Evening star., 1901-10-04
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Short Meeting Held of the Presi.
dents Cabinet.
THE PHILIPPINE CABLE CONCESSION
Government Exhibits at Buffalo
to Go to Charleston.
LIEUTENANTS OINTED

The cabinet meeting today was the short
| est since President Roosevelt was inducted
| into Office. Those present were Attorney
General Knox, Postn- aster General Smith,
Secretary Wilson and Secretary Hitchcock.
No important matter was passed upon.
Attorney General Knox was not ready to
make a report upon the question of the
Spanish concession to the cable company
operating in the Philippines, which was
submitted by the President at the last
| meeting in connection with the application
of the Pacific Commercial Gable Company
for permits to land a cable in the Philip
pines included. Mr.. Knox will make a
report at either the next meeting at the
meeting a week from today. While no one
can foreshadow the opinion of Mr.. Knox,
the belief is that he will decide that the
concession is not binding on this country.
and that so far as this is concerned per-
mission may be granted for the landing OF
the cable in the Philippines.
Mr.. Knox laid before the cabinet some of
the pending appointments in the Depart
ment of Justice, but the only one agreed
upon was that of James H. McLeary, as
sistant secretary of Porto Rico, to be JUS
tice of the supreme court of Porto Rico,
vice Rafael Nflto Y Abielle, resigned.
Exhibits to Go to Charleston.
1t was decided to send the government
exhibits at Buffalo to the Charleston ex-
position. The exhibits will go to Charles
ton just as soon the Buffalo exposition
closes, November L. All of the govern
ment employees now with the exhibits will
be sent to Charleston. They will be de-
tailed by the heads of their respective
departments for this purpose without eX-
pense to the exposition. The expense of
moving the exhibits, however, must be paid
by the exposition. unless Congress reinl-
burses the exposition authorities at the
coming session.
The Samar Disaster.
The cabinet has at no time discussed the
disaster to'the company of the 9th Infantry
in Samar, Philippine Islands, with any
idea in view of retribution for the insur-
gents. Neither has the President ordered
that the insurgents be severely punished
The President and cabinet have supposed
that the War Department would attend to
the retribution part of the program and
have issued no orders. The program of the
department is to fill the island with troops
and make the insurgents thoroughly sick
william l.. Chambers for Judge.
Ex-senator Chandler, VIM. A. Maury, q.
]. Deikama, J. P. Wood and ex-Judge Will
liam L. Chambers, the members of the
Spanish claims commission, called on Presi-
dent Roosevelt this morning to pay their
respects. After this had been done the
President made remark about the vacancy
on the federal bench in the middle Alabama
district. The members Of the commission
promptly suggested that Judge Chambers
would be just the man for this vacancy.
The President remarked pleasantly that
Judge Chambers legal abilities were well
I11T1Q Cha W chief inS ira
Of Samoa for five years and codified the
laws of Alabama. His politics have never
been offensive, and the prospects of his ap-
pointment are better than those of any man
SO far named.
1t is understood that President Roosevelt
will exercise great care in his judicial ap-
pointmentS and will select the strongest
men to be found.
Invited to Visit Tuskgee.
President Roosevelt during the summer
had accepted an invitation to visit the Tus-
kegee Institute, at Tuskegee, Ala, in No
vember but his accession to the presidency
has changed his plans so far as the time
is concerned. The President was visited
today by Emmett Scott, the private secre-
tary of Booker Washington, who is the
head Of Tuskegee Institute. and informed
that TuSkegee very much desires to see
President said that he would bear the mat
ter in mind. It is pretty sure that the
President will make southern trip when
he has opportunity.
The President did not have many visitors
before the cabinet met this morning. Sem
ator Spooner, ex-Representative Lorimer of
Chicago, Rear Admiral Jouett and Lewis
S. Clark, republican national committee
man of Alabama, were with the President.
Mr.. Lorimer says that not much is be-
ing done in politics in Illinois, although
Senator Mason and Charles G. Dawes are
already making campaign for the senator
ship.
Coming Home With Her Father.
1t has been arranged that Miss Alice
Roosevelt, the Presidents eldest daughter,
will come to Washington with her father
when he comes back from the exercises at
the degree of LID. Miss Roosevelt is
now at Pennington, Conn, with her aunt,
Mrs. Cowles, wife of Commander Cowles
of the navy.
The President has made the following ap-
pointments
War: To be assistant surgeon of volun-
teers with the rank of captain--William P.
Baker.
To be first lieutenants of cavalry-Thomas
F. Ryan, Arthur G. Sharpley, Gilbert c.
Smith, Lewis w. Cass, Alexander H. Da-
wilson, Osmun Latrobe, jr.
To be second heutenants Of cavalry-John
fOWdTO, heuyOu JOY &c, hdA oul-
non. Brice p. Disque
g To be first heutenants in the artillery
corps-Lucius c. Bennett, Louis S. Chap
pelear, Carl K. Mower. Samuel G. Shartle,
Frederick McC. Smith, Percy Willis.
To be second lieutenants in the artillery
corps-Lewis c. Hamilton, Kenneth c.
Masteller, Samuel M. English, William Z.
Murray.
To be first leutenants of infantry-Thad-
deus B. Seigle. John L. Jordan, Harry l..
Cooper.
5 To be second lieutenants of infantry
Granville L. Chapman, Milo c. Corey, Rob-
ert D. Goodwin, Walter II. johnson, Will
liam NJ. True, William A Roberts, jr..
Francis C. Endicott, Harry Parshall,
George w. Harris, Robert G.. Caldwell,
Francis B. Eastman.
Navy-John P. Merrell, to be captain;
William H. Nauman, to be a commander;
Greenlief A. Merriam, to be a commander:
John Hood, to be lieutenant commander;
Edward e. Hayden, to be lieutenant COM
mander; Charles Webster, to be lieuten-
ant; Ieclkinski w. Spratling, to be a sur
geon. with rank Of lieutenant.