The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-01
c0y, HUNT VISITS PRESIDENT
,yrrTES MINOR POINTS ABOUT
poyrO RICO RESERVATION.
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nrsrEn BAY, l.. l.. June 30.-Gov. Hunt
p,,to Rico, POSTMASTER General Bis
wi and Senator Long of Kansas visited
nn,odent Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill this
.nsrnoon. Gov. Hunt came to settle a
Jaw minor points with the President con-
..rri ing the reservation of portion Of the
Lille lands in Porto Rico for the use OF GER
..,n Of the departments in Washington.
The reservation, according to the terms
>, the bill which Congress passed last ees-
lion must be made before July 1. The
latter was cleared up completely this
.wsrnoon and tomorrow all the Porto
p;co public lands which have not been re-
..rved will accrue to the island.
There are about 10000 acres, most OF
whcb are near San Juan This country has
rsssryed only very small portion for coal
iry and naval stations.
The islands title to the land was dispute
bv Spain when Porto Rico was under Span
I.h rule and the controversy was handed
down TO the United States.
"The taking up Of the land by the island
with clear title" Gov. Hunt said, after he
had seen the President. means considerable
10 the people of Porto Rico.
sThe island will be able now to do with
tle land as it sees fit The tract is not big
snouch to stmulat, immigration to any
Sree extent, but it will be of great value
bcSlly to agricultural and commercial
interests. -,
two months longer
Senator Long came to confer with the
President about a successor to Judge Hook
IN the United States District Court in Kan
as Judge Hook has been made Circuit
Court Judge.
The Vest" the Senator remarked, ia
cold for Roosevelt That goes without
saying
Gen Bisscll's business with the President
was, he said, entirely private. The Presi-
dent had all three visitors at luncheon,
and the most Of his afternoon was taken up
with them. He did, however. find time to
cover about five miles on horseback toward
evening In the morning he took advantage
Of the fine weather to make thorough
tour of his place and also TO get In some
exercise on the tennis court. Theodore
and Kermit went out of town for the day,
and so the President challenged his little
daughter, Ethel, for a match.
Tie President will play tennis or take
bUlne OlItI DultOOt cAtIClsc every
ing early during his vacation. Secretary
Loeb will call every day about 10 o'clock
and will try to finish up the days work
with the President before noon. The
President hopes 10 have the afternoons
and evenings to spend with his family
and for visiting with his guests.
II was announced to-day that the Presi-
dent will attend the first of the international
yacht races on Aug 20. He will watch
tho from, fha lTnitnI Sfafaa
yacht Sylph, and not from the Erin, Sir
Thomas Lipton's boat, as has been re-
ported. 1t Is said, though, that Sir Thomas
will visit Sycamore Hill before returning
to England.
The information was given out to-day
that the President had consented to adj
dress the big conference of the Holy Name
societies Of Brooklyn here on Sunday.
July 20. 1t is expected that 5000 Brooklyn
people will attend the conference, ard all
The societies in the surrounding towns
will turn out. St. Dominic's Church here
has cha rye of the arrangements.
Plans have been completed for the Presi-
dents visit on the Fourth Of July to Hunt
ington, l.. l., where he will deliver an ad-
dress on the occasion of the celebration Of
the 25Oth anniversary OF the founding Of
the town. He will go on the Sylph, and
will arrange to land at Huntington at $50
o'clock in the afternoon. 1t is expected
that Mayor Low will also go there On his
yacht. The President and the Mayor,
II is planned, will land at the same time
near the spot on the shore where Nathan
Hale was taken captive. The President
will return to Oyster Bav that night.
Several Of the Secret Service men were
In Huntington to-day looking the place
over. The Seventeenth Separate Infantry
Of Flushing. about $50 men, will attend the
exercises
II was learned this afternoon that the
name Of Linn Bruce has not been suggested
TO the President as a suitable man to be
chairman of the New York County Re-
publican Committee.