The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-11
HELD 4 NIGHT SESSION
5I'KINLEY's CABINET WAS SUM-
- S3oNEb LAST EVENING IN MYS-
FERROUS CoNCLAVE
no HINT AS TO ITS MEANING
CONDITION OF MRS. MKINLEY IS
NOW STATED TO BE STEAD
lily IMPROVING
ARMY OFFICERS ARE NAMED

WASHINGTON, June 10.-In response
70 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 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
Vitatlons 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
- Iious cabinet members from the White
house The president and Secretary
Long had been out driving, the secretary
being especially sent for by the president
to join him In the drive. When the pres
d dent returned he found Secretary Hay
awaiting him, and the two spent a half
hour together, the secretary leaving
later on 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 5 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 We're those present.
Secretary Root is in Buffalo while Secre-
taIy 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. McI[inley's condition
and also discussed another subject which
none Of them would divulge, each mem
Der saying 1t was 4 personal matter, and
some Of them giving out the negative in
formation that the meeting had no re!a-
ton to cuba, China, the Philippines. the
Porto Ricans, 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
o1cers said their calls had something to
Go with Mrs. McKinley's continued i'm
proVement. Some said the matter was
either Of q social or personal nature
ana chleiy concerned those present
MRS. MKINLEY BETTER.
Ilr. Rixey, when he left the White
no use at 10:15 tonight said:
Everything is encouraging. Mrs Nc
iN.nleE is doing very nicely. She is gain
H;@ steadily She sat up in a rocking
' ca2Lr several times today, aggregating
outraged by the steady Improvement"
Surgeon General Stern0erg made his
usual visit TO the White house and on
leaving said that Mrs. Mckinley con-
tmued 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
Ninley. the programme arranged for that
cay which has been designated as
Presidents day win be carried out so
gar rs possible III his absence. A num-
Der of officials from this city Will par-
tlclpabe, including Admiral Dewey and
Lieut.. Gen. Miles. 1t is understood that
Gen. Miles will deliver an address at the
exposition on the celebration Of Flag day
next Friday.
NAMED BY MKINLEY.
The president appointed the following
otncers Of the Porto Rico provisional
regiment Of infantry:
Lieutenant-Colonel - James A. Bu-
chanan.
Majors-Winiam E. Almy, Eben Swift.
CaFtains-Louis E. Bennett. Christian
8riand, William ?. Butler, Charles II
Almond, Osman Latrobe. Thomas F. Ma
Slnnis, James T. Ord, Allen D. Ray
mCnd.
First Heutenants 49, William w Sal
lard Jr., William w. BesseH Harry L.
Cooper, Norris 2. Locke Walter r. Mar
an, Bias Nadal John O. Steger, o. Owen
Wykc.
Second Lieutenants-George c. Broone.
ference Hamil, Charles r. Kerney, Jean
5. Oaks, Eben Swift Jr.. Paul Wuttke.
Assistant Surgeon, Rank Of Captain
Jose Lugo-Vina.
Also the following in the regular serv-
Cavalry, Second Lieutenant-Eugen ].
Ely, Clarence Laninger, c. Tatum.
second Lfeutenants of Infantry-David
=. . den1es, Edward X. Massee, Shelby c.
LeaSure, Pat M. Stevens, William NJ
Second Lieutenants. Artillery Corps
hartman L. Batter, Frank T. Thornton,
5chn r. Musgrove
?, Surgeon of Volunteers, Rank of Major