New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-01
PRESIDENTS QUIET DAY.
GOV. HUNT A VISITOR
Porto Rican Land Question Ar
ranged-Other Guests


oyster Bay. Long Island. June 3O.-prss,4...
Roosevelt spent to-day quietly at his hor,a -,
Sycamore Hill In the forenoon afte- tr,-..-.
ing some executive business that rsquirea -
mediate attention with Secretary Loeb -.
played a few sets OF lawn tennis With his c~V-
dren and their cousins the children Of 7 N
Roosevelt The Presidents eldest son. Tn
dore. r.. and Kermit left the village soon az
o'clock. TO spend the day out OF town vt,5
friends
At Juno heon he entertained a party couslsti1x
Of Governor Hunt OF Porto Rico. Senator Ches-
ter l. Long. OF Kansas and former Postunas,e-
General Wilson S Bissen who arrived on the
12:2O O'Clock train. and after a short can d,
Secretary Loeb at the executive ofices. IN
Moore's Block. drove out to Sycamore Hin
The object Of Governor Hunts visit was
settle Immediately the minor differences CON
corning the reservation OF some ninety tho
sand acres Of land in Porto Rico for govern
ment buildings and other purposes. as on july
all land not reserved by the government win
accrue to the island. Before the Governor Ia-.
here this evening with the two other member.
Of the party it Is understood that the matte.
was finally adjusted This was probably n
most important piece Of executive business tina
the President has transacted with any guest
since his arrival here on Saturday
The object OF Senator Longs visit was TO ar
range for an extra session OF Congress on No
vember to discuss the taking up OF the Presi
dents Cuban reciprocity policies. The Senator
also submitted the names OF certain nominees
for federal appointments in his own State. For.
mer Postmaster General BisseI stated that his
visit was OF a purely private nature
Concerning yesterdays report that Linn Bruce
was being considered by President Roosevelt.
Senator Platt and Governor OdeT for president
OF the Republican County COMMITTEES IN succes-
sion to Robert c. Morris. it was understood to-
day that the President does not care 20 make
any statement the subject for publication.
as he considers the question to be a local rather
than State matter.
As announced in The Tribune yesterday. in
response to the request made BY Sir Thomas
Upton at the White House last week the
President has decided to witness the first OF
the international yacht races on August 20
According to present announcements the Pres
ident will probably view the opening contest
from the United States steam yacht Sylph- IL
is more than likely. however. that visits will
be exchanged between the President and Sir
Thomas on board the Erin on the day OF the
race. The President and Mrs. Roosevelt and
the children will probably leave Oyster Bay
on the evening Of August 10
Further plans have now been made FOR the
Presidents visit to Huntington on Saturday. 20
sary Of the settlement of the town The ltth
Separate Company OF Flushing, loo strong. VIII
form the Presidents guard OF honor. Almost
simultaneously with the arrival Of the prestden-
tiaI party on board the Sylph. carrying ths
President. Mrs. Roosevelt and the children. Mt
and Mrs. Loeb and other members or the execu-
tive force, Mayor Low, it is said. viii arrive on
his private yacht. both parties landing at the
historic spot where Nathan Hale was captured.
and which IS now marked by monument
1t is understood that the President viii attend
the open air celebration OF the Holy Name So
cieties of Long Island TO be held here on July 26
Father Walter Power. OF St. DOminiCk's Cath
ole Church. is in charge Of the celebration. n
which all the local branches in this section viii
take part
a considerable quantity of routine business -
being transacted daily at the executive offices IN
Noore's Block. by Secretary Loeb and his as
sistants the President being within telephonic
at Sycamore HILL
The Roosevelt homestead is covered contiuu-
ouslv night and day by alternate shifts %
Secret Service agents. no one. unless he -
known or has previously made an appointment
with the President through Secretary Loeb.
being allowed to approach the house