The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-15
ABLE TO hit LINE
HARD - ROOSEVELT

KHARTUM, Mar. Hooking the
picture of health, with physical fit
ness showing in every line. Theodore
Roosevelt came back today from the
long trail on which he had spent near
ly year.
Thousands gathered here to see him,
decried from afar the familiar form
and the more familiar smile-made so
to those who had never before set eyes
on him-but the countless pictures re-
Gently published.
Later there was joyous reunion
of Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt and
their children, Kermit and Miss Ethel,
in the north station of Khartoum,
where Mrs. Roosevelt and her daugh-
ter arrived about $3.50 o'clock in the
evening.
launch carrying the representa-
tives of the governor general of Anglo
Egyptian Soudan and Major General
Wingate, sidar of the Egyptian army,
met the steamer Del up the river. On
the small Del Colonel Roosevelt and
the members of his party had voyaged
for more than 1890 miles from Con-
dokoEo in Uganda, where they en-.
barked February %.
1t was a wearisome trip, for there
was little to be seen and the latter
part of the voyage was exceedingly
uninteresting, the river sometimes be-
ing a mile and a half wide with mud
flats on either side where crocodiles
abound, and toward the end Colonel
Roosevelt displayed considerable
anxiety to be ashore.
The White Nile Was more placid to-
day than yesterday. when heavy
northwest gale stirred up the water
and threatened delay to the anxiously
awaited steamer.
The sidars staff officers were taken
aboard and when the steamer, with
the American, British and Egyptian
flags flying, arrived at Gordon's Tree,
they were seen surrounding the for
mer president on the bridge. Colonel
Roosevelt was attired in khaki uni
form and wore white helmet.
For several hours the Dial tied up
opposite Gordon's Tree within sight of
Khartum and during that time Colonel
Roosevelt answered hundreds of
cablegrams and letters that had &C
cumulated here.
All observers remarked his fitness
and energy and among them were
those who had noted in Colonel Roose-
welt when he left New York year
ago, the effects Of the strain of long
and strenuous term in office. From
these effects he has completely recov-
cred and although the hardships of the
Wilds of Africa have not reduced his
flesh to any appreciate degree, he
looks, to use his own words, able TO
hit the line hard"
Although the ex-president has re-
fused to grant an interview or give
out a statement on public questions,
until he is in possession of the fullest
information on all points, he realizes,
he says, that he has before him ser
les of harder working days than jung.e
hunting.
Shortly after 4 o'clock this after
noon the steamer came up slowly TO
the palace dock, amid continuous
volleying of cheers. Colonel Roose-
welt was warmly greeted by MAYOR
General Sir Randolph Baron Slatin
Pacha, inspector general, and by Ma
jor P. r. Phypps, the sadar's private
secretary. He and the other members
of the party were conducted to the
palace grounds, where the heads OF
various governmental departments
were introduced, and tea was served.
The sidar's palace is situated in the
center of 81 Xacres of beautiful gar
dens. 1t stands on the site of Cor
don's palace, on the steps OF when