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2 TO VISIT PORTO HICO And Cuba Also, Said to be the President’s Wish. QUESTION OF PRECEDENT. Can the Head of the Nation Go Be yond the Confines of the United States? By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 10.—A special to the Tribune from Washington says: A report that the president intends to visit Cuba and Porto Rico at the first fa vorable opi>ortunity has (become 'known in the state, -war and navy departments, and »was quickly made the subject of serious speculation among various officials on ac count of the exceedingly interesting ques tions it raised. Among other things there was a spontaneous revival of the question that the chief executive could not pass the boundaries of the United States without forfeiting his office. It is peculiar how persistent is the notion even among the higher officials that some constitutional or statutory restrictions confines the execu tive to American soil, when, as a matter of fact, although none of the predecessors of I’rti-ideht McKinley have ever left the country during their terms of office, their actions were alone affected by considera t'ions of propriety or precedent which no one could hold to apply in the present in stance. It was generally recognized that the president might naturally wish to make a personal tour of inspection 'in those is lands as son ae he could spare tihe time from pressing public business in Wash ington and that no valid objection could land against such a tour as he was under stood to contemplate. It is painted out, however, that it would be practically im possible for 'him to spare the tiime requi site for such an extended voyage >as that <o Porto Rico before congress adjourns on March 4th. which is, fortunately about the 'best time of year to make a short stay in the trcpic-6. iDurintg the first six weeks of the new year in addition to the continu ous executive routine business the social obligations involved in 'the program of ■public receptions and state dinners 'Would restrict the president closely to Washing ton. and after next iweek's Southern tour be will hardly find it possible to leave the •white house for more than two days at a time before the beginning of lent in .the middle of February. For the ensuing two weeks, with the rush of legislation which marks the Closing days of a short session of congress, there will be no leisure for ■the executive and therefore his pennant could habdly fly in the harbors of Porto Rico before the middle of March. With Havana only a single night’s run for the Dispatch boat Dolphin from Tampa there might be a chance for the president to spend two whole days there in a week's absence from Washington and remain al ways in close telegraphic communication with the executive departments so that if a critical emcrgecy occurred he could be in a railway train speeding toward the capital within twelve hours. No thought is entertained, 'however, of a presidential trip to lHavana before the Spanish flag is hauled down on January 1. Practical unanimity of opinion prevails among officials that the comtemplated visit of the president to Havana has a full war rant as his trip to Porto Rico so long as the American Hag flies over Cuba, al though a few quibblens may hold that Porto Rico itself is not actually a part of the United States territory until congress has made a declaration to that effect, either in so many words or by satisfying the peace treaty of Paris. This fine point is not seriously raised except to show that Porto Rico and Cuba must be considered identical in view of the fact that they are governed practically alike, both military officers under the immediate direction of the president as commander-in-chief. The belief is expressed that the president would not care to set foot in Cuba if it were held to be foreign territory, much as he might wish to see the country, for that might be a perilous proceeding 'to estab lish. ‘Rut no one appears to controvert the right as well as the advisability of an executive visit to the new American pos sessions. provided it does not involve long and enforced absence from Washington. Before the outbreak of the war with Spain the expediency of a presidential visit to Hawaii was thoroughly canvassed. It was held by competent authorities that the president would not be compelled to leave 1 the jurisdiction of the United States even momentarily during such a tour as he would be constructively on American .ter ritory on a national vessel even when on the high seas. In this case, however, the long voyage would have required the pres- Sdent to be without means of communica ting with Washington for at least a week at a time and even had there been a cable at Honolulu he would have been out of touch with the country for at least two periods of five days each. The considera tions prohibited further contemplation of the visit. When the president visits Porto Rico and Cuba he will undoubtedly be ac companied by Mrs. McKinley and several members of the cabinet iwith their wives, and although the stay of the party in each port visited will not be longer than a sin gle day, an absence of t\'*o weeks from Washington will be necessary. It is prob able that Secretary Alger and several army officers will go to San Juan, Santiago, Ha vana and other points in the island be fore the president visita these places. YALE’S STRONG MEN. Competition Among Those Who Have Been in Training, By Associated Press. