Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-28
THE R00!s|'ETEL1S
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In Fine Health After Year
In African Jung|es.
viii Leave Gondokoro, Soudan,
Today for Mongolia.
Great honors Await Roosevelt on
His Visit TO Rome.


Roosevelt and Kermit, with the MEM
bers of their shooting party, who ar
rived here last evening on the Belgian
gunboat Boch, spent Sunday IN rest
ing up, their experiences during the
past few days in search for giant ele-
plants having proved rather fatiguing.
An effort was made today to obtain
from Col. Roosevelt a statement on
politics and public affairs generally.
but he emphatically refused to discuss
these matters. He said he had COM
pletely lost touch with the outside
world.
The EX-President and party dined
this evening with the district commits
sioner, who remarked on Col. Roose-
velts and his sons fine health. The
others are showing need of rest after
an arduous years trip. The Ameri-
cans will leave here tomorrow for
Mongolia, where an enthusitic recep-
ton awaits them.
Colonel Roosevelt, in the latest ex-
petition, killed one bull giant Gland,
while Kermit killed a bull and a COW.
They had spent from II to IA hours
daily in the chase. The heads of the
animals are considered extraordinarily
fine.
Rome. Feb. 27-Arrangements are
already being planned for Col. Roose-
velt's visit here. Mayor Nathan will
urge him to deliver lecture at Cap
itoline hall, the Pope will grant him an
audience and present him with a SOU
Venir in the shape of gold medal
and the King will give dinner in his
honor.
Naples, Feb. 27.-Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt and her daughter Ethel, who
are on their way to meet the former
President. arrived here today on the
steamship Hamburg. The Hamburg
was delayed day by stormy weather,
very high seas being encountered
throughout the voyage All on board,
however, are well.
Butiba, Uganda Protectorate, jan ID
On Jan. 4 Col. Roosevelt and the other
members of the American hunting and
scientific expedition left Hoim for Butiba,
which is the port on Lake Albert Mama.
They camped the first night at Kajarua,
occupying native structure which had
been specially built for them. The coun-
try through which they passed was most
uninteresting, not bit of game being
seen anywhere. The following day was
continued. The trip on Albert Mama
was extremely rough and. as is quite
usual, the launch broke down several
times. Eventually, after many discom-
forts the boats arrived at Koba and on
the pier there were assembled all the
white hunters from the Congo, known in
this region as the Congo poachers,''
waiting to greet Col. Roosevelt 1t was
a notable tribute. for never before had
there been such a gathering of great
distances to pay their respects to the ex-
President of the United States.
Perhaps the most conspicuous figure
was John Boyes, called 1.-The King of the
Wakikuyu," for at one time he virtually
was by force of right and might their
king. Boyes is a brother of King Kinan-
Jul. He has led expeditions through
Abyssinia and the Congo and after many
years of hardships and thrilling escapes
settled down in the Congo as an elephant
hunter and Congo poacher. Boyes is said
originally to have been an able-bodied
seaman on board vessel which put in
many years ago to Mombasa.
Young Quinten Grogan, the brother of
Capt. Ewart S. Grogan, who gained fame
by marching from the Cape to Cairo, was
there ready to lead Col Roosevelt to
their camp to the white rhino haunts.
After travelling all day and night the
expedition reached Rhino camp Jan. 8.