The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
Doe Killed by Major Helm, Who
Was Accompanied by DIR. Lung and
Secretary Corteiyou.
GEN. L. E. WRIGHT AT MEMPHIS
WELCOMED BACK FROM PHILIP
PINES BY FELLOw-TOWNsMEN
President RooseveIt to Participate I'm
Exercises To-Day and Will Attend
a Banquet Tonight.

SMEDES, Miss, Nov. 1S.-President
Roosevelt's bear hunt in Mississippi is ended
and he has not had even a shot at bear.
The last day of the chase simply
repetition of the three preceding days so
far as his luck was concerned Try as the
hunters would they could not get bear
within range of the Presidents rife. The
dogs got fresh trail early this morning.
and the President and Holt Collier fol-
lowed it half a dozen miles to the Big Sun
flower river. The bear crossed mile be-
low the ford they went to- and, believing he
was making for the canebrake on the other
side, they endeavored to head IL off. When
they got into the brake. however. they wero
disgusted to find that the bear had doubled
on his track and crossed the river still fur
ther down. 1t was then / o'clock. and as
arrangements had been made to break
camp at 2:30 the President was reluctantly
compelled TO abandon further pursuit Of the
elusive quarry.
While the President was out after bear
Major Helm, DR.. Lung and Secretary Cor
telyou had a more successful deer drive on
this side of the Great Sunfiower river. They
jumped up buck and doe. Major Helm
killed the latter from his horse at about
forty yards.
Although the President has failed TO kill
a bear on this expedition, he has enjoyed
his outing and speaks in high praise OF the
hospitality that has been accorded him.
He philosophically attributed his Ill fortune
to the traditional hunters luck, and says
the next time he goes after bear he will
arrange to stay long enough for the luck to
change.
The breaking up OF camp to-day was an
interesting proceeding. The camp outfit
was loaded into six mule wagons, the beds
and sides OF which were formed OF the
boards used for the table and tent floors.
The deer killed to-day and the bear killed
yesterday were loaded. and will be taken TO
Washington on special train. Old Re-
mus, the greatest dog In the pack, whose
last hunt ahead of the President OF
the United States, was badly used up and
with several of the wounded dogs was
put in one of the wagons
When all was in readiness the President
and the members of the party mounted
their horses and rode into Smedes, leav-
ing the wagons to follow. The President
is hard rider. and the pace was rapid
in spite of the bad trails. The distance,
which is fully twelve miles. was covered
in less than an hour
Upon the Presidents arrival here he
found fully five hundred people. PRACTICAL
Iy ali the negroes from the surrounding
plantations assembled TO greet him. He
thanked them for their demonstration. but
made no remarks. They waited around
his car on the siding until dark. hoping
he would make a speech.
Mr.. Fish tonight gave dinner In his
private car TO the President and members
of his party. At $3.50 the special train
started for Memphis, having added the
record of a presidential bear hunt TO the
fame of Smedes, which first became
known to the outside world through the
story that here the experiment Of teaching
monkeys 10 pick cotton was 10 be tried.