Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-03-23
NO SIGNIFICANCE :?
And Yet the President Failed
to Worship.
SHIP BUILDERS THERE
They Attended a Meeting at the
White House Yesterday.
Report to be Made
Public Promptly.

Washington, March 20-Pre-
sident Mckinley did not attend
church this morning as is his
custom, but instead spent two
hours and more in conference with
several members of the Cabinet.
Assistant Secretary Day called
about 1O:3O o'clock and remained
until nearly 1. Secretary Long and
Secretary Bliss were the other
members present. They remained
less than an no ur.
Commander Glover, IN company
with Mr.. Flint, who has been
acting for the government in the
negotiations for the purchase OF
warships also called and were
shown into the Presidents private
office.
The members of the cabinet on
leaving the White House said that
there was no special significance
in the meeting this morning.
The report of the Maine court
of inquiry had not been received
nor was it definitely known when
it would reach here. It was e1pec-
ted, however, early in the present.
week, and as soon as received it
would be handed st once to the
President, and when it had been
read aad considered by the Presl-
dent it would be made public.
Secretary Long in speaking of
the report, said that while fully
realizing it's Importance, the coun-
try, in his opinion; would willing
ly accord to the President a day or
two if necessary. for it's consldera-
tiou. The indications seems to be
that the report will be made public
by the middle of the present week.
Washington, March 20.-The
presence of Mr.. Charles R. Flint
at the conference naturally gives
rise to the inference that the Pre-
sident and his advisers were dis
cussing the question of acquiring
additional ships Mr.. Flint, whose
commercial interests are largely
with South American counties,
is believed in a measure at least
to represent Chill and the Argen-
tine Republic in any negotiations
which are under way for the dis
position of the war vessels. A re-
-1r-.-. .Il1:-.L-:s-
he could say whether or not the
United States had secured possess
sion of the Chilian ship O'Higgins
and the Argentine ship San
Martiuo, but he declined to make
any statement on the subject.
When pressed for some informa-
ton in regard to the matter, he
replied:
"Both Chill and Argentine Re-
public have the warmest friend
ship and admiration for tho
United States had her institutions.
Neither country is anxious to sell
their ships to this government,
basing this indisposition on the
belief that we have an excellent
navy of our own. They want these
vessels themselves. If the time
should come, however, when it was
apparent that the United States
needed these vessels, they would
gladly part with them to u.s."
The attention of Mr.. Flint was
called to the published report that
the United states would purchase
the Brazilian torpedo boat Tuby,
but this, he said, would not be
done, 80 far as he was aware, as
there were no negotiations under
way to that effect.
Aside from the meeting of sever
al membera of the Cabinet at the
White House, there we're no In
cidents of Importance during the
day. Judge Day, Assistant Secre-
tary Adee, Chief Clerk Michael
and other officials were at the
State Department, but this has
been quite common during the
recent month. Also at the War
and Navy Departments a number
of chiefs of bureaus were at their
desks for several hours mainly for
the purpose of disposing of the
business which recently has ac-
cumulated so rapidly.
The most interesting topic of the
day was based on the dispatches
from Havana indicating pr ospect-
i've conference between General
Pando and General Gomez and