Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-03
PRESIDENT IS TO co SOUTH
Chief Executive Will Visit New Orleans
and Return to Washington BY Sea.
SECRETARY TAFT REACHES THE CAPITAL
He Dimes Mt the white House
and Discusses Result of His
Trip with MIR. RoOse-
welt.

WASHINGTON, oct. 2-Presidsnt Roose-
welt will go to New orleans, despite the
yellow fever epidemic This official an
nouncement was made at the White
House by Secretary Loeb. In order to
avoid complications over the quarantine
regulations the president has decided to
make New orleans his final stop on his
trip. He will be in New Orleans on the
26th instant, returning after the ceremonies
by water on cruiser. He is expected to
return here by the last of the month.
The president will leave Washington the
18th inst. As far as ST. Augustine. Fla.
the trip will be made as previously ar
ranged. From St. Augustine the president
will go to Mobile instead OF to Birmingham,
as previously stated, thence to Tuskegee
and Birmingham. From Alabama he will
go to Little Rock, Ark. There the party
will be disbanded. the president and secre-
tary Loeb going to New Orleans for the
ceremonies in that city and the remainder
of the party returning from Little Rock
to Washington.
This was President Roosevelt's first day
in the executive Office for three months and
he was busy from the moment of his ar
rival to the close OF the official day. The
president received cordial congratulations
on his fine physical condition. He told sew
eral Of his callers that he had never felt
better in his life, notwithstanding the hard
work of the summer
Senator Fulton discussed with the presi-
dent some phases of the land fraud de-
velopments. but no statement was made
about the details of the interview
Secretary Taft Returns.
After an absence of more than three
months, Secretary of War Taft returned
! to Washington at 1927 o'clock this after
noon, establishing record from Yokohama
to Washington by making the trip in four
teen days and arriving two days ahead OF
schedule time.
The trip from San Francisco was made
over the Southern Pacific. the Union
Pacific. the Chicago & Northwestern, and
! the Baltimore & Ohio railroads. or the
original members Of the congressional party
| only one, Senator Foster of Louisina. re.
| turned to Washington with the secretary
The other members went home by different
routes ,or stopped on the way across the
| continent. and only Colonel Clarence Ed
wards and several members OF his imme
diate party arrived with him. Secretary
| Taft appeared to be hearty and vigorou.
and cordially greeted those who met him
/ He made a quick trip to his home anc
! then proceeded to the war department
! There he expressed qualification that th'
long journey was over and that 1t haC
been accomplished without mishap to an,
| of the party.
! Secretary Taft dined with President anC
Mrs, Roosevelt at the White House to-
night. The secretary spent the evening
there and detailed to the president the re
suits of the congressional party's tour Of
the Philippines and the orient. Secretary
Root also dined at the White House to
night, as did several other friends, includ
ing Commissioner Of Corporations Garfield
Jusserand Calls on Root.
Venezuela and its troublous condition!
are now the subject of earnest considera
tion by the Washington and Paris gov
ernments. Just from Paris with full in
structions NJ. Jusserand, the French am
bassador called at the state department
today and was in conference wteh Secre
tary Root for half an hour Venezuela wa
the main subject under consideration
special attention being given to Presiden
Castro. Today's conference is the first o
series which may be expected on thl
subject and was of a preliminary nature
At its conclusion, the announcement wa
made that the Venezuelan situation ha,
not entered on an imminently critical stage
and none was proposed. What the relativ
attitude of the two aggrieved nations
toward Venezuela was informally discussed
but pending the investigation there whic
the American special commissioner, Judg
Calhoun, is now making on behalf of tn
washington government, 1t was not pos
sible for the secretary of state to outline t
the French ambassador the definite cours
OF this country.
Action in Cotton Leakage Cases.
The federal grand jury today returne
new indictments in the cotton leskag
cases against Edwin S. Holmes. jr.. forme
assistant state statisdcsn of the Agricu
tural department, Frederick A. PeckhaI
and Moses Hass of New York. They cove
the same ground as the other indictment
but are believed to be more specific an
have been prepared with greater care.
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