Alger Pleads For Action

Washington, Maren 31.- The president was besieged by cailers this morning. Three members of the cabinet, Secretarles Alger, Day and iliss, hurried to the executive mansion. Mr. Bliss was much excited. There is a sensational story, which has been once denied, but which may credit, that Secretary Bliss, who is known as the peace member of the cabinet, is ready to resign. Peeretary Alger came on a different missicn. He told the president Chat he must act at once or the administration would be forever humiliated. The aifferences in the cabinet can no longer be cor.ccaled. Secretary Porter said last night the message asking for $500,000 from congress to relieve the starvation in Cuba would go to congress at once. Several leaders in congress called on the president and told him such action would ccrtainly lead to an outbreak in congress and would not command ten votes in the house. The cutiré Michigan delegation in congvc;s, accompaniëd by Secretary Algcr and Senator Burrows, called on the president and demanded positive Senators Gray and Cullom this morning waited upon the president and denianded a positive course at once. The white house was a storm center of excitement all morning. Trouble from a new quarter is threatened by a report that the new Spanlsh minister gave out to the press in advance a copy of the Maine board of inquiry. Secretary PcJrter says it could not have been given out by anyliody in official life. There were three copies and the original. The latter waa in the safe, the president had one copy, Judge Day another copy, and the third was given, by diplomatic courtesy, to t!ic Spanish minister in advanee to iorward to his government.