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New-York tribune., 1903-03-02
THE PRESIDENT TO THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE,
Mr. ROOSEVELT WRITES TO CLARK HOWELL ABOUT
HIS APPOINTMENTS OF COLORED MEN,

Atlanta, Ga. March 1.-Following are extracts
from 8 letter from President Roosevelt to Clark
Howell, Editor Of The Atlanta Constitution, IN
reply TO a request for an exposition concerning
recent letter from Harry Stillwell Edwards. OF
Macon. with reference to the matter Of federal
appointments in the South:
In making appointments I have sought TO
consider the feelings Of the people of each ter
ritory so far as could consistently do so with
out sacrificing principle. The prime tests nave
applied have been those of character. fitness and
ability, and when I have been dissatisfied win
what has been offered in own party lines
I have without hesitation gone to the opposite
party-and you are, of course, aware that
have repeatedly done this in your own State OF
Georgia I certainly cannot treat mere color as
bar to holding office any more than could so
treat creed or birthplace-always providing that
in other respects the applicant or ncum-
bent is a worthy ard we'll oehaFeo amer
lean citizen. Just as little Will treat II
as comforting a right to hold once
ask you to Judge not by what say, but by what
during the last seventeen months have actu-
aIly done. In South Carolina I have appointed
a white postmaster to succeed c colored post
master. Again, i'll South Carolina. have NOM
mated a colored man to I'LL vacancy In the
position Of collector of port Of Charleston. Just
as In Georgia have Feappointeo the COL
ored man VINO is now serxing as collector Of
the port Of Savannah Both are ft men. why
the appointment of one should cause any
more excitement than the appointment Of
the other I am wholly at a loss to
imagine AS 1 am writing to a of keen
and trained intelligence. need hardly say that
to connect either OF these appointments or any
or all of my other appointments or my actions
in upholding the law at Indianola with such
New-York tribune., 1903-03-02

to be exceptionally strong General Smith
pushed all his artillery up close to the pond
which covered the enemy's works, and at close
range silenced the rebel guns. He then sent the
9Th Vermont into the swamp below the dam.
was carried, but either the regiment was not
properly supported or the rebels were too strong.
and our troops were repulsed with considera pie
loss Somebody accused General Smith of being
drunk at this fight. and a tremendous row was
raised in the Senate over the loss of the Yer
monters The officers of the division of their
own motion drew up paper and sent it to the
Senate, declaring the story to be. Of their own
personal knowledge. falsehood General Smith.
a year and half later, had the pleasure of court
martialing the officer who started this story.
At Williamsburg of Smiths brigades. COM
manded by General Hancock. covered itself with
glory. 1t forced its way through the enemys
intrenchments on our extreme right, and had
General Smith been allowed to reinforce 1t, as
he begged to be allowed to DO, ne would have
taken the enemy completely in flank and rear,
and would have ended that affair very differ
emily.
Army OF the James while bottled up at Ber
muda Hundreds While in this position he quar-
relied with ButleF-"Baldy" was always quar-
relling with somebody-and General Butler was
relieved. The politician was. however too pow
erfuI for the mere soldier and Butler was rein
This, we believe. ended his military career. Per-
sonally, General Smith Is one Of the best fellows
living His soldiers adored him. He was al
ways In some dif1cult position-always on the
point Of doing some great thing which fate
would not permit Witness the march on
Petersburg. Smiths troops reached the enemy's
works before Lees troops had arrived. There
was next to nothing to prevent his occupying
what afterward cost thousands of lives to carry
But some order from somebody, or some refusal
Of somebody to support a further advance. or
the failure of somebody to come up at the right
time prevented his success. In other words, he
was an unlucky commander. His good fortune
in other respects. however. was immense. He
was never wounded. although he exposed him
self like a grenadier. He stood within a dozen
Yards of the first timber chest exploded in the
Army of the PotoTaac, and exhibited no more
concern than IL the rebel shell that did the mis-
chief had been n message of peace and good
will
New-York tribune., 1903-03-02

