M'kinley Needs Rest

Washington, April 6. - The public reception at the White House Monday was unusually large. Mr. McKinley stond in line for over forly minutes and shook hands with over 2,000 people. The strain of seeing so many visitors privately and publicly is telling on the president. He leaves on Wednesday on the dispateh boat Dolphin for a brief rest, accompanied by Mrs. McKinley, Mrs. Saxton, Seeretary Porter and wife. Their destination will depend largely upon the weather. It is probable, however, that they will sail down the Potomac by the capes and thence up to Annapolis, whence they will return to Washington by rail. It is probable that some sort of change in the present programme at the White House will be made by which the president can be relfeved of the fatigue involved in seeing personally so many people as he now does. Continuous Stream of Callers. There is at present practically a contir,uous stream of callers f rom 10 a. m. until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and some of the most persistent even return at night. Besides, there are three public receptions aweek, at which there is an average attendance of 1,200. It is estimated that Mr. McKinley has given personal audience in the five weeks he has been in the White House to 18,000 persons and has received at the public receptions 18,000 more. The fatigue involved in the present arrangement was so great that last Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock Mr. McKinley became completely exhausted and was forced suddenly to deny admission to any one. It is probable on his return from his outing that one or two of the public receptions will be cut off each week for the present and that some system will be adopted which will give Mr. MeKinley the entire afternoon of at least three days in the week for the transaction of public business. Asking for Offices. President McKinley had hosts of callers Tuesday. The national forestry commission, headed by Arnold Hague and Professor Brewer of Yale, which was summoned here to consult with the president regarding the revocation of the order of Mr. Cleveland setting aside twenty-one forest reservations in the west, were received shortly before noon, and remained with Mr. McKinley some time discussing the matter. The other callers were mostly senators and representatives and officeseekers. Senator Nelson of Minnesota again urged the claims of ex-Senator Mark H. Dunnell for an auditorship in the treasury department. Ex-Delegate Murphy of New Mexico saw the president in behalf of Myron J. McCord, his candidate for the governorship of the territory. It is expected that this contest, which has been very bitter, will be settled before the president leaves the city on Wednesday. The other candidates are Isaac T. Stoddard, Burt Dunlop, L. H. Goodrich and R. A. F. Penrose, a brother of Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania. Detroit Pension Agency. Representative William Alden Smith of Michigan presented the protest oí the Michigan delegation and legislature against the abandonment of the Detroit pension agency. Representative C. W. Stone and J. C. Sturtevant of Pennsylvania introduced Mr. Holmes, who is a candidate for the Denmark mission, but received little encouragement. Mr. Stone also spoke a good word for ex-Congressman W. W. Brown of Pennsylvania, who is a candidate for assistant attorney general. Representative W. A. Stone of Pennsylvania and Representative Boutelle of Maine, chairman of the house committee on naval affairs, called on the president with ex-Representative Robinson of Pennsylvania, who was a candidate for assistant seeretary of the navy.