Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-24
MISS ROOSEVELTS RETURN
Daughter Of the President Arrives at San
Francisco on Steamer Siberia.
e, H. HARTMAN CONES ON SAME SHIP
Party starts East ne once over Union
Pacific and win Try 20 Make
New Record from the
Orient.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Oct 2S.--The Pa
cihc Mail Steamship company's liner ST.
IBERIA, which arrived from Yokohama to-
day, established new record between this
city and the Japanese port, having made
the trip in ten days ten hours and twenty
eight minutes The best previous time
between this port and Yokohama was made
by the Korea, a sister ship of the Siberia
In ten days eleven hours and five minutes
The Siberia,s time ID sixteen hours and
twenty-eight minutes longer than the
transpacifc record held by the Canadian
Pacifcs liner Empress Of China, plying
between Yokohama and Vancouver, B. Co.
but It covered a greater distance.
There were many distinguished passen-
gers on the Siberia, among them being
Miss Alice Roosevelt, United States Sena-
tor Newiands OF Nevada and wife. United
States Senator Warren Of wyoming, Repre-
sentative Longworth of Ohio. Brigadier
General H. T. Allen, chief of the Philip
pine constabulary; E. II. Hartman,
president of the Southern Pacific Company;
r. P. schwerin, vice president and gem
erai manager of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company. and Miss Mabel Boardman and
Miss Amy Mcmillan Of Washington, d. G."
the latter being travelling companion OF
Miss Roosevelt. NJ. Shoraishi, vice presi-
dent of the Togo Kisen Kaisha, Japanese
steamship nnes, also came over from the
orient
Although it was expected that Miss
Roosevelt would spend a few days in and
around San Francisco, all the previous
plans were changed during the voyage, and
neither her party nor that of Mr.. Hartman
landed in this city at ALL Instead they
| were transferred from the Siberia to the
tug Arab and taken direct to the Oakland
mole on the eastern side of the bay. They
| left there at $3.50 this afternoon for the
east over the central route of the Southern
Pacific, connecting with the Union Pacific
and Northwestern lines via Omaha and
Chicago for their homes. An attempt is
being made to beat all previous records
between Yokohama and the big cities of the
east
Miss ROOseveIt's Presents.
IAN the presents that arrived were
merely inexpensive mementoes of the trip
such as any one travelling in strange
country would receive" said the presi
dents daughter. There was really moth
ing so remarkable about my trip and
cannot understand why so much fuss was
made about II. / had an exceptionally fine
time and enjoyed every moment that l was
away The only thing that regret il
that so many ponsensical stories were
circulated regarding me-"
Mr.. Hartman said:
Our visit to the orient has been one no
only of much pleasure to us all, but inter
esting and instructive. We were treated
by all classes, especially in Japan. will
the utmost courtesy and consideration
While our visit was solely for rest an,
recreation, we were enabled to learn man!
things which will help in our. future rela
lions. F.e
Japan is working out its own destiny
Its rulers are irs$sNgent and alive to tn
interests andsyy dtiqng in close allianc
with the people. fem will continue develop
Ping the cOmmsrsiSi welfare OF the Who'll
country, -.t..,..t
'"Chlna is beginning to wake, up and Wi
: probably open. itself NThis awakenin
has been brought about by the develop
ment OF railroads constructed during tn
last six OF seven years. Were It possibl
for that country TO. organize and the pee
t pie work together as has been the case i
Japan, the future development might b
quick and phenomenal ~ .-..'' -,"slI
; 'Corea is still a problem, and It's destln
, will probably be worked out by the aid c
Japan. Ny opinion IS that the Japanes
are the dominant factor In the orient, an
that there. will be large future deveiopmer
though not immediate. IL the Unite
States is to participate therein TO any eJ
tent it will have 10 be by cooperate
by its statesmen and those representa-
Its business interests and, by close con
mercial alliance with the Japanese"