The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
PRESIDENT SPENDS A
 BUSY DAY ON ISTHMUS
RESTED LAST NIGHT AT HOTEL ON LINE OF THE
 CANAL.

Crossed From Colon to Panam" seeing
 Much of the "Ditch" and the Famous
 Cu1ehra Cut on the Way-Welcomed
 With UnbOunded Enthusiasm by the
 Peon1e of Ppnnma--Dispatch Says He
 Has Con0uered Them and Holds High
 Place in Their Esteem.
 Colon, Nov. 15.-President Roosevelt spent busy day on the Isthmus of Panama, and settled for the night at the Tivoli hotel, on the line of the canal. He crossed from Colon to Pana- ma, seeing much of the canal, and the famous Culebra cut on the way, he took a trip around Panama bay, and was welcomed in Panama City, which lies outside of the canal zone, by Pres ident Amador and other officials of the Panama republic. The day passed ac- cording to schedule it was in every re- speot successful, and no untoWard or unexpected incident occurred, Last night President Amador and his party came over to Colon from Panama and called upon President Roosevelt on board the louisiana This was the first welcome by the local officials Presi- dent left the Louisiana al half-past seven o'clock this morning and came to the Colon dock Here he was vel comed by Canal Commissioner Shlonts, Chief Engineer Stevens and other off cials, and the school children of Colon singing The Star Spangled Banner" and America for his benefit A few mo- ments later President Roosevelt was greeted by President Amador and Mrs. Amadlor and the Bishop of Panama, and at S;10 a. m. the president and those who had come to welcome him left Colon for Panama by train.
 The trip across the isthmus WAS made slowly in order to permit the president and party to have a good look at all the points of interest along the route. Several stops were made and at each station school children came down and sang patriotic airs. The president thanked all the welcoming delegations warmly.
 The presidential train arrived in front of the Tivoli hotel at 10:3O. Here Pres ident Amador left MT Roosevelt and went on to Panama, while the American president continued to La Boca, the Pacific entrance to the canal. Here President Roosevelt boarded the steam CT Bolivar, made a trip around Pana- ma bay and came back to La Boca for lunch.
 This afternoon the president came from La Boca to Panama City. He drove from the railroad station to the cathedral plaza, welcomed all the way by the cheering of the crowds, At the plaza President Amador delivered an address of welcome, and President Roosevelt replied. There was then fur ther singing of patriotic airs by school children, after which the president, es- corted by the officials of the Panama re- public and body guard of 200 mount ed members of the Panama aristocracy returned to the Tivoli hotel for the night.
 President Roosevelt was welcomed with unbounded enthusiasm by the peo- pie of Panama, and there is no ques- tion that they are his firm and sincere admirers. He has conquered them and he holds a high D lace in their esteem. While passing over the line the presi- dential train was cheered by crews of trains removing dirt from the cut, and in Panama bay the American and other steamships whistled and cheered him a welcome.