Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-30
lE PRESIDENTS
 VISIT TO PANAMA

Features of Programme Pre-
 pared For His Trip.
 CANAL ROUTE TO BE INSPECTED
 In MackintOsh and Rubber Boots, Mir
 Roosevelt Win Explore Famous
 Culebra Cut-To Dc Entertained b,
 President of Panama-First Tim.
 That Chief American Executive WIT
 let Foot on Foreign Soil.
 President Roosevelt's visit to tho
 isthmus of Panama will present sev
 eral novel features, says a Washington
 special dispatch to the New Yorl
 World. For the first time in history
 the president of the United States will
 set foot on foreign soil and be the
 guest of a foreign ruler at dinner. Al
 the time of his visit to New Orleans
 President Roosevelt was technically
 outside the Jurisdiction of the United
 States, as the vessel conveying him to the Queen City went outside the three mile limit.
 Many interesting incidents will mark the visit, ranging from reception in honor of President Roosevelt at the palace of the president of Panama to ride on the Chagres river on casco, the native water craft, and blowing through the sticky mud of Culebra cut in rubber boots and macintosh. President Roosevelt has had many un- usual experiences, but his trip to Pan anna will furnish him with several new thrills,
 Mir. Roosevelt will spend only four days in Panama, but they will be busy ones. His only opportunity to rest will bs on Sunday. Nov. IS, the last day of his stay. The three pre- ceeding days are to be crowded with sightseeing excursions and social func- tions. The president will make two speeches, one at the fiesta; then he will respond to an address of welcome by President Amador and later at re- ception on pier II at Cristobal.
 The president will go to Panama on the magnificent battleship Louisiana, which will be conveyed by It's sister ships the Tennessee and the Washing ton. He ws: be accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt. Ethel Roosevelt, Dr. Rixey, surgeon general of the navy. the pres ident's physician. and q secretary.
 President Roosevelt will return from Oyster Bay after election and will leave Washington Nov. 8. He will board the Dolphin at the Washington navy yard and will remain on board thls ship until 1t reaches Wolf Trap light in the Chesapeake bay, where he will transfer to the Louisiana and start immediately for Colon. The distance from Wolf Trap light to Colon is 1,7S8 miles. and the voyage will take six days. The Louisiana will reach Colon Thursday morning. Nov. 15.
 President and Mrs. Amador, Chair man Shonts of the canal commission and Mrs. Shonts. who will leave for Panama so as to be there when Mir. Roosevelt arrives. and Chief Engineer and Mrs. Stevens will go aboard the battleship before President and Mrs. Roosevelt go ashore.
 Immediately after landing the party will be taken aboard train and run slowly across the isthmus to La Boca. giving the president a casual view of the towns, the canal and q parade of l the native school children. At La Boca there will be an inspection of the | terminus of the old French canal and | of the Panama railroad. The entire I plan of the canal will be explained to | President Roosevelt. and he will be l given information regarding sites and ! plans for the proposed dam. lock and | lake at La Boca. There will be trip In launch to the islands of Perice. Naos and Flamenco. thus giving Pres ldent Roosevelt a view of the actual | deep water southern end of the canal, Inc approaches. the harbors of Ia Boca and Panama and the surrounding coun- ny.
 Luncheon will be served at Ancon, by trip around Ancon hill md a visit to the hospital. The re- of the day will be given by President Roosevelt to the government ,f Panama. and. while the programme ias not been finally arranged. enough ,f It has been prepared to show that { will be busy day for the president. t will be a gala day, and the dirt Is not expected to fly on thls occasion. The city of Ancon will be decorated and Illuminated brilliantly n honor of President Roosevelt.
 Some time during the afternoon the executive party will be met by officials ,f the repu5lic of Panama. and. con- lrctcd by them and escorted by a hun fred young Panamans mounted. the president will drive about the city. The drive will end at q stand to be 'rected in one of the plszas. from which President Amador will deliver m address of welcome. to which Presi- ent Roosevelt will respond. If there : time the presidential party will re- few a parade.
 At night President Roosevelt will be ntersained by President Amador in he palace at dinner. After the dinner resident and Mrs. Roosevelt and the ther members of the American party riIl attend a reception and bah to be