Show MESSAGES SENT OVER THE CABLE TO MANILA new york tuly S jhc thc pacific cable completed at 1050 saturday night eastern time by the welding together of tho eastern and western links abc honolulu ou board the fable ship anglia thug completing the entire line of telegraph from san francisco to the philippine islands distance of over miles and bringing to a conclusion the greatest and most difficult of submarine cubic enterprises undertaken in abo history of ocean telegraphy eg raphy A message from president to president mackay of the caal pacific cable company was sent over tho new cable around the world in twelve minutes and jackaya Mac kaya reply was sent around alio llio world in nine and a half minutes the best previous timo for a message around the world waa jadoon one sent by united states senator chaunecy Chaunc cy M from the va dional electrical exposition grand central palace in this city in it took fifty minutes to transmit the message ROOSEVELT TO TAFT at 1050 president loosevelt at oy abter bay ecat tho following message to taft oyster bay N Y july 4 to governor taft manila I 1 open alic ameri lean pacific cable with to you tand tho of the philippines at 11 10 p m the following reply was received by tho president from governor tafts manila july 4 to the president athe filipino people and the american residents in these islands are glad to present their respectful greetings and to the president of the united states conveyed over the cable with which american enterprise idaa girdled tho pacific thereby ang greatly easier and booro frequent communication between the two countries it will certainly lead to closer linion and a better mutual understanding bof each others aims and sympathies to their common interests in the of the philippines and the education and of ahe fill dinos it is not inappropriate to ancor bato in this the first message across tho pacific from tho Philip to america the earnest plea for the tion of the tariff on filipino products in accordance with the broad and liberal spirit which the american people desire to manifest toward the philippines and of which you have been an exponent tart at 1123 president roosevelt sent the following message around tlc alc world westward to clarence II 11 who was with mr at oyster bay oyster bay N Y july cclarence IL pacific cable company hyater bay N Y congratulations and to the able the genius of your lamented fath vr and youir own enterprise made possible ROOSEVELT the was sent at p nf and was received by air at 1133 making the time of ila siou around alio world minutes sir replied a follow a lii men page boing abouna the world eastward in nine and ft half minutes REPLY to the oyster bay 1 thank you deeply for your and I 1 earnestly hope that the pacific cable by opening the wide horizon of the great 1 asty liay prove a useful factor to the commerce of the united stated CLARENCE IL these messages followed by a large number of congratulatory messages to governor taffe and president kaekay from governors of the different stacee and men I 1 former cleveland sent alie following message to governor taffe i 1 I desire to join my fellow countrymen both hero and in manaia Ma niIa in con upon the establishment of telegraphic communication between these two distant points of our common country slay this means of intercourse always be a conservator of good will and national prosperity GO VElOR NASH TO TAFT columbus 0 july alion W II 11 taft manila P I 1 I 1 congratulate you that your homo is now connected with your native home by cable for the people of ohio I 1 wish you the utmost success in your great work GEORGE K gasn |