The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-09-10
CROWDS
BID TAFT
BON VOYAGE.
SECRETARY OF AR
SAILED TODAY FOR
PHILIPPINES
TO START MACHINERY
OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
win Make "Trip Around the
World Before Return.
ing Home


iiN ANrDiiOltu 4 AAaH-l
Seattle. WISH, Sept 100 Secretary
Taft is now enroute to the Philip
mines The steamship Minnesota,
upon which the secretary OF war and
his party are traveling.F sailed from
this port 20 Yokohama The steamer
promises to break all records II her
captain has his way and nothing pre-
vents. Her machinery is In perfect
condition and her hunkers filed with
the choicest coal. The confident eX-
pectation IS that the Minnesota VIII
reach Yokohama on September -. or
before
Secretary TAFT Is accompanied by
Mrs. TAFT. his son Charles. Brigadier
General Clarence Edwards, chief oil
the insulsr bureau, Private Secretary
Fred " Carpenter and George Long
a war Office messenger.
At Yokohama the secretary and his
party viii disembark and spend eight
days in Japan, including visits 10
Toxic. Kobe. Nagasah and perhaps
one or two other places. Tho party
will sail from Nagasah Oct q, Tor
Shanghai. arriving there two days
later aud after a short stay, viii go
TO Hoag Kong At Hong Kong the
party will board the army transport
Mcclellan on oct IL. and arrive
Manila on the 14th
Secretary Taft has planned TO
spend twenty-two days in the Philip
pines. most Of the time IN the vicinity
Of Manila. but q part OF Il devoted to
inter island visits.
He will leave MaqnIla Nov. 4. on
one Of the naval cruisers. probably
The Chattanooga, or a vessel OF that
type. for Niadivostock the eastern
terminus OF the Trans-siberian rail-
road He Is due Of Nladivosiock the
following day, and will arrive nc lrku-
tsk. the SIBERIAN metropolis Nov. 10
lrkutsk is the center of the Russo
Chinese tea trade, the capital of the
GOvernor-leneralshi for Eastern 81
IBERIA. and has population OF 6O,OOO
The schedule OF the Trans-Siberian
railroad allows TWO hours az this
place for changing trains, but ar
raneements have been made whereby
il Mr. TAFT wishes 10 stop of and see
sometime OF Siberia his car viii be
sidetral hea and attached 10 the nexl
train
TIL Journey across Siberia will be
made ln special train de luxe which
is considered superior 20 the Russian
state tfaina The train Will he mad,
10 ~ diner. observation car are
three sleepers Special provisions
including fruits and vegetables Of al
kinds Will be put on board the tra.f
at different points, and everything
possible viii be d0ue bv the railroas
management and tie Russian official.
10 make MI Tafta trip through 81
abnria as pleasant ana interesting al
possible
From Irkmsk the party viii pro
ceed almost without stop 10 Moscow
distance of 1885 miles Moscoy
viii be reached Nov q and two day
win be scent there Three Gags late
the party will reach ST. petersbura
where another stop of two days vii
be made 10 give Mr. Taft am opporr
nifty 70 meet ihe Car From 81
PETERSBURG the party will proceed &
Berlin The German capital win b
reached Nov 20. and Secretarg Tai
viii spend two days there The Pre-.
ept plan Is for the party 10 take
steamer for New York. ~ nremeI
Hamburg or Cherbourg. according /
the best connections that can b
made. which should bring the part
TO New York about the middle &
December.
There was a gala crowd al the doc
today In honor OF Secretary Taft
ieaye-taklng Many people gathere
at the pier 70 give the secretary an
his party an enthusiastic am revoi
an the shipping la the harbor di
played their nags. and the picture pr
scented as the big liner slowN DIRE
away was impressive. When ID
cheers Of The crowd reached Seer
tary Tafts ears and he Witnessed n
ovation he and bis party were recei
Ing be smiled and raised his hat