The Mena weekly star., 1906-11-22

Panama, Nov. 1S.-President hoose, welt. who stopped at the Tivoil no's' Thursday night started at cioon Friday morning with Mrs Roosesei' and inc other members of his party "a mako an examination of the Cuie- bra cut. The weather was overcast threatening rain. At half past .he Presidential train arrived at Pedro Miguel where some steam shoVeis were at work. The president hao ms train stopped for the purpose of max ing a personal examination AL 'ni' point in the cut the peculiar soii con ditions have resulted in more or less freouent landslides, and this fact was brought to the presidents attentioh. President Roosevelt descended rom his train and climbed up on one oi inc steam shoyels, taking seal alongside Engineer Gray, whom he subjected to a searching fire of ques' lions regarding the work. During nis conversation. Engineer Gray took the opportunity, on behalf of himself and the other engineers, to declare that mike the railroad engineers, they were not paid for overtime. The pres ident promised to look into this mat ter. He stayed on the steam shoVes about 20 minutes. By this time 1t was raining hard
 President Roosevelt told Chief En' gineer Stevens that he wanted to see all the works in connection with ex cavataion, even to the temporary lay. ing of tracks. With this in view, nc boarded a work train near Pedro Mig uel and went on to the next poin' where steam shovels were at work Here there was no danger of land slides.
 The presidential train continued on l the regular line toward Panama. The work of the second steam shovel was i observed and the president made 1 detour to examine the site of the Pc | dro Miguel lock. He shook hands witt 1 all the Americans he met while walk ing over the grounds. At about 2' l minutes past nine the president en tered the deep portion of the Culebr; cut, his train going slowly in orde that he might observe the workings o the drill machines and shoyels. On' | shovel was decorated with sign read ing We will do our best to hell you build it.
 The president spent some time Il the deepest portion of the cut, wher' last Sunday 22 tons of explosives were used to throw down 35,000 GU bic yards of material.
 The rain was now coming down il torrents and the water poured in riyu lets down the funnel-shaped sides Q the famous cut. Several charges o | dynamite were exploded in order tha the president might see the effeci after which he went back to his ow 1 train.
 At Rio Grande. with the ran stil falling steadily, Mr. stevens pointe out to the President the laborers quarters under construction there The President decided to leave hi train again and inspect personall the sleeping quarters of the Jana cans. He inquired how the men wer fed and patiently listened to thei complaints. He went through tn commissary when his visit was III expected and also penetrated int the living quarters of the families c several Jamaican laborers. This iI spection lasted for three quarters C an hour, at the end of which tn President returned to Culebra. we through and spattered with mud. A Culebra the President went throug the local offices of the canal COT structors
 The presidential party had lunc with MT. Stevens at 10 o'clock an after this meal the ladies of the part returned to Panama. The Prea.den went as far as Gorgona.
 All street traffic was suspended a Colon Saturday from 10 a. m. to I m., in view of President Roosevelt inspection of the town of Colon, tn American hospital and other places
 After the reception at Cristobal, tn president embarked on the fIagshi Louisiana and left for the mort Saturday evening. He expects to al rive at Ponce. Porto Rico. Wednes day After landing there he vii cross the island in m automobile an will embark at San Juan Thursda