The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-03-17
LANDS AT KHARTUM
Ex-President Roosevelt Given
A Royal Welcome on His
Return 10 Civilization.


Mrs. Roosevelt and Other Members
Of Family Meet Him as Head ef
the Niie-Mr. Roosevelt Answer
Hundreds Of Letters and Cable
grams Before Landing-Reeeiyed
Warm Greeting From Egyptian
Notables-Refuses TO Discuss Pub
lie Questions Until He - Better
Posted-Enormous Bag of Wild
Game.
Khartum, March I4.-Looking the
picture of health and physical fitness
showing in every line, Theodore
Roosevelt came back today from the
long trail. over which he had spent
nearly year in the pursuit OF game.
Thousands of persons had gathered
here to see him and they deserted
from afar the familiar form and more
familiar smile OF the former Presi-
dene.
Later in the day there was JOY
Gus reunion OF Col. and Mrs. Roose-
velt and their children, Kermit and
Miss Ethel. in the North Station OF
Khartum. Mrs. Roosevelt and her
daughter arriving there about half
past o'clock in the evening.
Egyptian Notables Escort Him.
A launch carrying the represen-
tatives of Governor General Of Ango-
Egyptian Sudan. Major General Sir
Francis Reginald Wingate. Sirdar of
the Egyptian army. met the steamer
Dal up the river, On this small craft
Colonel Roosevelt and the members
of his party had voyaged for more
than 1900 miles from Gondokoro in
| Uganda, where they embarked on
February 2Sth. 1t was a. wearisome
trip and towards the end Col. Roose-
welt displayed considerable anxiety 10
be ashore.
The white Nile was more placid
to-day than yesterday. when heavy
northwest gale stirred up the water
and threatened delay to the anxiously
awaited steamer, and the Sirdar' S
launch was able to proceed long
distance up the river, bearing the
! first official greeting to Khartum'
distinguished guess, The Sirdasis
staff officers we're taken aboard. and
when the steamer with the American
British and Egyptian flags flying. ar
rived at Gordon's Tree, they were
seen surrounding the former Presi
dent on the bridge.
, Busy Before Landing.
+ For several hours the Dial tied VI
opposite Gordon's Tree, within sigh
of Khartum, and during that tim
Col Roosevelt occupied himself in an
, lswering hundreds Of cablegrams an
: letters, which had accumulated here
i, All observers remarked his fitnes
7. land energy. Col. Roosevelt appear
Q now to be completely recovered fror
o the strain of a long and strenuQu
term in office and although appal
emily hardships which he underwer
!, in the wilds of Africa have not RI
s. duced his flesh to any appreciabl
II degree. he looks. to use his ow
ID words, liable to hit the line hard"
Would not Talk on Public Subject
D. Although the ex-President refuse
to grant an interview or give out
statement on public questions
a. present, he realizes. he says. that
n has before him a series of hard
az working days than jungle hunting.
tol Shortly after o'clock in the afte
n noon the steamer came up slowly
q the palace dock. amid a continue
I'M vollsying Of cheers. Colonel Roos
lvelt was warmly greeted by NJ;
General and Sir Rudolph Bar
Slatin Pacha, Inspector General, a
ne Mai. P. r. Phipps, the Sirdar's +
IN vate Secretary. He and the 9th
IL members of the party were condu
oo ed TO the Palace grounds where
Jag heads of the various government
ey' departments were introduced and
'he was served,
gal After tea Col. Roosevelt met M
Roosevelt and family. Arrangame
had been so that the meeting was
the private, and the united family
nd, NAMED within the palace car
q. some time, coming forth laugh
md and happy. They returned toget
ded to the Sirdar's palace.
ion Col. Roosevelt spoke enthusia
ap- cally about his hunting trip, but
was acknowledged that he was tt
home-sick, and was not sorry TO
turn to civilization.
tne Enormous bag" of Wild Game
kes-
rre The party secured an enormous
tor of game in the Sudd district VIII
ting Mr.. Roosevelt said, they had not I
and troubled at all by mosquitoes, w
the usually are an almost unbear
on pest. The bag included nine W
ross rhinoeerases, which are except
mid ally rare, and three giant Glands.
Glands were such magnificent 81
mems that the Colonel EXPIRE
greater pleasure at securing I
than any other trophies.