Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-03

The conference is supposed to have re-
kted to pending legislation in Congress,
but there are two or three Iowa matters
that have been giving Senator Allison
more or less trouble. One of these is the
charges made against Collector Sammis
of the northern district of Iowa The
charges which were fully investigated.
have apparently been dropped. as no ac-
ton has been taken against Sammis by
the Treasury Department The two sena-
tors from Iowa and the members of the
House from the northern part of the
state continue in n deadlock in trying to
agree upon a candidate for judge to fill
the vacancy caused by the retirement of
Judge O. p. Shiras. For three months the
Iowans have been trying to agree upon a
man. but no one has yet received a ma
jority of the delegation.
Beer General at Lunch.
Gen. Ben J. Viljoen, one of the principal
generals of the Roer forces in the war in
the Transvaal, was a guest of the Presi-
dent at luncheon today. The President Is
an adnirer of Gen. Viljoen, and has read
the latter's book on the Boer war. Gen.
Viljoen is to have charge of the Boer ex-
hibit at the St Louis exposition. He de-
clares that conditions In South Africa are
uns ltisfactory to the Beers and TO the
British.
Representatives Rede and Buchanan of
Minnesota made Il call upon the President.
They repeated to him that Minnesota would
send a delegation to Chicago instructed to
support him for the nomination.
The Speaker Calls.
Speaker Cannon and Senators Penrose
and CockreH were among the days callers.
Miss Olive Malvery, a native of India,
shook hands with the President. being pre-
scented by Mrs NJ E. Cohen and Mrs E. S.
Shelton, president and secretary, respee-
lively, of the District w. G. 7. u. Miss
Malvery is a lecturer and is Interested in
the w. C. T. L. work. She will soon return
to London.
Southern Delegation Calls.
A large committee from the Mississippi
River Improvement and Levee Association.
headed by senators and representatives and
governors of the Mississippi states, called
the President this afternoon to present
him with the resolutions adopted by the as
sociation last fall relative to the improve
ment of the river.
Presidential Nominations.
The President today sent to the Senate
the following nominations:
Surveyor of customs-Frederick A.
Kuntzsch port of Syracuse. N. Y.
Appraiser of northumberland W. Ed
wards district of Pit; sburg. Pa
Surgeon in the public health and marine
hospital service-Passed Assistant Surgeon
Henry y. Geddings, Alabama.
War-TO be QuartermaSterS, with the rank
of major. Capt. Winthrop S. Wood. Capt.
Chauncey B. Baker: to be paymaSter. with
the rank of major. Capt. Timothy B. Kele-
her.
Navy-To be a captain, Commander James
D. Adams: to be commanders. Lieut.. Com
mander Isaac S. X. Reeves. Lieut. Com
mander Alvin G.. Hodgson: to be a lieuten-
ant. Lieut.. Gunior grade) Charles I. Owens;
ansigns to be lieutenant Gunior grade). Ed
ward B. Fenner, Richard b. White. Paul B.
DUNCAN. Edward c. KalbfuS. James w. l..
Clement. Clarke II. Woodward. Cyrus w.
Cole. VIM. r. Sayles, jr-, Farmer Morrison.
Samuel B. Thomas, Alfred w. johnson; to
be past assistant surgeon, Assistant Sur
geon Richard B. Williams.
Postmasters: Colorado - Michael j.
Guerin, at Salida; Connecticut-R. Clifford
Tyler. Chester; Delaware-John A. Cham
bers Newark: Florida-Wm. A. Murat,
Apa chichola; Geo. GIedd. High Springs;
Geo. B. Patterson, Key West; Louis Wise
logel Marianna: Massachusetts-Abby H.
SOuther, Cohasset: Michigan-Volney w.
Odds, Hartford; Missouri-Geo. b. Wade,
Jasper; New Jersey-Jas. w. Dunser,
Freehold; Minnesota-Simon j. Mckenzie,
Adrian; New Mexico-Edward Quinn, CAL
lup; New York-Eugene P. Strong. Bay
Shore: Texas-Clinton j. Farrell, Vernon;
Vermont John Metcalf, Fairhayen;
North Dakota-Albert Albrecht, Ana
moose; Washington-Justin j. Merryman,
Lind: George Vetter, Sunnyside; VIM. r.
Baker, Colville; James w. O'Connell, Re-
pI.hIip- Iohn f SnappIa Cheney