The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-19
He kILLEDA BEAR
Presidents Courier Reaches
Headquarters With the Skin.
Secretary Loeb Issues an Official
Announcement.
HE SHOT A BLACK ONE.
Which Had Killed One Dog and
Hurt Others.
Is Enjoying HimselftO the Full
est Extent.
HE SHOT A BLACK ONE

! GlenWood Springs Cal, April 10
President Roosevelt has killed a bear.
He is satisfied with his hunt for the
biggest game the Rockies afford. If
he gets one more bear, or several. he
will be better pleased, but. to quote
his own words, IT got what I was
after. It was bully sport and hope it
keeps up"
This is the story brought to Secre-
tary Loeb by Elmer Chapman. a
courier with a close mouth, who was
| chosen to bear messages between the
president and the temporary seat Of
government at the Hotel Colorado in
this city.
While he came through Newcastle,
where are camped numerous CORE
| spondents of newspapers, he brought
his story intact. There was no leak
age and all the information obtained
at that place was derived from a view
of closely rolled fresh bear skin
which Chapman transferred from his
saddle to the car at the railway sta
rs that all you've got?" he was
asked.
isn't that enough?" he replied.
| This was about the substance of the
conversation in which Chapman par
/ ticipated at Newcastle He was
chosen because he knows when not
to talk. Before starting on his hunt
| the president said he did not want any
newspaper men to follow him. To
| three correspondents representing.
press associations who accompanied
him from Washington, the president
said:
You stick by Loeb, and I will help
i you all can I cannot send out q
message every day. but as soon as
there is anything worth telling, you
shall have it,
The courier got through Newcastle
without talking and the president
made good to those who complied
with his wishes.
But if the courier was retfcent at
1 Newcastle, he was different when his
/ journey was at an end, and Secretary
Loeb had removed the injunction Of
secrecy. His eyes lZindIed with a fire
! that told his admiration for the presi-
! dents prowess as a hunter more than
! could the words at his command. One
expression which the hardy noun
taineer injected into his story was.
Say, fellows, he's beaut and no
would make you think he was born in
them
Chapman. was ACCOMPANIED bv 7 A
Austin, a mOuntaineer who has been
| employed in carrying supplies to the
camp. The two men were escorted to
! Mr.. Loebs office where Chapman pre-
sented written message from the pres
men were called in.
Official Statement.
Secretary Loeb at the request of the
president decided the story of the hunt
| should be told in an official statement
| which follows:
Elmer Chapman, courier from the
! presidents camp, arrived at the Hotel
| Colorado, GlenwoOd Springs, this even
| ing. He reported every one well at
camp and having a fine time. Early
4 low
| big black male bear. He was so big
| that he would not tree but made a
| walking bay, killing one dog and Grip
| ping or WOunding half a dozen others.
By hard scrambling up the mountain
side the president got near enough to
| shoot him. Chapman brought the hide
| with him and left it at a local taxi
| dermist to be mounted. On Monday DR..
Lambert shot a bobcat which was also
| left at the taxidermist's. The weather
/ in camp has been fine with the excep-
| ton of Sunday when there were squalls
| of snow, sleet and rain. Secretary Loeb
will return with Chapman to camp and
remain over night. taking with him
number of papers for the presidents
| signature and attention.
The first word from President Roose-
/ velt's hunting camp, on the Charley
Penny ranch, % miles southwest Of
| Newcastle, reached Secretary Loeb
! last evening. He was notified
over the telephone that Elmer Chap
/
| sages between the president and his
secretary. had arrived at Newcastle
| during the afternoon, and would take
| the $40 train over the Colorado Mid
land for Glenwood Springs: If on time,
| the train would reach this city at 10
o'clock.
Chapman was appointed to the post of
courier because of the fact that he IS
famed for his reticence. It was known
| that a messenger from the president
camp would have to run the gauntlet
| of a dozen or more correspondents VINO
have taken headquarters at Newcastle
Chapman Was Num-
When Chapman was sighted riding
/ horseback across the bridge into the
| village the correspondents went out to
meet him. He proved worthy of his
| post, and, in reply to questions, said
that if information was wanted of the
| hunt the correspondents must get II
from Mr. Loeb.
This did not prevent the correspond
| ents from learning that the presidents
hunt had been successful, however, 1or
| strapped across Chapman's saddle was
| a fresh bear skin which was being Ia
ken to Glenwood Springs Chapman
| admitted that this pelt was the only one
| that had been taken, but he would not
| say the animal had been brought down
by the presidents gun 1t was taken
for granted that this was the case, for
| otherwise it was not probable the skin
would have been sent to Glenwood
| Springs.
Representatives of newspapers at
Newcastle had to be satisfied with the
| meager Information given by Chapman
| but they at once prepared to accom-
| pany the courier to Mr.. LOeb's head
| quarters, where a full report was ex-
pected.
The presidents party has not yet
moved its camp from the place where
first located. A fresh trail was found
early. and the hunters took it up be-
fore Chapman's departure for Newcas-
tie.
Because of the heavy snow east Of
the camp, it is not likely it will be
changed for several days The indica-