Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-23
The Mckinley Memorial.

Justice Day of the United States Supreme
| Court conferred with the President today
! about the appointment OF two trustees of
| the Mckinley Memorial Association to fill
vacancies caused by the deaths of Post
| master General Henry C. Payne and Judge
| Eli s. Hammond of the district court of
| the western district of Tennessee. The
| President selected Judge Horace H. Lurton
| of Nashville, of the sixth circuit, to take
the place of Judge Hammond, and Charles
| G.. Dawes of Chicago to take the place of
Henry G. Payne. Mr.. Dawes was among
| the closest personal friends the late Presi-
dent Mckinley had. He was controller of
the currency at the time and was an almost
daily visitor at the White House. He is
now at the head of one of the large bank
ing institutions of Chicago.
Justice Day said that there Is consider
able work for the association to do. 1t has
on hand 100000, a sufficient sum to con-
struct the memorial, the corner stone of
which will be laid this fall, but it will be
necessary to raise 100000 as an endow-
ment to maintain the memorial. The rails
ing of the 100000 will be part of the work
yet to be done.
Only Routine Business.
Practically only routine departmental
| business was considered today at the cab
met meeting. Secretary Taft had no new
developments in the Loomis-Bowen case
to report, except that he still lacked state
ments from a few persons. Today he had
a talk with Richard Harding Davis, elicit
ing from him such light as he was able 10
| throw on some phases of the case. 1t prob
| ably will be some time before conclusion
| of the matter is reached. Postmaster Gen
| eral Cortelyou talked with the President
| about some appointments but no announce
ment concerning them was made. Secre-
| tary Taft announced that be expected 10
attend the Ohio republican convention, leay-
| ing Washington this afternoon and not re-
| turning until the first of next week.
Admiral Dewey's Grog.
Some time ago when Admiral Dewey
| called at the White House and was going
away some Of his newspaper friends spoke
| TO him about his health. He said that IL
| was all right, but that his physician mad
| seen fit to have him discontinue the use or
| spirits of any kind-"cut off my grog," as
| the admiral expressed it. The man VINO
whipped the Spaniards at Manila bay never
| drank much grog in his life. but he didn't
| mind being in such physical shape that he
! could sup little grog II ne desired. some
neWspaper man who did not understand
| that the admiraPs remarks were personal
| and not intended for publication sent out
| little story about 1t. The story has gone
| all over the country, and when Admiral
| Dewey was leaving the White House today
after call upon the President he spoke
| of it.
.I am receiving many letters from per-
| sonal friends consoling and sympathizing
with me in The loss of my grog," said the
admiral, but 1 suppose there are some
people who may think that it was most
humane physician who was able to pull me
off from the demon. Some OF my cores
pondence indicates great delight In the
thought that have possibly been saved.
Members of temperance organizations APP
pear to be especially pleased. 1t was a
great joke and 1 am putting in my scrap
book the comments that l receive
Two Virginia Appointments.
mt. bac ta
Capt J. E. B. Stuart as collector of Gus
toms at Newport News. Va, and Morgan
Treat as United States marshal to sue
coed Capt. Stuart The decision was reach
ed after a conference with the Virginia
patronage dispensers, headed by Represen-
tative Slemp. Mr.. Stuart, a son of Gen
j. L. B. Stuart of the confederate army,
was some time ago made marshal of the
eastern district of the state, displacing
Morgan Treat, against whom there was
nothing injurious to his record. The New
port News collectorship was suitable to
the tastes of Capt. Stuart and he was sat
isfied to take that place and give back to
Mr. Treat his former position. Mr.. Treat
has been highly recommended by the
judges of the circuit and district courts of
Virginia and this fact induced the Presi-
dent to again appoint him marshal.
John S. Wise of Virginia and New York
and George E. Bowden. national commits
teeman of Virginia, united upon Archibald
Peachey for the collectorship. and the
President was inclined to appoint him. but
he failed to secure the backing of Repre-
sentative Slemp and the republican organi-
cation of Virginia.
This Counterfeiter Was a Hero.
President Roosevelt has granted a pardon
to DR.. John F. Tubhs, serving a five years
sentence in the Fort Leavenworth peniten-
tiary. He was convicted In the United
States court Of Arkansas In January, 1903,