The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-14
City in Gala Attire in
Honor Of Colonel
Roosevelt.
STEAMER rs DUE
THIS AZ TERNOON
American Flags Flying and Elab
crate Program Of Entertain
ment Prepared -Ex-Presi-
dent, Wife and Daughter
Will Have Apartments
in Palace Of Sirdar.

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in Palace Of Sirdar.
Khartoum, March 13.-Khartoun Is
| now in gala attire, awaiting the com-
ing OF Theodore Roosevelt. who, with
the other members OF the American
hunting and scientific company, Is
aboard the Dal on the last leg OF the
ljourncy to this city. The steamer is
expected here to.morrow afternoon
ibut an unusually strong northeastern
lgale is blowing, whichgis kicking up
heavy waves in the river. and It is pos
4 sible that the arrival OF the distin-
/ guished American Will be somewhat
delayed.
| Colonel Roosevelt's success IN shoot
ling in the soudan dozen antelopes,
including one known as Mrs. Gray's
white-eared antelope. and other rare
! specimens. makes a fitting end to his
4 hunt which has been successful beyond
all expectations.
Henceforth the ex-President will be
the guest of honor at a series OF bril-
liant and enthusiastic receptions. The
frst was held at the Jungle Station OF
the American mission at Sobat. where
Colonel Roosevelt dined on his way
here. Before his departure from Sobat
| he spoke OF the manner in which the
ismedical missionaries work at the va
rious stations had impressed him.
Colonel Roosevelt will go first to
the Sirdar's palace and then to the rail-
way station to meet Mrs. Roosevelt
and Miss Ethel. Captain Clayton. Of
the Slrdar's staff. and Major General
Sir Francis Wingate will proceed down
1.-THE harbor on launch to meet the
steamer Dal. The Sirdar's representa-
Tive will conduct the party to the pal
ace, where dinner ytlIs be served.
lsAEartfnents are IL rEa6 6,ness for. Colonel
Roosevelt ard his family at the palace.
! land they Will dine there in the eve
lining alone.
dinner at sPalace.
Tuesday Will be devoted to sight
! seeing around khartoum, and visits
Twill be paid to the Gordon Memorial.
ECollege and other institutions. In the
evening there will be dinner a t the
palace.
on Wednesday morning Colonel
/ Roosevelt will visit Omdurman. In
1.-THE afternoon game has been arr
ranged for his benefit at the sGymkana.
/ Polo Grounds, and after that he will
visit the American mission In the
Ievening he will be- the guest OF the
4 IIlhartoum Club at a dinner.
! Thursday Is a free day. butt Is prob
liable that the ex-President will attend
1.-THE Masonic Lodge before his departure
4 and witness the S,ldanese drill. Colo
mel Roosevelt Will leave here Thursday
night to visit Assuan. Luxor and Edfu.
on the to Cairo. He will enter
Europe either by way Of Naples or
i Brindisi.
The American flag is flying from va
rious buildings here. Full accounts OF
1.-THE hunting prowesss OF the former
3tPresident have preceded him, and the
4 people here are anxious to honor him
j for what he has accomplished during
4 the past twelve months. No other
4 hunter Of big game has passed through
so many hardships in SO short time
and been quite SO successful.
Truly remarka BILE has been the health
4 enjoyed by Colonel Roosevelt and his
4 son, practically the only two members
\ OF the expedition, among the whites
Il at least. who escaped sickness.
Il s The Sesse Islands. through whichthe
i steamer threaded on the trip to En-
Il lFtebbe are a monument to the 7devasta-
n I8tion wrought by the tsetsc fly, tor,
4 once we'll populated, they are now
a devoid OF human life through the
Il sleeping sickness scourge. 8
shows Care for Party.
Z throughout the many months Of
!. hunting, Colonel Roosevelt displayed
4 the greatest concern In the care of the
z |Bparty and the native attendants.
4 His personal interest was shown
. when one Of the correspondents who
J had been within touch Of tho expedi-
hn nj, =
( to drop behind: He WAS finally
j, drought up by &porters who carried him
], many miles in a hammock, and after
/ that dragged him many more miles In
. diately insisted that Or. N1earns take
. tho case In hand. and when the doc
g tor decided that tans operation was
I. necessary, the former President volun-
4 teered to assist This9s.was II OF neces-
I 'sary. however but the colonel stood
A by3sand watched the surgeon work
Il E Nothing has pleased tho Sex-President
/; more than the native guards OF honor
II (which turned out 1T avery conceivable
PLACE to- g, greet .,, MN, The manner in
/ carried out.sinterested Colonel Roose-
i s|fYelt greatly, Among other curious
1 things. 40 saw uneducated natives
taking and sending messages by Morse
code and senapnore I,a WITH si flags. ~
/; signalmen do@not know What tho
message means yet they never make
n IsasAmistalSe In sending or receiving.
Y Their method o checking Is BY, count :
ling the letters IN a group. Tho ma
A |tives display8a curl ous interest III fol-
4 lowing their eirginstructions to the lot-
4 liter. And the eX-President made the
d most OF everything. enjoying the sue
I cesses OF the petition as keenly as
II lSthe others, and sharing the burdens
q AS fully as the others. .4s .fs II II A s
II t4tSsS
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II |sstantly ktlled while resisting arrest
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