The National tribune., 1908-11-05

An itinerary for the Presidents triI
In Africa is being discussed by his
friends and whether it is correct or moi
it is fascinating. 1t is stated that the
President wants to get out of tle coun-
try as soon as possible after Mr.. Taft Is
inaugurated that his presence may not
in any way embarrass the President
He will sail from New York on the
18th of March on the North German
Lloyd liner koenig Albert, for Naples
via Gibraltar, where the liner is due
on March %.
Besides his son Kermit, who accom-
panies his father for the psrpose more
particularly of photographing things in
general, the President will be accom-
panied by a Smithsonian professor, one
who has considerable knowledge OF
medicine, so that when the party leaves
the Uganda Railroad and plunges into
the unbeaten paths of the eastern Afri-
can forests members of the expedition
may be properly cared for.
From Naples Mr. Roosevelt and his
party will travel on one Of the German
East African steamers TO Mombasa, via
the SueZ Canal and Alden, n sea jour
ney of Il days, including stops
= So far no arrangements have been
made for the six months the party will
spend in Uganda Province, between the
coast and Port Florence, Il distance of
5S4 miles. On Lake Victoria Nyanza
the party will embark for EHtebbe, in
Central Africa. One thing certain is
that Mr.. Roosevelt will not enter the
Congo territory President Roosevelt
has received an invitation from Mr..
20 Mcmillan, nephew of the late Senator
James Mcmillan. OF Detroit, who owns
$4,000 acres of forest. mountain and
Jungle in the Nairobi district of Uganda,
to shoot over his estates and use the
comfortable shooting boxes that have
been erected in various sections where
big game is to be found.
1t is said that from the verandas of
the palatial home of Mr.. Mcmillan big
game of every kind can be seen-game
such as elephants, tigers and other
beasties which it is said will not molest
you if You let 'em alone.
The President is scheduled to arrive
at Entebbe early in December, where
his native porters, hunters and guides
will be waiting to conduct him thru
central Africa, exploring some of the
tributaries of the Nile, and eventually
landing him at Gondolzoro, the frontier
post of the Sudan, some time toward
the end of April. 1910 The party is
expected to reach Cairo. in May, 1910.
And here is where Mrs. Roosevelt
comes into the equation. 1t is prob
able that Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied
by Miss Ethel, will go abroad next
Summer and remain for a year. Mrs
Roosevelt is almost as well acquainted
with the eastern continent as she is
with the western. She was educated
and lived abroad for MANY years. She
was married to President Roosevelt %
gears ago in Paris. and she loves the
Old world. Miss Ethel is to be intro
duced to society at a White House
function. and will lake her place at her
mothers side this Winter. Next Sum-
mer she will go abroad and get the
finishing touch to her education and
an introduction to European society. 1t
is probable that Mrs. Roosevelt and her
daughter will join the President in
Egypt
Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt proba bly, viii
make short trip from Egypt to Jeru-
salem, the Holy Land, and Damascus,
and then travel leisurely to Athens,
ConstantinopIe and on thru Europe. On
account of the elevation the climate in
the equatorial regions in Africa is not
uncOmfcrtably hot, but from Khartoum
to Cairo the heat IS intense.
II is said that Sir Harry Johnston,
the great English traveller, who knows
more about Africa than any other white
man living. is now in the United states,
and is coming 20 washington by invita-
don of the President to talk the trip
over with him and give him some points
On how 10 go, what to do and what not
to do when he starts for Africa.
President Roosevelt's African trip is
like to cost him a pretty penny besides
keep and clothesH He has to have
license from the Colonial Office OF the
British Government, and that will cost
him $3.50 first pop out of the box. Lon
don authority says:
Under this license each hunter is
limited 10 so animals, except in the
cases of lions, ieopards and crocodiles,
Of which he may shoot as many as he
wishes. AS set forth in the new Ii
censes. the President may kill ele-
phants. 2 rhinoceF:, q hippopotani, 81
anteiopes. bunaloes, earth hogs, 2
earth wolves, 10 cheyrotains. 2 mon
keys. marabou storks, ? ostriches. =
egrets and chimpanzee.
"GiTafscs, E.ild asses, secretary birds
and Number of other species are for
hidden to any nimrod rot armed with
special privileges.
president Roosevelt will be re-
auired 10 set forth i'm his own handwrit-
fng the animals lie intends to kill. as
well as the locality where he viii hunt.
Before leaving Africa he will be re-
quired to declare what animals and
how many he shot.
zone Of the organizers Of the trip,
an American interested in the develop
Ynents OF Narobia, said that he did not
believe The President would ask for
diplomatic privileges, but he has an
f6ea that a unique special license will
be presented TO Roosevelt long before
he puts a rife TO his shoulder for the
first time in East Africa.
THE President viii be delighted"
said this man. when he hears that he
~ can shoot any kind OF game he wants
Iaiterally from he car windows. ] have
fseen droYes OF bufTalocs and dozens of
f1ions and tigers wandering in the woods
fwhile tte railway ia -Sa.obia vas being
built They would rush up TO the very
walls TO see what was going on, and
Then would take to their heels.
Now they are getting TO he more
tEmid, but / think President Roosevelt
Will nave every bit OF sport he expects
5FThe hunting stories ! could tell you
about Africa you'd sound like fairy
tales, therefore / won't tell them"
The first so years of the Presidents
life rounded up in perfect blare oi
congratulations. He was half hum
dred years old Oct. 81. Nothing mucE
was done at the White House except
TO have a jolly dinner, at which only
the family was present. But outsider
chose TO remember the President Law
fshly with kind words From away
across the waters OF the blue seas came
..hiae of "a aHf