Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-24
AT HE=WHITE HOUSE
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Chinese Affairs Discussed by the Cabinet
This Morning.
Informal Discussion OF the Question
OF the Far Esist-Announcement
Oh Pard0ns.

The cabinet meeting today was somewhat
OF Christmas gathering. a reunion of the
leads OF the administration for the purpose
OF looking back over the work of the year
that Is gone. The gathering was a happy
one ana there was apparently nothing for
the capinet officials to regret of the work
done by them during the year.
Chinese Affairs Discussed.
Few public questions were touched upon
The situation in China was informally talk
ed over, the understanding arrived at be-
Ing that this country has no interest in
what is being done by the European powers
except to see that or treaty relations with
China are not imperiled. These treaty re-
iatlonS protect American citizens in their
business and ownership of property, and SO
long as Russia, Germany or any other
country does nothing to endanger these re-
lations. the United States does not care
what results from the. intrigues of the
powers
This policy has been foreshadowed. and
was expected by all the members Of the
cabinet who had not given the matter
careful consideration,
Secretary Sherman walked more spright-
ly this morning on leaving the cabine. ses-
sion than in weeks. He greeted the White
Reuse attaches In the most pleasant man.
ner. and they all wished him happy
Christmas. The Secretary's face did not
give evidence Of any burden in the way of
contest with the European countries for
slices of Chinese territory.
Senators Nelson, Burrows, Cullom and
Fairbanks constituted the list of official
callers. A delegation Of G. A. r. men of
the department of Texas called to leave
Endorsement Of the candidacy of Maj. J.
w. Burke for collector of internal revenue
OF the third district of Texas. Maj. Burke
is a brother of Maj. J. B. Burke of the Dis
trict.
Christmas Presents to Prisoners.
The President today granted the follow
ing paSdons, which will go to the convicts
as Christmas presents:
VIM. E. Burr, convicted in Missouri in
1S!H of violation of the banking laws and
sentenced to five years in the Missouri
pententiary.
Samuel E. Duncan, convicted in Ken
lucky in March. 1897, of passing counter
felt money and sentenced to eighteen
months in the Ohio penitentiary.
Junot d. Buxton, convicted in Minnesota
IN September, 1896 of embezzlement of
funds from the Minneapolis post office
while cashier, and sentenced to three years
and six months in the Minnesota peniten-
tiary.
George W. Shepperd, convicted in Iowa
of robbing post office and sentenced in
June last to two years Imprisonment in the
Iowa penitentiary-
William w. Shepherd, convicted at the
same time of the same offense as his
brother and sentenced to two years
Dan Parker, convicted in Wyoming of
robbing the mails and attacking a letter
carrier, and sGdtencsd in 1891 to life i'm
prisonment in tfhe hbuse of correction at
Detroit. -
Hamilton r. .Noryell, convicted in New
York of embezzling money order funds
and sentenced IN May last to imprisonment
for one year and six months in Albany
pcnitentiary. > ~
A. C. Allison, convicted in Pennsylvania
of fraudulently- using the mails and SEN
ts iced to eighteen months in the Ale
gheny penitentiary.