Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-11-17
HE is HOME AGAIN.
PRESIDENT RECEIVES OVATION
At HIS OFFICIAL HOME.

PRESIDENT RECEIVES OVATION
At HIS OFFICIAL HOME.
he PlunSes at Once Into Business - he Sus
tanned Slight Injuries From Collision Of the
Magnolia With the Esparta. on the Lower
Mississippi A Public Printer Selected -
Pennsylvania Railroad Sets an Example for
Being Good The Wireless Telegraph Be.
coming an Acknowledged Success.
From our regular correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 6.
With the return OF the President
interest shifts from the special train
that conveyed him through the South,
and from the cruiser that brought
him swiftly around the Florida penin-
sula to Washington, his official home.
On his arrival yesterday at the Navy
Yard, he was given hearty welcome
by hundreds of citizens who gathered
there. Upon leaving his ship, he en-
tered the carriage with Mrs. Roosevelt
who had come to meet him, and was
driven at once to the White House
where, after luncheon, he with his Sec
retary plunged into q large batch of
mail that had been received during his
absence. He was almost immediate
interrupted, however, to receive the
Methodist Bishops who have been
holding conference here. and after
their departure he held consultations
with several members of his cabinet.
The Presidents return was marked
with a brilliant naval display at the
Navy Yard. The commandant of the
post and all the officers were out in
their uniforms, brilliant with gold lace
and other decorations. The Marine
Band played patriotic airs as the Pres.
ident went ashore and all the way on
his drive to the Executive Mansion, a
distance of nearly three miles, he re-
ceived welcome, with shouts and
cheers and waving hats and handler.
chiefs, from the citizens who happened
to be passing through the streets.
Plans had been made at the Navy
Yard to give the President a more
formal reception, but no sooner had
the ship touched the dock than the
President jumped ashore and greeting
Mrs. Roosevelt, was in the carriage aud
ready to leave the Navy Yard before
the officers and marines for the formal
reception could pull themselves to.
gether and get in line.
1t was not known until the President
arrived here that he had suffered slight
injuries when the fruit freighter, Es-
parta collided with the Magnolia on
the lower Mississippi. The President
at that moment was preparing to go
to bed in his stateroom, and the shock
was so sudden that he was thrown VIC.
lently against a window looking out
on the deck, his head and shoulders
going entirely through the glass, scat.
tering it in every direction. The fly
ing pieces from the window as his head
went through did not inflict any in.
jury, but as Mr.. Roosevelt pulled him.
self back into the cabin, he found him.
self bloody. He felt no pain, however,
and in short time ascertained that
the cuts which he had received about
the arms and shoulders were scratches
OF no Importance, though they bled
considerably for few minutes. The
Presiden. had ascertained ell the facts
about the collision by the time his
secretary and Surgeon General Rixey,
en- deshabille appeared on the scene,
although they lost little time in has.
tening to his room.
Several things of importance have
taken place since return of the Presi.
dent, among them the appointment of
Mr.. Charles A. Stillings OF Boston, as
Public Printer. He is only "a years of
age, considerably less than half the
age OF his predecessor, Mr.. Palmer,
and his appointment doubtless fore.
shadows an economical, business man.
agement OF that big and thriftless Of
fee. He has had much experience in
the management of large Office in
Boston and he will come to the man.
agement of the Government Printing
Office uncommitted and without fear
or favor, with no friends to reward and
no enemies to punish. The selection
is regarded as an excellent one.
It is reported as significant, in view
OF the railroad rate agitation, that the
great Pennsylvania Railroad has issued
notice to its freight agents and its
solicitors, cautioning them about OBJ.
serving strictly the spirit aud letter of
the Inter State Commerce laws. The
situation was carefully studied by high
officials of the road and it was deter.
mined to take such action as would
be convincing to all freight agents
and solicitors OF the road and to the
public that under no circumstances
will the management Of the company
countensnce rebates or other infringe
ments OF the law. Now if other large
railroads shall follow the example of
the Pennsylvania road, the question
which is causing 80 much debate may
be settled without Congressional &C.
tion.
Much interest has been excited by
the results obtained through wireless
communication from the cruiser on
which the President sailed from the