The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-10
LOngino, Heard and JEFF Davis
Will Join Roosevelt
In Hunting Bear Near Green
vile, Mississippi.
FAMOUS PACK OF DOGS
And Their Owner, Hoke Collier,
Have Been Engaged.
A Camp Has Already Been Es-
tabIiShed at the Rendezvous.

Memphis, Tenn. Nov 10.-President
Roosevelt and marty will go after bear
in the vicinity of Greenvi1le, Miss. John
H. Mcdowell, president of the Ozark
Hunting and Fishing club. late Satur-
day night received a message from Sec
retary Cortelyou in which he expressed
regret that it would be impossible for
the presidential party to accept the in
vitation of the club for it's bear hunt
this week. From another source it il
authoritatively learned that President
Roosevelt, Secretary Cortelyou and
President Stuyvesant Fish of the Illi-
nois Central railway company will leave
New York on special train Tuesday.
Thay will stSp off At Louisville Wednes-
day n.2ht, wIlere a reception will be
given them.
Th-y VIII then coz1e on south to
zaez1pfis where their trEix viii go over
the xszoo Valley road whers a camp mas
/ been established near Bread su Shaxkey
county, MiazissipFi. At the Suosd camp
the party VIII De tire guests OF Governor
Longno, CT Mississippi; Governor Davis,
of Arkansas, and Governor Heard of
Louisiana. They viil remain in camp un-
til the morning of the 1stn. when they
will return TO Memphis in time 20 partici-
pate in the ceremonies to bs given IN
hcnor of General Like E. Wright.
Hoke Collier &. negro who is owner of
the most famous pack of dogs in the
delta, has been employed to 20 on the
hunt and for the past veeis has been CIV
ing the animals every attention.
STARTS AT MIDNIGHT.
Washington Nov 10.-President
Roosevelt will leave Washington today
to be absent nearly two weeks. He will
be accompanied by Secretary Cortelyou
and bis physician, DIR. George A Lung
of the navy In addition q corps of ser
wants ard secret service officers viii be
of the party.
The president will leave at 12:10 to-
night on a special train over the Penn
sylvania road for New York where, at
noon tomorrow, he will attend the dedi-
/ cation of the new chamber of commerce
building. In the evening the party will
be the guests of the banquet given by
the New York chamber of commerce.
The president will deliver speech at
the banquet
At midnight tomorrow the president
and his party will leave New York on
a special train over the Pennsylvania
railroad fer Memphis, going by way of
Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Louisville and
arriving at Memphis on Thursday morn
ing.
From Memphis the president will go
| to Mississippi on a bear hunt as the
guest of President Fish of the Illinois
Central railroad He will be absent on
the hunt five days. No itinerary of that
part of the trip is made public. Indeed,
it would be impossible at this time to
| indicate, even approximately, the route
TO De IOllOWeu Dy the piSSiuSiit dileA HS
leaves Memphis. The president will re-
turn to Memphis on the morning os
Wednesday the 18th inst. and during
that day and evening will participate in
the celebration in honor of General Luke
Wright vice governor of the Philip
pines. He will deliver a speech on that
| occasion.
At midnight of the 10Th the president
and his party will start for Washington
arriving here on the morning of Friday,
the 21st inst That day will be spent
here On the morning of the 22d the
president will go to Philadelphia to at
tend the exerciseS of Founders day, re-
| turning again to Washington on the
| morning of the 23d inst.