questions social equality and negro doEni-
nation" Is as absurd as to connect them with
the nebular hypothesis the theory Of atoms.
I have consulted freely with your own Senators
and Congressman to the character and ca
pacity of any appointee in Georgia concerning
whom there was question. Ny party advisers in
the Senate have been Major Hanson, of Macon;
Walter Johnson, of Atlanta-both Of them
ex-Confederate soldfers-and Harry Still
we'll Edwards, also OF Macon. A large percent
age Of the incumbents of federal offices in
Georgia under me are. as I understand it, of
your political faith.
This is true OF your own State; and by ap
plying to Thomas Nelson Page, Of Virginia,
to General Basil Duke. of Kentucky; to George
Crawford. of Tennessee; to John McIlhenny, OF
Louisiana: to Judge Jones, of Alabama, and
Edgar S. Wilson, Of Mississippi all Of them
Democrats. and all Of them men Of the highest
standing in their respective communities. you
will find that what have done in Georgia stands
not as the exception. but as the rule. for what
/ have done throughout the South. I may add
that the proportion of colored men among the
new appointees is only about one in a hundred
'In view of all these facts. I have been sur
prised and somewhat panied at what seems to
me the incomprehensible outcry in the South
about my actions-an outcry apparently started
in New-York for reasons wholly unconnected
with the question nominally at issue. 1 am
concerned at the attitude thus taken by so many
of the Southern people: but am not in the
least angry, and still less will this attitude
have the effect of making me sWerve one hair s
breadth TO one side or the other from the course
I have marked out-the course have consist
emily followed in the past and shall consistently
follow in the future"
New-York tribune., 1903-03-02
ALMOST Il RACE RIOT
Ru6fans Assault Negroes-ReScue
Prisoner, Beat Policeman.

Members Of the gang of ruf1ans who hang
around Seventh-ave and Twenty -seventh-st. al
most ca used a race riot yesterday, and later
severely beat a policeman who tried to defend
an old man from the attacks of one Of their
number
They had a rope and were throwing It out,
tripping unsuspectinE persons. When a negro.
sixty-fve or seventy years old, passed, they
caught hold of the rope. formed q circle about
him and danced. twisting his arms and legs
tight and fast in the rope coils.
William Jackson. of No. 227 West Thirty
second-st.. also negro tried to induce the gang
to stop their persecution, and they turned on
Jackson. He ran. The crowd chased him up
Seventh-ave to Thfrtieth-st They belabored
him ov@r The head and back with sticks. small
stones and rope ends. Policemen GilIigan and
Quinn. of the West Thirtieth-st. station, ap-
peared and with their night sticks beat back
the crowd
Ali the negroes along Seventh-ave. in that
neighboFhaod mad seen what was happening and
had prepared 10 defend Jackson. They were
swarming out snto the street when the police
rescued Jackson Charles Stau5, of No. 123
West Twenty-sixth-st-. arrested and
charged with dIsorderIy conduct
An hour or so later Policeman Lane, Of the
1@onard-st. station, who was of duty, saw an
sged man attacked by young fellow In Twen-
tg-sixth-st- near Seventh-sVe. Lane, who was
u plain clothes. arrested the ruffian and start
him. The prisoner suddenly turned on Lane
and struck him in the ear. Lane had neither
club nor revolver. and started &c fight with his
GEts. Then there FWarmed about the two men
the Twenty ty-seventh-st gang. They had the
prisoner rescued in a minute and then attacked
Lane They shocked him down; rolled him over
face and sides
Poiiceman Doncourt raped for aid, and when
the police arrived. minute later the rumans
hso ned, leaving Lane lying bleeding In the
gutter,
New-York tribune., 1903-03-02
4 CONFERENCE LIKELY.
Success of Bill IN Senate BrLifUed
assured
rnr 7Err,.rArH t. THE rnrrrxEI

washington March 1.-Th" Republican members
NJ the Senate express confidence this evening that
the Aldrich financial bill. which all interest Is
now centercd will be passed by the upper chamber
Tomorrow and. as II IL expected that the House
In Sand n TO conference I'm some form. strong
hone is felt that measure which can be at least
recognized by its author will be reported By the
conference Committee and adopted by both houses
Senator Patterson. Of Colorado. has given notice
that he will address the Senate on this bill to-mor-
row hut so far is known his will be the only
snsech on the subject Senator Aldrich will press
n 10 vote as early possible. as the conferTees
will require all the time possible to eect an agree
rnAnt IL s believed that the Senate COnferreeS will
New-York tribune., 1903-03-02
THIEF chase IN CAR.
he Knocks Motorman and Pursuer Down
with Club.

