Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-02
GREATEST WELCOME.
The Presidents Visit to New Or
leans Was Growing Event.
Return Trip VIII Require His Alb
sence from American Soil Four
Days which Hns Not Hap
pened Before

New Orleans. Oct. 27.-At the end OF
nine strenuous hours OF varied enter
tainment In New Orleans which
brought his exceptionally pleasant trip
through the south to close, President
Roosevelt, at $3.50 o'clock Thursday
night boarded the lighthouse tender
Magnolia and began the first stage OF
his return journey to the national cap
it'll. No newspaper reporters accom-
panied him and he will be out of touch
with tho world throughout the night
but daylight Friday is expected to
bring news of his successful transfer
10 the nrmored cruiser, West Virginia,
which lies at anchor of the mouth OF
the river to receive him and of the be-
ginning Of the second stage Of the Jour
ney. For four days he will be absent
from American soil which has never
heretofore happened to president
during h;s incumbency, but through
he means of wireless telegraphy 1t
is promised that he will be seldom out
VI COMMUNICATION Will tuc ohOiV ihV
presidents New Orleans reception
was n signal testimonial of popular es.
teen and of grateful recognition OF the
service which he has rendered the city
in her period of stress. New Orleans
remembered not only that the presi-
dent had acted with characteristic
promptness when asked to send feder-
al surgeons 10 take charge Of the fever
struggle, but throughout the fight here
sustained the people Of the stricken
city with expressions Of unfailing SYM
pathy and when large share Of the
public opinion Of the country opposed
his venturing into New Orleans. with
the fever sill prevailing, he refused
10 consider the element Of personal
danger and declared mis- purpose to
keep the promise he made when he ac-
cepteG the original invitation to come.
The dersely crowded streets. the elab-
orate decorations. the wild applause
that greeted him along the whole route
of the parade the enthusiasm with
which his address to the multitude In
Lafayette Square was received and the
remarkable demonstration in his honor
at the luncheon were outward manifss-
tatione of the spirit in which the people
welcomed him. Probably for the first
time in his public career the prest-
dent was compelled to abandon pub
lie address before he had got well
started on it. 1t was contemplated that
the military and civic parade should
pass in review before the president at
the city hall but the crowd which
gathered at this point was so tremen-
dous that neither the police nor the
troops were able to move It and the
president foreseeing possible catas-
trophe in the event Of panic, final
ly gave up the attempt to speak and
left the platform.
President Breaking Records.
United States Flagship West Vir-
ginia, of Savannah, Ca, Oct. 30.-A
strong breeze from the northeast has
kicked up a heavy sea, but not with
standing these unfavorable circumstan-
ces the squadron has maintained an
average speed of 20 knots from Jupiter
light to the present point, thus break
ing all records for any squadron In
our navy. Sunday morning the en-.
tire crew was mustered aft and Pres
ident Roosevelt delivered a short ad-
dress to them. The president spent
most of the day on the forward bridge
with Admiral RrownsOn