Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-17
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Regular Cabinet Meeting Held This
Morning.
NO NEWS FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES
Press Dispatches as to Entry of
Allies Into Pekin Credited.
SOME OF TODAY'S CALLERS

A regular meeting of the cabinet was
held at the White House today. At its
close a statement was made that not a
WORD had been received from official
sources in China, except an unimportant
telegram from the consul at Chefoo, since
the meeting of the cabinet yesterday. The
President and the members of the cabinet
are anXiously awaiting intelligence of oc-
currences during the last four or five DAYS,
and the fact that none has reached here
Is regarded conclusive that the allied
army has passed on from Tung Chow and
may even now be in possession of Peizin
The reports that the relief force actually
entered the city of Pekin and rescued the
foreigners is believed by several cabinet
officials to be somewhat premature There
Is general belief in administration cir
ces that the rescue has by this time been
accomplished, but it Is not believed that
the news of the success of the mis-
sion could have gotten back to Shanghai
SO soon. A cabinet member said that if
the allies had entered Pekin on the 18th,
as stated in the dispatches, it would have
been impossible to get the news through
in less than two days
The cabinet had nothing new regarding
China TO talk about, and so other subjects
were introduced. Departmental matters
We're referred TO. Secretary Root has been
getting some private letters from the PhN-
net today. 1t is from a member of the
Philippine commission and deals with the
situation in the islands.
Press Dispatches Credited.
The press dispatches announcing the en-
trance of the allied army into Pekin We're
shown President Mckinley Immediately
after the news arrived. They gave him
great satisfaction, as the news was what
he had been expecting ever since the cabi-
net meeting yesterday. The President had
not apprehended any serious opposition
near Pekin. The request of Ii Hung
Chang for an armistice was proof to Off
cial minds here that Pekin was in no shape
to oppose the small allied army.
Cabinet officers arriving at the White
House to attend the cabinet meeting ex-
pressed a belief in the arrival at Pekn
They said they had been looking forward
for such news for several days. They
graduated the President upon entering the
cabinet room.
The Presidents Callers.
Judge Long of Florida, Wilbur F. Wake
man of New York, Senator Money of Mis-
sissppi and Rev. B. keenan, of sydney.
Australia, We're among the Presidents call
ers before the cabinet met this morning
Judge Long left today for New York to
take steamer for Egypt, to resume his
duties as consul general of the United
States at Cairo. He has been In this conn
try on leave of absence for several months
Senator Money has been at Cape May for
some time, and will leave in a few DAYS for
his home.
Major the Rev. B. keenan,, j. p is a
noted educator of Australia, and is on his
way TO England, after an absence of thirty
years He came by way of San Francisco.
He talked with the President for half an
hour and went away with most pleasant
impressions of the chief executive of the
United States.
Hay Dealers Received
President Mckinley this afternoon re-
ceived large party of hay dealers who
have been attending the seventh annual
convention of the National Hay Association
at Baltimore. They are on their way home
and are accompanied by their wives and
daughters. Geo. c. Warren of Saginaw
Mich, is president of the association which
was escorted over the city by John b,
Daish of this city. Other members of the
party We're F. d. Voris, Illinois; John Null
lally, St Louis; Ira c. Hall and ]. W. Hall
New York; A. l.. Clapp, Ohio H A. Hog,
mire, New York; w. H. Karns, St. Louis.
VIM. Lutz, Ohio; Stephen NJ Ahern, New
York; William H. Cur,ey, New York: Geo.
W. Hill, Nashville: f. Morere, New Orleans:
Geo. a. Meyers, Washington. D. c.: John
Nahl, Michigan; P. a. Tompkins, Ohio