Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-11-06

Widespread Report that Former
President Was Killed in Africa
Without Foundation.
ITS ORIGIN Is IN DOUBT
First Story Said Mr.. Robinson Was
Notified by Cable.
HE MAKES PROMPT DENIAL
Says He Has No Information and Dis
credits Report.
ALL NEWS SOURCES CANvASSED
ALL NEWS SOURCES CANvAsSEI
Confidential Information Makes II
Practically Certain that Moth
ing Has Come to United
States by Cable.

INV YORK, Nov. 5.--Another one OF
those apparently absurd rumors that bob
uD almost every tmn prominent man
gc.a cut Of direct touch with the world
SKIPPING over thc country today con-
1888 forue- President Roosevelt. This
1.-the wisp had # that SIR. Roosevelt
been k1'ed In Africa, and because OF
tNa dangers OF African hunting, freshly
f. printed an iho public mind by Mr..
Roosevelrs magazine articles, there was
some uneasiness until Douglas Robinson,
Mr. Roosevelts bro;her-ln-law said en-
pRs,ically that he took no stock in such
RI ports.
Mr. Robinson branded the first vague
reports Of the day as false and when in
formed tonight that later rlmors from
the shadowland Of newspaperdom had It
thatAhe (Mr. Robnson) had been advised
by cable of Mr.. Roosevelts death, he au-
thorized another vigorous denial. II any
thing had happened to his lllustrious
brother-in-law, Mr.. Robinson was sure he
would hear OF It Immediately and accord
ingly he placed no credit in the reports
OF today. Magazine editors and other as
socates of Mr. Roosevelt in New York
took the same view.
Il was pointed out also that the colonial
Office in London would be promptly ad-
vised Of any mishap to Mr.. Roosevelt, and
as nothing had been heard there this was
taken as an additional indication that
rumor was merely a news sprite from the
field Of tie sixth sense According 10
latest cable dispatches Mr.. Roosevelt is
hunting on tie Guaslngishu plateau and
viii return to Londiani in about five
weeks.
Confidential Information from a source
vboen hi1tty cauuot he oipstiDn was
obtained here early this afternoon MAX
ing II apparently absolutely certain thai
no tidings Of any mishap to Mr.. Roosevelt
have reached this country by any Of thr
ocean cables. This seems to establish tho
fact that tie ruuor Is without founda-
tion.
nu7nor Reaches Washington. .r
WASHINGTON. Nov. 5.-A rurnor that
ex-President Theodore Roosevelt has been
killed on his hunting trip in Africa was
afloat I'm Washington this morning ou'
diigent search failed to discover the
sllRhtest foundation for IT, Inquiries from
many parts Of the country make II evident
that the rumor Is widespread. Al the
Smithsonian Institution, not the slightest
word of such faRlity or even of an aeci'
dent had been received. The State depart
Hment. which would be most likely to b'
notified by It's consular representatives II
Africa, had received no such news.
London Not Informed. ...
LONDON. Nov. 5.-The East African de
partment Of the Colonial office has hear'
nothing of any accident to MT RooseVel'
The officials state that 1t Is inconceiVaOi
that anything serious could have happened
,o him and the fact not be reported BY
the Governor to the Colonial office.
I,sdy Harrington, who Is cousin
Enliam N. Mcmillan said today that sh
Had not received word of any harm L
Mr. Roosevelt Mr. Mcmillan has rancl
AT lula, near Nairiobi, British Eas
Africa, and entertained the RooseVel
m kly there. The American embassy her'
IaE received no word concerning IN
y Roosevelt party.