The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-04-09
GREETED BY TWINS
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WARMLY
WELCOMED IN THE TWIN
CITIES.
SHORT SPfTCH TO LAWMAKERS
TALKS ON THE TARIFF AND REC.
IPROCiTY IN MiNNEAP.
OILS.
SPtNDS SUNDAY IN SIOUX FAILS
PRESIDENT ENJOYS A DAY OF
COMPARATIVE REST IN
SOUTH DAKOTA.

| ST PAU, Aprll Tine DlSSSSI anu
| most enthusiastic reception ever ten
dered any man in the Twin Cities was
that to President Theodore Roosevelt
! Saturday. From the time the presi-
! dent arrived in st. Paul at 2:3O
o'clock Saturday afternoon till his de-
parture from Minneapolis at IL o'clock
! Saturday night for the West, he was
/ the recipient Of a continual ovation,
! the streets through which he passed
in both cities being a solid mass OF
! people, and armory hall, at the Uni
/ versity of Minnesota, being crowded
! to it's capacity.
! The,speech, which was on tariff and
reciprocity, brought out much en-
/ thusiasm, the president treating ex.
tensively of the Cuban situation, de-
/ claring that we must have military
! ccrtrol of Southern waters and saying
/ that the United States is the most
prosperous nation ever known. Ii was
considered a great speech and the
I crowd pushed forward to shake his
hand, which was denied them.
! Even thousands of persons marked
, the route of the private electric cars
that brought the distinguished guest
and party from st. Paul to Minneapo-
lis, perhaps 100000 persons having
seen him in the two cities, although
| his auditors were limited to the ca
pacity Of the armory in Minneapolis
and legislative hall in st. Paul, the
space in front of the capitol building
and about 1900 students in the uni
VeTsity chapel.
AT the capitol the president was re-
ceived by the legislature in joint ses-
siou. He addressed the lawmakers
briefly.
| The run up the river from Winona
was uneventful. the only incident be-
I ing a short stop at Lake City, where
the president responded with few
words of thanks to the greeting ex-
tended.
Spends Sunday in Sioux Falls,
Sioux Falls, S. D., April 7-Presi-
dent Roosevelt was the guest of Sioux
Falls yesterday, and remained so I'M
til $40 o'clock this morning. His spe-
: cial arrived here at 8 o'clock yester-
! day morning and he was met by del
egation headed by Mayor G.. w. Burn
I sides and State Senator Burns. Unit
| ed States Senator Kittredge also
greeted him. The president was es.
corted to the Cataract house by del
egation 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 after
noon went for a horseback ride, &C
companied by Seth Bullock, superin-
. tenGent of the Black Hills forest re-
I serves. The fact that President
/ Roosevelt attended divine services
/ twice yesterday was due to a mistake
I on the part of the local committee.
! The committee had the impression
that the president was q member of
! the German Lutheran church and had
arranged for him to attend that
/ church in the morning. Later, when
/ it was learned he worshiped at the
Dutch Reformed church, arrange
ments were made in the evening TO
have services held at the Livingston
+ Reformed church here. While 1t has
not been the custom of the president
to attend church on Sunday evenings.
he decided to make an exception when
the circumstances were explained to
him. The services were conducted by
Rev. Herman Zill. president of the
German-English college at Hamilton,
Iowa, who came here for that purpose.
The German language was used
/ throughout.