The Mena weekly star., 1906-11-15
HE PRESIDENT IS H SEA
l Board Battleship Louisiana Con- vowed by two Cruisers he is Bound for Panama.
SEE HOW DITCH IS GETTING ALONG
l k Expected to Arrive on the
 n,n. Nov. 15 and Will spend rour Days There-Wireless Ap- .t,. win Permit of Constant r.u.b With washington.

1 anrorsolk Va. Nov. 10.-President 6oseyelt on board the United States Sttleship Louisiana, bound for the a mus of Panama, passed out to sea k,ouqh the Capes of Virginia ex- <tlv at G:40 o'clock Friday morning. &e Louisiana was followed by the E,nored cruisers Tennessee and "A asbington, which are to convoy the Sttleship on her southern trip. kvyhen some distance off Cape Hen F the Louisiana raised signals of kme kind which the United States Rather observer at the cape was kable to distinguish because of a <eat amount of smoke being emitted bm the tunnels of the Louisiana and 7her vessels at the time.
 ENeither of the warships made any bp. however, and soon passed out sight to the southeast of Cape enry. #The transfer Thursday night of R presidential party in Upper &easpeake Bay from the yacht May Swer to the Louisiana was without {ecial incident So far as is known Ere.
 &rhe weather at sea Friday was Farming and the conditions for a <lightful trip by the president and
 party could not have peen more bminsing.
 lANireless telegraph messages are Dected from the president all along
 coast. The Louisiana will not ve the coast shore for any great &tance and will be in touch by reless during almost the entire trip. Good bye, am going down to see IN the ditch is getting along. buted President Roosevelt as he Sod on the after starboard deck oi
 yacht Mayflower at the Washing
 navy yard. as the vessel was leav.
 the dock with the president. for
 Panama trip.
 #rhe president will spend four days \ the isthmus. He will arrive at Ion Thursday, November 15, where
 is to be greeted aboard ship by &sident Amador of Panama and Mrs. kador, Chairman Shonts and other Bcials of the canal commission, of that day will be Int at LaBoca and Ancon, the train #king slow run across the isthmus order to give an opportunity to see
 sights and make an examination work. At LaBoca there is to
 Ian inspection of the present ter. hals of the old French canal and ! Panama railroad following which Dc will be a trip to nearby is ds, where the president is to be wn the proposed actual Pacific end @he canal in deep water and it's ap. nehes. In the afternoon there is to
 a sightseeing trip around Ancon
 At Ancon the day is to be made {iesta" with the town decorated and
 ninated. The president and party
 to be driven in carriages through
 principal streets. accompanied by escort on horseback.
 n address will be made by Pres. ht Amador and response by Pres ht Roosevelt In the evening the sident and Mrs. Roosevelt and oth-
 are expected to dine with President
 Mrs. AAador at the PrcSidencia. s prosabh will be the only time
 the isthmus when the president
 leave the jurisdiction of the Unit States The programme for F,ida,
 inspection of all points of interest the isthmus including the Culebra
 the site of the proposed dam and
 Is at Gatun and the present and posed terminals of the railroad and al at Christobal. Sunday will be nt quietly on the isthmus and in
 evening the party will board the lsiana for San Juan, Porto Rico. ere the vessel is scheduled to ar Fe Thursday morning, November
 At San Juan elaborate prepara-
 have been made for the reception pc president He will remain there
 day, leaving Friday. November 23,
 Washington. When the Louisiana
 hes Wolf Trap light the party will transferred to the Mayflower and
 eed to Washington, where the yes IS scheduled to arrive Tuesday ev- pg, November 27.