The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-03
PRESIDENT IS OFF
ON 2.MONTHS' TRIP
Roosevelt and Small Party Leave
Washington for South and
West.
Long Rest and Two Hunting Ex-
petitions on the Program
Rough Rider Reunion.

Washington, April S.-President
Roosevelt left at 9:o5 this morning, on
q trip to the south and west. He will
be absent about two months.
The president is accompanied by Sec-
rotary Loeb and DR.. Alexander Lam
bert, General S. B. NJ. Young, Lieuten-
ant G. R. Fortescue, NJ @. I.atta and j.
l.. McGrew, stenographers and represen-
tatlves OF newspaper press associations.
Fine Special Train.
The president s special train, which
Is one of the finest the Penns ylvania
railroad ever has sent out of Washing
ton, consists Of three cars-the presi.
dent Is private car Rocket, the Pullman
| sleeper Forest, and the combination and
buffet car Viceroy. The train is hand
somely fitted and contains every known
| appliance to insure the comfort and
| safety Of the passengers.
| The train was scheduled to leave at
0 O'Clock, but it was a minute after
that hour when the president arrived
at the station. He had been DELAYED
at the White House for few minutes
in signing some important papers.
| Even after he boarded his car some
papers were handed to him for his sig
nature. It was just fifty minuteE Litter
the scheduled time of departure when
Lne Iraln ore" ouG or the station.
u Purpose Of the Trip.
The trip is being made primarily to
union Of his old regiment, the rough
riders, which is to be held at San An
tonic, Tex, next Friday, and to hunt
big game In Oklahoma and Colorado
Incidentally the president will delive,
notable addresses at several places er
route. His first important stop viii
be at Louisville, KY, tomorrow morn
ing, where he will be the guest Of thu
city for three hours. He will 20 from
thence, via the Missouri, Kansas 4
Texas railroad, to San Antonio, stop
ping at several places on the way
among them Sherman and Dallas, Tex
After leaving San Antonio, the presi
dent will go to Oklahoma for vol
hunt, and proceed thence to COLORADO
} to hunt big game in the mountains
Unless it should be necessary on &C
count of unforeseen circumstances t.
curtail the trip, the president will b
absent from Washington about tw
after he shall leave Oklahoma have no
been made, the purpose Of the presiden
> being to adjust his plans to the con
ditions as they may exist at the time.
Capital on Gar.
While be expects to be in the wilds 0
Colorado for considerable time he wi
keep in constant touch, by means Q
, couriers to the nearest telegraph static
Il with Washington, and thus will be Ell
$ abled to attend to such important bus
ness as may demand his personal after
4 ton. DR.. Lambert, who accompanie
the president, was his physician in Ne
e York. and has hunted turnout the cou1
u try which the president will visit.
: Why the Delay.
President Roosevelt s delay In arri,
ing at the Pennsylvania railway static
:, today to take his special for the soutl
!, was due to an accident which happene
y to one of the horses attached to his ca
{ riage, soon after leaving the Whit
! House.
u The off horse fell, becoming e1
- tangled in the harness. The aceide1
y. amounted to little and the preside1
= was in no wise njured. It occasione
" delay of about five minutes. Aftt
y the horse had been gotten up, the ha
ness was adjusted and the remand,
of the trip to the station made witho,
Il incident.