The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-05
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| other triumph in the interest or peace
and civilization. (signed) Nelson A.
Miles, Lieutenant General.
Nashville Tenn, July 4.-To Hon.
Luke E. Wright, Manila P. l. Con-
CALCULATIONS on completion of Great
Pacific Gable bringing Philippine peo-
pie closer to America May American
example bring to them industrial pros
perty and civil freedom. (Signed).
| Jas. B. Frazier, Governor Tennessee.
Montgomery, Ala, July 4-To VIM.
B. Taft, Governor General Manila P. l.
Alabama send Fluctuations with the
hope that the just completed thread of
| steel which links US together, will,
in the onward march, result in ma
terial prosperity to the Philippines
while publishing to the world no story
of disaster to the United States grow
ing out of our new colonial policy.
(Signed). VIM. D. jerks, Governor, Ala
bama.
Baton Rouge. La, July 4.-Gov. Gen.
Taft, Manila P. I. Congratulations
upon the completion and opening of the
Commercial Pacific Cable. / trust that
it will greatly aid in the development
of our trade relations with the Orient.
Accept my personal compliments.
(Signed. w. w. Heard, Governor,
Louisiana"
jackson, Miss, July 4-To Hon.
VIM. H. Taft, Governor Manila P. l.
Mississippi shares in universal admira-
ton for American pluck and energy.
(Signed). A. H. Longino, Governor,
Mississippi"
The following ,congraturatory mes
sages were sent to President Clarence
H. Mackay. Atlanta Gao, July A.
Mr.. Clarence H. Mackey, president
Commercial Pacific Cable Company,
New York: 1 wish to extend my con-
gratulations upon the completion of
your Pacific Cable to- Manila. Its
value to the business interests of the
United States can hardly be oyeresti-
mated. (Signed). ]. M, Terrell, Gov
ernor.
Nashville, Tenn, July 4.-To c. H.
Accept my congratulations on the
success of the completion
of the Pasific cable. .--
Jas K. Frazier. Governor"
Jackson, Miss, July 4.LHon. Clar-
ence H. Mackay, president Commercial
Pacific Gable Company, New York.
You have made this day more memoir
able by announcing the completion
of your wonderful cable, greatly IA
cilitating and cheapening communica-
| ton between the countries of the
world. You are to be congratulated.
(Signed) "a. H. Longino,
Governor"
Baton Rouge, La, July 4.-Mr.
Clarence H. Mackay, Postal Telegraph
| and Cable Company, New York: Ac-
cept my congratulations upon the COM
pletion and opening of Geographic
| communication with Manila. l see in
this great contamination the augury or
vast trade relations with the Orient,
in which the people of this state, in
common with the rest of the country,
are deeply interested. (Signed)
wv. W. Heard, Governor
The course of President Roosevelts
| message around the world was sent by
the Postal Telegraph Companys line
from Oyster Bay to San Francisco,
| thence by the Commercial Pacific ca
| bles to Honolulus to Midway, to Guam
| and to Manila. From Manila to Hong
| Kong the message passed by the ca
BILE which was lifted and cut by Admi
/ raj Dewey in 1898 From Hong Kong it
went to Saigon, SO Singapore, to Pc
nangs to Madrass 10 Bombay, osAden.
to Suez. to Alexandria, to Malta, to
| Gibraltar, to Lisboneand to the Azores.
Between Hong Kong and the Azores
/ it passed by sforeigh cable. AT the
Azores it was taken up> again by the
commercial cables and sent, to Canso
J, to New York, and to oyster. Bay.
| A message starting around the world
/ to-day at p. m. would arrive at Hon
| olulu at IL p m. yesterday, at Midway
at 10 p. m. yesterday, at Guam at D.
m. to-day, and at Manila p. m. to-
day. 1t would pass through India at 8
| p. m. to-day and would Seturn to New
York before a. m. Thus it would have
made an excursion from to-day into
yesterday and have arrived back in
New York within an hour of the time
| it started.
Another message leaving New York
at p. m. to-day would arrive at
Guam at a. m. tomorrow, apparent
/ ly fourteen hours after it started.
Continuing its journey around the
world, it would arrive at Suez at mid
night of to-day, and back at New York
this evening. Two such transmissions
are shown on the attached schedule.
In their course they would pass
through historic cables and waters
The cable which would carry them
from Manila to Hong Kong is the one
which was lifted and cut by Admiral
Dewey on April 25, 1898, to cut off the
Spaniards' means of communication
with Spain. The cable which would
carry them from Alden to Suez rest
with Pharoah's army in the waters OF
the Red sea. se9 5re