The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-05

ton from small pOX, or typhoid TeVer.
They assured the President that, by
the time of his visit, there undoubted-
ly would be a preceptible diminution
in the yellow fever cases. They said
that during last week twenty three
deaths in the city were attributed to
yellow fever, but indicated that
many deaths now ascribed to yellow
fever unqueStionably We're caused by
other diseases.
The President is scheduled to ar
rive at New Orleans on the morning
of Tie 29th instant. 1t was the desire
of the New Orleans people that he
should remain overnight in the city
and be the guest of honor at an elab-
crate banquet. but the probability
is that he viii sail for Washington
on the evening of the 26th.
JOS. O. Thompson, collector of In
ternal Revenue at Birmingham. Ala,
also called on President Roosevelt
With a committee representing the
commercial bodies of Birmingham
to arrange finally the details of the
Presidents visit to their city on
the 24th instant The President will
spend two hours at Birmingham, ar
irving at 4:30 p. M, and leaving at
$50 o. m. In that time the President
will deliver two addresses. one at the
State Fair and the other in the city
The committee said it would be ne
cessary, on account of the president )
limited stay in the city. for the cltl-
zens of Birmingham to abandon
mnch of a great demonstration which
had been arranged in a tentative way
Senator Simmons, of North caro-
lima conferred with the President re-
garding his trip through thN STATE.
He urged the President to make a
longer stop at Raleigh than has peen
scheduled and to make other stops
in the State, in addition to those ar
ranged. but the President SAID ne
couId not vary from the program now
laid down. The Presidents speech
at Raleigh will be one OF the most
important on the trip. The President
will make stops at Durham, Hlgh
Point Greensboro and Charlotte' III
North Carolina
To Attend Confederate Reunion.
Senator Thomas S. Martin, of Vir-
oinia. headed a delegation represent
ing the civic and commercial bodies
Of Petersburg. Va, at the White House
TODAY the commission being to extend
on invitation to President Roosevelt 10
attend the annual reunion or the
Confederate Veterans, of Virginia 10
he held at Petersburg on the zoth'
goth, and 27th instant, under tne aus
nices of the A. P. Hill Camp. Inc
President expressed regret that he
would be unable to be present as az
that time he will be on his trip
through the South. At the forthcom-
inc. Reunion the Virginia battle hags
captured during the Civil war VIII
he returned to the organizations
which originally carried them, the
presentation speech being madeb Dy
Governor Montague.
Stuart's Orders Reversed.
Commissioner Greene, of the ClVli
Service Commission had a conference
with the President today regarding the
cOmpIaint made some time ago agalnSt
Captain ]. E. b. Stuart, collector OF
the port at Newport News, Va, of vlo-
lation of the Civil Service regulations
The complaint was investigated ny the
Civil Service Commission and early IN
September a report was made 10 the
President on it, 1t appears rhat soon
after CAPTAIN Stuart assumed the du-
ties of his office he dismissed several
employes on the ground that there
was not sufficient work TO keep them
e:nploved. He reduced two division
chiefs. Edloe Morrock and E. n Eu-
bank. to the rank of inspector. IL
was alleged in the complaint tna'
CAPTAIN Stuart had been actuated py
political motives, as all or the men
;ffected by his orders were Democrats
The President has ordered that Nor
rock and Eubank be restored to theiI
<old rank and that when additional
men arc needed in the collectors otfl-
ces those dismissed shall be en-
ployed if they desire their former po-
sitions.
United States Marshal.
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lied the announcement that he would
appoint P. M. Long, of Cordova, Ala.
United States marshal of the northern
district of Alabama to succeed ID. N
Cooper. He also has appointed Gen
eral Robert w. Johnston, Of Birmlng-
ham. Ala, to be register of the Land
Office at Montgomery. Mr. Long was
chairman of the last Republican cam
paign committee of the state. Gen
eral Johnston is a grandson of ColoneI
James Johnston of revolutionary
fame. He served as a brigadier gen
eral in the Confederate army.
To Return on the Pennsylvania.
The armored cruiser Pennsylvania
has been tentatively selected to con-
vey President Roosevelt from New
Orleans to Norfolk on the return from
his Southern trip. Rear Admiral
Brownson, commanding the Narmored
cruiser division of the North Atlantic
fleet, and Captain Mclean, of the
Pennsylvania, were at the Navy De-
partment today and conferred with
the officials regarding the arrange
ments for the voyage From Norfolk
the President will be conveyed to
Washington by the Mayflower. Cap
tain Winslow has arrived here from
Newport and was at the Navy Depart
ment today.