Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-14

attend the Inauguration of a new president
at the institution next June. at which time
the commencement exercises will be held.
The President said that he could not give a
definite answer, but he would probably not
be able to accept the invitation. DR.. Welsh
| is to succeed Bishop Barber as president
| of the university in June next.
There were four lieutenant colonies of the
| Spanish-American war~at the White House
today, the President being one of the num-
| Der The other three were Col. "A. M.
Hughes of Tennessee, who was the second
| officer of the Sth Immune Regiments Col.
| d. M. Coffman of Tennessee second in COM
| mand Of the Sd Tennessee, and Senator
! Dick of Ohio, lieutenant colonel of the Sth
Ohio Representative BrownIow of Tennes-
see presented the two Tennessee men, and
| Senator Dick joined the group. With the
| Tennessee callers WAS J. M. Littletoft, who
| was the republican candidate for governor
| of that state in the last election. Mr.. Fit
| Teton is brother of Martin w. Littleton,
| one of the leading democrats of Brooklyn,
| NY
| Senator Spooner of Wisconsin presented
| Col. John Hicks, editor of the Oshkosh
+ Northwestern. one of the leading papers of
| Wisconsin Col. Hicks was former minister
] of this country to Peru.
A Change in the Land Laws.
Representative Reeder of Kansas told the
/ President today that the land laws Of the
country ought to be changed, and changed
at once, so that the lands belonging to the
government will be reserved for those who
| intend to live on them and make homes
| upon them and not to those who transfer
| them soon as possible to Others who
hold them for speculative purposes Timber
lands also should not be disposed of except
to those who intend to use them for homes.
Timber spectators are obtaining the tim
Der lands of the country, he said, and this
ought not to be permitted. The laws
should be changed so that the timber can
be sold to timber people without the title
to the land changing from the government
Representative Howell of Utah presented
William Spry, state chairman of the re-
publican party of Utah.
Representative Dovenner of West Vir-
ginia presented Roy b. Naylor of Wheel
! ing and asked that the President appoint
him to q cOnSulShip.
Representative Wylie of Alabama in pre-
senting some friends to the President, ex-
pressed the hope that the chief executive
would visit that state when he goes south
on his trip next April The President said
he would not be able to take in that part
of the south on the journey. George p
Brown, secretary of the Business League
of Houston presented the President an in
vitation to stop in that city on his way to
San Antonio next spring The President
said he would consider the invitation when
his itinerary was made up.
Some of Today's Callers.
The days visitors included Representa-
tives Smith of Iowa, Smith of New York,
Stevens of Minnesota, Murdoch of Nebras-
ka, Castle of Pennsylvania Powers of
Massachusetts, Douglass of New York.
Hughes of New Jersey, Senators Clapp of
Minnesota, Crane of Massachusetts and
Clark of Wyoming.
Representative Payne of New York saw
the President about the appointment of
Gen. Clinton d. Macdougall as marshal of
the northern district of New York Gen
Macdougall will be given another term
Ex-Gov. Lowndes of Maryland had con-
ference with the President as to republican
affairs in Maryland. Mr.. Lowndes said the
party was in splendid shape and would fight
harder than ever from now on to control
do SO, too.