New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-14
ROOSEVELT H0NORS
KH4RTOUM PREPARES
GREAT WELCOME.
STAR for Cairo on Thursday
'Solicitude for Sick Mem
- bcrs Of Expedition.

Theodore Roosevelt. who. with the other
f-sc::l!,crs of the American Smithsonian
expedition. IS aboard the steamer Dial,
on lhc last !eg of the Journey TO this
city The steamer is expected TO arrive
here tomorrow afternoon, but an I'M
lsnaIl, strong gale from the north Is
blowing and making heavy waves in the
river. and = is possible that the arrival
-wiH be DELAYED.
Colonel Roosevelts success IN shoot
Ing in the Soudan a dozen anteopes. in
Guiding one known as Mrs. Gray's white
cared antelope. and other rare speci-
fhens makes a fitting end to his hunt,
which has been successful beyond all
expectations. Henceforth the ex-Presi-
dent viii be the guest of honor at a
series Of receptions. The first reception
was held at tie jungle station of the
American mission at Sobat, where
Colonel Roosevelt dined, on his way
here. Before his departure from the
town he gave his impressions regarding
medical missionary work at the various
stations.
II Colonel Roosevelt arrives al the
scheduled hour. 4 o'clock in the after
ace ard then 20 the railway station to
meet Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel
Roosevelt, who are now on their way
trom Alexandria, and are due TO reach
here at 2 O'Clock in the evening. Lead
ing residents at Khartoum and great
crowds Of visitors who have taken apart
ments at the hotels are anxiously wait
ing 10 accord the former President of
The United States fitting welcome.
Captain Clayton, of the staff of the
Sirda-, Major Genera! Sir Francis Win
gate, viii go down the harbor in a
launch to meet the steamer Dial. The
Sirdar's representative will conduct the
party 20 the palace, where tea will be
served They viii go from there to the
station 10 meet Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss
Roosevelt. Apartments are in readiness
for Colonel Roosevelt and his family at
the palace and they will dine there in
the evening.
Dinner ~ the Sirdar's Palace.
Tuesday will be devoted to sightseeing
around Khartoum, and visits will be
paid 20 the Gordon Memorial College and
other noted institutions. I'm the evening
the heads of the government departments
and their wives will meet the Americans
at d dinner at the palace. The guests
viii include Slatin Pacha, the writer,
who has so vividly described the mas
sacres in the Soudan.
On Wednesday morning Colonel Roose-
Welt viii visit Omdurman. The hills of
kerreri. seven miles from Omdurnan,
mark the site of the great battle of
Omdurman, on September >, 1893, when
the Khalifa S army was annihiIated and
his rule brought to an end. He will in
spect the Khalifa's house and meet the
local celebrities. In the afternoon a
game has been arranged for the benefit
at the Gymkhana polo grounds. and after
that he will visit the American mission.
In the evening he viii be the guest of
the Khartoum Club a a dinner, at which
covers viii lie laid for sixty.
Thursday is d free day. but it is prob
able that the eX-President will attend
the Masonic lodge before his departure
N snd witness the Soudanese drill.
N Colonel Roosevelt and his family will
leave here by special train on Thursday
night 10 visit Assouan, Luxor and Edfu.
on the way to Cairo. His visit here will
he of an entirely unofficial character.
lie viii enter Europe either by way Of
Naples or Brindis
- Many Of the streets Of khartoum have
been decorated in honor of the Ameri-
cans, and the American flag is to be
seen on various buildings. Full accounts
q the proves displayed by the former
president III his hunting expeditions in
-ihe wilds Of Africa have preceded him.
and, apart from the distinguished office
(which he has held, the people here are
anxious TO honor him for what he has
passed through and what he has accom-
plished in the last twelve months. No
other hunter Of big game has passed
through SO many hardships in so short A
Time and been so successful
The CoIoners Wonderful Health.
Colonel Roosevelt and his son are
practically the only two members of the
expedition, among The whites at least
who escaped sickness. Slight attacks.
such as most Of the party experienced
were only natural, il view Of the hard
ships endured, the heat of the tropics.
The noisome places through which the
expedition was compelled 10 pass at
times, and the insects which al night
make life a burden unless one is well
protected against their assaults The
sesse Islands. through which the steamer
threaded on the trip TO Entebbe. are a
monument to the devastation wrought
by the tsetse fly, for, once well popu-
hated, they are now devoid of human
life through the sleeping sickness
scourge.
Throughout the many months Of hunt
ang Colonel Roosevelt displayed the
greatest concern in the care Of the party
end the native attendants. His personal
interest was shown when one of the cor
respondents, who has been within touch
Of the expedition from its start, was
forced 10 drop behind on one Of the long
marches between points. He was finally
brought up py porters, who carried him
many miles ia a hammock, and after
that dragged him many more miles in n
'rickshaW. Colonel Roosevelt immedi-
ately insisted that DR.. Mearns take the
case IN hand, ana when the doctor de-
cjded that an operation was necessary
the former President volunteered to as
sist This WAS not necessary. but the
colonel, nevertheless, stood by and