The Washington times., 1901-10-25
Few VISITORS RECEIVED.
The President Tramsacts Busine :
of a Pressing Nature.
Arrives From New Haven i'm the
Early Morning-Miss Alice Roose-
welt Returns with Her Father
Carriage Horses Unsnti.factory,


After receiving the honorary degree of
| doctor Of laws from Yale University at
| the bicentennial exercises in New Haven
on Wednesday. President Roosevelt re-
! turned to Washington yesterday morning
! at l0:30 O'Clock. He was accompanied
| by his daughter, Miss Alice Roosevelt
who Joined the Presidential party at
| Pennington on the trip to New Haven.
| Secretary Hay, Col Theodore A. BinS-
ham, and Lieut.. ]. c. Greenway, for
| merIy of the Rough Riders, and an old
Yale football and baseball star. Joined the
party at New Haven, and returned to
Washington with the President Lieu
tenant Greenway will be a guest at the
White House for several days
on account Of the large amount of rou-
tine business which accumulated during
his absence, the President denied himself
to all callers but those who had most i'm
portant business. Assisted by Secretary
Cortelyou. he busted himself with huge
amount of correspondence.
The return trip from New Haven was
made without incident. When the regu
lar Boston train pulled into the Pennsyl-
vania station yesterday morning, and the
President alighted from the Princeton,
one of the two Pullman cars devoted to
the use of the Presidential party, he
looked the picture of health. With Com
mander Cowles, Secretary Cortelyou, and
his daughter. he entered brougham
and was driven direct to the White House.
Miss Roosevelt was dressed in a modish
fall gown and a travelling cloak of red.
She is rather tall and slender. Her face
is marked with good color. which comes
from liberal outdoor exercise, of which
she is said to be an ardent devotee
Soon after the President had greeted
Mrs. Roosevelt he went to his Office, and
at once settled down to work. A number
Of people made their appearance in the
anteroom, with requests to see the Pres
ident. but they were generally denied.
Secretary Long was in consultation with
the Pre- sident for a short time over navy
matters. Representative Ball called, and
talked over the complicated Delaware
Federal patronage situation. but declined
to say what the result of the conference
was II is doubtful If any results were
forthcoming.
All the members of the Cabinet are ex-
pected to be present at the regular session
today. The important matters with which
the Administration will have to deal will
lie taken up and considered exhaustively
from this time on.
At the conclusion of one of the hardest
days work he has done since entering
the White House, tine President went for
a long horseback ride with Mrs. Roose-
Welt yesterday afternoon. leaving the
White House shortly after o'clock. Miss
Roosevelt and Lieutenant Greenway went
for long drive about the same time
riding in an open carriage driven by one
Of the White House coacbmen.
In
New York recently for President Roose-
welt have been sent back to the dealers
They were found to be thoroughly un-
satisfactory. coming up in scarcely
single particular to the standard desired
by the President. Other equines Will be
sent on this week for trial General,
Admiral and Judge would have been the
names of the horses which were in the
White House stables all last week had
the President dec ed to retain them.
First one thing and then another hap
pened, however, which all went to show
that the animals were not up to the
standard of thoroughbred carriage
horses, and certainly not worth the price
roll, of New York, who. after negotia-
tions with DougfGs Robinson, tine Presi-
dents brother-in,. aw. shipped the three
horses to WashiI Ston.
They arrived here on Monday October
Is. The following day they were eX-
amined by veterinary. The fault most
evident then was that the shoes on their
hoofs were badly fitted. When they were
removed II was found that two of the
horses had corns. At that time thc Presi-
dent was so busy that he was unable to
drive behind the horses, or even look
them over. The head stablcman re-
ported concerning the horses at the White
House. and the latter part Of last week
the President tried the animals. His
practiced eye saw that they were not
perfect animals, and he ordered that they
hs sent back land that others be secured
in their places.
In the meantime the members Of the
Presidential family are obliged to en-
plOy carriages from a local livery firm
whenever they desire to drive The Presi-
dent of course. has his riding horse
Bleigtein, and Mrs. Roosevelt her mount
Yagenka, which are used aearly every
day.