
The President will tomorrow receive the
New England Growers. who are In Wash-
ington on their third annual excursion.
The President received delegation from
the National Association of Retail Drug
giSts
Precautions in the Elliott Case.
Secretary Loeb is pleased with the way
the case of Elliott the crank at the White
House Monday, was handled. and says that
all the men did their duty in the case 1t
Is stated that efforts were made to locate
Elliott Immediately after his letter reached
the White House. Secret service men went
to the St James Hotel, where Elliott said
he was registered but did not find him
there. For several days, however, officers
remained at the hotel to try to locate the
madIuan, but he did not call there and his
whereabouts could not then be learned.
Secretary Loeb had instructed the secret
service and other officers to have Elliott
arrested If he should be found. When FL
Nott called at the White House the other
day the policemen did not have time to dis
arm MIN before he became violent He was
hustled out as soon possible, the tnten-
ton being to search him at the station. III
an attempt had been made to search FL
liott within the White House the violent
scene that took place In the police CAB
would have occurred there, and this was
not desired.
There is perfect cooperation between the
secretary and the officials whose duty it Is
to protect the President
Minister Barrett Calls.
John Barrett, the new minister of this
country to Argentina, took his farewell of
the President today Mr.. Barrett will leave
on the steamer Deutschland on the 18th for
Europe. and will spend several weeks there
before sailing from Lisbon for Buenos
Ayres The President takes deep interest
in the development of friendly relations
with the South American countries and be-
lieves that Mr.. Barrett has the qualifi-
cations to do as much in that direction as
any man in the world. Mr.. Barretts dip
lcmatic experience is expected to do much
In the direction of strengthening the pres
ent friendly relations, and in extending
the commercial relations of this country
with its neighbors on the south. Mr.. Bar
rett was given dinner at Charlotte. n. c.,
last night by the Southern Cotton Manufac-
turers' Association, which Is desirous of
increasing its business with South America.