Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1910 — ROOSEVELT REACHES KHARTUM;. MEETS WIFE AND DAUGHTER. [ARTICLE]

ROOSEVELT REACHES KHARTUM;. MEETS WIFE AND DAUGHTER.

Former President Baek to Civilization From Most Remarkable Hunting Trip of all History, Theodore Roosevelt reached Khartum, a city of some 25,000 people at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers in Africa Monday. He was accompanied by his son Kermit and all the followers of his remarkable hunting trip and science research in the Interior of Africa. Enterprising newspaper correspondents had met the returning party a distance up the Nile and returned to Khartum on the Dal, the boat bearing the Roosevelt party. Accompanying the ex-presi-dent were the native blacks who had been so faithful as guides and servants. It was the first trip they had ever made to the borders of civilization and the first time they had ever been dressed in anything but their native scant clothing. They had been rigged out with such clothes as the members of the party could spare, the ex-president and his son contributing toward their wardrobe. The natives took leave of Mr. Roosevelt at the ship, each being remembered by a substantial gift. They were brokenhearted at their separation and in the language of John Callan O’Laughlin, the Chicago Tribune’s correspondent said: “Bwana Makuba (meaning great master) has been good, ■ thinking always of the comfort of others. We are losing a friend, a man who is big, big. We are sorry.” Roosevelt had kept up so well with his story of his trip that he completed the last chapter of it before reaching Khartum. This will be printed with wonderful rapidity as soon as the manuscript can reach his publishers and will doubtless have a great sale. Mrs. Roosevelt and daughter Ethel, were met at the railroad station after the president had been received at the palace of the sidar and governor-gen-eral of the Soudan. Their meeting was very affectionate. Col. Roosevelt was dressed in a suit 4>f khaki when he arrived in Khartum but for the evening reception he dressed in an evening suit which Mrs. Roosevelt had brought to him. Roosevelt admitted he was homesick but he could not be dragged into making any sort of comment on political conditions.