Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-04
THE PRESIDENT WILL SPEND
TWO MONTHS ON PLEASURE
TRIP,
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
He VIII Hunt Bear In the Texas Pan.
handle and From There VIII Go to
Colorado To Hunt Mountain Lion
and Other Big Game

Washington, D. c.. April 3.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt left at 9:05 o'clock this
morning on his trip to the south and
west. He will be absent about two
months. He will hunt bear in the
panhandle of Texas and then go to
Colorado for some time in quest Of
mountain lion and other big game
One of the chief objects of the trip
which the President long has had in
mind is the reunion of his Rough Rider
regiment of the Spanish-American war.
which is to take place at San A. sonio,
Texas, next Friday, and for which an
elaborate program has been arranged.
There will be number of brief stops
enroute to San Antonio, where the
President will make addresses. Leav-
ing San Antonio there will be brief
stop and address at Fort Worth, which
will terminate the public part Of the
trip.
All arrangements have been made
whereby the President will keep in
touch with public affairs both during
his railroad ride and while hunting so
that he will be enabled to pass on all
matters requiring his attention.
Itinerary Of the Trip.
| The following statement regarding
the itinerary of the trip was made
public at the White House last night:
The President leaves Washington on
Monday, April 3, at 9 a. m. He is ac-
companied by Secretary Loeb, DR..
Alexander Lambert, Gen. s. B. M.
Young, Lieutenant G. R. Fortescue, M.
G. Latta, and J. L. McGrew, steno-
graphers and representatives of news
papers press associations.
4 The first stop will be made at Louis
A Vile, KY, at 8 o'clock Tuesday MORN
i ing. The President and party will
Espass>s tns. pfoeessie4i through the city
and the President will make an adj
dress. The train will leave Louisville
at IL o'clock, pass through st. Louis
at 8 p. M, and at that point take the
Missouri Kansas and Texas road for
San Antonio. A few short stops will
be made in Indian Territory on We'd
nesday. At Sherman Tex, where the
party will arrive at p. M, the Presi-
dent will leave the train, drive to the
public square, and make brief adj
dress. Dallas will be reached at $50
p. m.. and after the public address the
President will attend dinner.
!. At Austin on Thursday.
The next stop will be at Waco on
Thursday, April at 9:30 q. m. The
President will speak briefly at Waco.
He will reach Austin at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, address the joint
session Of the legislature at the capi-
tol, and later speak to the public on
the lawn Of the capitol.
The train will reach San Antonio at
, $3.50 p. M, Thursday, but there will be
; no public program until the following
morning. The object of the Presi-
dent in visiting San Antonio is to at.
tend the reunion of his regiment. Ex-
ercises have been arranged which will
fill the entire day, including review
of the regular troops at Fort Sam HoI-
!. ston, procession in which the Grand
Army and confederate veterans will
take part luncheon at the Rough Rid.
ers' camp and a dinner by the Busi.
: ness Mems club. The President will
!, leave at II p M, for Fort Worth. ar.
irving there the next morning at 9:45
:, and leaving at 10:45. The program for
:, Fort Worth will consist of drive and
an address.
'LouisviIle's Welcome to Be Cordial.
Louisville, KY, April 3-Louisville's
welcome to President Roosevelt tomor.
9 row will be typical Kentucky vel
come. The military feature has been
eliminated and beyond the one camp
4 of Confederate Veterans, the two posts
of Grand Army men, the Spanish War
y Veterans association, and representa-
9 tives of the Loyal Legion, the process.
= sion, which will escort the President
during his three hours stay in the
city will be composed of representa-
tive citizens Of Louisville, men of the
north and of the south.
Warmly Greeted at Harrisburg.
Harrisburg, Pa, April 3.-Roose
= velt's special train passed through here
at o'clock this afternoon There was
a large crowd at the station
The train stopped for about five min
utes during which time the President
was occupied in shaking hands with
many of the thousands of people gath
cred to greet him.
Pioneer Business Man Dead.