The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-18
CABINET TALksAB0UT CUBA
The Administrations Attitude
Not Farther Developed.
NOTHING SAID OF WARSHIPS
Judge Day States That Nothing Has
Been Heard From Ji.dge Calhoun
Except Dispatch Announcing His
Arrival-Presid ident Not Likely to
Leave for Some Time.

The Cabinet meeting today was devoted
partly to "A discussion OF CUBAN matters,
but was unimpouaRtin in the development OF
aay news.
large number Of kilograms and letters
congratgiatory and otherwise have teen
received from all over the country and
great many suggestions of various kinds
made sinre the message was sent 7 hc
Cabinet talked OF these and of the IInpres-
sion which the message is making
The President and his advisers are as
yet Undecided what shall he the attitude
ofthe A administration tow ard further Cuban
Developments Mr Mckinley talked with
several members of the Senate yesterday
and today with regard to the hcligercncy
resolution Hci is said TO believe now tnat
it may tn, kept from reaching vote for
two weeks or more in the Senate.
Secretary Long is aUti oiiJy on tie stats
ment that warshipS for Cuba were not
discussed. Neither was the method fcr
the distribution of the supplies TO any
great extent II is tEGUght tha this viii
be left for the Sec retary OF state to arrange
as be sees lit The plan for sending them
20 the conSuls has been talked OF heretofore
at Cabinet discussions.
a rage lis. of postmastershipS weIe de-
oided on 10y Postmaster General Gary and
the President after the other meEtheTs of
The Cabinet had left.
Judge Day had a ShortConvcrsation with
the President this morning after the CabI-
net had nearly all LEFT He told The Times
reporter that Nj Calhoun had sent tie State
Department notification Of D. s arrival in
CUla. but that nothing else was in his
first message, and that the second has
rot Yet reached Washington, if il has been
sent
The President will probably not leave
tie white HouSt. for some time. il is now
said. Cherry HuIr will undoubtedly bc
his choice for an outing when he does
gave up the White House grind. He has
been told 10y several people OF the great
beauty and The desirahlity of eX-Sena-
tny Hendtr>oI's placr. and is most kindly
disposed toward it,
MIR Robert Holt for.nerly Iurd mayor #
Liverpool, who had the honor also Of re-
fusng an English baronetcy, was a caller
daughter this morning They had pleas
ant int arylsw with President Mckinley, and
weTr shown over the White House at his
suggestion Young Holt is to marry New
York gar.
Senator Eikins ana Congressman novcner
and Miller introduced Mr.. ] Fl McGinniS,
Nj. J. J. Miller and state Senator Get
zendener. The other gentlemen did not
express their wishes. but Mr.. ] T. Miller
is TO make run for the chief of the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing, to succeed Mr.
Claude Johnson.
The " ell known Kentucky delegation was
soon in tire field this morning. Or Hunter
and Cougre esSinan Coison this morning
brought Hr. A X. Franks, Mr.. c W Erd-
man. Mr.. Z y Fordycc and Dr. Bowman
They nearly all want local positions and
VIII probably get them. Mr. Fordyce il said
TO ne Sla PifoF postmaster al Rowling Green.
pr. Bowman wants Ia 20 To Korea
senator Dehoc gets nearly everything
thaj he asks for, but a conflict has arisen
between the Senator and Congressman
Ennis, as to the colleCtoTship of internal
revenue OF the Louisville district. u hiCh is
likely to toe decided against him by the
President II is an interesting fight,
the position is the best paying one in the
state. Senator Rchoe has Il man named
Sapp for tie position and Congressman
INNS, Of the dist rict. wishes u Mr. Buckner
given the appoin, ment. Mr.. Mckinley
has given Senator Dchoe % understand that
in this particular ease he believes the
Cong gresham Of the district should have
the choice
" Wail 4 I'm lz-niI
as a Lincoln scholar, and as a writer of
Lincoln literature, was a caller at tine
White House this morning Mr. Weik
wished an Indiana coIIectorship some time
ago, but has given up his ambition in this
direction.
Congressman Quigg and Postmaster Van
Colt. OF New York, made a friendly call
at the White House this morning
Two other New Workers were Col. J. J.
McCook and Nj r a c. Smith a member
Of the Union League Club, and chairman Of
the delegation which escorted The PreSi-
dent On his recent trip 10 New York for
the Grant monument celebration. These
gentlemen. too. Gisclamed any knowledge
Of big political news, and announced that
they did not personally want anything.
Col. NcCOok has been about given up
by the speculative newspaper men. Nearly
every large position domestic and Foreign,
has been coupled with his name since he
refused the place tnat Secretary Piss took
and he ha repeatedly said that there is
nothing uI3t he wants.
Col AIcCook SAYS that up 10 0 clock
last night, when he left New York, the
famous Loganletter had not been received
HerefuSeS to sayanythine as to what would
happen if the letter should be received.
Senator Hanna made his first visit this
morning since his return from Ohio. He
told President Mckinley hat he was much
Improved in health. He does not lock en-
tirely well yet. however. He had no news
to give out Senator Foraker and Repre-
sentatives Grosvenor and Northway were
also among this mornings callers.