The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-04-11
GREETED BY Twins
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WARMLY
WELCOMED IN THE TWIN
CITIES.
SHORT sPftcn 10 LAWMAKERS
TALKS ON THE TARIFF AND REC
lPRoclTY IN MlNNEAP-
OILS.
SHORT sPftcn 10 LAWMAKERS
SPENDS SUNDAY IN SIOUX FALLS
PRESIDENT ENJOYS A DAY OF
COMPARATIVE REST IN
SOUTH DAKOTA.

ST. faul, April l.-lue 66SSI 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 2:30
o'clock Saturday afternoon till his de-
parture from Minneapolis at II o'clock
Saturday night for the West, he vas
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 its capacity.
The speech, which IA 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
control of Southern waters and saying
that the United States is the most
prosperous nation yer known. 1t was
considered a great speech and the
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 200, 900 persons having
een 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
1nl oL1,,k 4 Enn ok,,1on{~ -, ~ ~;
versity chapel.
At the capitol the president vas re-
ceived by the legislature in joint ses-
sion. He addressed the lawmakers
briefly.
The run up the river from Winona
was u%neventful, the only incident be-
ing a short stop at Lake City, where
the president responded with a 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 a del
egation headed by Mayor G.. w. Burn
sides and State Senator Burns. Unit
ed States Senator Kittredge also
greeted him. The president vas es-
corted to the Cataract house by a del
cgation of the two militia companies
here and enjoyed a 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
moo went for a horseback ride, &C.
companied by Seth Bullock, superin-
tendent of the Black Hills forest re-
serves. The fact that President
Roosevelt attended divine services
twice yesterday was due to a mistake
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
1t vas 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 it 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. 81