Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-10
LOUISIANA HAS
PASSED CAPES
"GolNG DOWN TO SEE HOW THE
DITCH is GETTING ALONG"
SAYS ROOSEVELT
Band on Boat Plays "star spangled
Banner as Party Goes on Board the
BattIeship-Great Enthusiasm In
Panama Over the Visit.

Cape Henry, Va, Nov. s.-The bat,
tleship Louisiana. with President
Roosevelt and party on board, and the
conveying warships Tennessee and
Washington, passed out by Virginia
Capes at $40 this morning.
Washington, d.. G., Nov. 9.-"Good-
bye, am going down to see how the
ditch is getting along" shouted Presi-
dent Roosevelt as he stood on the
after starboard deck Of the yacht May.
flower at Washington navy yard, as
tue vessel was leaving the dock with
the President for his Panama trip.
Accompanying the President were
Mrs. Roosevelt and her maid; Surgeon
General Rixey, of the navy, and M. o.
Latta, one of the assistant secretaries
at the White house. The Mayfower
will take the party to Wolf Trap light,
Chesapeake bay, where transfer will
be made to the battleship Louisiana,
which Is to convey the President to
and from the isthmus. When che
President and Mrs. Roosevelt arrived
at the navey yard company Of mar
ines and a detachment Of the army
was drawn up about the wharf, and as
the presidential carriage arrived, q
welcome was sounded from q bugler
aboard the ship and from drummer
in the marine ranks. AS the band
aboard ship played the "Star Spangled
Banner" and the bugle sounded anoth-
er melcome they walked down the
gangplank aboard the vessel.
Crowd to See Party OF.
Here had assembled to meet them
Postmaster General and Mrs. Cortel-
you; Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand,
who carried large punches Of flowers
for Mrs. Roosevelt, and James R. Gar
field, commissioner of corporations.
They remained until the order was
given to start. Then the United
States flag was run up the vessels
gaff. The gang was taken in, the ship
loosed from her moorings and the trip
to Panama was begun. AS the vessel
started the President appeared on the
deck and shouted goodbye to the
crowd which had assembled. AS the
ship passed out the presidential sa-
lutte of twenty-one guns was fired.
The President will spend four days
on the isthmus He will arrive at
Colon, November Is, where he is to
be greeted aboard the ship by Presi-
dent Amador, Of Panama, and Mrs.
Amador, Chairman Shontz and other
officials of the canal commission A
considerable portion of that day will
be spent at Laboca and Ancon.
Preparations for Visit.
At Ancon the day is to be made a
fiesta with the town decorated and
Illuminated. The President and party
are to be driven in carriages through
the principal streets, accompanied by
an escort on horseback. An address
will be made by President Amador
and a response by President Roose-
welt. In the evening the President
and party are expected to dine with
President and Mrs. Amador at the
presidential. This will probably be the
only time on the isthmus when the
President will leave the Jurisdiction
of the United States. Inc program
Friday and Saturday contemplates a
visit to and inspection of all points
on the isthmus, including the Culebra
cut. Sunday will be spent at Cristo-
bal. That evening the party will board
the Louisiana for San Juan, Porto
Rico, where the vessel is scheduled
to arrive November %. At Suan Juan
elaborate preparations have been
made for the reception of the Presi-
dent. He will remain there one day,
leaving Friday for Washington.
Great Enthusiasm.
Panama, Nov 9.-President Amador
has invited the governors of the seven
provinces of the republic to attend a
reception in the capital, which will be
given in honor of President Roosevelt,
and all have signified their intention
Of being present.
There is great enthusiasm through
out the entire republic over the ap-
preaching visit of the American execu.
tive. People from interior towns al.
ready are arriving in anticipation Of
the presidential visit
WITNESS is SHOT.