The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-03-27

skilled labor and possibly some of The
experienced Frer ca hIengineels will be
onp'oyed but only negroes and pre-
fsrahly those who have leen ac
climated will be hired 70. the cons
mon labor.
The President has expressed bin.
self as sorely disappointed at the
postponement Of actual reciprocity
with Cuba for practically year and
IS seriously contemplating calling
Congress in extra scssi:n about No
vem5er l5.h, with view t. getting
the Cuban legislation disposed of be
fore the volume of legislation in
evitable at the beginning of a regu-
lar session. Mr.. Roosevelt is also
disappointed at the f4ilure Of the
Senate to act on the nominations of
William Michael Byr1e as United
States Attorney for Delaware and OF
Or. Crum, the negro named for col
lec;or of the port of Charleston, S
y. Both of these nominations were
sent in at the regular ression and
both were unflvorably reported by
the committees to which they were
referred Both were sent in during
the special session and the first was
unfavorab!y reported by the Judici-
airy Committee but the Commerce
Committee refused to meet to con-
slider the latter. The President has
committed himsc'fto the appointment
OF these two men unless formerly
turned down by the Senate and he
desired a vote Of that body bu. filled
to secure one. lie has now made
both appointments as recess nomina-
tions and the men will take office.
The President will 60 west on
April l, and hopes to secure, in the
wilds Of the Yellowstone Park, an.
absolute respite from al official cares
and worries. lie will take news
paper men on his special train but
has requested that when ho enters
the Park they remain outside and
permit him the two weeks undis-
'urbsd, aud tnsayatshed vacation Of
which he feels hfmselfiasneed. The
proposed trip Is far reaching one.
From the Yellowstone, Mr.. Rpo=e-
velt will return to Saint Louis and
be present at the dedica.ory exer>
cises Of the Saint Louis Exposition
and will then 90 to the Pacific coast
practically the entire length of which
he will traverse and on Decoration
Day expects to deliver an address at
Cheyenne, Wyoming. From there
he will journey towards Washington
making numerous stops and reaching
here on June 5th.
Already the President is worried
over what appears to be a serious
blunder made by hi, friend, with
regard to his visit to Chicago. The
date set for that visit is April 2 and
on April 5 will occur the municipal
election. For some, thus far uncx-
planned, reason the Mayor of Chic
ago, who is candidate for re cleo
tin was not invited to be chairman
Of the reception committee and, al>
though the President understood
that his reception was to be entirely
nonpariisan, lit now transpires that
only Republicans have been invited
to participate in his reception. The
Democratic mayor has attacked the
President on the ground that he is
coming to Chicago to help elect
Republican mayor, but the President
has insisted on the mayors being
invited to participate in all the ccre
monies attending bis visit.
n somewhat sensational report has
just been received at the War De-
partment urging upon tho Govern
ment the Importance If increasing
the strategic strength of the AmeriSs
can Legation at Pekin. While the
report contains nothing which indi-
Gates danger of an immediate upris
ing it states that in the event of such
catastrophe the Americans would
be wholly unprotected, there being
no armament at the Legation, aside
from the small arms of the Guard,
but two antiquated guns valuable
only as ornamental relics. The
American military officers say that
Germany and other countries have
not only inclosed their legations with
stout steel fences capable of keeping
at bay mob armed with the usual