The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-03
PRESIDENT is READY
FOR LONG VACATION
Starts Today for Swing Around
the Circle of the South

WASHINGTON, April 2-President
Roosevelt will leave Washington to-
morrow morning on long trip to the
west and southwest. He will be absent
from the capital for nearly two
months. 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-Ameri-
can war, which is TO take place at San
Antonio, Tex, next Friday, and for
which an elaborate programme has
been arranged.
There will be a number of brief stops
en- route 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, following which the president
is to go hunting in the panhandle
of Texas and later in Colorado.
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.
AntfcipateS sport
The president is looking forward
with keen pleasure to his long vaca-
ton. The following statement regard
Ing the itinerary of the trip was made
public at the white house tonight:
The president will leave Washing
ton Monday. April 3, at 9 a. m. over
the Pennsylvania railroad. He will be
accompanied by Secretary Loeb and
DR.. Alexander Lambert, Gen. s. B. NJ.
Young, Lieut.. G. r. Fortescue, NJ. C.
Latta and ]. L. McGrew, stenog-
raphers and representatives of news-
paper press associations.
Will Visit Nation
few short stops will be made in
Indian territory on Wednesday. At
Sherman. Tex, where the party will
arrive at p. m, the president will
leave the train, drive to the public
square and make brief address. Dali
las will be reached at $50 p. m, and
after public address the president
will attend dinner
The train will reach San Antonio at
$3.50 p. m Thursday. but there will be
no public programme until the follow
ing morning. The object OF the presf-
dent in visiting San Antonio is to at
tend the reunionof his regiment. Ex-
ercises have been arranged which will
NIL the entire day, including a review
OF the regular troops at Fort Sam
Houston, procession in which the
Grand Army and Confederate Veterans
VIII take part, luncheon at the rough
riders camp and dinner by the Busi-
ness mems club at Hotel Menger. The
president will leave at IL d. m for Fort
Worth, arriving there the next morn
ing at 9:45 and leaving at 1O:45. The
programme for Fort Worth will con-
sist OF drive and an address.
AT Fort Worth the public part of the
trip will end. The president win spend
some days hunting in the panhandle
of Texas and will then go to Colorado
for hunt of some weeks duration.
No plans have yet been made for the
return trip to Washington.
Kentucky to Give Water
LOUISVILLE, KY. April z.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt will be presented three
gifts during his short stay in this city
on Tuesday. These gifts, while in
tended as souvenirs OF his visit. are
nevertheless of a historical character
One is a silver fiagon filed with
water from the spring on the farm in
La Rue county on which Abraham Lin
coin was born. On the hagon is a
monogram comprising the letters .-r
X. Another Is silver vase on which
Is engraved Louisville, KY, April 4,
1906"
The third gift is a unique piece in
the shape of an inkstand. 1t was made
from an oak tree which grew near the
spring on the old Lincoln homestead.
The ink holder is of silver sunk into the
wood.