The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-02
president WILL
Spend J 4 DAY D HERE L |
Mr.. Roosevelt Will Reach Rich
mond Early On Morning
Of October 18th.
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Case 81. Dr.. Gordon At Harvard
University Attracting Much
Attention.
EXTRA SESSION NOVEMBER 51,3
Since the destructi
tFrom Our Regular Correspondent,

(Fron1 Our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. D. c., June 1.-Prest-
dent Roosevelt will reach Richmond
early on the morning of October is.
and will spend the day in the city,
visiting points OF historic interest. lie
has always. manifested a deep interest
in matters relating to the early history
Y of the government, and he will doubt
less be peculiarly interested in the relics
Of colonial days, and the reminders Of
the revolutionary period which he will
be shown in Richmond.
The stop at Richmond will be the only
one OF Importance In Virginia. The
President will so directly to Raleigh.
thence through South Carolina Into
Georgia, Florida and Alabama. The trip
will consume about twelve days. Qf
course, 1t is generally known that :he
prime object of the trip is to give the
President an opportunity to visit the old
home of his mother, who was a Miss
Bulloch. residing at Roslyn, Ga.
The announcement of tho date Of the
trip seems to settle the time OF tne
extra session, which, 1t Is understood. /.
has been fixed for November 10. The
trip will be made over the Coast Line
and Southern Railways
THE President had intended to begin
his Southern trip early In October. but
within q day or two he has concluded
to postpone his departure until the 18th.
The trip will end at Little Rock, and
the President and party Will return dl-
rectly to Washington from that city. 1t
is likely that some other cities Will be
included in the stops made by the Presl-
dent The length of the stops to be
made at each place has not been deter-
mined yet, but will be governed by the
necessary arrangements to be made here
after. A delegation from Charlotte, N, O.,
called on the President to-day to urge
him to spend day in that city. He
told his callers that so long stop
would not be possible but he promised
to extend his cordial greetings to the
people of Charlotte. The delegation was
headed by Mayor s. s. McNinch and
included Daniel A.. Tompkins, r. NJ. Mil
ler, Jr., b. D. Heath, George Stevens.
II. 8. Franklin Heriot Clarkson and G.
g. Huntington,
parte to the head OF the Navy Depart
ment to succeed Secretary Morton, when
the latter goes out on the first OF June,
has created more talk tl'nn slch aprolnt-
ments generally do, Mr.. I'onaparic hat
become so thoroughly identified with
every klHQ VI IeiolH' t''at No'' w oue7
gested or. for that matter, that has beer
suggested In the past decade. that lively
times arc looked for when no gets al
the big desk at the head OF the depart
ment OF the navy, II Is not charged thai
there is corruption in the department; al
least, 1t is not necessary to charge that
and not necessary that such be the case
IN ordor to haye5a lot Of fun when Mr.
Bonaparte takes the portfolio. Precedent
has set its seal upon many practices ol
the department which will strike Alr
Bonaparte as peculiar" He Is golna
to investigate everything. The result vii
be fun for tho public. II not for the I'M,
proyement OF the department and the
naval service,
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