Show iJ AK HIS I 1 SEAT SEA T JN IN CABINET 1 f ow at t the tl e Head of the De He HeI i I J en of f Justice JUStiC JusticeS I I S p SESSION I i iI I P PID DISCUSSES 8 CHINESE t TT Rs wi WITH ADvIsERs 1 I J Jj t Washington April 0 Philander C Cof Cof Ct t j of ot who who succeeds At AtI t tI I f y G r at the head of ot otI I I th department depar of cf justice was sworn in n at Lt t 1080 10 JO this morning m ng in the cabinet j Tool I of thes th White House There Thore were wre Present 1 President Pr Mr MrK T K xa c youngest son Philander C J I Knox lx r and Justice of the su supreme suI sup p I preme court who administered the oath Justice Shims is an old friend nd of or th the mv mw n W attorney general Mr Knox K ox I Iwato ao to the White jouse byO byC by C 0 O L t Cooper who was Attorney General Griggs private secretary and who vrho may mar ma continue with Mr Knox Af At After Atter ter tar taking the oath Mr Knox nox remained with th president until the cabinet as assembled assembled a The cabinet meeting lasted about an hour und and nd Mr x the now attorney general was presented pre to his col colleagues colleagues leagues The he gave some atten attention attention tion to the te subject ct of ot indemnity to be required or ef f China it eing brought for tor forward ward vird bj by Secretary Hay in connection tion With It 11 Mr dispatches received Bine nee th last lest meeting Great surprise surpriE w expressed at the enormous total of th claims which being all hi before the theis thea mn is ex 3 at Pekin approximate the therum 1 3 rum um m o ot of Moreover at least Iea one of or the tho powers insists on keep I leg i the te account open en until it elects to from Pekin at ti a re rem matu m date to t be fixed at its own will thereby leaving the total of the claim to be reused greatly gre hereafter The Theo opinion o of the Cho t other cabinet officers accorded with that of Sere Secre tary tarr Hay as to the desirability of se e 6 curing a reduction of the claims No confirmation has been re received elved of the reported rejection of ot the PIG tit amendment by the Cuban The rhe matter matle r was discussed dl and It was considered strange that General Wood had not communicated c cOmmunicated that important fact if l it wore were true |