Evening star., 1903-06-25

be allowed to ride alone or at any rate
with only very small party. So when the
crowd of equestrians came up smiling to
escort the Chief Executive, they were
turned off. The disappointed riders blamed
the mayor for their chilly reception, and
the result is that that official is now out of
the running.
1T will probably be gratifying to the
members of the Presidents party to know
that the Yosemite park commissioners final
ly shot off their fireworks. They bought
whole lot of them, you know to celebrate
the incoming of the President, but were
not allowed to fire them off. The President
thought that fireworks in the Yosemite
were just little bit incongruous. Just
before l left California the commissioners
got up celebration of some sort on their
own hook and shot off the sky rockets.
Roman candles and pin wheels They said
the display was magnificent and all be-
lieved that the President made great mis-
take in not witnessing them when ne was
out there"
Will Open the Cable to Manila.
On the morning of the Fourth Of July
President Roosevelt will send from his
Sycamore Hill home at Oyster Bay mes
sage formally opening the Pacific cable to
the Philippine Islands. The message to
be transmitted will be one of greeting and
congratulation to Governor Taft. return
message will be sent by Governor Taft.
The transmission of the messages will
mark the completion of one of the great
est ocean cable projects ever undertaken
and one of immense Importance to the
United States 1t was at the Presidents
suggestion that the exchange of greetings
should occur on Independence day, if possi-
ble to complete the cable connection in
time, as both the day and the act are of
particular significance to the American peo-
pie.
Three Filipinos Pardoned.
The President has pardoned three Filipi-
nos. Pedro Abad Santos was convicted be-
fore a military commission of violation OF
the laws of war and of murder, and was
sentenced to be hanged, but the depart
ment commander commuted the sentence to
imprisonment at hard labor for twenty
five years in the Preside de Manila. Jose
Athena and Felix Athena were also con-
victed before military commission of
murder and of being guerrillas and were
sentenced to be hanged, but the sentence
was commuted by the department COM
mander to imprisonment for life in the Prei
sidio de Manila.
These pardons were recommended by Gov
ernor Taft, by the general commanding the
division of the Philippines and by the Sec
retary of War, for the reason that the Of
fenses grew out of the insurrection, and
were committed during the insurrection,
and because the amnesty proclamation OF
the President, dated July 4, 1902, did not
cover the cases of these prisoners, because
in the proclamation persons who had been
finally convicted of certain crimes, includ
ing murder, before the proclamation, were
excepted from the operation of the am
nesty.
These pardons were issued through the
Department of Justice.
Cannot Go to Baltimore.
President Roosevelt today received an
invitation from committee of Elks to
attend the great reunion of that order at
Baltimore, July p, p and %. The Presi-
dent said he was unable to accept the in
vitation. He had received a number of
invitations to make visits during the sum-
mer, he said, and had been obliged to de-
cline them. If he should accept this one
he would be compelled to accept others
and the result would be that he could not
stand the physical strain necessary to full
fill the acceptances. The committee that
extended the invitation was composed of
Representative c. R. Schirm Charles
P. Nixon accompanied by Representative
Wachter. The delegation presented the
matter to the President in a most earnest
way. telling him of the large crowds to be
present and the immense number of Elks
to attend from all parts of the country.
Ex-Gov. Crane Calls.
chusetts spent some time with the Presi-
dent this afternoon. Ex-Governor Crane
was with the President at Pittsfed last
August when both were hurled from the
carriage in which they were riding by col
lision with street car. The secret service
officer with them was killed