The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-20
Secret Meeting of Cabinet Off.
GERS at Washington City.
PROBABLY ON SPANISH AFFAIRS.
A Public Statement on the Cuban
Neutrality Question Expected.
The Knights OF Labor Propose to Bow
colt National Rank Notes The
Treasury Officials say That No
Harm VIII Be Done.

Washington City July 1s-For the first
time in many years there was a mid-suna-
mer caoinet meeting In Washington Ciiy
this afternoon In the absence OF the PRES
ident Secretary Of State olnev apparent-
ly came 10 Washington City from Fal-
mouth for the express purpose for ne ar
rived th.s noon and viii leave the city to-
morrow morning. Secretary olney called
AT the war department soon after his ar
rival TO ta.k With Secretary Lamont, The
latter WAS absent at the time and ne faig-'
ed 10 attend the cabinet meeting witch
was held later, although an effort was
made 20 sun1uon him ny telephone. Seere-
tary HerbeTN next received 2 visit from
the secretary of state. ami about o'clock
the pair walked over 10 the state depart-
ment and We're closeted in the office OF
Secretary Olncy. Here they were Joined
IN the course Of half IN hour by Secretary
Carlisle and Attorney General Harmon.
who had been called by telephone into con-
ference. THIS lasted for fully two hours,
and from time TO time Assistant Secretary
Adee, who has been acting as secretary ot
state during the bsence Of Secretary Oh
ney, was called snto the room to advise ths
cabinet as 20 some point under discussion.
Whatever was the subject considered
could not be learned. and apparently IL was
resolved to keep the proceedings secret.
for each OF the persons present, as they
emerged from the Office. declined court
eously hut positively TO answer a single
question touching their deliberations. All
that could be gathered was 10 the effect
that nothing had happened al Gray Gables
10 give rise 10 any apprehension. Stil
there was an air OF gravity in the demean-
or of the cabinet officers as they emerged
from the conference that would Indicate
that some weighty and Important questions
had been under discussion.
What these may have been can only bs
surmisel without any tangible evidence
OF probability. one theory Is that the
Mora claim was before the cabinet in the
shape OF some proposition from the Span
fsh government for It's settlement that per-
haps involved the element OF long time.
and consequently justified some hesitation
before II could be disposed of.
An idea hroached was that there was aN
ugly question as 10 the fulillment OF our
neutrality obligations toward Spain that
had caused the sudden assemhlage of tho
cabinet officers This had some color from
the fact that the particular officers gather
ed at the state department this afternoon
were lust these who would be charged
with the execution of the neutrality laws.
Minister de LONE was seen tonight, but
refused absolutely TO be interviewed as to-
the reasons for his presence here at this
time. The suppression Is very strong to-
night that the cabinet meeting was for
the purpose of discussing the neutrality
feature of the Cuban question. and IL is
believed that some public statement VIII
he made in regard thereto in a few days.