Show GEN WHEATONS RECORD He Enlisted in Volunteer Army at Beginning1 Civil War and Was Promoted t Regular Army Washington a 2SAt tho Cabinet meeting today Secretary Root read a private letter from Gen Chaffce which denied the reports of frictiOn between the military and civil authorities In the Philippines and gave a very encouragIng encourag-Ing resume oCtlo situation Ills statement was considered very grati fy ng by the President and the members mem-bers of the Cabinet The discussion in the Senate yesterday yester-day concerning Gn Wheaton came up incidentally and Secretary Root read I Gen Wheatons record which showed I that ho had enlisted In tho volunteer army at the beginning1 of the Civil war and after gallant service at the close of tho war had been appointed to the regular army in which he had I risen through each successive grade to i the rank of MnjorGencral |