Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-31
He AND KERMIT RIDE A COUPLE
OF KHEDIVE's cAMELs TO AN
GENT ToMRs AND RUINS.
CURIOUS OF ANCIENT METHODS
Visit is Declared Politically
Unimportant-cairo is
Roosevelt Mad.

GhlIO5 ESypl-Op WIN tue sun
Saturday after restful night at the
Mena House, Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt and his party were early astir
in preparing for a visit to the Ne
cropolls of SAX Kara, where are the
wonderful tombs of various kings of
Thy and of the Apis Bulls.
A portion of Friday night was
spent in viewing the Sphinx by moon
light. Colonel Roosevelt said Satur-
day that the weird sight had been
thoroughly enjoyed by himself and
his family. 1t was the most interest
ing thing he had seen during his trip
OF Africa.
Friday night Colonel Roosevelt and
his family returned to Cairo, dined
with the American consul general,
Mr.. Iddings, and later attended ban
quet rendered him by Sir Eden
Gorst, the British agent and consul
general in Egypt.
Major F. K. Watson Pacha, aid de
camp to the Khedive, who met Col
onel Roosevelt a year ago at Port
| Said, was an early caller at the Mena
| House Saturday He paid the re-
| spects of the Khedive to the Ameri-
can huntsman and rendered to him
the use of the Khedive's special cam
ell corps for the eight-mile ride across
the desert of Sakkara.
Such tender always is a special
mark of favor and Colonel Roosevelt
accepted it with much pleasure.
Ladies Decline camels.
The Colonel and Kermit each rode
one of the animals over the dreary
waste to Metropolis, but Mrs. Roose-
welt and Miss Ethel chose a more
comfortable sand cart.
Arriving at the tombs of the Bulls
OF Apis, the oldest of which dates
back to 1900 B. c., the time Of the
reign of Amenophis Ill, the sight
seers were met by an Archaeological,
who had been instructed to act as
their guide. With lighted candles the
Americans entered the dark caverns
and looked with interest upon the
huge sarcophagii.
Colonel Roosevelt evinced great Gu
riosity in the methods used by the
ancient Egyptians, and piled the
Psychologist with numerous ques-
tions. One sarcophagus was opened
and lighted candles were lowered
into it, in order to show how the
mammoth bulls were lowered into
their final resting place.
From the tombs of the bulls the
party proceeded to the temples and
the tomb of Thy, a plebean, who lived
in the Fifth Dynasty, but who was
so esteemed that he was permitted to
marry a princess.
Straus Joins Party.
Here Colonel Roosevelt and his
family were Joined by Oscar s.
Straus. the American ambassador to
Turkey, and Mrs. Straus, Mr.. Iddings
and Miss Iddings.
From the temple Colonel Roosevelt
and his party repaired to the home OF
the archaeologist, where they stopped
for a few minutes to partake of re-
freshments. Between the temples
and tombs and the temples and the
archaeologist's home Mr.. Roosevelt
insisted on walking ahead of his par
ty, the members of which had a hard
set for them. Phe privacy of the
movements of the Americans was in
vaded during their tour by a moving
picture man, who focused his ma
chine upon them and rolled of yard
after yard of films.
After refreshments the entire party
continued their sightseeing trip to-
ward the Nile.
Arrive at the Nile.
Arrived at the Nile, the party took
a launch out to a dahabiyas or large
river boat, where Colonel Roosevelt
was welcomed by George Wyssa Bey.
The visit to Cairo of Mr.. Straus is
without political bearing He came
merely as a personal friend of Col.
Roosevelt, in whose cabinet he served
as secretary OF commerce and labor.
He will return to ConstantinOple next
Wednesday.
Colonel Roosevelt dominates the
thought Of all Cairo. Every one ID
! watching his movements and his say
| ings are of intense interest.
Americans Seen Everywhere.
! Americans are everywhere to be
/ seen in Cairo.
Three hundred Of them, who are on
tour, sent an address of welcome to
/ Col. Roosevelt, cOngratulating him on
his safe return to civilization. Col
Roosevelt viii hold reception for
the Americans sunday morning and
thank them for their kindly express
sions.
The hotels here never before were
30 crowded, Among the arrivals Sat
urday were Prince Eitel Frederick.
son Of the German Emperor. and WI
Ting Fang, former Chinese minister
to the United States, who Is on the
way home. He hopes to see Colonel