Show CHAT FROM THE CAPITAL The President did not tako his custom nry drive with Mrs McKinley yesterday Instead ho remained at his office and snw bovcral callers Sonic of Ihe members mem-bers of the Cabinet also wero In conference confer-ence with him during the afternoon It fs expected that a protocol extending Iho time for ratifying tie reciprocity trcnty between the United States and lie Arpcntlno Republic will bo signed at an early day This treaty was ono of thioao pending before Ito Senate when It ad itni rued An order Issued by time War department depart-ment directs that tIme volunteer Porto IU can regiment bo muatorcd out on or before be-fore June SOth This action Is taken In occordiinco with the law which provide thai all volunteer unllBtmcntH shall ox him by July IbL Cob Joseph P Banner InspectorGen oral who was a BrlpadlcrGcnoral of volunteers vol-unteers during tIme Spanish wur and af torwnrd took tho CCIIHUS rjt Cuba and Porto Rico loft Washington yesterday for San Fruncltfco on his way to Mnnllji whore ho will assumu the duties of In spcotorGonoral |