Passengers on northbound Third-ave. car
at 3 o'clock g. yesterday were thrown into
a turmoil when a man ran through the car
from the rear to the front platform. with a
blackjack in his hand, trying TO escape stocki-
Iy built German who following him, calling
eut stop thief" In his effort to get away
from his pursuer the man knocked the motor
man. Joseph Higgins. from the platform, and,
running 20 a horsecar Of the Avenue line,
boarded IL He captured 1t by Detective
Flood. OF the Elizabeth-st station. In the in
te-val OF running between the two cars the man
turned on his follower and struck him in the
face with the blackjack. knocking him down
and making an ugly wound.
At the station the prisoner gave his name as
john williams, Of No 1875 Chrystie-st He was
recognized by Detectives Richert and Flood as
an old timer with an alias Of Red Clark and
with his photograph in the Rogues' Gallery.
The complainant was John Ostman. Of No. 121
Ralph-aye-. Brooklyn. who charged Williams
with assault and robbery.
The detectives say that Ostman was walking
along Duane-st-, near Park Row. when he was
aCcosted by three men, who demanded "his
money or his life While two Of them grabbed
his watch and made their escape, he started
after Williams He chased him along Duane-st.
where had just stopped, and the two
ploughed through the car, which was well filled
with late homegoere from the Brooklyn Bridge
anG Park Row. Otsman attended by a
physician from the Hudson Street Hospital.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-02
MOB FIGHTS MoTORMAN.
ENR4GED At F4TALITY.
ItaIans mith Aaes aad knives Sur-
round HomSe-He EscnDes.

Two hundred enraged Italians. armed with
stiettoeS and axes, chased James Traphagen. a
I11otorman on the Union Railway, half a mile
through the main street of New Rochelle yester-
day morning and attempted to kill him, because
his car struck Mrs. Nicolas Vacaro and her two
little children. who were their way to church.
Her boy. Antonio. who was on the track when
the car approached, was cut almost In two. He
died instantly. The mother, with her baby in
her arms. In attempting to rescue him was
knocked down, and sustained a fractured skull,
from which she will probably die The baby was
seriously but probably not fatally injured.
The accident occurred in front Of the large ten
ement hoglse at No. 512 Main-st The street at
this place was filled with italians on the way to
church, and when they heard the mothers
shrek they surrounded the car, and the cry
went I'D that the motorman must die. A rush
was made for the adjoining tenement houses.
snd the injured svoman's countrymen soon be-
gan emerging. armed with all kinds of available
weapons The motorman, who had alighted
from the car, was standing over the victims
when he heard their cries. Some Of the pas
sengers. who were watching the Italians from
the windows. saw the danger, and shouted to
the motorTnan to run for his life He dashed on
toward weyman-aVe. One of the mob, a power
fully built Italian. armed with an sxe, ran faster
than the others. and threw Traphagen down in
the street. he struck blow at his head with
the axe and had the weapon Uplifted to strike
again, when the conductor, George Patterson.
yelled. The cry probably saved the motornan's
life for when the Italian turned to look at Pat
terson his victim sprang to his feet and got
away.
The mob pursued the motorman to the home
Of Mrs David Havitt, nearly half q mile away
Traphagen who knew the Havitt family, rushed
into the house and begged for protection Mrs
Havitt who was alone locked the doors against
the Italians and supplied the fugitive with two
revoIvers belonging to her husband Then she
teIephoned to the police station for help. Chief
Timnons sent Sergeant Kelly and three patrol
men to the scene. When the police arrived
the found the house surrounded by the Italians.
who were still in great rage. The police drove
the crowd away and then took Traphagen to
the police station.
They obtained the names of about twenty Of
the mob and warrants will be issued for them
to-day The naotorrnan and conductor were ar
ragned before Coroner Zurich wiesendanger on
, in 5000 bail each for the inquest on Tuesday.
Bail was furnished for them by G. Hobart Nor
gan. prominent citizen of New-Rochelle.
The motorr1an says IT was impossible for him
10 avert the accident He going down
grade he says. The car was then within fifty
feet Of the Varcaros. and although he applied
the brakes with full force and shouted to them
get out OF the way it too late to save
them.
In the course~of the day stones were FREQUENT
ly thrown at trolley cars while passing through
the district where the accident occurred.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-02

London. March 2-The Geneva correspondent
of ''The Daily Chronicle" telegraphs that news
has been received there Of an engagement be-
tween Turkish troops and bodies OF Macedon"
ians and BuIgarisns near Monasttr. The Turks
suffered repuIse. After the lighting thirty
two dead and many wounded men were found.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-02
FIGHTING IN MACEDONIA.
Turks and BuIgarians in Collision Al
ready.

