Evening star., 1908-01-31
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Cabinet Meeting Devoid OF In
terest Today.
Mr.. CORIELYOU TO REMAIN
His Friends Expect Deadlock at
Chicago.
CHIPPEWAS HAIL BIG BILL"
Chief Mesha-Ke-Ge-Shig Declared
for Heap Big Bill Taft"-others
Favor Gov. Johnson.
CHIPPEWAS HAIL BIG BILL

Favor Gov. Johnson.
The cabinet session today was devoid
Of important work, and the members did
not remain long Secretary Taft. who
has been in Ohio. arrived after all the
others had gone and was in conferences
with the President long time There has
been a revival of rumors about the prob
able retirements of Secretaries Corteiyou
and Root, but these have been confined
largely to Wall street 1t is now pretty
we'll understood that Secretary Corteiyou
intends to stay with the President, who
will be pleased MIR. Cortelyou's health
has rapidly improved and there is moth
ing In or around the White House to in
6icate that the relations of the two men
were ever disturbed in any way. There
is no probability that the alleged incidents
Of some weeks ago will ever again have
a bearing upon White House history. AS
to his presidential ambitions Mr.. Cor
te'you has released his friends from
pledges to him and stands without active
backing from good leaders. Ardent
friends, however feel that there will be a
deadlock in the Chicago convention which
will quickly bring Mr.. Cortelyou forward
as dark horse and possibly land him
tho nomination Should this deadlock turn
out to be correct. Mr.. Cortelyou viii have
nucleus in the convention such as no
other man and would be tremendous
factor in the outcome.
Chippewas Hail Big Bill.
band of Chippewa Indians from til"
White Earth reservation in Minnesota
paid their respects to the President to-
day. They were presented by Repre-
sensitive Bede and Chauncy T.. Richard
son. their Washington attorney. They
are here to take up with the Interior
Department numerous matters connected
with their tribal relations. and also to ask
Congress to enact legislation for their
benefit. The delegation included Mesha-
ke-ge-shig. a chief: Tay-oumig-e-stg. an
other chief: Zhaday. also chief: Omuck-
ah-geence. Edward Tanner. John Carl,
George Walters. Rev. Charles Wright.
Wa-way-yea-cumis. Thomas Swan and
William Lufkins. number of these
politicians, too. as is evidenced by the
fact that Minnesota politicians always
show them attention.
Mesha -ke-ge -shig was asked about the
political preferences of his tribe for the
republican presidential nomination, and
quickly declared: Heap Big Bill Taft;
red man like him: want big White Faith
er: no little White Father; vote heap
much for him.
Other and more intelligent members OF
the tribe said that the Chppewas were
not greatly asitated over politics; that
while majority of them We're repubIi-
cans goOdly number were democrats
and thought great deal Of Gov. johnson.
An Invitation From Savannah.
Senators Bacon. and Clay and Repre-
sentative Edwards Of Georgia accom-
panied a delegation o. Savannah business
men to the White House. where an in
vitation was extended the President to
attend the twenty-dfth annversa " of the
board Of trade OF that city The dele
CATION told the President he could de-
pend upon the time OF his life IL he could
see his way clear to 20 down south. He
told them that he had many friends and
some relatives in Savannah. and would
like 10 60 there, but he would not be
able to do SO. The delega ton consisted
of William b. Stilwell. NJ. j. kavanaugh.
J. W Motto. Henry Blum. ir.. r. M.
Hitch. John NJ. Hogan, j. Ferris Cam.
+. d. Bloodworth. Wright Hunter 7. s
Wylly. jr. T. III. Gignilliat. Invitations
We're also extended to several cabinet
officers, and it is probable that one of
the Presidents advisers may go to sa-
vannah.
The President got an invitation to go
bear hunting up In Vermont but had to
decline that also. He is cunning fol
bigger game than bears now. Repre-
sentative Foster introduced NJ. J. Hap
good OF Perry, VT. and Mr.. Hapgood as
su-ee the President that he had seen four
bears near his home a few days ago. lie
said they are quite plentiful in that re-
Rion OF Vermont.
Senators Borah and Clapp introduced
friends to the President Senator Brown
and Representatives kinkaid and Hin
shaw called on the President with friends
f.om Nebraska. Representatives DENLY
and I.assiter also called with friends.
Peter Cooper Hewitt and Miller Hutchin-
son of New York made a call.
Hustling on the Canal.
Col. Goethals, chairman Of the Panama
canal commission, was with the Presi-
cent a short time. Col. Goethais came to
Washington to appear before congress
sional committees desiring information az
to conditions in Panama. lie said today
that work is progressing finely and that
during January the excavations will
amount TO 2.AoN) cubic yards. Col.
Iioethals wants ~ return TO Panama Feb
ruary L. One of his sons graduates at
West Point that day. lie wishes to b
present and leave the same afternoon fer
his work.
Alaska Murderer Reprieved.
After consulting Attorney General
Eonsrapte at The cabinet meeting today
the President directed that reprieve for
Vuko Perovich be telegraphed to Fair
banks Alaska. in time to prevent the cX-
ecution Of the man there tomorrow, the
date set for his legal determination.
Pcrov:ch. Bulgarian. murdered a fell
iaw-countryman ard robbed him OF his
money. He was only twenty years old
when he committed tho crime and be-
cause OF his age efforts were made to So
cure a commuta tion.Df his sentence. The
President. after studying the case. re-
fused to interfere. After that decision
attorneys for tho murderer began ha-
bcas corpus proceedings and then insti-
tuted an appeal. They telegraphed here,
urging reprieve to the first Friday in
March until they have had chance 10
take an arneai. IL was upon this repre-
sen,atinn that the reorieve was granted
The Attorney General is convinced that
the man is a cold-biooded murderer and
Goes not deserve clemenc..
Steel Men to Maintain Prices.
Special Dispatch to The Star.