New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-28
VISITORS DAY At HILL.
Conferences on Postoffce and Cur
rency Subjects.

Oyster Bay N Y. Aug. 27.-The report pub
lished in this mornings Tribune declaring that
Judge Henry c. Ide. Secretary of Finance and
Justice of the Philippines. would succeed Vice
Governor Wright when the latter should be-
come Governor General of the islands on Judge
Taft's departure from Manila to take the War
portfolio was officially confirmed here this af-
ternoon.
Regarding the report that important indict-
ments are expected from the Brooklyn grand
jury within the near future, it may be stated on
excellent authority that no further indictments
are now pending. and that none will be made
before the grand jury's adjournment Tues
day.
The first Presidential guests since Monday ar
rived here this morning. and this has been a
veritabe visitors day at Sycamore Hill. The
proposed financial legislation and the postal
frauds investigation were the most vital topics
discussed by President Roosevelt with his
guests. Having entertained at breakfast his
personal friend, Jacob \. Riis of Richmond
Hill, Long Island, the President was the host at
luncheon Of Representative Charles n. Fowler,
of New-Jersey: Acting Attorney General J. P.
McReynolds and C. H. Robb, Attorney General
for the Postoff1ce Department; John C. Davies,
former Attorney General of Network; Eugene
G. Hay. of Minneapoli Ansley Wilcox, of Buff
falo, at whose home Mr.. Roosevelt took the GA tn
as President and Hamlin Garland. the writer
and novelist. In the afternoon United States
District Attorney Youngs, of Brooklyn; ex-Rep-
resentative Thomas j. Dreamer, of New-York;
Alderman Herbert Parsons. Of New-York, and
former State Senator Coffee. of Brooklyn. were
further visitors at the Hill
POSTAL MATTERS CONSIDERED.
Messrs Reynolds and Robb were here to re-
port progress and lay before the President de-
tails of the latest developments in the prose
cutions against fraud in the Postoffice Depart
nlent. Preparations for the trial of indicted
persons are now in progress. and the President
desired to be informed at first hand Of the legal
status of each of the several cases. While
mainly of a social nature. the visit of District
Attorney YoUngs also had reference, it is IN
derstood, to the postofice indictments.
The case of George w. Beavers, the chief of
the salary and allowance division. was consid-
cred The Acting Attorney General and the At
torney General for the Postof1ce Department
Messrs. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad, the spe-
cial counsel appointed to investigate the postal
fraud cases behalf of the government. 1t
may be repeated on the best authority that no
political pressure will avail to prevent the re-
port of Mr.. Bristow Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter General, being made public after the close
of the current investigation. To-day's further
visits of those connected with the prosecution
of the cases are regarded here as Significant of
the Presidents desire that the investigation
shall be brought to end at early date as
is consistent with his expressed policy of search
CURRENCY BILL DISCUSSED.
Representative Fowler was summoned to Saga
more purely in accordance with the President S
plans of ascertaining the views of both Repre-
sentatives and Senators on the subject o. fnun-
cial legislation. in order that the administra-
ton may arrive working basis of
agreement Mr.. Fowler a member of the
House Banking and Currency Committee in the
measure which bears his name. He arrived on
the noon guests " train, leaving oyster Bay
shortly after o'clock Before taking his depart
ure Dir. Fowler who has just returned from a
tour OF the Central West, where he made sew
eraI addresses before conventions of bankers in
the interests of credit currency, said he was
extremely doubtful to the probab tity OF the
passage of a satisfactory currency bill until
after January l. 1904 even should a measure
be prepared before the assembling of Congress
in extra session in October or November
In the course of his visit Alderman Parsons,
who is a fusion Republican, talked over with
the President, it is said. the question OF Mayor
Lows declaring himself as the fusion stahdaId
bearer at the forthcoming municipal campaign.
1t is we'll known by those in touch with the
administration here that the President - IN
thorough sympathy with Mayor Low and the
reform administration, and moreover that the
chief executive is earnestly DESTROYS OF Mr.
Unlike recent visitors to Sycamore Hill. such
as H. H. Kohlsaat, of Chicago, and ex-senator
Thomas H. Carter, OF montana, VINO assured Ile
President that the West was INDIFFERENT 10 cur
rency legislation. and feared no impending strin-
gency, Mr.. Fowler stated that even the bank
ers of Wisconsin, Illinois. Iowa, Michigan and
other States were anxious for national financial
reform and currency legislation. Asked his
views on the two propositions favored by both
Mr. Kohlsaat and Congressman f. j Hill, of
Connecticut, a member of the House Committee
on Banking and Currency, Of which Mr.. Fowler
is chairman, Mr.. Fowler said there rea-
son in the world why custom house receipt 5
should not be deposited in national banks on
the same basis that internal revenue receipts
were now deposited.