The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-03-14

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Theodore Roosevelt aud Kermit
with Mrs. Roosevelt and daughter
Ethel. sailed today ON his South Al
rican trip on the North German
Lloyd steamer Konig Albert for Ma.
pies which port he viii reach March
25th.
Rooms have been reserved for the.
pryHd MT and his party ON the new
twin screw steamer German East
African liner Admiral sailing from
Naples April 3, and arriving at
Mombassa April %. She is a 5000
ton vessel. equipped with all the lat
est comforts for tropical voyage.
lnI las q speed Of lG knots
Il is understood that Mrs Roos,-
Welt and her daughtar will accom-.
pauy President p,o,.',H Js FAR :s
Naples ard spend th' interval be-.
tween the arrival OF the Konig Albert
and the departure Of the ADMIRAL
quietly i'm Sicily, at Taormina. The
outfit. which has ben purchased here,
will be shipped on the liner admiral
at Hamburg.
The oN.prcsiIant has taken ont two
ordinary game licenses i1r which hc
viii pay $3.50 each one for nlmsef
and one for his son. Kermit This
will be sufficient TO carry the 'Np,-
dition through the East African pro.
tcctoratc. The president has refused
| all offers Of special facilities from
the English Colonial onic. but said
| that in the event of his not being
able to get some of the rarer spec
| linens of animals. while he was out
he would like permission to get them
from the government game preserve.
On behalf OF the president AM
bassaior Reid has requested the Col.
onial office In London not TO grant
any facilities 10 newspaper corre-
spondents. as he wishes 10 retire
into private life after he leaves the
white house. on his arrival at Nom
basso the president and his party
will 60 direct TO the estate of Sir
Alfred Pease a member OF the we'll
| known English Quaker family, when
is situated at Kilma Theki, kapitl
Plains. British East Africa Protecto-
rate and remain there for three
months during the heavy rains.
Afterwards he will 20 10 Nairohi
and pay a visit 10 the estate oi
Philip Macmillan, who is head OF an
American company that has conces'
sion of 100 square miles in the dis
trict. lie will cross Lake Uganda
when the dry season commences, In
order 70 do the thirty-seven days
march to Gondokoro in fine weather
Great interest Is being taken 10y
the big game hunters in London IN
Mr. Rooscvelts trip, and severa
Of them are going out on the same
steamer with him The owner Of th'
only herd Of bufalocs In East Africa
who lives In Cheshire, England, Il
. going out next month and will aT
range TO have drive of 1000 hea'
for Mr. Roosevelt.
Besides the former president an'
his son. Kermit RoOsevlt, the per
sonncl Of the party on leaving New
' York. consists Of three represent
atives Of the Smithsonian Institute
Major Edgar \ Means, medica
CORPS. L. 5. 4. COtired); Mr.. I'd
l. mund Heller and Mr. J. Alden Lo'
ing. ON arriving in Africa the part
will be enlarged by the addition q
Mr.. r. J. Cunninghame, who Is nov
in Africa. preparing the outfit. II
will have charge OF a number OF M
6 tive porters. who, with necessary al
lmaIs. will be formed into a sma
# caravan.
, Mr.. Roosevelt and his son will kl
q the big game, the skins and skel
tons OF which will be prepared an
:, shippcd 10 the United states by OF
! or members Of the party. Kern
, Roosevelt Is to be- the official ph'
>, tographer Of the expedition.
d. The national coll ctions are yer
y. deficient in natural history mat
rials from the Dark Continent, an
an effort will be made by the exp
=. dition to gather general collectio'
in zoology and botany 10 supply son
:, OF its deficiencies; but the main
- fort will be 10 collect the large Al
. vanishing African animals.
" r. J. Cunnlnghame, who Is no
engaged in assembling the mat
- rials for Mr.. Rooscyelts use, HI
., been employed TO act as guide al
~ manager Of the caravan. Mr. Cu
- ninghame is also an experienced c'
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