Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-05
TAFT HAS
/. CONFERENCE
WITH CAR
SECRETARY IS RECEIVED BY
EMPEROR
HIGH HONOR PAID VISITOR FROM
UNITED STATES
a,,ss,zn Monarch Expresses Great
FrIendIlness for America and
Sends Greetings to
Roosevelt

Nv Associated Press
sT PETERSBURG. Dec 4.-secretary
TAFT was received in audience toaay Dy
tr,,,naror Nicholas at Tssrskoe-Selo and
received from his majesty the franAes'
e~nression of Russia's sentiments OF sym
uathy and regard for the United states
,rhe emperor requested Mr. Tart 70 con
vev his greetings to Presldent rooseses.,
On account of the secreIalS ilu,, 10
slstre tbat he be received unoficiaiiy. no
LITE was fred, but the reception was
sTivan q military setting by paraoe aLl
rss,irnental festival of the SemlnoVshy J,
.ss,t,-,snt the officers of which attend su
the luncheon with MIR. TAFT
The secretary, accompanied by brls.
cen. Clarence Edwards, VINO Is OF us
Marty: Capt. 8. L. H Slocum' tne ANS, Isa...
can military attache here ana Couss ,..s.
Konitz, the Russian othcer "hV .s s,,s a n,tt
- I,is aid during his sojourn IN tnls CITY
1sft St Petersburg at an early nouI on o
enaeial train for Tsarskoe-Selo. Al lsars-
.,ras.selo the party was met oy . ssHeo
,so,,ira ee and several cuiiIs :, ti. !.
s,is,tors were driven direct to the so-cslleu
.1;ttja palace,'' the residence OF the en-
,,sror. and escorted through the paiace
with the usual ceremonials
Received by Car
sscretarv Taft was received by his ma
4..+,, In his private study. There tne ein-
Tsror discussed with him nillary topioS
"a considera BILE length. He duesuoneo ~ ~,
TsSt concerning his journey over Ile
1rsn siberian railroad and drew cou
trast between the present means u So
rnunication and the metneo IN Voeu-
fbree-horse sleighs and steamers &C. 1s S1s
tbe rivers and lakes, when ne mane n.s
trip across ASIA 70 inausu- 0's
Siberian lines. ,..Au, -
: r-Ls ovnneror showed a keen interest II
AZ nrohlerns which the American govern
mont has to solve In the PnillppiilS ~.
.rds and he asked many questions con
rarning the new Philippine assembly re
yeferrod also in a complimentary niAllio' MY,
to the work done by the American sVt. ~
eminent in the isthmus OF Fapania ~ 80
fight against yellow FEVER.
Cen Edwards was presented sepdi aee''
after the secretary had retired
r-ha, navtv then proceeded to the rioins
sehaol where the Seminovsky regiment
ZOO strong, accompanied by a ulacnt,le
~, battery and several other detacn-
,os,ts was drawn up. The emperor anu
secretary Taft were received with cneers'
,rhen the emperor and his guest accoN,
panid by their respective staHs, ~aIAsu E'
together through the lines OF the regi-
s,sent ana inspected it's formation Wnen
this examination was over the troops
~assed twice at a Quickstep BEFORE tnS
,,eviewing party, and then the most ano
HE e1,ests returned to the palace TOT
secretary Taft was seated at the righf
of the emperor and Gen EDWARDS VIZ
aiven a place at the right OF Gen; Baron
Fredericks, minister Of the Imperial nouSs-
hold In the course of the luncheon EN-
,reror Nicholas toasted the Seminovsky
rsefment and thanked the officers Tor
their Ioyal services in recent trying times:
making special reference to the work OF
this regiment in putting down the Mosco"
jnsurrection-
Chats with Prince
v,,,la the emperor was comforting with
lie ..eseers after luncheon Secretary TAFT
rbatted with Prince Dolgorouki. the mas.
Ter of ceremonies, who was frieno OF
Mr. Taft's father when the latter was
American minister to Russia
If vas a late hour In the afternoon De-
fore the visitors returned to st Peters-
burg.
Tonight Secretary Taft and the mem
hers OF his party were entertained at uln-
ner hv Foreign Minister 1swoisky. AT
M, sanction there were present also
prenniaY Stolypin, Minister OF FINANCE
1Soskovsky, War Minister Gen. R'idiger.
Taeut. Gen Balatzyn. chief OF the general
staff. and most of the prominent ofncials
of the foreign Office. Covers were iaid tor
forty guests
Mrs Taft learned tonight OF the serious
Illness of Mr.. Taft's mother and decldeo
IN abandon her European trip and to re-
turn with the secretary on the steamer
President Grant.
WORCESTER, Mass. Dec 4.--The con-
dition of Mrs Louisa NJ Taft has become
SO grave that her son Horace was SEN
for and he arrived last night from Water
town. Conn. His mother is unconscious
growing weaker day by day. and the
physicians say her death can be expected
at any time.
Horace Taft announced after q long CON
ference that no message would be sent 10
Secretary Taft.