The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
HIS BUSY DAY
TEDDY ENJOYS A STRENU.
Gus TIME
THE RUSSIAN VESSEL
Now at San Francisco
Causes ANXIETY.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 13.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt was busily engaged all
day reading a volume of reports from
Washington bearing on the case of the
Russian auxiliary cruiser Lena, which
has stopped at San Francisco for re-
pairs. Telegraph Operator Ingling, of
the White House force, who was
brought from the capital for just such
an emergency, earned his salary today,
for when he was not hard at work re-
ceiving messages for The president
from the state department chiefs, he
was sending orders in reply from the
chief magistrate.
Take 1t all in all it was by far the
greatest rush" day that the president
and his subordinates have seen this
summer Although no official statement
has been issued or will be issued by the
president, 1t may be announced that II
the Lena can not be made seaworthy
within very short time, she will be
dismantled and must remain in the
harbor until The war between Russia
and Japan Is ended. President Roose-
welt has called for an official report
upon the Lenas condition to be made
by Lieut.. Commander Herbert, chief
engineer officer of Admiral Goodrich's
Pacific squadron and the officials of the
steamboat inspection service stationed
at San Francisco
If these experts declare that the Lena
can be repaired within from forty
eight to seventy-two hours, 80 that she
will be able to proceed to the nearest
Russian port without endangering the
lives Of her officers and crew, she will
be allowed to remain and make the re-
pairs In question. If, on the other
hand, the engineers discover that the
Transports injuries to boilers or en-
zines are so serious that she must go
into drydock for repairs the American
authorities will order her dismantled
and detained until hostilities are over
In the east. President Roosevelt is
anxious to dispose of the question with
absolute fairness to each of the belig-
gorent powers and has ordered that the
inspection shall be made with the ut
most thoroughness.
Senator 'McComber, of North Dakota,
was the only political new conner at
Sycamore Hill today. He came in to
talk western politics with the president
and when he LEFT declared that the out
look for Republican success was very
bright indeed. When asked about his
own state, which is overwhelmingly
for Roosevelt, he said that he guessed
they'd worry along with a few more
thousand majority than last time"
Senator Fairbanks, who spent the
night at Sycamore Hill, left on an
early morning train for Saratoga where
he Is to make an address. The vice
presidential candidate automatically
evaded all the efforts made to draw
him out on any of the questions of the
hour, but did admit that the result in
Maine was gratifying"
Theodore Jr., and Kermit, the presi- |
dents two eldest sons, left for their
school at Groton, Mass, this morning.
Their mother rode as far as New York
with them. On her trip to the metro
polls, Mrs. Roosevelt was accompanied
by DR.. Alex. Lambert, who came to
visit the family yesterday and Mrs. |
Clifford Richardson, who has been a
house guest at Sycamore Hill for
couple of weeks.
Miss Alice Roosevelt, who went up to |
New York yesterday, returned to Oys-
ter Bay this evening.