The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-04-10

under the most favorable auspices
The Pennsylvania station and plat
forms were crowded with people anx.
ious to extend to the chief magistrate
their good wishes for safe and sue.
cessful journey. Notable precautions
were taken to insure the safety OF
the president. Uniformed officers,
headquarters detectives, plain-clothes
men and secret-seryice operatives sur
rounded the president and covered
every point.
Stops at Harrisburg.
Harrisburg, Pa, April president
Roosevelt's train arrived here at 1: 10
p. M, and remained for nine minutes.
The president was greeted by great
crowd, including the members of the
Pennsylvania legislature and city
officials. Senator Focht, of Union, on
behalf of the senate, presented greet
ings to the president who showed
evidence of surprise at the reception,
and he spoke for more than five min
utes, thanking the senator and the
speaker of the house for their kind
words.
In Chicago.
Chicago, April Sat the beginning
of trans-continental trip of $4,000
miles, the most extensive ever under
taken by an executive, President
Roosevelt reached Chicago yesterday
and by midnight he was continuing
on his 66-day journey over the
breadth of the country.
In the Is hours filled with events.
the president was chief actor and
was almost constantly in motion.
Arriving at $40 o'clock in the morn
ing he was whirled away to North
western university; from Evanston
he was carried back to Chicago for
luncheon; then away again on a
seven-mile drive over boulevards to
the University of Chicago, where he
received the degree of Ii. D.: hurry
ing back he attended an elaborate din
ner, and then came the climax IN his
address on the Monroe doctrine to
citizens crowded into the Auditorium
in the evening.
Wants Powerful Navy.
In his address the president said:
"We wish a powerful and efficient
navy, not for purposes of war, but as
the surest guaranty of peace. If we
have such n navy.if we keep on
building it up-we may rest assured
that there is but the smallest chance
that trouble will ever come to this
nation, and we may likewise rest as
sured that no foreign power will ever
quarrel with us about the, Monroe
doctrine"
Work of Congress.
In pointing to the work of congress
the president said his object was to
show what had been done to make
good" the nations position in ac-
cordance with the Monroe doctrine.
In succession he pointed to the rati-
fication of the treaty with the Colon
bian republic by which the isthmian
canal is assured; the settlement of
the trouble in Venezuela through the
efforts of the United States which re-
suited in the dispute being referred
to The Hague peace tribunal. and the
performance of the nations promises
toward Cuba.
Growth Is Beneficial.
Recent events had demonstrated,
said the president, that it was the
purpose of the United States to use
their influence and power to the
benefit of their sister republics whose
strength is less. "Our growth, there
FORE" he said, ais beneficial. We do
not intend to assume any position
which can give just offense to our
neighbors."
After the address an impromptu
reception was held, and then the
president left for his train.
In Wisconsin.
Madison, Wis, April 4.-The special
train carrying President Roosevelt
was met here yesterday by party of
state, legislative and city officials,
headed by Gov. La Toilette and Mayor
Groves, and the president was escort
cd to the capitol, where he addressed
the legislature in joint sessions and
about 700 guests invited by card. The
president then made a second address
to a large crowd on the outside.
In Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, April 4.-Upon arrival
here the president was met by Mayor
Rose and others and the party were
assigned to carriages and driven to the
national soldiers home Upon arrival
the 1000 veterans were reviewed by the
president, who afterward addressed
them from bandstand. In the even
ing President Roosevelt was the guest
of the Milwaukee Merchants and Man
ufacturers' association at banquet
at the Plankinton house. Inshis speech
the president, devoted his attention ex-
clusively to the subject of trusts, Civ
ing a review of what has been accom-
plished in the way of remedial legisla-
ton during his administration. He
counseled against hasty action that
would injure legitimate enterprises
and declared that the cutting down OF
the tariff instead of killing the trusts
would only kill our own manufactures.