Evening star., 1899-04-04
THE WHITE HOU Sc
Only Five Cabinet Members Present at
Today Session.
Pleased With the News of the PrOcla-
nation of the Philippine
Commission.

Just five of the members of the cabinet
| We're present at the regular session at the
White House today. The absentees We're
Secretaries Gage, Alger and Long.
The President again stated that he de-
sires to speedily promulgate the civil serv-
| ice order which has been held in allegiance
so long, and requested the cabinet members
who had not forwarded to him their re-
vised recommendations to do so at once.
If they are able to do so within a few days
the order will be made public by the last
of this week.
Secretary Hay stated that the State De-
partment had received a long cable mes
sage from President Schurmann of the
Philippine commission, giving the commits
sion's observations of conditions in the
islands and tehing what has been done
The President and cabinet looked upon the
telegram in the most satisfactory light, and
| the general opinion was that the majority
of the Filipnos have been coerced into
opposition to the United States. violence
| and fear forming the power used over the
people
A Peaceful Outlook.
| In the light of the favorable message the
cabinet is disposed to believe that the
United States will soon be in full possession
of all territory, and that in a short time
peace will be restored. Much faith is put
in the ability of the Philippine commission
to follow up the forceful work of Gen.
Otis and do much good by peaceful meth
DDS. No materially new instructions will
be sent the commissioners, who know the
Presidents desires. The commissioners Will
do all in their power to get In touch with
Filipiro leaders and show them that the
intention of the President is not to enslave
them or oppress them. 1t is believed that
the Fiiipnos are now in a mood to receive
the peaceful overtures Of the commission
erS.
The President had only a few visitors be-
fore the cabinet met and he was unable to
see any of these, owing to conferences with
Acting Secretaries Miklejohn and Allen of
the War and Navy Departments.
A Noted Indian Scout.
One of the most picturesque callers was
To-he-pe-rus a full-blooded Pawnee In
dian whose English name is Thomas En-
mons. To-he-pe-rus was a scout in the
United States army in the sixties and
seventies, and has in his possession seven
separate commissions as scout and officer
of the battalion of scouts in existence in
those days He was once scout for Gen.
Custer. Te-he-pe-rus was too taciturn and
uncommunicative to tell his business to
any one, saying he wanted to see the Pres
| ident and no one else. He know me was
| all the indian would say. Te-he-p -pe-rus
| went to the White House yesterday to see
| the President. but as he had been indulgine
| in considerable quantities of fire water the
i officials told him he would have to cal
\ again. He reappeared this morning in bet
| ter condition than yesterday. 1t is said
| that ne wants to go to the Philippines as
| a scout
Representative Adams of Pennsylvania
| wanted to see the President about having
| the Raleigh ordered to Philadelphia. He
| says that the people there demand a
glimpse of the first ship of Deweys fleet