The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-25
OFF FOR The FAIR.
President Roosevelt and Party
WhirIing Westward
To See the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition.
TO MAKE NO SPEECHES.
Will Spend Saturday at Grounds
and Sunday In City.
Return Trip to Washington to
Begin Sunday Night.

washington, NOV. 20. 1T6SlQenI
Roosevelt left here at midnight for q.
visit to the st. Louis exposition. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt.
Miss Alice Roosevelt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglass Robinson, Secretary and Mrs.
Loeb, Surgeon General Rixey of the
navy, NJ. c. Latta of the executive
office and representatives of the press
associations. The party occupied a
special train on the Pennsylvania
which is scheduled to arrive at st. Louis
Saturday morning at 9 o'clock.
An interesting programme, which Will
take up all the presidents time while
in the exposition city, has been pre-
pared by the local committee. Satur-
day will be spent visiting various points
in the exposition grounds. At night the
presidential party will attend a ban
quet in the main building of the TyFo-
lean Alps at which probably six hum
dred or more people will be present. It
is announced the president will not
make any speeches on his trip, although
it is not improbable he will make soma
impromptu remarks at the Saturday
evening function. Sunday will be pass
ed quietly in st. Louis and at midnight
their party will leave on their special
train for Washington, arriving here at
o'clock Tuesday morning.
While in st. Louis the president Mrs,
Roosevelt, Miss Roosevelt, Secretary
and Mrs. Loeb and DR.. Rixey are to be
the guests of w. H. Thompson, the
treasurer of the exposition company,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson will be enter
tained by president Francis.
train bearing President Roosevelt ana
party arrived in Altoona at o'clock
this morning and remained here five
minutes. The engines were changed
a nj h. ror fv,eV n4r1 -Ak III
train continued it's journey west.
Pittsburg, Pa, Nov 25-The special
train bearing President Roosevelt and
party, en- route to st. Louis, reached
Pittsburg at 1925 q. m, ana left over
the Pan Handle road for st. Louis in
10 minutes. Quite crowd greeted the
president upon his arrival here and lust
before leaving he came out on the rear
platform and made a short address.
The run from Washington to Pitts
burg was made at an average speed of
not more than rs miles an hour, and
through the mountains today the
speed of the train sometimes did net
exceed 10 or IL miles an hour.
Throughout the trip the greatest pre-
cautions were taken to eliminate the
chance of accidents.
President Roosevelt and the mem
bers of his party retired soon after
the train left Washington. When
they arose this morning they looked
out on the western foothills of the
Allegheny mountains, capped with
snow. 1t had grown perceptibly colder
during the night and the day opened
dark and gloomy.
At several places in western Penn
sylvania crowds had assembled at the
stations to greet the president, but
see him, as no stops were made except
at end of divisions. The people
cheered and waved flags, however, as
the train passed. "a
From Pittsburg the presidents spe-
cial will run over the P. C. c. & st.
Louis road. passing through Columbus
and indianapolis. Columbus will be
reached, according to the schedule,
be nearly IL hours later when the
train passes through Indianapolis
The train is due to arrive at ST Louis
at S:45 o'clock tomorrow morning.
When the train arrived in Pittsburg
the president made his way to the car
platform and was greeted with cheers
1t is not the purpose of the president
to make speeches en- route but at this
point he made a few remarks. He
said:
'T am mighty glad to get to Penn
sylvania for several reasons, especially
to thank you for the large majority
within me lies to show that you have
made no mistake"
A large squad of police and detec-
tives were present and only the news
paper men the eIDpfOyeS were
permitted within the train shed A
arge crowd gathered between the
iepot and train shed and as the presf-
lent passed from the depot he was en-
cheered.
StuebenviIle. O., Nov. 25.-Presi-
lent Roosevelt's special train passed
through Stuebenville at O'clock,
eastern standard time. A large crowd
eheered as long as the train was in
sight The president stood bareheads .
ID on the rear platform and waved b.
hands in response.
Weeks Did Not Attach.
Kansas City, Nov. 25.@Contrary to
he surmise of the athletic association
# Kansas university, former Coach S.
7 Weeks did NOT affar0nf 70 Sorva