Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-15
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Panama Railroad Connections
Discussed.
THREE CRANKS CALL
HOT WEATHER STARTS THEIR
WHEELS TO BUZzING.
Arrangements for President to Receive
Members Of National Bank
ers' Association.
THREE CRANKS CALL

The President had conference today
with Mr.. Shonts, chairman of the isthmian
canal commission; r. p Schwerin presi-
dent of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, and Maxwell Evarts of New York.
attorney of the mail steamship company.
The exclusive contract which the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company had as to the
handling of freight to and from the Pan
anna Railroad Company was Cancelled some
time ago. and the conference today related
to the resumption of business by the
steamship company with the Panama rail-
road,
Senior Don Gamboa, the Mexican charge
daffaires. presented the President with an
autograph letter from President Diaz of
Mexico. relating to the retirement of AM
hassador Powell Clayton. The letter was
In response to an autograph letter from
President Roosevelt to President Diaz at
the time of Gen. Claytons retirement.
DR.. Yung Wing, the first Chinaman to
graduate from Yale at the present time a
resident of Hartford Conn. was presented
to the President today by Homer Lea. who
also introduced Kang Yau Wei. distin-
Guished Chinaman of Canton, who was ac-
companied by two secretaries.
Hot Weather and Cranks
The hot weather has started the cranks.
and today three of that species were con-
Quoted out of the White House grounds
and from the executive offices. One of
them. a rather sad case, was a woman,
whose home is in Pennsylvania She had
been returning from a visit west with her
twelve-year-old son. Instead of getting off
the train at PittSburg ana going on to her
home she came on here. The boy sus-
pecting that his mothers mind was not
fAlI r.nI
White House with her today She declared
that she had been elected President of the
United States and came here to get Mr.
Roosevelt to give up the position to her.
The relatives o fthe woman. who belongs to
an excellent family, will be communicated
with. and she will be taken home without
delay.
The other two were men. who were wan
oering around inside the White House
grounds. They were harmless. It has been
long time since any cranks have appeared
around the White House
John Joy Edison and c. C. Glover called
on the President today to arrange for the
reception in October next of the members
of the National Bankers Association The
date FOR the meeting has not been fixed.
but the President will undoubtedly receive
the association.
Pardons by the President.
President Roosevelt has pardoned l.. H.
Morphew. who was convicted in the United
Arkansas for retailing liquor without hav-
ing paid the special tax stamp, and on
April 10. 1905. sentence was suspended for
six months He was proprietor of a drug
store at Stuttgart Ark. and violated the
Internal revenue laws in selling a prepara-
tien which was shown to contain IS per
cent PROOF spirits; but he contended that
he did not Intentionally violate the law as
he believed the compound to be medi-
cinal preparation. 1t was also shown that
he acted In good faith.
Monte Brockman pleaded guilty to pass
ing counterfeit money in the eastern dis
trict of Arkansas, and on April g. 1904,
sentenced to Imprisonment for five years
in the United States penitentiary at At
lanta, Ga. He passed a counterfeit s.
note at Hot Springs. Ark. and was ar
rested while attempting to pass another
one. He had thirteen of these counter
feits in his possession. After his arrest he
assisted the secret service agents and the
district attorney in securing the arrest of
other parties associated with him. and who
really melted his criminal actions in the
case. The President committed his sem
tence to expire Immediately.
President Makes Two Appointments.
ELAN H. Neal has been appointed as coll
lector of internal revenue of the sixth In
diana district. He succeeds Ambrose E.
Nowlin who has been in the office eight
years, and whose resignation was sent in
some time ago. The appointment of Neal,
who halls from Jonesboro, Ind, was agreed
upon by the Indiana delegation three
months ago. and was announced in The
Star at the time. There was no objection
to Mr. Nowlin. the incumbent. except that
he had served eight years. and that was
considered long enough. with so many
hungry lndiananS wanting office Neal, the
new collector. had been talked of for chair
man OF the republican state committee of
Indiana. the fight being between him and
James r Goodrich. the present chairman.
Nv hnI he ~,
out opposition. He is a Fairbanks man
With Goodrich at the head of the state or
gdnlzatlon. Senator Fairbanks can enter
the fight for presidential delegates with
every assurance that he has a friend at the
political throttle of his state
The President has appointed Ben Daniels
as United States marshal for the district
OF Arizona. Daniels a Rough Rider
and brave soldier. At one time he was
the dread of a number of bad men in his
territory. In his early years Daniel got
into trouble and served several years in a
United States prison. President Roosevelt
appointed him as United States marshal in
January. 1902. but withdrew the nomina-
ton after 1t had been confirmed by the
Senate, which reConSidered its vote This
action was taken because the story of Dam
iels Imprisonment had reached the White
House. and Daniels made the mistake II
Is said. of denying that he had ever been
in prison. Because Daniels, in the excite
ment of the moment, told a falsehood the
President would not stand by him Dam
iels. it is now said. has acted the part of a
man. though. and his ill-considered and
hasty denial was the result of the humili-
alton of the springing OF an unfortunate
period in his career. Since the withdrawal
OF his first nomination Daniels has had his
citizenship restored to hi mby the President
granting full pardon.
Admission of the Chinese.
President Roosevelt is manifestfng a
deep interest in the statements made to
him Monday by a delegation of members
or the American Asiatic Association con-
corning the difficulties which hitherto have
been experienced by Chinese merchants,
students, travellers and literary men in
gaining admission to this country The
complaints of the Chinese government
about the alleged humiliation to which
members of these classes of Chinese often
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