The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13

question in this connection: as to
whether the employees in the navy yard
are to receive the increase In pay for
which they have made demands.
In the diplomatic service there are q
have more or less special interest on the
Pacific Coast. A successor Is to be
named for Judge J. B. Cooper Of the
Philippine Supreme Court. The sending
Of w. w. Rockwell. chief Of the Bureau
Of American Republics. to China to sue
ceed Mr.. Cenger as American Minister
has been talked Of Should this be dene
there would be Mr.. Rockwell's place to
be filled. The promotion Of Herbert w.
Bowen, Minister to Venezuela, TO be
ambassador to Mexico to succeed Gem
eral Powell Clayton, still remains, to be
determined. Then there Is the case OF
John Goodnow, Consul General at
Shanghai. Will he succumb to the
strong opposition developed against
him?
VENEZUELA TROUBLE
The State Department will also,
among other things, have to determine
as TO what action shall be taken re-
garding the confiseation Of the asphalt
property Of American citizens by Presi-
dent Castro In Venezuela; as to wheth-
er to interfere in behalf Of peace be-
tween Hayti and Santo Domingo, West
India's warning republics; the Congo
Free State question, etc.
Pictures of President Roosevelt before
and after election are striklngly alike.
He is always highly interested in some
thing. A week ago 1t was the election.
Of course. though he by no means lost
interest in other things during the
warm campaign. To-day he turns with
an enthusiasm no whit less In the work
that has piled up before the admins
tration.
The President is 46 years of age. He
carries no sign of gray hair and is so
full Of ginger that a, fencing master re-
Gently said of him that he would fail
to become an expert with the foils only
because he was so fond of making a
trough house" AS exercise he prefers
lively sports, and Is given much to ten
mis- and fencing, but these have the
fault of being too tame for him. though
he performs at either as hard as the
rules allow.
The routine of his life has not been
disturbed by the stress of the campaign
nor by the results Of the election. He
rises regularly at 1880 o'clock and sits
down to hearty breakfast an hour
later. Promptly at 9:15 he crosses at q
brisk walk from the White House to his
Office, which Is a plain little brick
building in the White House grounds
just west of the residences building
which Is called the mystery" because
it is said that no man can tell how
the large sum OF money that it cost
could be put into the little thing. But
that has nothing TO do with this story.
BY 10 o'clock the President has had his
interview with Secretary Loeb, dis
posed of his mail and dispatches and Is
ready to receive visitors. Except on
Cabinet days these follow one another
In quick succession, each being heard
fully, however until Ills. Then the
door is closed to remain and the Presi-
dent comes under the hands Of his bar
Der there in his office.
Luncheon is served at the White
House at q o'clock. Here there are in
yariably several guests. After luncheon
the President usually spends a half
hour with his family on the south por-
tico of the residence in summer, or goes
to his library 20 read unless something
of special importance calls him back
to his office. At 4:S0 he turns to the
tennis court or goes for a ride or other
exercise. Dinner is served at 1880. and
here also there is usually guest.
The President Is a great reader, de-
YOURS books and newspapers and en-
joys the cartoons-some of theua-in
which he is pictured. His interest in
warships and in naval architecture
amounts almost to fad. He can dis
cuss this subject even to minute de-
tails with the experts.
is ALWAYS PLEASANT.
With ali his tremendous energy the