Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-09

4 guished guest and his party, who
n were Immediately driven to the ma
y tional soldiers home. The drive tc
the soldiers home was over a ten.
mile route and took in many Of the
i prominent streets. Arriving at the
soldiers home, the 2,0O0 veterans
were reviewed by the president, who
afterward addressed them from a
band stand.
Hi President Roosevelt was the guest
Of the Milwaukee Merchants and
Manufacturers association at ban
l,quet at the Planlinton house at
night, the occasion being the climax
of the presidents ten hours visit to
Milwaukee. Covers were laid for $50
representative citizens. A corps of
II skillful decorators had worked out
! complete transformation of the BAN
II quet room, which was fairly cano-
N pied with Alabama smilax, rising
| from IL chandeliers and spreading
out in graceful arches, met in all
N parts of the room. Lines Of aspara-
n gus vines trailed from chandelier to
j chandelier in all directions support
ing at regular intervals fern balls
a filed with American beauty roses,
carnations and other beautiful bios
/ SONS. A thousand electric lights lent
4 enchanting beauty to the room. Aft
/ er the banquet had been served,
\ Toastmaster Wadhams introduced
! President Roosevelt, who responded
I to the toast 1.-THE President of the
United States" The president took
| this occasion to give his views to the |
subject of trusts" i
It was nearly midnight when the
president concluded his address and
as his train was due to leave over
the Chicago & Milwaukee road at
midnight he left the banquet hall
before the programme had been
completed. The presidential party
left for La Crosse and Minneapolis.
Sioux Falls, s. D., April e.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt is the guest of Sioux
Falls and remained so until 9:1O
o'clock this morning. His special
train arrived here about eight o'clock
yesterday morning and he was met
by delegation headed by Mayor G.
W. Burnside and State Senator A. H.
Sites. Senator Kittridge also greet
ed him. The president was escorted
10 the -Cataoele hotel by detach-
ments Of the two militia companies
here and enjoyed day Of compare
tive rest, the first he has had since
his trip began. He attended church
both In the morning and evening and
In the afternoon went for a horse
back ride accompanied by Seth Bull
lock, superintendent of the Black !
Hills forest reserves. The fact that c
President Roosevelt attended divine {
services twice yesterday was due to \
4 mistake on the part of the local a
The committee had the t
that the president was h
member of the German Lutheran v
,hurch and accordingly arranged to
rave him attend that church in the d
Later It was learned that a
he president worshiped at the Dutch N
Reform church. Arrange d.
nents were made to have services tt
leld in the evening at the Living
tone Reform church here. While 1t fl
) not the custom Of the president TO in
ttend services on Sunday evening he I'll
onsented to make an exception to
is rule yesterday when the facts tn
,ere presented to him. The services m
1 the morning were conducted by 81
'ev. Herman Seit, president of the OF
erman Ellish college at Wellton, co
r., who came here for that purpose. to
he German language was used ha
the sermon. The length OF
I the programme at Milwaukee did tn
OF permit the president to reach ad
Is car until after midnight. He has yo
cen obliged to announce that here mi
tier he will, in the evening, not be- an
IN speaking later than $3.50 o'clock --
I'd always will be back in his car by =
n o'clock. He will adhere strictly 1
this rule.
At Minneapolis, Mimi, President
oosevelt delivered the third Of his
2 speeches Saturday night. His th
bject was the tariff. 1t has been
morally supposed that Mr.. Roose- arr
It was favorable TO the 'Towa idea"
lich calls for "tariif revision by the aci
publican party" However, the
esident Saturday night took a de- yo
led stand against general tariff re- t.
'lon. saying that the principle Of Ii
was correct and that re- wh
ions should be made only in GER
in cases where II could be proved DIRE
yonds doubt that such changes
,uld be for the benefit Of the coun-
:. Revision in general, he said.
,uld not be thought Of. tina
liked Home With . Bullet IN HIS Brain. u,a
Kansas City. No. April Earl w
iudna, of Rosedale, walked more saw
an half a mile Yesterday afternoon