Show he bas ben selected tint he appointment is sot TH F service nov 16 while I 1 am not authorized to speak officially eaid secretary to day nay impression is that the appointment to fill the vacancy on the united states supreme bench bill not take place until after the holidays I 1 am not at liberty to name the candidates but aliey are quite numerous the president will proceed to decide the question with the deliberation due BO important an appointment the president is a resident of the district from which the of mr mattlens Matt bens is to be appointed and is doubly interested that a man will be selected who will meet n ith local as well aa general approval there Is much mystery about the presidents whereabouts private secretary II alford bays he has gone to mayland to ducks but does not know bis exact location but there are strong deigns eliat he has gone to north carolina instead and Is probably at the club house on Carri tick sound where senator edmunds Edmu president arthur and other famous men base been in the habit of sporting at any rate he proposed to get two or alree quiet days of shirting spir ting and recreation without being interfere with by the public or newspaper men |