Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-20
AT THE White HOUSE
Sufferers From the Marti-
nique and Other Disasters.
COMMITTEES REPORT
PRESIDENT THANKS THE MEM
BERs FOR THEIR WORK.
Secretary Taft's Trip to Panama
Foreign Representatives Call
The New York Vote.

President Roosevelt has written a letter
of thanks to the committee appointed by
him In May. 1902, for the disbursement OF
funds subscribed by the country for the
relief of sufferers from the Martinique and
other disasters in the West Indies. The
committee has wound up it's work. The
chairman is abroad, and the letter of the
President is addressed to William R. Cor
wine of New York. secretary 1t is as fol-
lows:
WHITE HOUSE,
October Is, 1904.
my Dear Mr. Corwine:
Your letter of the 14th instant, inclosing
the report Of the national Martinique and
West Indies relief committee, has been re-
ceived.
Permit me to thank you for your letter,
and through you to extend my heartiest ac-
acknowledgement to the members of the COM
mittee for all they have done. To have such
busy men willing to undertake a task maxi
ing such demands upon their time mot to
speak of their pecuniary contributions IS
a matter for real congratulation on the part
of all who feel that it is this kind of public
spirit which tells for more than anything
else in good citizenship.
Hoping you will assure the members of
the committee of my very real appreciation
of what they have accomplished. I am,
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The final report of the committee was
made up in New York few days ago. 1t
shows that the total subscriptions through
out the country were 1857 .592. A. upon which
s.. $50. 50 interest was paid. making the fund
$159, $50. 16 Out of this there was expended
for food and clothing SIS. 640; donation for
establishment of hospital and asylum in
Martinique, $11,S4S: miscellaneous relief
work, s47 ,O53.5S. Out of the balance there
was returned to subscribers S57 ,40947, and
sent to Governor Taft for relief work in
the Philippines, by consent of subscribers,
$4,000. Minor expenses of s., 902.11 made
up the other part of the total.
Mr.. Taft's Trip to Panama
Secretary Taft, who was at the White
House today, said that he had not made
any arrangements about his trip to Pan
anna He did not know whether the House
committee on canals would accompany
him. as that was a matter he had not con-
sidered. He would probably have a con-
ference with Representative Hepburn
chairman of the House committee and IL 1t
was desired that the committee should go
along with him he certainly had no objec-
ton, although the mission of each would
have no connection, as Is well known.
Frank P. Sargent, commissioner of i'm
migration, made call on the President Il
have been over the country good deal in
the last few weeks" he said. land I cannot
find anything that looks unfavorable to the
republican cause" Mr.. Sargent has been In
Oregon. Washington and California
Ex-Representative White, colored, for
merly a member of Congress from North
Carolina, called on the President today. He
Is now a citizen of New Jersey and the
founder of the town Of Whitesboro'. Il
came in to tell the President that he will
be elected by an overwhelming vote next
month" said the coiored leader. There
will be hardly coored vote In New Jersey
against the republican ticket"
Foreign Representatives Call.
Count Cassini. the Russian ambassador,
called on the President today to pay his
RESPECTS after an absence from the city. He
likewise introduced Mr.. Bibikoff, one of
the new secretaries of the Russian lega
ton
Senior Ojeda, the Spanish minister, also
called on the President to pay his respects
after an absence from his post.
Francis G. Landon of Stattsburg. Column
bia county N. Y, has been appointed third
secretary to the United States legation at
Berlin. He was formerly member of the
assembly from that county and is a cap
tain in the National Guard of New York
The New York Vote
John A. Merritt. postmaster of Wash
ington, has been doing some campaign worn
in his home section of New York, and he
called on the President today to tell him
that SO far as he can see the majority in
New York will be large for the republican
electors.
Throughout western New York" Mr..
Merritt said, "the people are deeply inter-
ested in the outcome, and my observation
was that the republican vote will be in
creased. Roosevelt will get as large ma
jority in that portion Of the state as Nc
Kinley got in 1900, and 1 believe it will be
larger. The people are satisfied with the
personality and progressiveness Of the