Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-03
Roosevelt andParty Leave
Washington for the
Southwest.
MANY STOPS ENROUTE
Will Attend Rough Rider Re-
union and Hunt Big
Game.

Washington. April 3.-President
Roosevelt left at 9:O5 this morning on
a trip to the south and west. He will
be absent about two months.
Train n Fine One.
The special train. eghich is one of
the finest the Pennsylvania road ever
has sent out of Washington, consists
of three cars. the presidents private
car, the Rocket, Pullman sleeper,
and combination baggage and buffet
car. The train is handsomely fitted
and contains every known appliance to
insure the comfort and safety of pas
sengers.
Reunion Mnin Object.
The trip is being made primarily to
enable the president to attend a re-
union of his old regiment, the Rough
Riders, which is to be held at San An
tonic, Texas, next Friday, and to hunt
big game in Oklahoma and Colorado.
incidentally, the president will deliver
notable addresses at several places en-
route.
His first important stop will be at
Louisville, tomorrow morning, where
he will be the guest of the city for
three hours. He will go from Louis
vile direct to st. Louis and thence
to San Antonio
After MoFntain Game.
After leaving San Antonio. the pres
ident will go TO Oklahoma for a wolf
hunt and proceed thence to Colorado
to hunt big game in the mountains
While he expects to be in the wilds of
Colorado for considerable time the
president will keep in constant touch,
by means of cOuriers to the nearest
telegraph station, with Washington,
and thus will be able to attend TO such
important business as may demand his
immediate attention.
Itinerary of the Trip.
The following statement regarding
the itinerary of the trip was made pub
lie at the White House last night:
The president will be accompanied
by Secretary Loeb, DR.. Alexander Lam
bert, Gen. S. B. NJ. Young, Lieut.. G. R.
Fortescue, NJ. c. Latta. and ]. L. Nc
Grew, stenographers and representa-
tives of newspaper press associations.
The first stop will be made at Louis
vile, KY, at 8 O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing. The president and party will pass
in procession through the city and the
president will make an address. The
train will leave Louisville at IL
O'Clock, pass through st. Louis at p.
M and at that point take the Missouri
Kansas & Texas road for San Antonio.
stops In Indian Territory.
few short stops will be made in
Indian Territory on Wednesday. AT
Sherman, Tex, where the party will
arrive at 4 p. m, the president will
leave the train, drive to the public
square, and make brief address. Dal-
las will be reached at $50 p. M, and
after a public address the president
will attend a dinner.
The next stop will be at Waco, on
Thursday afternoon. address the joint
session of the legislature at the capl-
tol. and later speak to the public on
the lawn of the capitol.
Reunion of Rough Riders.
The train will reach San Antonio
at $50 p. m. Thursday. but there will
be no public program until the follow
ing morning The object of the presi-
dent in visiting San Antonio Is TO at
tend the reunion of his regiment. The
president will leave at IL p. m. for
Fort Worth. arriving there the next
morning at 9:45 and leaving at 1O:4o.
The program for Fort Worth viii con
sist of a drive and an address.