Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-04

Sons of Confederate Veterans.
The ceremonies at Petersburg, which Will
include the return of confederate flags cap
tured by federal soldiers from Virginia
commands. will take place on the 18th, 26tn
and 9th of this month, and Petersburg
people were DESTROYS of having the Presi-
dent with them. He will not be in WASH
ingtoN then. but in New Orleans. He said
he hoped to be In Petersburg some other
Time and that nothing would give him
greater pleasure than to be present at a
gathering of Virginia confederate veterans.
Blow for Collector Stuart.
J. f. B. Stuart collector of customs at
Newport News Va, received a heavy blew
from President Roosevelt today. Mr.. Stuart
is of the late Gen. J. e. B. Stuart,
the confederate cavalryman. He became a
convert to the republican party few years
ago, and the President some time back
made him collector of customs at Newport
News. One of Stuart's first acts was to
reduce Edloe Morecock and E. N. Eubank
two chiefs. to the positions of inspectors at
S. day. They were both democrats. Some
time after this reduction Collector Stuart
dropped three democrats from the rolls OF
his Office claiming that the business of the
Office had grown slack and were not needed
1t was freely charged that the whole
business was political. and that Stuart act
ed in a spirit to arouse the people OF the
city. The matter was taken to the Presi-
dent and the civil service commission on
charges against Stuart, and these charges
have been under investigation. There has
been mass OF correspondence with the
collector.
The President had a conference with Com
missioner Greene today. and directed that
an order be issued to the Treasury Depart
ment for transmission to Collector Stuart,
directing the restoration to their former
positions of Morecock and Eubank and the
appointment of two of the four clerks dis
missed to the first positions that are vacant.
ha hoe ch1 god hS
to drop these democrats and appoint repub-
leans at the first opportunity. This action
of the President prevents that, as 1t directs
that the two former chiefs be restored to
their old positions and that two of the men
who were dropped for lack of work be put
back when the first appointments are made.
Both Morecock and Eubank have been on
sick leave recently, and Stuart has tried
to impress the department with the idea
that they were shamming to cripple his Of
flee. The men procured physicians certifi-
Gates, which they forwarded to the depart
men.
Alabama Appointments.
The President announces the following APP
pointments. to take effect at the expiration
of the terms of the present incumbents:
Pope NJ. Long Of Jasper Ala, to be United
states marshal for the northern district Of
Alabama.
Gen. Robert w. Johnston, to be register
of the land office at Montgomery, Ala.
MI Long is a young man of fine business
qualifications. was chairman of the last re-
puDican campaign committee of Alabama
and Is Endorsed by practically everybody of
any prominence in the state. He Is SON OF
Col. b. M. Long, who was at one time the
republican nominee for governor of Ala
bama, and several times the nominee for
Congress in Representative Bankhead's dis
trict.
Gen. Johnston is grandson of Col. James
Johnston OF revolutionary fame. He en-
tered the confederate army as junior sec
ond lieutenant of Company K 23d North
Carolina Infantry, and was promoted to
lieutenant colonel. He was promoted to
brigadier general for gallantry on the field
OF Gettysburg, where he received five
wounds while leading a charge. He is
lawyer. an elder in the Presbyterian church
and has been active in mission work His
son, Lieut. Gordon Johnston, United States
Cavalry, is now in the Philippines.
Distribution of Fish Eggs.
George NJ. Bowers, fish commissioner of
the United States, told the President, when
making call of respect this morning, that
the fish commission distributed in the fis-
cal year 1905 about 200000,0O0 more fish
eggs, fry and small fish in the streams of
the United States than in any other years
in history
The total output of eggs and fish from
our commission was /. 759, 1850 said Mr.
Bowers. This was 20O,O00oC0 more fish and
eggs than In any previous year. OF the to-
tai 1887 ,371. 13S consisted Of small fish,
known as fry.
Other Callers.
Representative Thomas s. Butler of Penn
sylvania. one of the prominent men of the
House in naval affairs had some talk with
the President about the naval program of
the coming session. After talking with the
President Mr.. Butler said:
I am thoroughly In favor of the big
battleship for effective offense and defense
favor the 1S,000-ton warship for the prop
er development of the new navy. Admiral
Deweys Views on this subject seem espe-
cially timely and proper. J. would recon-
mend the retirement of the four monitors
and the battleship Texas in following out
this plan and their employment henceforth
merely as coast defense ships
Senator Hemenway of Indiana saw the
President with Representative Lands He
is seeking consular position for an In
diana constituent.
Senator Dick of Ohio and Representative
Taylor of the same state also saw the Pres
ident on consular appointment.