Evening star., 1902-02-14
The President Returned This
Morning.
LONG CABINET SESSION
THE SCKLEY APPEAL UNDER CON
SIDERATION.
President Did Most of the Talking
His Mind Made UP on
the Case.

President Roosevelt returned to Wash
ington at 1o:i2 o'clock this morning in a
special car attached to the regular train
the Pennsylvania railroad, and reached
the White House about IL o'clock. The
President was accompanied by Secretary
Cortelyou. who stated that the chief magis-
trate was delighted with the favorable con-
dition of his son. and looks forward to the
speedy recovery of the brave young pa
tient. The President is also greatly pleased
that the two other young patients in the
GrOton school also getting we'll He
has been muci. interested in watching the
battle of all three youngsters to fight off
q terrible disease.
There We're no visitors at the White
House when the President arrve ed but a
few cabinet officers came in Immediately
afterward. The others We're sent for so
that there might be a meeting of the cabi-
net. this being the regular day for ses-
sion.
Miss Alice Roosevelt will leave for Gro
ton at 4:,D clock this afternoon and will
remain with her brother and mother until
they are able to come to Washington. Mrs.
Roosevelt must return to Washington in
time for the dinner IL Prince Henry. 1t is
now thought she can leave Groton about a
week from today and brig her son with
her He Will stay in Washington until he
fully RECEIVERS, and then go back to the
school
Long Cabinet Session
The cabinet was III s. ssion until . o clock
this afternoon. the longest meeting yet
held under this administration. and un-
d"ubtedly important matters We're dis
cussed. The members We're Very non-com-
municative about the subjects under con-
sideration. but it was positively learned
that the case Of Admiral SchleS was the
. great deal of the talking. reviewing much
Of the evidence, as he had read il from the
testimony.
The President gave expression to his
Vi KS as he proceeded. but these views are
carefully concealed under a request that
nothing be said.
l. may be stated further that the Presi-
dents mind is made up and that So soon
as he has time to frame his conclusions the
announcement Will he made to the public
probably from the Navy Department. Ii is
expected that an announcement will be
made III the early part of the next week
Will Not Satisfy Partisans
The statement can be made with perfect
safety that The President conclusions Will
not be such as TO cause jubilation among
the partisans of either of the rear admirals
who are contending regarding the victory
at Santiago. The verdict will it is SAID,
b. satisfactory TO the public, the vast ma
9orltS OF people who believe In fair play.
AT least that is the opinion of those who
know what the President intends to do.
The President has been considering the
case for long time and has not reached
a conclusion on a short study of the facts
and the testimony. He has deliberated
long and carefully, and is prepared to rem
der a verdict that will be passed upon by
the people.
Secretary Root and Attorney General
Knox remained To lunch with the President
after the others had gone and continued to
discuss with him the merits of the Schley
case.