The evening Republican., 1902-09-19
OFF FOR NORTHWEST
President Roosevelt Begins
His Long Itinerary.
CINCINNATI THE FIRST PUBLIC STOr.
VIII Attend Important Gatherings OF
War Veterans at Detroit and In
dianapoIis Will Visit the
DakOtas and Nebraska.

DakOtas 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 $50 a. m in ample time to
connect with the presidents train,
leaving Jersey City at 2:14 p. 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
hg 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 afternoon 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. %. Sunday will be spent quiet
ly without public programme. On Mon-
day the president will attend the Span.
ish War Veterans convention and will
be taken later for ride on the river.
In the afternoon he will review a pa
rade. A banquet will be given in the
evening by the Spanish War Veterans.
On Tuesday brief stops will be made
ht Logansport, Kokomo, Upton, No
blesvilte, indianapolis and Muncie.
Three or four hours will be spent in
indianapolis, where the president will
attend the third annual encampment
Of the Spanish War Veterans,
and the party will be entertained at
luncheon at the Columbia club. One
hour will be spent in 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 a 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 he visited in the morning.
Two hours will be spent in Sioux City,
Ia, in the afternoon. and stops will !
be made at Arion and Denison. .
Several points in Nebraska will be
visited Saturday.
Sunday, the 2Sth, will be spent quiet
ly in Topeka, where Oh Monday morn /
ing the president is to address public
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 80, at points in
Iowa. including Clarinda, Van Vert
Osceola, Des Moines and OskaIoosa.
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, Ia,
Quincy, ILL.,, Hannibal, Louisiana and
Clarksville, Mo-, to st. Louis. arriving
at the last named place about o'clock
and leaving the following morning.
Chicago will be reached Friday
Oct. 5, at $50 o'clock. The
for the day includes visits
10 Northwestern and Chicago univer-
stiles and to several organizations, an
open air meeting Oh the lake front.
The president and his party will
eave Chicago during the night and ar
rive at Cleveland, o., at 9:3O the fol.
owing evening, Saturday, passing dur
ng the day through Buchanan, Miles,
Dowagiac, Decatur, Lawton, Kalama-
zoo, Grand Rapids and Jackson, Mich,
md Toledo and Sandusky, o. No pub
ic programme has been arranged for
Cleveland, as it is the presidents in
entiop simply to spend Sunday there
Is the guest of Senator Hanna.