The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-15
Roosevelt and Family at
Khartoum Are Menaced by
the KaIa-aza Bug, Whose
Bite Is Certain Death.
COLONEL SPENDS DAY
SEEING THE SIGHTS
Sir Francis Wingate, the Sir
dar Personally Took Charge
of the Party, While Viewing
Country.
VIEWS A BATTLE FIELD
TAKES GREAT INTEREST IN THE
HISTORIC SPOT WHERE "CHI-
NESE" GORDON MADE LAST
STAND IN BATTLE.

Especial Cable from the International
News Service.)
Khartoum, March 15.-Theodore
Roosevelt, surrounded by members of
his family. and plunging into the fes-
tivities arranged for his entertainment
here, is menaced by disease unlike
any which threatened him in his long
jungle journey. 1t is the kala-aza,
known but a few months, but already
the cause of several Europeans death.
Like the sleeping sickness, which is
caused by the bite of the tze-tze fly.
the new disease is due to the bite Of
an insect. Every precaution to safe
guard all the Roosevelt party during
their stay here, has been taken. The
bug. whose bite is so deadly, is found
principally In the houses of the native
quarter. but the European section has
been invaded. Though Col. Roosevelt
laughs at the danger, recent deaths
from kala-aza have caused much
alarm.
See All the Sights.
Mr.. Roosevelt breakfasted with his
wife and Miss Ethel this morning. aft
er sleeping later than has been his GUS
tom for nearly a year. Then began the
round of sight seeing which had been
mapped out for the former president Of
the United States and his family.
He was the first of the Roosevelts to
leave the sleeping quarters on the up
per floor of the sirdar's palace.
Retiring to the drawing room, which
had been put at his disposal a magnifi-
cent chamber, furnished in white, the
furniture of the Dubarry style-Mr.
Roosevelt began the careful considera-
tion of his letters, answering many of
the more urgent.
He had done a good days work at
this by the time breakfast was served
in the adjoining room. whose walls
hold the paintings of English royalty
and historic battle pictures that tell
the tragic story of the Soudan.
Sir Francis In Charge.
Sir Francis Wingate. the sirdar. per-
sonally took charge Of the Roosevelt
party today in the tour of Khartoum,
and the surrounding country.
Col. Roosevelt's first questions were
regarding the scene of the famous last
stand of Gen. Chinese Gordon, in
1885. He displayed close knowledge
of the details of Gordon's death fight
against the tribesmen. Gen. Win
gate, who commanded the expedition
to- 1t &ho yL~1-
successor to Madhi. who wiped out
Gordon's force and re-established Euro
pean rule in Khartoum, gave many i'm
portant and little known details to
Mr.. Roosevelt.
Inspeets a College.
Col. Roosevelt expressed much sur
prise at the perfection of the street rail-
road in this frontier post. He was ta-
ken through Gordon college and then
inspected the government buildings
and the quays and warehouses along
the river front.
The event of the day. however, was
the tour planned to the Kerrori battle
field.
The formal festivities will be opened
with the UlHueT lOulSut III tle oludTS
palace Every celebrity permanently
or temporarily in the Soudan has been
invited, and the extension of the social
season a week for the entertainment Of
the Roosevelts assured. even before
the ex-president's arrival. one of the
greatest events of its kind this town
of the desert has ever seen.
Cat. w>e%.e snvi%a%;oo
F. G. Bonfils, proprietor Of Denver
newspaper, and George Creels, who are
in Khartoum to present to Mr.. Roose-
welt a request from American CONNER
eial bodies in the West. that he re-
turn by way of San Francisco. today
declared that they were confident that
the former president would accede to
the request.
I'VE are backed by millions Of peo-
pie who think they have better claim
to priority in Mr. Roosevelt's attention
than the East, and we have laid our
plans to put the matter up to him in
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