Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-21
SUNDAY CABINET MEETING.


Washington. March 2O.-President
Mckinley did not attend church this
morning as Is his custom. but instead
spent two hours or more in conference
with several members Of the cabinet.
Assistant Secretary Day called about
1880 and remained until nearly /. Sec
rotary Long and Secretary Bliss were
the other members present. They re-
manned more than an hour.
Commander Glover. In company with
Mr.. Flint, who has ben acting for the
government in the negotiations for the
purchase OF ships. also called and were
shown into the Presidents private Of
flee.
The members of the cabinet, on leav-
ing the White House. said that there
was no special significance in the meet
ing this morning. The report of the
court of Inquiry had not been received.
nor was 1t definitely known when II
viii reach here. II was said. however,
that II would probably arrive early In
the week and as soon as received 1t
would be handed at once to the fresi-
dent and when II has been read and
considered by the President IL would be
made public.
Secretary Long. in speaking of the
report said that while fully realizing
the Importance. the country in his opin-
ion would willingly accord to the Presi-
dent a day or two III necessary for Its
consideration
The Indications seem to be that the |
report will be made public by the mid |
die of the present week.
The presence of Mr.. Charles II. Film. |
Mt the conference naturally gives in
ant ba nj nd
visors were DISCUSSING the question of
acquiring additional ships. Mr. Flint. |
whose commercial interests are largely
with South American countries. is be-
lieved In a measure. at least, to rep
resent Chile and Argentina In negotia-
lions which are under way for the dis
position of their war vessels
A reporter today asked Mr.. Flint II he
could say whether or not the United
States had secured possession OF the
Chilean ship O'Higgins and the Ar
gcntine ship San MARITIME, but he de-
clined to make any statement as to
that particular feature OF the subject.
When pressed for information In regard
to the matter he replied:
"Both Chile and the Argentina re-
and admiration for the United States +,
and her institutions. Neither country /,
is anxious to sell their ships to this
government basing the inosposition on /.
the belief that we have an excellent ,.
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vessels themselves. If the time should
come. however, when II was apparent
that the United States need these ves-
sells they would gladly part with them '
TO u.s."
The attention of Mr.. Flint was called
to the published report that the United I
States would purchase the Brazilian 9
torpedo gunboat Tuby but he said II u
was not done. so far as he was aware, W
ms there were no negotiations under b
way to that effect
Aside from the meeting of several D
OF the cabinet at the White o
House there were no Incidents of i'm g
oortance during the day. Judge Day. !,
Assistant Secretary Adee Chief Clerk q
Michael and other officials were at the a
department. but this has been quite e
common during the recent month Also p
II the war and navy departments 5
lumber OF the chiefs of bureaus were =
Il their desks for several hours. main II
y FOR the purpose Of disposnG of the n
business which recently has accumu-
ated so rapidly. n
The most interesting topic of the day D.
vas based on the dispatches from Ha. n
ana indicating a prospective confer u
nee between Gen. Pando and Gems. u
'arcia and Gomez and others of the M
nsurgent army for the purpose of sub n
hitting to the latter a formal offer of W
utonomy. m
ne dispatches apparently found no "
redence with the officials of the Span. W
N legation. They stated their dis. al
elief that conference on the pro- as
osed lines was probable and added IN
hat they had no information on the ca
iplect' Minister Polo Bernabe ex- ri
ressed the opinion that the report te
ON Havana was unfounded .as he said NJ
lie basis upon which II was proposed tn
grant autonomy was absurd. RI