The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-23
PRESIDENT SEES
WORK ON DITCH
SLOW RAIL TRIP ACROSS 18TH
MUS GIVES CHANGE TO IN
SPECT WORK.
MANY QUESTIONS ARE ASKED
SPENDS MUCH TIME I'm MAKING
CLOSE INSPECTION OF GUILE
BRA CUT.

Colon, Nov. 16-The first trip of an
| American president outside of the
boundaries of the United States was
successfully concluded yesterday after
noon when the battleship Louisiana
having on board President Roosevelt
and his party, dropped anchor in the
harbor of Colon. The Louisiana
which arrived ahead of schedule time,
was conveyed by the Tennessee and
the Washington.
During the afternoon President
Roosevelt received the local newspa-
per correspondents on board the
Louisiana. He said his voyage had
been pleasant and uneventful. and ex
pressed himself as gratified az the
welcome which the citizens of the 18TH
mus are preparing for him when he
| lands to-day.
| Will Look Into Everything.
| He stated that he proposed to look
into the jamaican labor question and
also intended to see everything posi-
BILE concerning the canal.
Extra precautions have been taken
70 protect President Roosevelt during
His three days visit on the isthmus,
and it is reported that number of
here and at Panama.
Welcomed on Foreign Soil.
| Colon, Nov. II. - President Roose-
welt 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 Pan
anna, seeing much of the canal and the
famous Culebra cut on the way. He
took trip around Panama bay and
was welcomed in Panama city, which
lies outside Of the canal zone, by
President Amador and other officials
of the Panaman republic. No untoward
or unexpected incident occurred.
Given Hearty Greeting.
President Roosevelt left the Louisiana
at half past o'clock yesterday morn
ing and came to the Colon dock. Here
he was welcomed by Canal Commits
stoned Shonts. Chief Engineer Stevens
and other officials, and the school chill
dren of Colon sang The Star-Spangled
bdallGl dAd au1CllSd lOl bSlAS
fit. A few moments later President
Roosevelt was greeted by President
and Mrs. Amador, and at $40 q. 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 presidential party to have a good
look at all the points of interest.
The president went to Panama city
In the afternoon. He drove from the
railroad station to the Cathedral plaza,
welcomed all the way by cheering
crowds. At the plaza President ANA
dor delivered an address of welcome
and President Roosevelt responded,
after which, escorted by the officials
Of the Panama republic and body
guard OF 200 mounted members of the
Panama aristocracy the presiden. re-
turned to the Tivoli hotel for the
night.
Wants to See Everything.
Panama, Nov. 1S.-President Roose-
welt started at o'clock yesterday
morning to make an examination OF
the Culebra cut. At half past s the
presidential train arrived at Pedro
Miguel, where some steam shovels
were at work. The president had his
train stopped for the purpose of maxi
ing a personal examination.
President Roosevelt told Chief En-.
gineer Stevens that he wanted to see
all the works in connection with exca.
walton, even to the temporary laying
of tracks. With this in view he board
ed a work train near Pedro Miguel
and went on to the next point where
steam shovels were at work.
About 9:25 he entered the deep por-
ton of Culebra cut, his train going
slowly, in order that he might observe
the workings of the drill machines and
shovels.
The president spent some time in
the deepest portion of the cut, where
last Sunday twenty-five tons of eNplo,
sives were used to throw down $4,000
cubic yards of material.
Several charges of dynamite were
exploded in order that the president
might see the effect, after which he
went back to his own train.