Constantinople. March 1-Advices from Bull
Earia. Servia and Macedonia reflect the disap-
pointment felt there regarding the ilusory nat
ure of the Austro-Russian scheme Of Macedo-
nian reforms which the Sultan has agreed to.
Consular dispatches from saIonica report Sc
rious encounters between Turkish troops and
bands Of BuIgarians IN the Uskub district. many
being killed on both sides.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-02

ROYAL BLUE TOURS TO WASHINGTON
Only SI2 from New York. All expenses. including
rail- and hotel, for three days March E and .
Ohio Ticket On1ces.-AdvG
New-York tribune., 1903-03-02

ROUND TRIP TICKETS TO CALIFORNIA
On sale at all ticket offices, oGsring diversity OF
routes going and returning, via Chicago ans Nortn
western Union Pacific and Southern Paciae Rail-
ways Ofices: ksl 2S7 and 80 Broadway.-AdVt
New-York tribune., 1903-03-02

s1x,a-,, year EsronchFtis under the mistaken name
~ consumption sweeps. thousands OF necple to E
nrematIPe grave. DR.. D Jayns's Expecterant
rresriv SiS,ays cures this form ef disease.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-02

THE auINTEssENcE OF ELEGANCE.
Passengers 70 Chicago. and st. Louis, via the
Pennsylvania Limited. travel with the comforts %
ktaGE.-AdYt - . a--,--s -
New-York tribune., 1903-03-02

TO GET RID OF THAT CHILL
take q glass Of Usher's Scotch. hot-AoVt'
New-York tribune., 1903-03-02
THIS Ne THE FASTEST TRAIN

for the distance the world has evsn seen; saves
day between the East and West. The New 4ork
centraIs Xth Century LImita6--Adyt
New-York tribune., 1903-03-02

SERVICE 10 SUIT EVERY ONE.
The Pennsylvsnla Rsilroed offers fast trains az
convenient hours 20 intending passengers for. Chi.
eaeG, 81. Louis and tbs Weet-Adyk
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-09

surgeon and away the ambulance sped to the hospital.
 Another call to the congested district. A policeman had found in a hallway a foreign sailor who appeared to be suf- fering from some mysterious ailment. The hallway was that of sailors board ing house. but Dr. Emily Cunning did 1 not hesitate second to enter 1t and ! move through crowd of longshoremen to the patient. They stared in amaze ment at her. but made way for her re- spectfully. She whipped out a stetho- scope, examined the sick man. asked hin, some questions. diagnosed and judwed him and pronounced him guilty of drum kenness iD the first degree. Then she took him to the hospital.
 Tn the afternoon came another drunk the ugly kind, this time. He had cut his head and was bad case altogether. bt,t said reporter. "Dr. Cunning tackled him as though he had been a three months old girl baby" She nlended his head and left him for the policeman to take care of
 The girl surgeon had six ambulance calls that first day lon the bus" One was to a man who had heat prnstra- ton. Another was to an insane woman who had to be removed from police sta- ton to hospital. Never once did the young woman doctor lose her nerve or hesitate. She knew exactly what to TO in each case and did 1t instantly.
 She herself does not talk of her patients or her exploits. The public medical board whose servant she is has given her or- ders not to talk about her professional work, and, that, too, Is right, for q city hospital surgeon Is not a freak but just wise. quiet doctor. Nevertheless q mil lion people must have read next morning Of that successful first days work on the ambulance of a woman doctor, must have maFveled at her perfect skill Snd cool ness. But the time is not far of when the race will no longer wonder at A wo- man who Is master in any of the pro fessions. The woman of the coming race Is arriving.
 Meantime what those who witnessed pr. Dunning's performance of ambulance duty thought of it may be judged from what they said. Al; were respectful. well coming ana pleasant, newspaper young men included. Here is what some of them said: The policeman who helped her with the broken leg gazed after the departing ambulance and remarked:
 well, IT be darned! Say. she's all right Never saw anything more businessllke. She'll do" The driver of the ambulance said; She's all right, and she's got nerve enough for anybody. Smart woman. too. I'd rather have her treat me than any of the young doctors in the house-and, say, If any one ever insults her or says any thing to her. I'll knock his head off"
 what brother surgeon said: "Dr. punning knows her business and she ap- peare to have plenty of good sense. Any one who thinks she win balk when it comes to hard case will be mistaken
 What she herself says: T am anxious Tor good. hard work. for I believe a wo- man Is just as well qualified as a man to do that kind of work"
 So why not?
 MARY GooDsPEED.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-09