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 10—Preparatory to the work of taking the records in tbe competition to determine the champion strong man of Yale university, the direc tors of the gymnasium have taken the statistics of the fresh men class. The re sults are very satisfactory and Drove the value of the course of gymnastics that has for two years been compulsory on the freshmen. At the beginning of the college year every man in the class who is not in active training with one of the athletic teams is given preliminary work and he is put through a test without any coach ing whatsover as that would vitiate the data. The test consists of the “push up" on the parallel bans and the “pull up” on the horizontal bars. His weight there Is multiplied by the number of times he has raised himself a foot, thus giving the strength in foot pounds, the present unit of measurement. Two hundred and sixteen men have taken this test and Dr. Seaver is now en gaged in completing the tests by the other method adopted by the American college association. Bucklin’s Arnica naive The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever wres, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi tively cures piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction er money refunded. Price 25c per box. For by H. J. Tdkm«r A Son** storo. TXODUS FROM THE KLONDIKE A Thousand Men Along the Yukon—Terrible Privations —Fearful weather. By Associated Press. Tacoma, Wy., Dec. 10—The steamer Ro salie brings news that an exodus of men is taking place from Dawson City. John Halverson says: “There are nearly 1,000 men strung along the Yukon between Dawson and Chitkoot pass. All are making an effort to reach the coast. I had a good dog team, plenty of grub and also a well filled sack. Consequently I came along boom ing, passing many who had started from Dawson ten days ahead of me. Many left Dawson short of provisions and with little or no money. “It seems to me certain that manv of these unfortunates will die on the trail. Some will make Skaguay all right. This winter is proving the most severe experi enced in Yukon for years. Several severe snow storms have raged in the interior already.” MANTLE OF SECRECY To be Thrown Around our Naval Affairs— Hobson’s Long Trip. MANTLE OFSECRECY cwill. By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 10.—A special to the Herald from Washington says: Action has been taken by Secretary Long to withhold information concerning American, naval affairs from foreign governments. A reg ulation has been issued announcing that “formal and official information for at taches and other foreign officials in Wash ington or abroad will be furnished through the bureau of navigation by the office of naval intelligence. This regulation is due largely to. the refusal of foreign governments to give to American officers information which they seek, itherto the authorities have been very open with foreign attaches, but in the future it is likely the secrecy which exists abroad will also be in effect in this coun try. Naval Constructor Hobson has been at the department in connection with his or ders to proceed to Hong Kong to super vise the reconstruction of the cruisers 'Don Juan de Austria, Isla de Cuba and Isla de Luzon. 'He desired a short leave, but the department was compelled to refuse the request because of the necessity of get ting him to Hong Kong as son as possible. Mr. Hobson will sail on the steamer leav ing San Francisco on December 24. Commander Snow 'has submitted a re ported to the navy department showing that the sanitary conditions at San Juan Porto Rico are very bad. In compliance with the request of Civil Engineer Meno cal appliances have been sent to him for use in the renovation of the station. MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXIR. A PLEASANT LEMON DRINK. Cures indigestion, headache, malaria, kidney disease, fever, chills, loss of appe- I tite, debility, nervoue prostration and heart failure by regulating the stomach, liver, bowels, kidneys and blood. MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXIR. Cured me of indigestion. I had suffered for ten years. I had tried almost every medi cine, but all failed. Since taking Lemon Elixir I can eat anvthinf I like. W. A. GRIFFETH, Reeevesville, S. C. MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXIR. Cured me of indigestion and heart disease, after years of suffering when all other doctors and remedies failed. N. D. COLEMAN, Beulah, S. C. < MOZLEY’S ’VEMON ELIXIR. 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CONSIDERABLE WIT, Ten Tons of Beets Make One Ton of Sugar—Cost of Culti vation. By Associated Press. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 10—At the close of the sugar beet season, the second year of experiments in New York state the Coun try Gentleman, an agricultural journal, has completed the gathering of some sta tistics. It says: “Official reports from the experimental plants of the New York de partment of agriculture show the season to have been an unfavorable one generally, and that an unknown beetle destroyed many of the plants so that re-seeding in many cases was absolutely necessary. Good yields, however, are reported and the experiments may be said to be a suc cess so far as proving the adaptability of New York soil for sugar beet growing the real object of the experiments. “The factory at Binghamton, now opening its first season, pays $5 per ton for each ton of beets delivered to it. It, also furnishes the seed to growers at about cost. About 1,100 farmers are under con tract to furnish beets this year and 12,000 tons have been delivered. It is thought that between 15,000 and 17,000 tons will be converted into sugar before the close of tlie season, making the output of the fac tory 1,500 to 1,700 tons of sugar. The fac tory runs day and night, employs 100 men in two shifts of fifty and is now producing fifteen tons of sugar daily. “The experiments at both the Rome and Binghamton factories show that it takes ten tons of beets to make one ton of sugar. Os New York state beets it is found that the percentage of sacharine matter in the beets is equal if not far ahead of these, raised in California and other Western states. “It is believed that the farmer makes a profit of about $5 ner ton. One farmer sowed twenty acres of beets and Lad a yield of fourteen tons per acre. 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