Evening star., 1900-12-11
The Pekin Episode Discussed by the
Cabinet.
CHAFFEE AND WALDERSEE SATISFIED
Model Of Proposed New Execu-
tive Mansion Displayed.
SOME OF TODAY'S CALLERS

sode at Pekin, now so frequently mentioned,
between Count Won Waldersee, the German
commander in China, and Gen. Chaffee. All
| the statements heretofore made have assert
| ed that Gen. Chaffee sent letter to Count
Won Waldersee complaining of the removal
of astronomical instruments from the wall
| Of Pekn, and other species of looting in
progress by German and other troops The
story went that Waldersee returned the let
| ter to Chaffee without answer because of
| its tone
| According to the cabinet story, the note
| Of complaint sent and Waldersee acted
as reported, but Gen. Chaffee recognized
later that the tone of the complaint was
somewhat rough and amended the note ac-
| cordngly. The amended note was satisfac-
| tory to Wadersee, and he and Gen. Chaffee
dined together, settling any differences that
might have arisen over the tone of the note.
Internal Revenue COmmissionership.
! There just a reference in the cabinet
to the offer of the commssionership of In
ternal revenue to Joseph Manley of Maine.
| 1t was stated that Mr.. Manley would give
a formal answer to the offer some time to-
day. 1t is the general belief that Mr. Man
| ley will not accept the offer and that the
| place will be given, as heretofore stated in
| The Star to John w. Yerkes of Kentucky.
| There have been a number OF rumors about
| Mr.. ManleyS intentions, but none of them
| are based on final action by the Maine man.
| Will Attend Centennial Exercises.
| The cabinet decided to attend the centen-
| nial exercises tomorrow in body. The
members will be at the White House at 10
| O'Clock. The President and his cabinet
| all personally interested in the exercises
| and are looking forward to them with ex-
pectancy.
Mr.. John Joy Edison and Mr.. Reeside had
a conference with Secretary Cortelyou this
! afternoon about the centennial exercises In
| the east room tomorrow. Both Mr. Edison
and Mr.. Cortelyou recognize that a serious
problem IL going to be the handling of the
crowd with the limited space at command.
| The White House is so limited as to be un-
able to accommodate half of those who
| have been invited.
| Separate invitations have been sent for
the three principal functions of the centen-
NAL exercises. With each invitation has
gone program showing all the exercises.
1t is feared by some that this program may
| lead to the belief that the invitation in
| cludes all the exercises. This would be i'm
possible, as at each place space is small.
Therefore it is desired that recipients Of in
ton Is for the function specified and not for
the others.
| To BE Ambassador to Italy.
| The President today sent to the Senate
the name of George V. L. Meyer Of Massa-
chusetts to be ambassador of the United
States to Italy.
| Want French Treaty Ratified.
| big delegation of prominent business
men of the country, representing the Ma
! tional Association of Manufacturers, the
Vehicle and Implement League and the
| National Business League Of Chicago, CALI
| ed on the President today and urged the
! ratification of the reciprocity treaty with
| France. The delegation stated that the
| business men desired the treaty. Among
| the members Of the delegation were Messrs.
| Deering and McC ormck, millionaire manu-
| facturerS of Chicago.
Model of Proposed New White House.
| A beautiful model of the proposed new,
| or enlarged, White House placed in the
| east room of the Executive Mansion this
morning under the direction of Colonel
Theodore A Bingham. The model occupies
stand erected in the center of the east
room, and Colonel Bingham will exhibit it
tomorrow when he makes an address to the
assembled dignitaries who will open the
exercises commemorating the centennial OF
the establishment of Washington as the
seat of the national government Colonel
Bingham will use the model in pointing out
the various ideas Of the enlargement he
will recommend to Congress in the plans
which that body made appropriation TO Sc
cure.
The model was taken to the White House
in three pieces-one miniature OF the eX-
listing building and the other two or the
wings proposed to be erected either side.
The model has just been finished, and will
be photographed this afternoon.
Colonel Bingham is sanguine that the
model will create a favorable impression
when its many points are fully explained.
Colonel Bingham is aware of some OF the
criticisms of occasional archltects' ana Will
not attempt to withhold reference to these
criticisms, regardless of how adverse they
may be to his own views.
George H. Brown the superintendent of
the propagating gardens. has begun the
decorations of the east room. The model
will be the centerpiece Of the decorations.
Colonel Bingham and Secretary Cortel-
you have been busy at the White House ar
ranging some of the details OF the exercises
tomorrow in and around the Executive
Mansion. This includes some of the police
arrangements, the handling of the guests at
the White House exercises and various
other matters. The east room has been
closed to everybody today, and Colonel
Bingham has carefully guarded the secrets
Of the project so near to the people OF
Washington.
Early Callers Today.
In the short time before the cabinet met
this morning President Mckinley received
a number of visitors. No important matters
were talked over, owing to the lack of
time. Among the prominent visitors were
Archbishop Ireland, Gen. James H. Wilson,
who has just reached here from China; Gen.
Corbin, Senator and Mrs. Thurston and
friends, Senator McEnery and Representa-
tive Meyer of Louisiana, Senators Fair
banks and Beveridge Senator Burrows
Representative Kahn. Representative VIM.
Alden Smith, Senator Spooner and Governor
Schofield of Wisconsin.
Archbishop Ireland said it was the duty Of
every good American to pay his respects to
the President, and that this duty took him
to the White House. The President received
him in the library.
New Pulp Mills Start.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, December 1.-THE
new soda mills Of the West Virginia Pulp
and Paper Company, at Luke, this county,
haya hoep comnleted the ma achinerv placed