Evening star., 1900-09-20
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
A Cabinet Meeting Will Be Held
Tomorrow.
CONFERENCE over GERMANY'S NOTE
A Reception to Be Given to the
Odd Fellows.
PLEASED WITH THE CENSUS

Three or four members of the cabinet will
be in the city tomorrow and viii attend a
| cabinet meeting at the White House This
meeting will go over the German note and
all other late phases OF the Chinese situa-
tion 1t is said that the President has prac-
ticaliy decided upon an answer to the note,
but 1t will not be sent until after the cabi-
net session. Secretary Long. Secretary Will
son and Postmaster General Smith are ex-
pected to be here tomorrow. These, with
Attorney General Griggs, will make half of
the cabinet officers present.
\ conference over the German note was
held at the White House last night Those
with the President were Attorney General
Griggs, DIR. Hill. acting secretary of state;
Mr.. Adee, assistant secretary of state, and
General Corbin, the acting secretary of war
The President entertained these officials at
dinner, and the conference was held after
ward No statement was given out.
General COrbin was at the White House
today Tor a short conference with the
President So was Admiral CrownlnshieId
who had cable message from Admiral
Remey.
Reception to Odd Fellows.
The President had number of other
callers during the day, among them being
A e. l.. Leckie and DR.. T. ]. Jones, a
committee from the District Grand Lodge
Va obb i'iAo"s' iitJ tdiitl bi inc fItSl-
dent to arrange for reception at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning To 500 or 800
Odd Fellows who viii be returning this
way from the session of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge at Richmond. The reception
will be by card. Visitors can obtain cards
of admission at odd Fellows Hall, on Tth
street.
Pleased With the Census Work.
Director Merriam of the census bureau
had Il talk with the President regarding
the progress of the census work. The
President heartily congratulated Director
Merriam on the satisfactory manner In
which the. work is proceeding. and express
ed pleasure that it is so far advanced Re-
publican leaders say that one Of the grati-
flying features OF government work here In
this political year is that the opponents Of
the administrator have been unable 10 find
anything for adverse criticism in the CEN
sus bureau Mr.. Merriam's management, il
Is said. has beer above successful criticism.
The President Is not unmtndful of this fact.
Pardon Granted William Peterson.
Among five six pardons signed by
President Mckinley today was one for Will
lam Peterson, a coiored boy, who was con-
victed in this city in June, 1893, of house
breaking, and was sentenced to five years
in the New Jersey penitentiary at Trenton.
Peterson is twenty-five years old and was
the support Of widowed mother and five
children. He was convicted OF breaking
into the house of BARLEY Thornton of 1870
I'D street. Mr. Thornton and his wife Were
awakened by a noise in their house, and on
investigation found Peterson under bed.
An application was made for his pardon a
year ago, but then refused because of
adverse recommends tions by the district
attorney and Judge Bradley, who tried the
case. Since then Judge Bradley has changed
his recommendation, and this led to the
pardon
Judge Bradley said that he had carefully
i,r- Oh tla -
since his first recommendation and was
convinced that Peterson was the victim of
a designing companion, with whom he had
been drinking, who made the opening into
the house and succeeded in inducing Peter
son to enter when intoxicated. Judge Brad
ley is satisfied that Peterson, when found
was either asleep feignng sleep, and
was apparently stupid.
Attorney General Grfggs made the follow
ing recommendation in the case: Judge
Bradley has called in person upon me and
stated that he made careful examination
of the facts connected with the case and
believed that the presence of the petitioner
in the house at the time of the occurrence
was not due to felonious purpose, but that
the petitioner was drunk at the time and
merely took refuge there for the purpose
of rest or sleeping. The mother of the petl-
toner has also called to me and declar-
ed that her son had never been in trouble
before and was her reliance and support
In view of the recommendation of Judge
Bradley and OF the fact that the prisoner
has now served two years and quarter III
prison L recommend that he be pardoned
4 Call From Mir. Quesadn.
Senior Quesada who has had charge of
the Cuban exhibit at the Paris exposition,
called on President Mckinley today to tell
the President about the exhibit. He said
that the exhibit had been a great success
and was much admired by people of all
tionalities over 100 medals and prizes were
taken by the exhibit
Mr.. Quesada has recently returned from
Paris. He has just been elected delegate
from Pinar del Rio province, in Cuba to
the constitutional convention of Cuba.