The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-15
THREATENED ROOsEvELT's LIFE.
4 Man Arrested in San Jose, Cali
f%ornia, Yesterday for Supposed De-
isSns Upon the Presidents Life.
AIR. R~rOsevelt's Tour Of Yesterday.

San Jose, May 11.-Clay Taylor. alias
Professor Putte, vas arrested today for
supposed designs upon the life of the
president. He has served three terms
in prison. 1t is alleged that he wrote to
the president. He is also accused Of
recent anarchistic ~utterances.
President Roosevelt today gave the
people of the county an object lesson
on the evils Of vandalism. While at
Santa Cruz this afternoon he was taken
to the big tree grove. Almost the first
sight tht greeted his yes as he enter
ed the park was one of the big trees
with thousands of business and per-
sonal cards tackled on it. Tourists for
years have been placing their cards
upon the tree and it began to look more
like a receptacle for bits of paper than
it did one of the wonders Of nature.
The president instantly expressed his
disapprOval of such a. procedure and a
little later when asked to make d speech
called attention to the DETACHMENT of
the trees and said he hoped the people
of California would see to it that such
vandalism was stopped. He also init
mated hat he would like to see the
cards taken down. Later when the
president went for a walk through the
park the members of his party, tOgeth-
err with members of the reception COM
mittee. tore down the cards.
Pajaro, May 1.-THE presidential
train left belmont at s o'clock this
morning. An attachment of the Fiji
teenth infantry. commanded by Captain
SWEET, accompanied the president from
his hotel to the train. After the men
had been drawn in line. the president
stood in front o. them and addressing
Captain SWEET asked him to convey his
thanks to the officers and men of the
Fifteenth infantry for the good care
they had taken of him during mis- stay
at belmont. A company of this regi-
ment guarded the hotel last night and
kept intruders from the grounds. At
Pajaro a stop of ten minutes was made
during which President Roosevelt made
q short address to the crowd collected
at the station.
San Jose, Cal, May 11.-From Pajaro.
the president went to Santa Cruz, a
picturesque city and seaside resort On
the northeastern shore of Monterey
bay, where the party remained until
oon Several thousand people throng-
ed the streets. On his way to a jose
the party made a brief stop at FELTON,
to visit the grove of Redwood trees
oI liz SdlIloi SldI d dllCy AZ ociildcldld
Cruz mountains we'll known to the
travellers. At San Jose which was
reached during the afternoon the presi-
dent was rendered an ovation. He was
the most famous orchards and
vineyards of this section of the state
and warmly expressed his appreciation
of the Santa Clara valley. AT Santa
the old Jesuit college was visited and
at Campbell where a large number Of
w and farmers had assem-
bled, the president spoke a few words.
The school children of this city were
reviewed in front of the Mckinley mon
ument in st. James square. The night
will be passed by President Roosevelt IN
private car at the station here. To-
morrow morning he will proceed to San
making stops at Stanfod
and Burlingame.