The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-11-14
HIS "TRIP TOTHE SOUTH
The President Goes to Mississippi
For a Few Days Hunt.
That Region Was Formerly the FaV-
orite Hunting Ground of Gen. Wade
Hampton, the Famous Con-
federate Leader

Cincinnati, Nov. "Wednesday
night President Roosevelt was speed
ing down through Kentucky on his
way to Smedes, Miss. about % miles
north of Vicksburg, for a four days
bear hunt. The place selected for the
hunt is some miles from the railroad
and is in the region which was for
merly the favorite hunting ground of
Gen. Wade Hampton, the famous lead
er of the Confederate Black Horse cav
airy. Gen. Hampton at one time own
ed a plantation in this vicinity and
hunted black bear in the cane brakes
with horse and hounds. Before the war
he is said to have killed over fifty
bears in a single season, some of them
with a knife.
Years ago the president and Gen
Hampton planned a hunt in this re-
giOn, but it was never made, and when
President Stuvesant Fish, of the I'LL
nOis Central, proposed the present trip,
the president readily assented. The
president, however, does not antici-
pate the pleasure of killing a bear SO
much as a few days complete recrea-
ton in the woods. To one who has
hunted grizzlies in the Rockies, black
bear are not very big game. But hunt
ing bear with horse and hounds will
be new experience for him. If a bear
is not secured it will not be the fault
of Mr.. Fish. He has arranged to have
one of the best packs of hounds in the
Mississippi delta at the camp.
Thursday morning upon the arrival
of the presidents train at Memphis he
was joined by Mr.. Fish and Mr. John
McElhenny, of Louisiana, who was
lieutenant in the presidents regiment
| during the Spanish war The train
then proceeded to Smedes over the
Mississippi & Yazoo railroad. Upon
arriving there or near there it will be
run upon a siding, there to remain
until next Wednesday, when the presi-
dent will return to Memphis
The presidents trip across Ohio
Wednesday was pleasant but unevent-
full. Despite the fact that the itinerary
had not been published in advance
there were waiting crowds at almost
all the stations and there were plenty
Of cheers as the train swept by.
At Cincinnati the presidents train
stopped from $40 until 9:55. A large
crowd was in waiting, but they were
kept without the gates and a space
surrounding the presidents train was
kept clear by platoon of police while
the cars were switched to the Louis
vile & Nashville tracks and engines
were changed. Here Gen. Basil Duke,
R. w. Knott, editor of the Louisville
Post; General Passenger Agent G.. D.
Stone, Superintendent c. A. Davies,
]. D. Harlan, G.. H. Williams, Train
master John Harris, o. E. Harsten and
other officials of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad Joined the president
for MS trip as far as Louisville. Gen
Basil Duke and Editor Knott were spe-
cial guests of the president in his car
when the train left Cincinnati, but
the president put in all his time dur
ing the stop on the platform greeting
friends
Louisville, KY, Nov. 13.-The presi-
dents train reached here at $50
o'clock Wednesday night, 20 minutes
ahead of the schedule time. and al
though a stop of only ten minutes was
made the president was accorded
hearty welcome. Upon his arrival he
was greeted by a detachment of Span.
ish-American war veterans; a recep-
ton committe composed of Mayor
Graf Oor and Othpr citv of6oiolc ond
the directors of the board of trade
and the Commercial club and large
number of citizens.