Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-03
Another Cabinet Session Held by
the President.
CHINESE DISPATCHES CONSIDERED
Efforts Being Made to Reach Min
lister Conger With kilograms.
RETURNS TO OHIO TONIGHT

The cabinet held another session at the
White House today. contrary to expecta-
tons. After going to their offices for q
short while the members returned to lunch
with the President, and remained with him
until after 2:a" o'clock in the afternoon.
Ii was stated that the meeting was not
called to consider any new phase of the
Chinese situation or any other important
question. As the President was going away
tonight he thought 1t best to have a final
talk with his advisers.
Secretary Hay read to the cabinet the
advices that had been made public at the
State Department in the morning. The
cabinet regarded these statements as cor
rohorating fully the recent Conger dis
patch that caused so much doubt through
cut the country.
No official news has been received OF
W advance TO Pekin by the foreign troops
: atiored at Ten Tsin. The cabinet would
be glad to get such information In the
meantime the administration is doing all
in its power to reach Minister Conger with
kilograms. He has been sent messages in
both cipher and open English. 1t Is not
kEown however. whether any OF these are
getting through.
II the Ministers Are Delivered.
Informally the administration is talking
over what steps to take should the Chinese
government safely send the foreign minis
ters and their people to fen Tsin. 1t Is
said this afternoon that II China should do
this. especially with the consent and desire
Of the ministers themselves, 1t might pre-
vent an advance on Pekin so far as the
United States Is concerned. There would be
doubt about whether to go on should the
ministers be safe. The United States in a
message to Ii Hung Chang. has refused to
commit itself as TO what it would do if the
Chinese Sta ipoS Oh,
would make no bargain for the safe deliv-
cry of men whose safety should be assured
but If China voluntarily did this the matter
would be different. and would probably lend
likely that this country would hesitate and
would debate what steps to take.
To Return to Canton Tonight
President Mckinley will return to Canton
tonight on the 7:3O o'clock Pennsylvania
train. He will travel in a special car and
will reach Canton tomorrow morning about
10 O'Clock. He will be accompanied by Sec
rotary Cortelyou. Unless important bus
mess makes it necessary the President will
not return to Washington for several
weeks.
An Indian Delegation.
A delegation of six of the most noted In
this morning. They We're headed by GUIANA
Parker. who is well known as one of the
most progressive ull-blooded Indians in the
United States. They belonged to the XII
owas. Comanches and Apaches of Okla
homa. and came on here in connection with
the allotments under what is known as the
Fort Sill agreement of 1892. This agree
ment was ratified at the last session OF
Congress. 1t provides that the allotments
shall be made in six months. An inspector
and two special agents have been appointe ed
to execute the terms of the bill.
Many Visitors Waited.
number of visitors waited at the White
House today to see the President but he
was engaged with the cabinet or with vari-
Gus officials and had no time to see others
The woodwork lobby of the White House
has been painted white and gives a
brightness that is inviting. This lobby IS
used as the waiting room for visitors.
Executive CIemency.
President Mckinley has granted a pardon
to Drew Smith, an unfortunate Georgia
mountaineer who had made whisky in de-
tiance of the laws OF the United States
Smith WAS convicted in May last, and was
sentenced to four months in prison and to
pay fine Of 500. While serving sentence
somebody poisoned his wife and five chill
dIen. and one of the children died. The
family Is destitute and dependent upon the
fathers support. The pardon was granted
for these reasons.