| Show NEW SECRETARY APPEARS CHIEF or OF THE WAR BUREAU PRESENTED TO CABINET retiring no tiring chief alger bids the members goodbye good bye this the feature of yesterdays cabinet Mo meeting eting wa washington hington july 2 25 15 the features of 0 the cabinet meeting tod today ayere sicre the fax farewell well of ci secretary alger and the eonta Pre presentation tion of 0 ills successor suc reitor cesor I 1 mr R root 0 at half an hour after the cabinet a aam s m bled mr ir root boot appeared at the white house he was immediately admitted and u as aa formally presented to those of his nw davk coilL colleagues agues whom he had not met his gretak was pleasant and cordial he ha roma remained ined but a few minutes utes leaving shortly before noon to lo catch at the 12 4 5 train for or new york wh when n he I 1 left eft t the h e T X hi alte I 1 e hou house a e lie he said ho he would cretu return rn and assume c charge of the th war or department august ast 1st st shortly after mr root hoot on gen alger made his hs adieus adicus ho he shook hands hand with the president and each in member embe 0 of the cabinet the cabinet remained in session about three quarters of an hour after gen algers 4 departure there aa a general cleaning up of little odds and end ends s preparatory to the presidents departure dot det par t re tomorrow the main topic discussed was the alaskan boundary line dispute secretary hay explained the status ot of tile the direct ne negotiations now in progress between bt neon himself and ur ir tower the british charge and said he was not without hope that this vexed problem would be solved by direct negotiation eoll atlon great britain now seems wining willing to consider the proposal of the united states to give canada the privilege of a port of entry into the ins dominion rn I 1 n jon while retaining absolute say pov over the lynn canal and it Is around this tort sort of 0 a proposition that the hope of 0 a settlement now hovers the speeches of sir wilfred laurier and sir charles Cli arles tupper coin came up lip incidentally but no serious Eer loui attention was given them the settlement by direct negotiation win will be the easiest as rell as aa the most satisfactory method or of disposing of this troublesome question and uch tuch t a settlement from the facts developed at Cabi cabinet lint Trie meeting eting Is regarded by no means out of 0 the realm of probabilities the cabinet also considered an appeal from fort masks alaska tor for help for or forty destitute minors miners arriving there over the edmonton trail the government advises advices reported that hot over more eases cases were to follow and hlll there la no specific appropriation that win will cover the case the result of tho the decision Is hit means will b be provided by the government to get teem to their homes |