the volga is connected with the Don by a canal you can reach the Black Sea as we'll.
 The CEar is now spending great dsGl in inproveing his harbors. The Govern ment has built a new port at St. Peters burg and reconstructed that of Odessa. There are new quays and moies 1t Ba- toum for the coal oil tank steamers, and the channel has been deepeued at Arch angie. There are new quays at Rostov- on-the-Don. and much dredging has been done at the mouth of the volga.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-09

Among the great improvements is to be ship canal from the Baltic to the Black Sea, which will accommodate the largest men of war and the biggest merchant vessels. so t,sat 1t Is almost impossible ta predict what the waterways of this empire may not be in the future. Russia is fortunate in having broad gauge men at the head of its affairs, and especially so fin such practical thinkers and execu- tive managers as Mir. Sergius Witte and Prince Hilkoff. Frank G. Carpenter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-09

ambulance and approached the spot where Greek peddler lay with broken leE A beer wagon had knocked him and his push cart down and run over him and crushed one of his lower limbs
 She carried black satchel of surgical instruments. The injured man lay under a bootblack's awning. Dr. Emily Dun ming ran her fingers over his broken limb Take on his shoe" she said The at. tendant policeman tried to do this. but could not
 Don't hurt him. cut it off," said the girl surgeon, handing him a pair of scis- sors. And rip up his trousers Ieg."
 This was done quickly. The girl sur- geon diagnosed the injury, pronounced
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-09

" a compound
 fracture of the femur, bandadg- ed and splintered it temporarily. then said to the driver and po- ltceman, "P u t
 hi m on { h e stretcher." as coolly as though she had been doing that kind of work under the eyes of a thousand people all her life. The patient was lift ed into the ann bulance, in after him went the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-09

Just in, a Troy Improved Sectional Dryer" the only machine of its kind in Alabama. Can dry clothes now in seven- teen minutes. Great improvement. Bet ter able now to serve you than ever be- fore. Montgomery Steam Laundry.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-09
Four Consolation Trips.
qAIu 10 sn,f bitr

The four persons residing in Ala hama standing seventh to tenth in the number of votes. received in this con- test will be given, as Consolation Trips, the choice of round trip railroad tick cts to the following four great cities:
 St. Louis, Mo-, Washington, D. C.. Chicago, Ill.,, Cincinnati, o.
 The one standing seventh in the number of votes received in this con- test to have the first choice, the one ranking eighth in number of votes received to have second choice, and so on to the one ranking tenth. This will make total of Ten Advertiser Free Trips. Suppose you try for one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-09
100000 Miles of Waterway.

The water communications of Russia
 are also improving. Indeed few people
 have any idea of their enormous extent
 In Europe alone. Russia has 76,OOo miles
 Of canals, rivers and lakes which are navigable for some kind of craft. In Siberia there are 90. 600 miles of naviSable rivers. and fin Central Asia 2,00O miles more. The merchant fleet Is enormous. There are about 26,OOO vessels and more than 5000 steamers. More than 30 Oo0 no1 tons of goods are annually carried on the rivers and the petroleum fleet of the Caspian sea comprises ffty-seven steam CTS and 2@ sailing vessels. The VoIWa is great water highway thronged win shipping and the same is true of parts of the Don. the Dnetper, the Bug and other rivers. You can now go from st
 Petersburg to the Caspian sea by the NsVas the canals and the Volga, and as
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-09
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