New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-26
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

Washington April % tSpeciaD.-ln the cary
ception hours there were a large nuiiio ., Cd
at the White House. The CABINET Ky shnrt
iourned In thirty-f1ve minutes anu wa"
est held In this administration e.-..
Adjutaut General Corbin ana <Ne9 - -
Sanger called in the afternoon FOR pI'ei ~
ference with the President dentrai
pIained that the reconvenfng OF the coui' -.
which tried Major Waller and Lieu'eh -.
was the action of General Chafee, VINO ue'i'eu ~
oorect n few formalities in the courts recorus
The action was not based orders from 90"
ington and there no intention Oh hoie
officers for second trial. as has been repoi'e
Amonp the official callers to-day were senators
McEnery and Lodge. Representatives
Parker Lloyd, Bartholdt and Green anu
Chandler. ~ .,a,
Theodore Roosevelt, jr who is visiting friehos
of the President in Maryland. will return LII a '
or two. He is recovering his strength ~ ~,
torily but will remain with the fresiueh' ~
the beginning of the next school year
Miss Alice Roosevelt, who IS on a shopping WISH
TO New-York will probably return to-morro" vi
Monday.
The president received a delegation of members
of the Merchants Association or New-iork' 'A
Chamber of Commerce and the Cotton hHchanse
accompanied by women. on the way nome iioii'
q visit to the Charleston Exposition. "iiii'
King chairman of the delegation from 'iie ~
chants Association. addressed 'he rie'i So
ing among other things:
During our stay In Charleston we were deeply
touched by the many cordial and feehhs eNP po,r
sions with regard to yourself aroused pf 49, -
visit 10 the exposition. At a banquet "HIcm "
attended every who spoke spoke most 1879
of YOU. In addressing the company asseiii ~
TOLD them that II rested with themselves 60 take
leading part In the world of today; tnat TSev have
help them all could in the Nortn. neS -
made a wonderful sta I in the last rev IS,
There is no reason why Manchester snouIu MOI
come to America / believe their exposltion Is q
new day for the South. II they continue az -,
al work their section will become one or the iios9
prosperous parts of the country: What they need
now to draw on is their labor skill ana Draiis
The President replied follows:
Mr. King ladies' and gentlemen: appreciate
very much your visit to me, and am Biau 80
were down at Charleston i was deepy touo.l -
nv the reception l there-a reception hot ~
sonaI to me but givea to me as rel ~, 80
nation to which all of belong ana all the par
Of which and the success of any part OF Whlcn are
| feel In the strongest way that nothils car. De
more important than the building up OF tne sleae
Industrial of the South through Just euoI
organizations you represent mere to-uas.
thank you for calling upon me- fou IePvesJLi.1
bodies of the kind that have made View ~ - ;
said concerning the expressions used by the Pe'
pie of Charleston about me, can only say ina
am going TO do my best to deserve tne.n anu -
deserve YOUR good will and to do all thai L caL'
all that In me lies help in keeping up tue WoL-
derfI prosperity material and moral. or our coui-
try. $3.50 a. , oa-sen
when she will receive about five hundred guests III
the south grounds of the White House. me
Marine Band will play and light refreshments VIII
be served the lawn.