The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-11
HELD 4 N|GHT SESSION
M'KINLEY's CABINET WAS SUM-
: RaoNED LAST EVENING IN MYs-
FERROUS ooNCLAvE
no HINT AS TO IT'S MEANING
CONDITION OF MRS. MKINLEY is
NOW STATED TO BE STEAD
lily IMPROVING
ARMY OFFICERS ARE NAMED

WASHINGTON, June 10.-In response
10 messages from the president late this
evening, after an hours talk with the
secretary of state, all the members of the
cabinet now in the city assembled at the
White house at S o'clock this evening.
There were FIVE of them present. They
came in evening dress. Secretary Long
was accompanied by his little boy. The
object of the gathering was not known
to the members Of the cabinet, as the IN
vitations to them simply asked them to
call at o'clock. Several of the members
said the call was simply to pay their re-
spects
The meeting was called suddenly late
this afternoon by messages sent the va
: Tious cabinet members from the White
house. The president and Secretary
Kong had been out driving, the secretary
being especially sent for by the president
TO join him in the drive. When the pres
: dent returned he found Secretary Hay
awaiting him, and the two spent a half
hour together the secretary leaving
later on a night train for Buffalo, 1t was
Immediately after this call that the cab
met was asked to assemble, and they
arrived within a few minutes Of each
other, about o'clock, none of them be-
ing advised in advance. of the object
Secretary Long brought his young son.
Secretaries Long, Gage, Hitchcock and
Wilson, Attorney General Knox and POST
master General Smith were those present
Secretary Root is in Buffalo while Secre-
tary Hay left for the same place. The
cabinet Immediately repaired to the cabi-
net room, where they remained less than
an hour They took occasion to express
their qualification at the continued i'm
provement in Mrs. McKinley's condition
and also discussed another subject which
none of them would divulge, each men,
Der saying it was personal matter, and
some of them giving out the negative in
formation that the meeting had no rela-
ton to Cuba, China, the Philippines, the
Porto Rdcans, the supreme court decision,
the Boer war or any other important
public question. The personal Injunction
on each member to say nothing about
the matter. prevented any information on
the subject being had. Several cabinet
officers said their calls had something to
co with Mrs. McKinley's continued i'm
provement Some said the matter was
either of social or personal nature
ana chiefly concerned those present
MRS. MKINLEY BETTER.
nr. Rixey, when he left the White
mouse at 1O:15 tonight said.
Everything is encouraging. Mrs. Nc
tNlniey is doing very nicely. She is gain
Dag steadily. She sat up in a rocking
c:,air several times today, aggregating
probably an hour. We are very much en-
outraged by the steady Improvement
Surgeon General Sternoerg made his
usual visit TO the White house and on
leaving said that Mrs Mckinley con-
tlnued to improve and Is doing very well.
Although President Mckinley has been
compelled to abandon his visit to the
Buffalo exposition next Thursday by
reason of the serious illness of Mrs Nc
l<inley. the programme arranged for that
cay which has been designated as
Presidents day, will be carried out SO
gar as possible in his absence. A num-
Der of officials from this city will par
tieipabe, including Admiral Dewey ana
Lieut. Gen. Miles. 1t is understood that
Cen. Miles will deliver an address at the
exposition on the celebration of Flag day
next Friday.
NAMED BY M'KINLEY.
The president appointed the following
officers of the Porto Rico provisional
regiment of infantry:
chanan.
Majors-william E. Almy, Eben Swift.
Captains-Louis e. Bennett, Christian
Briand. William P. Butler, Charles H
Almond, Osman Latrobe. Thomas F. Ma
ginnis, James T. Ord. Allen D. Ray
First Neutenants = William w Bal
lard Jr., William w. Besser, Harry L.
Cooper, Morris E. Locke, Walter F. Mar
tin, Bias Nadal, John O. Steger. o. Owen
Wyke
Second Lieutenants-Georg C. Broome.
Terence Hamil. Charles B. Kerney, Jean
S. Oaks, Eben Swift Jr Paul Wuttke.
Assistant Surgeon, Rank Of Captain
Jose Lugo-Vina.
Also the following in the regular serv-
Ice:
Cavalry, Second Lieutenant Eugene j.
Ely. Clarence Laninger, G. Tatum.
second Lteutenants of Infantry-David
=: Henkes. Edward X. Massee, Shelby C..
Leasure, Pat M. Stevens, William NJ
Second Lieutenants. Artillery Corps
Hartman L. Batter, Frank T. Thornton.
John r. Musgrove
Surgeon of volun ters. Rank of Major
Frank e. Artaud