To Count The Cash

Washington, June SO.- Ellis H. Roberts of New York will become treasurer of the United States on July 1. Seeretary Gage has appointed a commission to examine the books of the present treasurer, D. N. Morgan of Conneeticuí, and to count the money in the vaults. This is an enormous undertaking, and will employ about 100 persons, including expert counters and their assistants, for about three months. Most of this time will be taken in counting the vast stores of silver. It is es-timated that the paper money can be ccunted in about two weeks, and that it will take nearly two monchs and a half to count the slier. Mr. Morgan's bondsmen will not be relieved until the count is concluded and all the moneys and bonds in his charge have been fully accounted for. Though Mr. Morgan received from his predeeessor about $700,000,000, he will deliver to Mr. Roberts about $60,000,000 more than that sum. WW i to Cantón Fliday. Washington, June 30. - The pre?ident has definitely decided to go to his old home at Cantón, O., on Friday to visit his mother for a few days. Mrs. McKinley, Miss Mabel McKinley, and probably Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Day will aocompany him. They will leave here on the regular train over the Pennsylvania Friday evening at 7:10, arriving in Cantón at 10:30 Saturday mornmg. They will remain over ■ the fourth and return Monday or Tuesday evening. On Thursday night the president will give an informal dinner to the members of the cabinet and their wives. Pettlgrew In the Senate A.sain. Washington, June 30.- Senator Pettigrew was on the floor of the s Tuesday atid was congratulated by his colleagues on his speedy recoviry from his recent l'Uuss.