Evening star., 1904-03-17
At THE WHITE HOUSE
District Attorney for Ne
braska to Be Removed.
LESS THAN A MONTH
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS MAY
BE APRIL Is.
A New Secretary for Arizona NOM
inated-President Cannot Be at
Opening of st. Louis Fair.
LESS THAN A MONTH

| Williamson s. Summers. United States
attorney for Nebraska will lose his posi-
| tion within short time. The President
gave assurances to that effect today to
| Edward Rosewater, editor of the Omaha
| Bee, who was accompanied to the White
| House by Senator DIETRICH, the man
charged with accepting money from
postmaster at Hastings, Neb. 1t has
been declared that District Attorney
Summers instigated the prosecution
against Senator DIETRICH, and that there
| was nothing in the charges except the
| animosity of Summers.
| The removal of the United States at
torney will not take place until after the
| report of the Senate committee that is
| investigating the case of Senator Deit-
| rich. Friends of Senator DIETRICH declare
| that there is no question in the world
| that the report of the committee will
| show that Summers conduct has been
most reprehensible and based upon the
| most unworthy motives. The President
| is said to have been given to understand
that this attitude is likely the part
| of the committee in view of the testi-
| mony that has been presented. Assuming
| that this will be so. The President had no
hesitancy in saying to Editor Rosewater
that Summers shall not remain in his
| position. He has refused to remove SUM
| mers prior to this time, because to have
! done so would have caused criticism that
the action had been taken in the inter-
| ests of United States senator. The re-
moval viii be made on the report of the
Senate committee, and on charges that
have been before the President for
| number pf months. Mr. Rosewater him
| self filed charges against Summers a
number of months ago. alleging unftness
Tor the position, favoritism to certain
| interests and a variety of things Sena-
| Daftrlch affan1nfAd IN haxr St
/ mers removed many months before the
| prosecution was brought against him. In
fact the fight against Summers has been
| proceeding for a long time.
/ Senator Millard of Nebraska failed 10
| join Senator DIETRICH and Editor Rosewate
l in the fight against Summers at the w hIfo
| House when 1t was first begun and de-
sired to have Summers appointed to succeed
| himself. He maintained this position until
| about month ago, when he apparently
withdrew his support from Summers. leav-
/ ing no one of influence back of the Ne
braska official.
Summers will be succeeded. by H. c. Lind
I say, who is the republican state chair
| man of Nebraska. Lindsay's name has
been before the President for year. He
| has been urged by Senator DIETRICH. Editor
Rosewater and most of the Kansas deie-
| CATION. -
The contention over Summers has been
in progress for year and half His
four-year term as United States attorney
expired December 20 1902, and the trou-
BILE over his retention in Office began before
thar time.
Delaware is for Roosevelt.
| Senator Alice of Delaware, accompanied
| by State Senator S. j. Abbott, called on
| the President and informed him of tho
| action of the Delaware republican conven-
| ton yesterday in electing delegates to Chi
| cago pledged to the nomination of Roose-
welt The convention was composed of the
1 fol Of a,sl lob
| sition faction will hold state convention
| in short time and will also instruct for
! the President. The national convention must
| determine which delegation will be seated
| There are several similar disputes In other
| states. but they are so far confined to con-
gressional districts.
Ex-Representative Coombs of New York
! talked to the President about the decision
| of the Supreme Court In the merger cases
| end commented on the fact that the North
| ern Securities officials are already plan
| ming to disregard the spirit of the law and
obey only the letter OF the decision lie re-
| garded this as evidence of the manner I'm
| which the corporations would treat the de-
| cison
| Senator Stewart and Representative Cur
| tbs of the Senate and House committees ON
Indian affairs respectively. talked with the
| President about some features of the In
| dian appropriation bill. especially features
| applicable to the Indian territory.
An Increase in Pension Payments
Republican advisers and leaders who
| have talked with the President about tho
| order issued yesterday afternoon liberaliz-
| ing the pension payments to veterans OF
| the civil war, believe that the effect viii
| be to increase the pension payments each
year from $20O0000 to $3,000.000. They
do not believe it will exceed the last
amount for few years to come, anyhow.
| and they believe that it will satisfy those
ho hay lem dad he ana ct m o.
| ice pension legislation. which was estimat-
| ed to add from SIC. eco 600 to $60.00o.eoo a
| year to the expenses of the government
| The order was discussed with the Presf-
| dent by several of his callers today, and
| they agreed that III would be well received
! by the soldiers of the country, and that IL
was no more than was deserved. Before
| the order was issued the President had a
| number of talks with Secretary Hitchcock
| and Mr.. Ware. commissioner of pensions
Representative Babcock of Wisconsin In
| troduced to the President Frank r. Bent
| ley of BarabOo, Wis. Mr.. Bentley was one
of Mr. Babcock's warmest friends in the
recent fight in his congressional district
Representative Boutell of Chicago pre-
sented ]. ]. Parkhurst of Evanston Mr.
Boutell and Mr. Parkhurst are trustees OF
the Northwestern University, which waS
the first institution In this country to cous
fer upon President Roosevelt the degree OF
LII. d.
Less Than a Month Away.
Senator Beveridge Senator Aldrich and
other republicans at the White House to-
day were convinced +, they said. that April
10 would find Congress ready to adjourn.
and possibly having adjourned. I'VE could
adjourn before April 49," said Senator
Beveridge, but there is no doubt in my
mind that we will be away by that time at
the outside, possibly earlier. But for the
furry in the House over the postal AFFAIR
we would have been ready to adjourn
shortly after April l."
John 8. Wise, formerly of Virginia. but
now of New York. paid his respects to ths
President. Mr.. Wise Is one Of the counsel
in the Virginia election cases to be argued
before the Supreme Court Of the United
States. The cases test the constitutional
ity Of the franchise laws of Virginia, and
will be argued this afternoon or tomorrow,
1t Is thought
Cannot Go to the Fair.
President Roosevelt will not attend the
formal opening OF the Louisiana Purchase
exposition. When President Francis Of The