The daily sentinel., 1907-12-16


Roosevelt was at first Inclined te
share Evans opinion. but. a. confer;
ence with Secretary Root ana Rear
Admiral Brownson caused him to
change his mind. Reaf Admiral
Brownson is especially OPPOSED to
any publicity in naval Affairs. Ad-
mlral Evans viii now haze the re-
sponsibility OF supplying the Ameri-
can public with such news regarding
the cruise as he thinks It should be
in addition TO his other duties. This;
Is known. he considore a very un-
fortunate affair. but he is not eas5
down. With the experience is about
to gain, he told newspaper man be
fore sailing he might be able TO get
a job as a reporter sitter being retir-
ed from the navy.
1t is certain mat the gallant tss
ef the feet Viii be- given joyous
time during tholr holiday visit Of FIVE
days In Trinidad. The people there.
as in other cite. where the feet wiz
stop, are Preparing spread-eagls
time for the visiting sailormen. \
great sporting carnival has been ar
ranged in Trinidad for the five days,
Including eolf and polo for the Off
GERS, football aud baseball for the
men and horse races for everybody.
The breakers OF the Gulf of Paria
VIII afford magnificent Christmas
bathing. and, altogether, the 12.oOQ
sailors OF Uncle Sam wiz undoubted-
ly speed the most Interesting holiday
period OF their lives. a great Christ
mas foast. with a pound Of Vermont
turkey for each man, VIII be served
on the vessels, the food for the great
banquet being stored in tho refriger-
ator ship Glacier.
Jack viii next be heard from at
Rio de Jaueiro. the beautiful capital
OF Brazil, where he will spend the ten
days from january IL to January p.
This aneie-.t city. now Transformed
into one OF tic most beautiful CAPT
tails of the world, will give Jack a
hearty welcome, and he will prob
ably heaye "a sigh Of regret when the
ships hoist anchor and sail away for
Punta Arenas. the most southern city
on this side oi the globe From the
heat Of the tropics Jack will pass in
to the cold Of winter despite the fact
that the noses Of the vessels VIII
always he pointed southwark
One OF the most interesting por-
tions of the voyage win be that thro-
ngh the tortuous channel of the Strait
of Magellan, about $40 miles long
and the most part hardly wider than
the Mississippi or the Hudson. On
one side is the barren wastes of Pa
tagonla and on the other Terra del
Fuego. the land of fire. Greasy ma
tives, with hardly more clothes than
a lady at a society ball. win swarm
around the vessels. Offering to trade
anything they own or can procure
for anything else under the sun.
Three Thousand miles the great
Aeet win plough through the blue
waters of the Pacific, northwarl
from Punta Arenas, before the port
of Callao Is reached, February s is
The date set for the arrival Of the
fleet at the Peruvian seaport, after
having draveled a distance Of nearly
11,O00 miles. Reports from Callao
state that the people of that city and
OF Lima, the beautiful capital of
Peru. have already commenced pre-
parations for the reception of Jack.
Magdaleua BAY on the coast of Mex
leo, viii he the next stop, There
Jack VIII be put to work at target
practice, and his days Of play Will be
over, then ON he VIII 60 to San Fran
cisco.