Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-16
Roosevelt Making Most
Of Stay IN khartum'
Request for Return by Way
Of San Francisco.
Roosevelt Will Not Arrive in Paris
Before April Is.

Khartum, March 15-Col. Roosevelt s
second day in Khartum was given up
largely to sight seeing, and the most
interesting place of all to the former
President was the battlefield OF Ker-
reri, which lies seven miles ncrth Of
Onuurnan 1t was here that the ad-
vance of the Anglo Egyptian army.
under Sir Herbert Kitchener was cen
tested by the khalifa and his troops,
numbering about 10000. and 1t was
here that the bodies OF l1,000 dead Der
wishes were counted the following day.
Gel. Roosevelt. accompanied by Mrs
Roosevelt. Miss Ethel and Kermit,
Slatin Pasha. the inspector general of
Egypt. Major Wilson. the governor of
khartum, Prince Auersport, Mrs. AS
ser IN intimate friend of Mrs. Roose-
vclt's. and others proceeded to Omdur-
man on the Srdar's yacht Elfin and
from there on camels to the scene OF
the great battle of Sept. 2, 1898.
An escort of SudaneZ cavalry was in
waiting when the yacht came to her
dock and Col. Roosevelt Immediately
became interested in the horsemen
who were picturesquely attired. He
inspected the squad and then the par
ty mounted oamels preparatory to the
seven miles trip over dusty roads.
with the mercury ranging nigh.
The crowds which had gathered
cheered the former President astride a
ship of the desert. The first halt was
made at the monument erected to the
21st Lancers. who here received their
baptism of fire. Thence they proceed
ed TO a hill overlooking the battlefield.
Col. Roosevelt astonished the inspec-
tor general and the others with his
marvellous knowledge of the history of
Omdurman and the military tactics
employed by both the British and
Khalifa's troops. Before leaving a son
OF II. II. Asquith, the British premier.
was introduced. The party then re-
turned to the Elfin and proceeded to
the palace thoroughly delighted with
the trip.
This evening d dinner was given at
the palace at which some 80 covers
We're laid. the guests. in addition to
Col. and Mrs Roosevelt and their son
and daughter, including Slatin Pasha,
Col. ard Mrs. Pink, Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs. f.. f. Bernard. Major p r,
Phipps, Bishcp Gwynne, Sir Cuthbert
CUTLER and Lord Errcl.
khartum, March 1J.--Bent upon max
ing the most of their brief stay in this,
the capital of the Egyptian general
government of the Sudan, the Roosc-
veltS were early astir today Colonel
Roosevelt was especially busy occupy
ing the intervals between planned eX-
cursicns to points OF historic interest
in receiving callers and making reply
to such of his vollHninous correspond
ence as he had been able to examine.
After breakfast this morning. he
summoned to him the native servants
who had accompanied him throughout
the expedition and babe them good bye.
Zach received a present of cash from
Colonel Roosevelt and gift from Mrs
Roosevelt
The sightseeing program began with
visit 20 Gordon Memorial College,
built at the east end of the town in
1902 by subscriptions solicited from the
British people by Lord Kitchener.
From the college a drive was taken to
other parts OF The town. Col. and Mrs.
Roosevelt. Miss Ethel and Major Cen
raj Sir Rudolf Baron Won Slatin. the
inspector general of the sirdars staff,
made up the party. They occupied a
carriage drawn by a pair of horses and
escorted by two Egyptian lanccrs Dur
ing the drive they We're joined by the
other members OF Maj. Gen. Wingates
staff. the latter occupying two car
riages. Later in ;he forenoon the
Rooscvelts abandoned their carriage
nd nj nl
drove into the suburbs.
The plans of the RooSevelts provide
for their departure from here on d
special train Thursday night On the
way to Cairo a stop of one day will be
made at AsSuan, upper Egypt on the
east bank of the Nile. and two days
will ne given over to a visit to Luxor.
The party will sail for Naples early in
April,
F. G.. Bonfils of Denver who came
hore to meet Colonel Roosevelt today
had an interview with the latter and
presented him with petition from the
Chambers of Commerce of Kansas City
ard other Western cities asking the
former President to return to the Unit
&c states by way of San Francisco. Mr..
Roosevelt replied that it would be i'm
possible for him to accept the sugges-
ton owing to his engagements. If pos
sible, however. he said he would visit
Denver and Cheyenne during the
Frontier Day celebrations in August.
Colonel Roosevelt upon his visit to
the Gordon Memorial College addressed
the students informally expressing
great interest in their work and re-
marking upon the splendid progress
made by British education within the
few years that it's influence has been
exerted in Khartum
Paris. March 15.-Former President
Roosevelt has telegraphed that he will
not arrive in Paris before April % at
| the earliest. While here the colonel
and Mrs. Roosevelt will be the person.
| al guests of American Ambassador and
| Mrs. Bacon.
Consul-General George Horton has
made a report from Athens on the con
| spicuous work of Greek physicians II
| combating the country's two CHIEF
scourges-malarial fever and tuberculosis
An annual average of 1000 persons di'
each year from the former, while in cpl
| demic years. due to excessive rains, thu
| de oh = a nc,