Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-01
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Philippine Dispatches Discussed at
the Cabinet Meeting.
SPEEDY COLLAPSE OF TEE REBELLION
Presidents Message May Not Go
in Until tuesday
BIG CROWD OF CALLERS

Dispatches from the Philippines furnished
topic for some talk at the cabinet meet
ing today These dispatches all pointed TO
a speedy collapse of the rebellion. In fact,
the President is So hopeful that dispatch
will come any day telling OF the collapse Of
everything that he is holding open his mes
sage for the last information which may
come in. He does not think the message
will go to Congress until Tuesday as here
tofore explained I'm The Star, and the por-
ton of the documents relating to the Phil
ippines will be kept I'm shape to receive an
addition at any time 1t would give the
President much qualification to be able to
make this announcement I'm definite man
ner II this Information does not come
from the Philippines in time the President
will say that there is every hope that the
rebellion has been practically ended. He
will detail, step by step. the work which
has resulted in bringing about almost IA
peaceful condition in the new acquisitions.
Feeling That the DiHicuIty L. settled.
The general feeling is that the Philip
pine difficulty is settled" said Secretary
Long. after the cabinet meeting. and that
the questions coming up from there here
after won't be hard to deal with"
All the other cabinet members expressed
is decidedly hopeful.
The subject Of General Leonard Woods
future did not form a part Of the days
talk but II is said positively that General
Wood will not accept the position OF sur
geon general Of the army. His desire is
20 become an officer Of the line Of the reg
ular army. Ii is probable that some action
in his case will be taken before the winter
is over.
4 Rush of Callers.
Had this not been cabinet day the Prest-
dent would have been oveTruu with callers.
He saw number Of statesmen. but good
many more called who could rot be seen.
Among those al the White House were SEN
ators Fairbanks, Beveridge, Lindsay. Cul-
lom and Piatt OF Connecticut, Representa-
tivcs Warner. Grosvenor. Brownlow, Steele
and Dalzell.
Senator Platt is a member OF the Senate
subcommittee which has had under consid-
Grafton the subject OF d financial measure
which could be agreed upon by Congress.
Senator Aldrich is chairman Of the COM
mittee Senator Plat said this morning
that his committee would probably com
pletc the measure IL Will agree upon to-
morrow. when meeting viii be held.
Generally speaking. said Senator Plat,
The Senate financial measure VIII he in
agreement with the House bill. There will
be several points OF difference. but the es-
two houses will be able to get together
without trouble
1t is believed by Senator Plstt and other
republican leaders that financial leg sls tion
along the lines indicated 10y the House bin
is a foregone conclusion. There f. al
most unanimous belief that this legislation
will be satisfactory to the country. and
that it will strengthen the republican party.
There is such unanimity as to the main
features as to insure speedy action by Con-
gress, il is said.
Senator Lindsay Kentucky.
Speaking of the political contest in KEN
lucky Senator Lindsay had this To sayI
Il have always had faith I'm the rectituds
of the people Of Kentucky and their rep
resentatives. 1 believe the man who was
elected governor will be seated, and that
man is Taylor. Every tribunal has thus
far decided against Goebel II is within
the power Of the legislature TO scat Corbel,
but though both Goebel and Blackburn
claim a majority of the legislature / think
both are mistaken."