New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-15

Spends Twelve Hours There
Showing Kermit the Sights.
TO REACH VIENNA TO-DAY
Paris Preparing q Week Of Con-
tinuous Entertainment for
the Ex-President.

I which they will reach tomorrow. during
their brief visit they enjoyed a trip in gon-
dolas about the city and inspected many of
! the notable structures and points Of in
/ tereSt.
! The Duke Of the Abruzzi, who Is now In
1 command or the naval arsenal, called on
/ the ez-President and spent nearly an hour
, with him They talked chiefly ~ thei-
/ recent experiences in Africa and the IIima-
lavas. aud the subject Of Arctic explora-
! ton also came up. during the discussion of
which the duke referred 20 Commando
Pcary rs my friend Peary.'N
Grand Duke Ferdinand q Austria hap
pened to-day to he at the same hotel as
I Colonel Roosevelt but they did not meet.
While the colonel was luncliirg privately
I IN his room upstairs the grand duke aud
! his morganstic wife who was Countess
Sophia Chotek. hut who was recently
raised to the rank &C princess. lunched in
the public dining room with his two aids
The dUcal party was travelling incoguitO.
and the duke who is one Of the most pow
4 erful percentages in Europe. Was not aware
that he was under the same roof as the
ex-PTesident Of the United States until the
hotel manager whispered to him in the
dining room He turned and spoke TO the
/ princess. and for several minutes the four
leaned forward and talked with animation.
while they were still discussing the Amer
lean visitor Mr.. Roosevelt and his party
left the hotel for the sta ton
The ex-President was frequently recos-
nized ana respectfully saIuted while sight
seeing in the morning. Many Americans
insisted on shaking his hand. and two en-
thusiastic American girls, passing IN Il gon-
dola. called out 50 spontaneously that the
colonel calamity waved his hat
The Mayor and Project of Venice called
on Colonel Roosevelt at his hotel early in
The day and extended to him the welcome
. of the city.
Mr.. Roosevelt was rowed through a
stretch Of the Grand Canal in the darkness
Of the early morning to-day. and declared
the experience to be more impressive than
Fl sight OF Venice by moonlight The OK
President was accompanied from Porto
Maurizio by Kermit Roosevelt. Lawrence r
Abbott. two secretaries and several Amer
lean newspaper men. He was met at the
railway station by James v long Amer
lean Consul. and Commander Andrew T
Long. American naval attache at Rome and
, Vienna.
Reaching the hotel about 5 o'clock in the
morning. the Roosevelts retired at once.
breakfast started out on their sightseeing
tour. They visited st. Marks Cathedral
! the Palace Of the Doges. several museums
ana the Bridge Of Signs.
Silas Melee editor OF The Churchman. -
Of New York. had breakfast with Mr.
! Roosevelt. The former President was made
acquainted to-day with the action Of the
United States Supreme Court IN ordering a
reargument Of the cases Of the government
against the American Tobacco Company
and the Standard OIL Company. but Of
/ fered no comment.
Aboard the Roosevelt Train on the Way
! 10 Vienna. April 14.-The Journey after Ieav-
4 ing Venice Was UncventfuL There were
knots OF people at every station trying to
catch glimpse of the ex-President
! Mr.. Roosevelt contemplates with pleas
/ ere his stay in the dual monarch, and
looks forward especially TO seeing 'Amhss-
sador HengelmGllet again and meeting the
/ Emperor and the Foreign Minister Count
Won AenrenthaL In Hungary he expects
/ 20 enjoy himself thoroughly. lie regards
thai state az a very democratic one While
I'm Vienna Mr.. Roosevelt intends to visit
I the home Of the old ago pensioners. a sub
/ ject in which he is greatly interested.
/ Vienna. April 1.-THE reception which
/ Margrave Won PalIavicini was to have given
/ fo- Mt. Roosevelt on Saturday evening has
4 been cancelled. owing 10 death in the
margravo's family.
a reception az the American Embassy,
+ to which the members OF the American
colony will he Invited. has been substituted.
! 80 other changes have been made in the
/
+ Paris April 1.-THE arrangements for
I 9jr. Rooscvelts visit 10 Paris. which are
now nearly completed. indicate 81 week 81
/ continued activity. The city as well as
/ the government wishes to extend the high
est honors 30 the ex-Presideut.
Mr. Roosevelt viii be the guest 81 PrcsI-
dent FalHeres at the Elysee Palace on April
/ % and viii be Foreign Minister Pichon :
GUEST on April -. and the city council IS
4 planning "a reception or a luncheon at The
City Hall for April 8 Tho date for
tho municipal celebration, however has
4 not yet been fyef. Us the authorities
await The pleasure of Mr.. Roosevelt.
who already has been forced 10 d.
cline scores of invitations for lack OF
/ time and has reiterated his wish to adhere
a. much possible to the role of private
citizen and retain leisure TO call on friends
and visit points of interest
tn. former President has been unable to
accept dinner invitations from the Amer
lean club and the American Chamber Of
Commerce. bat Ambassador BACON is ar
/ ranging Tor reception. 10 Doe held at MS
residence. where M Roosevelt viii meet
the members of both organizations.
After the reception ca April % by the
academy OF Moral and Political Sciences
Mr.. Roosevo't viii deliver his lecture az the
SoIIonne. lie will dine with NJ Lard
rector Of the University or Paris. and later
Will attend a reception at which he viii
meet the world OF letters and science
Representative OF President Faliieres
and The Foreign Minister viii meet the ex-
President on his arrival i'm Paris on April
-. and during The day Mr.. Roosevelt will
pay .lsit OF courtesy TO the President of
-na republic Nine. Failieree and Mrs.
Roosevelt viii be present a. the din
neT al the palace. and the guests will in
clude former Presid,nt Loubet the mem
h'r- % the cabinet and the presidents OF
tho senate and ChaWp er OF Deputies
Mr. Roosevelt. who VIII Join her husband
here VIII spend several days iu Southern
Franc, on her way TO Paris.
LONDON DATE CHANGED.
London. April H-At q special meeting
~ committee Of the London Corpora
zion Tonight il was decided that the Guild