Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-12
TAFT PARTY
SAILS TODAY
Will Visit Yokohama En-
route 10 Manila and
Tour of World

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 12.-Secre-
tary Taft Is now en- route to the Phil
ippines. The steamship Minnesota.
upon which the secretary of war and
his party are travelling, sailed from
this port today for Yokohama. The
steamer promises to break all records
If her captain has his way and Moth
perfect condition and her bunkers are
filed with the choicest coal>.. TINS
confident expectation is that tina
Minnesota will reach Yokohama ON
Sept. 25 or before,
Secretary Taft is accompanied by
Mrs. Taft, his son, Charles, BrigadieF
General Clarence Edwards, chief OF
the insular bureau; Private Secretary
Fred w. Carpenter and George Long,
a war Office messenger.
At Yokohama the secretary and his
party will disembark and spend eight
days in Japan, including visits to To-
k o, Kobe, Nagasaki and perhaps one
or two other points. The party win
sail from Nagasaki oct. A for Shang-
hal arriving there two days later.
and after a short stay will go to
Hongkong. At Hongkong the party
will board the army transport McClel-
Ian on Oct. II, and arrive at Manila Un
the 14th.
Secretary Taft has planned to spend
20 days in the Philippines, most OF
the time in Manila and vicinity, but q
part of it devoted to some interisland
visits.
He will leave Manila Nov. on one
of the naval cruisers, probably the
Chattanooga, or vessel of that type,
for Vladivostock the eastern terminus
of the Trans Siberian railroad. He as
due to arrive at Vladivostock Nov. IL.
The party will entrain at Vladivo-
stock the following day. and win ar
rive at Irkutsk, the Siberian metropo-
| lis, Nov 16. Irkutsk is the center Of
the Russo Chinese tea trade, the capa-
tai of the governor -generalship for
eastern Siberia and has a population
of $4,000. The schedule of the Trans
| Siberian railroad allows only tvs
hours at Irkutsk for changing trains
but arrangements have been made
whereby If Mr.. Taft wishes to stop on
and see something of Siberia his car
win be sidetracked and attached to
the next train.
| The journey across Siberia will be
made In special train de luxe, which
| is considered superior to the Russian
state trains. The train will be made
Iup of diner observation car and
three sleepers. Special provisions, in
cluding fruits and vegetables of all
kinds, will be put on board the train
at different points, and everything pos
sible will be done by the railroad man.
agement and the Russian Officials to
make Mr.. Taft's trip through Siberia
as pleasant and as interesting as pos
sible. -
From lrkutsk the party will proceed
almost without stop to Moscow, q dis
tance OF 1885 miles. Moscow win he
reached Nov. 23, and two days vim be
spent there. Three, days later tina
party will reach St. Petersburg. where
another stop of two days win be made
to give Mr.. Taft an opportunity to
meet the czar. From St Petersburx
the party will proceed to Berlin 'The
German capital will be reached Nov.
20, and Secretary Taft will spend two
days there. The present plan is for
the party to take a steamer for New
York at Bremen, Hamburg or Cher
bourg, according to the hest conrec-
tions that can be made which should
bring the party to New York about
the middle of December.
There was a gala crowd at the dock
today in honor of Secretary Taft's
leavA-+ak'ng. Many people gathered
at the pier to give the secretary and
his party an enthusiastic au revoir.
All tha ssipn'pg in the harbor display
ed their laos. aud the picture present.
ed as the big liner slowly drew away
was impressive When the cheers Of
the crowd reached Secretary Taft's
avs and he witnessed the ovation he
and his. party were receiving he smil-
ed and raised his hat.