The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-09-12
would prove serious injury to his

AT present General Knox il
abroad having gone to Paris to make
a thorough and personal examination
ofthe Panama Company's title. How
long this will take no one can tell
but everyone who has come in con-
tact with Mr.. Knox feels confident
that when he has passed Judgment
upon it, there will be no question "A
to Its validity, or the reverse. He
has a succeeded in inspiring the same
feeling of confidence in the members
OF the French Embassy in this city,
and one of them remarked recently
TO your correspondent, eff the At,
torney General finds serious flaw
in the Panama title, I will be ready
to accept his dictum even without
examining the matter myself and
without even asking the grounds on
which he bases his opinion"
The President passed through
Washington on Friday evening On
his way south. He remained in the
city but an hour, driving directly
from one station to tho other. He
seemed in excellent health and mono
the worse for his serious accident
apart from an ugly looking wound
on his right cheek. Referring to
his injury, he said he felt like a
squirrel with large nut in his
mouth, and his appearance did not
altogether belle his feelings. Secre.
tary Cortelyou showed evidences Of
his share in the affair. His nose is
badly SCARED and he said he felt
worse than he looked. Mr.. Roose-
welt will spend today in Chattanooes.
will visit Knoxville and Asheville
and will pass through Washington
on his way to Oyster Bay on We'd
nesday. He will remain in OYSTER
Bay for about nine days, and will
then s..ssrt on his western trip return
ing to the capital sahses"t- the 4th of
October: By that time it is ex-
pected that the Office which is build.
ing on the White House grounds will
be ready for occupancy but it is most
doubtful if the White House will,
and in all probability the President
Will continue to occupy as residence
what is now known as the temporary
White House on Lafayette Square.
When in Washington Friday. Mr..
Roosevelt said that the ending of the
coal strike rested with the leaders of
the Republican party in Pennsyl-
vania, which, being interpreted.
means with Mr.. Quay. The report
has been received here that Mr..
Quay, after making a statement to
Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan of what tn.
Pennsylvania legislature would feel
compelled to do in the event that tho
railway presidents refused to recede
from their present position, had gone
on fishing trip leaving Mr.. Morgan
to think it over. This statement
was subsequently denied but tho
denial is not accepted with any great
amount Of faith. There is a growinr
conviction that further prolongation
of the strike will do the Republican
party irreparable damage and those
who know Senator Quay are conf
dent that he is man of too great re-
source to permit such state of
affairs to continue in his own state.
The apparent disposition of Sena-
tor Platt, Of New York, and of the
New York Sun and other leadinr
Republican papers to repudiate tho
President because of his attitude
toward the trusts is causing consider
able gossip in political circles hero.
1t is know that Senator Platt iss
politician of extreme acumen and il
has been suggested that his present
position and his announcement that
the New York Republican convention
would not indorse the President for
the nomination f,1904 is merely a
ruse to excite popular admiration for
the President and take advantage of
the widespread feeling against tho
trusts. Many Republicans declare
however, that such is not the case
and probably no one knows but Mr..
Plat and he won't tell.