The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-20
AMERICA HAS
MADE ANSWER
!. 10 GERMANY.
President Mckinley Not Long ir
Making Up His Mind What to
Reply to Kaiser Wilhelm.
MILI7ARYAfFAIPS UNCHANGED
By the Turn Of Affairs-Counter Pro-
position May be Made to Prevent
the Threatened interruption.
MAsH1NGToN. s.. q. sept. ID.

WASHINGTON. D. c. Sept. 10
President Mckinley, accompanied by,
Secretary cortelyou, reached Washing
ton at 7:45 this morning. from Canton.
They were met at the station by AS
slstant. Secretary Pruden and Adjutant
General corbin, who, after to-day will
be acting. secretary Of war In the abb
,sence Of both Secretary Root and AS.
slstant Secretary Melkeljohn. Soon after
the President arrived Attorney General
Griggs called to extend his greetings,
postponing until a later hour the gen;
eral consultation over the Chinese Sit
uation. The complications which have
arisen in connection with the Chinese
situation decided the President to re-
turn to Washington at this time. The
decision to come here was reached on
Monday, before the President had any
knowledge OF the new German demand
for the punishment of the leaders OF the
anti-foreign movement. Attorney Cen
eral Griggs is the only. cabinet officer in
Washington, and With him the Presi-
dent will go over the new developments
in the situation. Since the departure OF
Secretary Root, Attorney General
Griggs has been the ranking cabinet Of
flcer and has had charge of all import
ant matters In the Presidents absence.
No Call for Absent Members.
The President. 1t is understood, has
not sent out call for the absent cabi-5
net officials to return and those who
come back will do SO voluntarily. Sec
retary Long has already notified the
President that he will be back on Fri
day. There is no such thing as a quor-
um Of the cabinet for session, and II
necessary one can be held with one
member. Indeed, the Presidents con-
ference with Attorney General Griggs
to-day was in reality a cabinet meeting.
The conference took place after Assist
ant Secretary OF State Adee had talked
with the, President and Ind placed him
in possession OF all the details Of the
situation known at the state depart
ment. Assistant Secretary OF War Mel
kelJohn also saw the President, but his
visit, 1t is said. had no relation to the
Chinese situation. Mr.. Meikeljohn
leaves tonight for Nebraska. where he
will make n speech Saturday night. and
simply called to pay his respects. The
President will return to Canton Friday
night, unless something Unexpected oc-
ours to detain him.
Foraker Saw the President.
Senator Foraker, of Ohio, was also
among those who saw the President.
He stopped over on his way back to
Ohio. after campaigning tour in the
east. Senator Foraker will resume his
campaign work at Urbana Friday night
and will spend the greater portion of
his time for the remainder OF the CAM
paign in the Buckeye state.
| It is believed that after talking over
the situation with Attorney General
Griggs and Mr.. Adee to-day. the Pres
ident reached a conclusion as to the
response that should be made by this
government to the German note. Mr..
Adee hurried back to the state depart
ment from the white house and after
talk with DR.. Hill began the prepara-
ton of an answer. embodying the Pres
idents views. It is believed that this
draft Is purely tentative, for It Is
known that 1t Is to be submitted TO the
President ard to the attorney general.
as we'll as,to any other member Of the
cabinet who may return to Washing
ton within the next >twenty-four hours.
before being forwarded.
Counter Proposition May be Made.
The German government Is manifest
ing q disposition to secure speedy
disclosure OF the views of the United
States respecting its last proposition.
This result Is likely to be attained.
though It is entirely possible that the
| American answer will involve n counter
proposition or at least will seek to pre-
vent the threatened interruption of the
efforts which are now progressing with
such promises, looking to the initiation
OF peace negotiations.
1t is said that the answer of our gov
ernment cannot, In any case. be made
ready before tomorrow. That any de-
c!sion arrived at to-day has not chang
ed the military situation, Is known from
the fact that SO far, no additional or
ders have gone forward TO General