Yor mle ln Athens, YO INDORSE CANNON. — Wants haws Passed Prohibiting Po- Milsal ifts Prom CospoFations and Leweriag Duties ea Goeds From Philippines, - NEW YORK, Aug 21.—A letter written by President Hoosevalt to Congressman HB Watson of Rushville, Ind, and approviag of the work of the present congress and declaring “to change the leadership and organi gation of the heuse at this time means to bring cemfusiem upon these who bave successfully eugaged ig the steady w ng out of a great amd compre ve scheme (pr The betterment of our social and elvic conditions.” was made public. The president alse declared that such a change would reguit in a hurt- ful oscillation between ths extreme radical and the extreme reactionary. The president said alee that he hopes the present congress will enact laws prelifiting political ceatributiens by tions, lowerlug the duties om imports fee the Philippines and limit ing the Sumber of bours fer raliway employees. Of he tariff Mr, Roosevelt says: “We stand usequivecally for a protec tive taslll, and we fool that the phe nomenal ipdastrial prosperity whieh We sre BOW enjoying ls sot lightly te be jeopardized. for ®t Would be to the last degree foolish te sesure here and there 2 sla benefit gf the cot of gen- Indorsement of Senator Shelby M. Cul- let for re-election to the United States senste. Senator Cullom carried the re oent primaries by a good majority, and no other name but his will go before the convention for senator. The nominations to be made are state treasurer, superintendent of public In- struction and three trustees of the stats university. PULAJANE WAR OVER. Celenel Williams Reports Pacifien- tien eof Disturbed Previsees. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—The Pula- jane insurrection in the island of Sa- mar, Philippine Islands, is believed to be about stamped out. Colonel C. A. Williams, commanding the department of the Visayas, In bis report tp the war department, says: “The large tract (a the northwest of the island, together with Catubig and Oras districts, are ln as pacified or set- tied conditica as at any time since the insurrection, the officers in charge re porting that mo organized bands of Pulajanes are now gut The Gandara distsict is reperted In a favorable con- dition. The extremes soulleast like the ewtreme northwest, bas always been free from Pulajanism. It will be seen, therefore, that two-thirds or more of the island is in a condition which, could its continuance be depended on, would not justify the asking by civil authorities for assistance from the army.” ORDERED FROM FORT BROWN. Blaok Troops Remeved From Browne ville, Where There Was Trouble. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. —Orders weve lspued Ly the military secretary, Majer General F. C. Alnsworth, for the trahsfer of the oelored troops from Fort Brewn, Tex, where there has been serious trouble between citizens and soldiers, to Fort Ringgold, Tex. which is abeut 100 miles above Fort Brown and ls alee en the Rio Grande. The osmpany ordered to Fort Brown is made up of white men. This shift. ing about of troops was made subse quent to & report from Major 0. W. Penrose os the situation at Fort Brown and after an appeal by Seuater Culber. _ {sen to President Roosevelt. In his re port Major Penrose says he was per suaded that the killing of ene citisen in Brownsville and the wounding of an- other were the work of seldiers, al though be has been unable as yet to disesver who the gulity men are Paul 0. Stensland In California. COLUBA, Cal, Aug. 31.—Paul ©. Stensland, defaulting president of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank of Chi oago, la thought to have been seen In Oslusa. On Sunday afternoon a well dressed stranger appeared at the Hotel Riverside, engaging a room. Later in the evening John Hartog, manager of he Colusa county chamber of cem- meres and fermeriy of Chleago, whe had a passing acqualntanes with Stens- land, came into the hotel. Shortly aft or this the stranger left and has net been seen since. Hartog says pie stran- gor resembled Stansidnd very muah, except that he is emeoth shaven. Btens- Jand while in Ohleage had a beard. PR. 7, Oflelale Jail. NEW YORK, A ali-