Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-08-08
GENERAL KNOX
TO THE FRONT.
Attorney General Knox and Mrs. Knox Visit
President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay.
Found President Very Busy.
TALKS ABOUT CAFE AFFAIR
He Confirmed tho Report That He Had Personal Dlf-
fIcuIty With a Party Of Men at Atlantic City
The General 10 Sail for Europe
Shortly.

Oyster Bay. Aug. s.-President Roose,
velt was exceptionally busy for several
hours to-day disposing of the accumula-
tion of public business. By luncheon
time, he cleared away mass of official
correspondence and was ready to receive
Attorney General and Mrs. Knox, who
arrived from New York about noon.
1t is understood that Attorney Gen
eral Knox will sail shortly for Europe,
where, in France, he will devote some
personal attention to the Panama canal
question. 1t is quite probable now that
proceedings looking to the determine
tion of the ability of the new Panama
Canal Company to pass clear title to the
United States will be conducted in the
French courts. 10 representative OF
the Associated Press, Knox confirmed
the report that he had had personal
difficulty with party of mon in Atlantic
City last Wednesday night.
SIT was one those disagreable Incl
DENTS" said he, ''that sometimes occur
in restaurant or other public place.
Accompanied by Mrs. Knox, my daugh-
ter, and two or three friends including
District Attorney Young of Pittsburg,
l was dining in the restaurant Of the
Gardener hotel. A party of men, none
of whom I knew, seated themselves at
the ad dioining table. Their conduct was
unseemly and boisterous. They talked
loudly, and their comments upon the
members OF my party and upon me we're
insulting, to put it very mildly, Under
the circumstances, accompanied as
was by ladies, / could not resent their
actions or their words at that time.
They evidently were seeking trouble,
so without attracting any more ten
tion than possible, l got my party out
of the restaurant.
'sThen / returned" continued Knox,
with smile, ito see If the men really
were looking for me. think they were,
for scarcely had 1 approached when
they spreng up. One of them aimed a
blow at my stomach, but it failed to
reach me. l have no idea who he was
What happened to him l am not pre-
pared to say. These things occur very
quickly. am quite satisfied, howev yer,
that he does not feel as well today as
do. You will note that l am looking
first rate
"You do not know who in the party
were your assailants?" asked the at
torney general.
mot positively. I understand that
Charles T. Schoen of Philadelphia, and
one of the Cramps also of Philadelphia,
were in the party but even of that I
am not at all positive.
What actuated them do not know.
A newspaper of today said it had
something to do with my attitude on
the trust question, but that seems to
be entirely unlikely. AS they sat at
the table in the restaurant they made
no reference to the action which, I, as
attorney general, have taken against
the certain so-called trusts. Their re-
marks We're personal to me and my
family, and were of such nature that I
could do nothing but resent them. un-
derstand that after I left the restau-
rant at the conclusion of the difficulty,
the walters suppressed the crowd with
some energy"
The attorney general was evidently
not in the least injured by his assail-
ants, and as he chatted about the trou-
BILE, he did not seem to regret 1t very
seriously.