Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-19
OFF FOR NORTHWEST
President Roosevelt Begins
 His Long Itinerary.
CINCINNATI THE FIRST PUBLIC STOP.
Will Attend Important Gatherings OF War Veterans at Detroit and In- dianapolis - Will Visit the
 Daxotns and Nebraska.


 OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Sept. 19.-In accordance with the outline made pub lie by Secretary Cortelyou, President Roosevelt began his tour to the north west this morning.
 The president, Secretary Cortelyou and Assistant Secretary Loeb left Oys- ter Bay at 9:30 a. m., in ample time to connect With the presidents train, leaving Jersey City at 2:14 D. m., where they were joined by the balance of the party.
 The most extraordinary precautions have been taken to prevent any injury or mishap to President Roosevelt dur ing the trip.
 The first public stop scheduled is at Cincinnati at 10 a. m. tomorrow. Upon arrival there the president and party are to be escorted to the St. Nicholas hotel, where an informal luncheon will be given by the general committee. In the afternoons visit will be made to the fall festival grounds to view the exposition, and later the president will be taken to Music hall In the evening the local committee will entertain the president and party and others at din- ner at the St. Nicholas hotel, and after the dinner the president will deliver an address at Music hall.
 Leaving Cincinnati at midnight, the president and party will reach Detroit early the following morning and re- main there until Tuesday morning, Sept. g. Sunday will be spent quiet ly without public programme On Mon- d}s ish War Veterans convention and will be taken later for ride ona the river In the afternoon he will review a pa- rade. A banquet will be given ill the evening by the Spanish War Veterans
 On Tuesday brief stops will be made at Logansport, Ixokomo, Tipton, No blesyille, Indianapolis and Muncie Three or four hours will be spent in Indianapolis, where the president will attend the third annual encampment of the Spanish-American War Veterans, and the party will be entertained at luncheon at the Columbia club. One hour will be spent i'll Fort Wayne late in the afternoon, and Milwaukee will be reached during the night.
 About two hours will be spent at Lacrosse Thursday morning, the pro- gramme including drive to the fair grounds and an address by the presi- dent. St. Paul and Minneapolis will be visited later in the day.
 On Friday, Sept. 26, Sioux Falls and Yankton will be visited in the morning. Two hours will be spent in Sioux Clty. Ia., in the afternoon, and stops will be made at Arion and Denison.
 Several points in Nebraska will be visited Saturday,
 Sunday, the 18th, will be spent quiet ly in Topeka, where on Monday morn ing the president is to address public meeting in the Auditorium. A brief stop will be made late in the morning at Lawrence. Kan, and Kansas City. Mo-, will be reached about noon.
 A number of brief stops will be made on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at points in Iowa, including Clarinda, Van Vert, Osceo1a, Des Moines and Oskaloosa. At Ottumwa in the evening the presi- dent will deliver an address.
 Leaving Ottumwa during the night, the train will go by way of Keokuk, la, l Quincy, H., Hannibal, Louisiana and Clarksville Mo, to St. Louis, arriving at the last named place about 4 o'clock and leaving the following morning.
 Chicago will be reached Friday morning, Oct. 3, at S:3O o'clock. The programme for the day includes visits to Northwestern and Chicago univer- sities and to several organizations, an open air meeting on the lake front.
 The president and his party will leave Chicago during the night and ar rive at Cleveland, 70, at 9:30 the fol- lowing evening, Saturday, passing dur ing the day through Buchanan, Miles, Dowagiac, Decatur, Lawton, Kalama- zoo, Grand Rapids and Jackson, Mich, and Toledo and Sandusky, o. No,pub- lie programme has been arranged for Cleveland, as 1t is the presidents in- tention simply to spend Sunday there as the guest of Senator Hannas