Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-06
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Matters Considered at Today's Cabinet
Meeting,
JAPANESE MINISTER'S FAREWELL
Talks in Regard to Porto Rican
Bills Prospects.
PREDICTIONS OF PASSAGE

| Secretary Root read to the cabinet today
| the full instructions which have been pre-
| pared for the Philippine commission. The
instructions will be made public in several
weeks. The commission will sail from San
| Francisco about the 18th of this month. 1t
| is stated that the position of secretary to
| the commission will be left vacant at pres
ert. 1t was offered to Charles NJ Pepper
but when he declined no other tender was
| raade, owing to the short time in which q
| person accepting could get ready.
Admiral Dewey's candidacy for the pres
idency was touched upon by cabinet mem
bers in the same way that individuals
everywhere refer to 1t. There was nothing
serious in the consideration given the SUBJ
| ject. OF course, there was nothing for Of
hcial action in the case, and the talk was
unofficial.
Secretary Root has received a telegram
from Porto Rico announcing some trouble
there over the arrival of Jamaican negroes
who went in to work. The natives resented
the intrusion and in small riot killed ono
| of the arrivals. Secretary Root merely re-
ferred to the matter.
Going to st. Petersburg.
President Mckinley received visit this
morning from Jotaro Koruna, the Japan
ese minister to the United States. Mr..
Komura will leave this country next
transferred to Russia by Japan. and his
visit to rhe President was one of farewell.
Mr.. Komura expressed regret at leaving
the United States. and the President was
equally sincere in wishing that he could
have remained here.
Diplomats and those who have studied
the eastern situation some significance
in this and another transfer recently made.
Chin Pom Ye, who was the Corean minis
ter here SO long, only few weeks ago
said farewell to the President. having
been accredited to three or four European
countries, but chiefly to Russia.
Mr.. Ye and Mr.. Komura are recognized as
two of the foremost diplomats of the east.
Moreover. they represent two countries that
are just now on exceedingly friendly terms.
In case of trouble with Russia, it is thought,
Japan and Corea would be allies unless
Russia could manage to bring about an
arrangement between them, to her own
profit.
Mr. Komura is a graduate of Harvard and
is considered one of the most enlightened
men of the world. He will be a match for
Russian diplomats. 1t is learned that no
change is to be made in the staff of the
Japanese mission at st. Petersburg.
Japan and Russia. like two giants who
have long been on the verge of collision.
are ROW sizing each other up by modern
diplomatic methods before beginning the
struggle. In Mr.. Komura Japan has a
brilliant representative, and in this pre-
liminary bout will get none the worst. Chin
Pom Ye. the equal in intelligence and wis
dom of any Corean. will carefully guard
the interests of Corea. The future will now
be watched with more than usual interest
by the worlds diplomats and politicians.
The Porto Ricnn BiII.
Representatives Payne and Da!zell con-
ferred with the President for some time
this morning relative to the Porto Rican
bill. which has gone to the House from the
Senate Mr.. Payne said that a number OF
republican members of the House are out
of the city. and that a vote will not be
taken until the fore part Of next week 1t
is believed that Tuesday or Wednesday
will he time fixed for a vote. Mr.. Payne
said that the bill would become law. Mr..
Dalzell made the same assertion.
Representative Lacey of Iowa was also
at the White House. .'Tha Porto Rican
bill will pass the House as IL passe the
Senate, without changing a semi-colon,'
he said.
Pressing the Charleston Invitation.
]. Adger Smythe and F. Q. O'Neal. mayor
and alderman, respectively, of Charleston,
S. c.. visited the President this morning in
company with Senator McLaurin and off,
cially urged acceptance of the strong invi-
tation extended the President to visit
Charleston when the National Educational
Association assemblies there in July. The
President replied, as heretofore, that it
would greatly please him 10 go to Charles
ton and that if it is possible he will make
the trip.
~
Senator Penrose visited President McKin-
lev this morning and laid before him the
name of John b. Robinson of Delaware
county for nomination as United States
marshal for the eastern district of Penn
svlvania The nomination will soon be
made Mr. Robinson lives at Media, and
was member of the Fifty-fourth Con-
gress He was the ranking member Of the
naval affairs committee of the House al the
time of his retirement He served in the
navy eleven years. is newspaper man and
lawyer and at present is proprietor OF the
Media Ledger.
Today's Nominations.
The President today sent the following
to the Senate:
To be third secretary of the United States
embassy, City of Mexico, Philip NJ. Hoefele
of Missouri.
Pope, Milton
Charles H Parker, Macedon; James II.
Smith, Franklinville.
Vermont - Walter C. Shaw, North Ben
nington.
Pennsylvan!a-wm E. Scott. Jeannette.
Martin B. Allen, Honesdale
TeXas-E. II. Clark, Victoria.
Minnesota-Carlton Graves, Altken; Eu-
gene S. Woodbridge, Stewartville.
Iowa-F. l.. Wellman, Monona; Victor
Nelson, Gowrie.
Indiana-W. S. Hunter, Jasper; H F.
Pierceton; II. S. Espey. Rising
Sun.
Illinois-John r. Shook Altamont; E. E.
Smith. Clayton; r. NJ Cauger.. Granite.
Connecticut-George p. Edwards, Collins
vile; Charles T. Welch, Windsor.
California-John Lemasters, Kern; w. NJ
Truckee.