The sun., 1902-11-17
ROOSEVELT'S ROUGH OUTING.
THE PRESIDENT ENJOYING HIM.
SELF ~ THE WOODS.
Has Friends 10 Dhner-Tin Plates and
Hunting Knives tscd-Fis Guests Talk
Freei, with Film on Al subJects-BOb
Hobo Refuses TO send His Dogs Over.

SMEpEs, Miss Nov. l8.--At camp Roose-
welt on the Little Sunfower this was
altogether a day of rest. Some OF The
Smedes contingent WHO have been visiting
the camp day by dry we're invited out 10
dinner Il was the most suinptuous meal
the cainp has had. II was served on lin
plates, and carved with hunting knives.
and many If tho guests ate standing be-
cause the seats at the camp table were 50
low that the diners scarcely reached the
nine blanks on which the meal WIS served.
The Presiden, l. moderately satisfied
with his hunting expedition here. No
member of the par ha- fired a shot al any
game vet but the President has enjoyed he
toughest kind # an outing with entire free
dom from official care and has seen par Of
the country ia which he never knocked about
before His hosts have respected his de-
sire not to have camp with "all the com
forts.of home" AMI a. a result it has bee n
as simple as the Illinois Central tie camp
over on the Coon Bayou and indeed far
simpler, for the lie camp has wooden
kitchen and china plates.
II has rather disappointed the President.
however, that he has not had chance
10 XIII bear running freely in front of the
0ORt lf' l'lS lfdl WIN ~ t'' Wy ''''''
the party la, night was a bear after his
own heart When he made remark 10
that effect at dinner to-day, Major Helm,
the oldest member Of the party said:
That bear would not have got away
If the right men had h"cn after IN" bear.
This was such an obvious Josh" that
everybody yelled ami the President laughed
louder than anybody else. The bear that
Holt collier chased down the river yester-
day. lest him and the dogs by crossing
and recrossing the Little Sunfowcr. Soon
after il made the last crossing two shots
were heard IN a negro clearing, about eight
mules from camp. some oil the dogs hunR
around tn" clearing until early Tins morn
ing and then came in
Most of th. dogs are improving. Old
Remus. the veteran of the pack il only
able 10 crawl from on" place to another
where lid bits ar dispensed and and whine
Cismally a. uiS weary JOINTS ache. tie
Is the one dog Of tn" camp which Il free
from tho nauaC" of Hut Golfers long
black snak" whip when he approaches
the u'Iarr.r- -"t apart for human comfort.
The President hopes to have good hunt
ing tomorrow and on TUESDAY An enrr-
getic effort viii h,' mad" to give him clear
shot at AZ least one bear h fore 'hn dogs
drag it down one advantage ot his visit.
which was no. a consideration when he
first accepted the invitation of Pre- C~iieut
Fish and Mr. Parker and Mr.. Nignum,
has been his opportunity of IN Getting South
ern planters aud business men on the free
and cordial terms Of frank sincerity. They
have not foreborn To discuss anything
with him, from tn" tax on cot ton to the
Booker Washington incident
The President evidently "niovs this study
of the ever y-day point of view cf the South
ern planter. II VIII lr remembered that
early IN the hunt some of the Presidents
hosts we're worriod for fear that there
would not he dogs enough and 'elagraphcd
to Mr. Bob Boho of BohO station for his
famous pack There was some apprehen-
sion that the dogs would not appear. and
consequently no great surprise when they
did not. Thereby hangs tale When
Gov. Longno and his f. lends of the Hunting
Club Of the Osarks invited the President
20 go bear hunting they, TOO, telpgI aphed
Mr. Bon Bohu &C Roho station for dogs
Mr. Boz B"bo of Bobo station was al that
time considerably exercised by the Pr"-i-
dents appointment of Edgar Wilson 20 hc
United States Marshal. Gossip said tha,
Nr Wilson he'd been introduced ia Wash
lneton by Jim Hi. the negro Republican
leader in Mississippi, and trat tho recon-
mendatiou nf Mr. Wilson be United States
Marshal was hol-'erat m by an acquaint-
ance between VI. Roosevelt and Nr Wilson
in the old Dakota days
But, a. any rate, whom Mr. Lougino -eu'
to Mr.. 30! O Of Bono station for his bear
dogs this il he answer that came back,
why doesn't ho get Booker Washing on
to get his bear dogs for himf"
The criticism implied I'm tho remark of
Mr. Boho of Boho station seems 10 trouble
Mr. Roosevelt a little A. the absence oF
Mr Bohc'- pack