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Show RouSEVELT AT KHARTUM EX PRESIDENT IS AGAIN IN TOUCH WITH CIVILIZATION, HOMEWARD BOUND Greeted in Historic Egyptian City by His Wife, Daughter and Hundreds of Corrcspondnts ; and Friends Chronological Review of a Re-I Re-I markable Expedition ! Khartum, Fgvptlnn Sudan Fx Prea I I tdein linos-volt is n(,nin tI(T-tc In touch I wlih i-HMUatliin nnd la nt this place I aa the Knot of tho Fgvptlnn nnd Kng li.h government, being entertnlni-d at the governor generals pnlnre by ; lien. sir lleglnnlil Wlngate lie waa nut here by Mra It.msovelt and Mis. I L'thol and by a hnat nf American and Kurnpenii rnrrcapnndcnta and numer oua delegations of polltl-nl and other frlenda from tho Inltcd Statoa In fact thla historic ton la lllernlly lllled with vlaltnra brought hero to greet the returning traveler. With hla arrival at thla plnrn, ("() lloiiaevelt completed one nf the mn.i nniiihle Jniirneya through the w Idler neas of Africa that haa been midnrtu ken since the days of Livingstone nn I Stanley. It wna a reninrknble nur ney bulh In number of nnlmala alaln and preserved aa spoclmei.e, mid bo I ciniae of lie lack of neeldenta nnd "f (he lltne Nile The river pnsae, directly thtnugh the i lly, an I ulolis Ita hnnka. frnnti d bv the barraeka i,l the llrltlsh ai.ldli-ra. lb a a mamilllcent drln-wny three mllea In Ii-hkiIi British Policy la Seen. Nnrtbet of Khartum I. nindnr man. the city nci upl. , by the Vahill nftrr the d.nlli (inidou and the acene of the lie. ell,..,, revelries that occupied the unlive soldiery up to the time Hint tliey were confronted nni overwhelmed by Kin lienor. The llrlt lah, true to their policy of nilonlra Hon. hnve not nttemptnl seriously to Interfere with Moslem riistnius here The ruins of the Khalifa a body guard he iiliiunrtera. the military prison, the remiianta nt the Arnh lorlitb nllons hnve all been allowed to aland SHU further north la the Meld of Kerrerl. the shambles In which Kllcn oner with uintheninilcnl i-tneiltudn alnaheil to pieces I be Arab foreea The COL AUtAtf tWAJ AffVCAfl xlrtU flckuesK of every kind Ordinarily n tran h r. thrniiKli Ilm n glnua tliitniKli Vililch fol. Hoos.evlt haa puased. ciilin a out of the Junitlea loaded with miliaria and fever genua l p to II, e priaent time, n, -liber fol Itoom-vill imr any of hla party have shown nny symptoms of having contracted nn of the nuuieroiia cimtiiKloiis diseases Sen. Sir l(iKlnuld Wlngato provided pro-vided count less wnya for Ihn onier laliiiin-nl of hla dlalliiKulKhi-d guest. Itepri sentnilvea of tlie many tribes of tho deaert havo been gathered here Into one grout encampment, nod for ol lloosevelt'a en i er lain innil . have Indulged In every possible form of native amusement, giving dances, races, etc. The town of Khartum la a lunaa of color, l-'laga of Kgipt. Kngland and Aineiliii me every w hero, and the e prisliblil Inn probably nppreclated iioililim more than Hie oppoi tunlty of vlslilng Una hlsinrlcal spot Khartum Is virtually built iirounu tin- wave of "fhlneae" tlnrdoii. The city liHi-lr Is n Klgantle miiiiiiiiienl to that soldier' deeds nnd his heinle death. In tlie center of It alaiida hla elbuy In brnue. moiiiiied on n i-aniel. gating with llxed eyea out touard the desert which mockell ti I ill durum I Hie lerrlhlo year that lie lay ihero waiting for relief In-hlnd the aiiitue stands Hie llrltlsh governor's palaco. no Imposing sine hue In the (iullilc style, typical of llrltlsh power nnd llrltlsh permanence. Nam Cordon Everywhere. Not fur uwny la the llordnn Memorl nl college, a school built with funds raised by On. Kitchener by subscription subscrip-tion throughout Ureal llrltuln, in which the SiiiIiiiii-ko newer generation la Irnlned for service in the government govern-ment which conquered Ha futhere Kvery where throughout the city ihe name Gordon appear. There la the (iordon hotel, Ilm Cordon drive ana up Ihe White Nile tho Gordon tree Gordon's memory will live so long as Khartum eilats. The llrltlsh have transformed tho city nf bis death Inru a memorial to his glory that can laugh at time. Khartum atands at the confluence of the White and lllue Nib s, and some day with the development of the wilderness wil-derness south of li will become a me tronolls aa Important to the com nierce of Africa aa Chicago la to the commerce of North America. Prop erly speaking, however, the city Itaeir dovi not eitend beyond the bank buttle W.ia one of the bloodiest In modern history. It was marked on the Viihainmidan aide by a courage and ferocity almost superhuman, and on tlie aide of Ihe llrlllsb by a skill and riHilneaa that waa In Itaelf a trlhur. to AiikIo Siixnn civilization. Itinerary of th Trip. A schedule of Mr Itooaevcli'a mile age In Africa to dale, together with aoiue reference to Ihe dull in tor of the country through which he hiked rode or boated, nnd a partial list of lie animals kllle.l by hla parly, la as fol Iowa: March 21 -Hnlled from New York for Naples. mllea. .March .10 Arrived nt the Aorea April 2 Arrived at (illuultar. April r Arrived nl Naples. April ti -After being received hy King Victor Kiiimnuuel, sail,, I fr Miinibiisn, llrltlsh Kast Africa 4 151 miles April ,1 Arrived at Aili-n. Arabia April St. Arrived at Moinbusn and received with humus ,y the provincial govi-rlinr April Si Left .Mninbiihii by rail for Kapltl plains mid ihe ranch of Sir 'Alfred I'enso on the Atlil river lor short shooting expeditions. Ahout 2T0 miles. Secured two wildebeest, two Kuzelle, five other antelope, six Hons, three glinfle, one rchrn, onu rhino, a warlhog and a hiirteheest. May 1.1- Itodo to W. II .McMllhin'a "Jujn fniiii." a full day s Journey, for short expeditions. Secured two lm-pula, lm-pula, severnl nnletlope, a water buck, a U-opnrd. a rhino and a hippopotamus More Bfe Game Killed. May 20-l(odo from Mc.Mlllun'a to tho adjoining llentley ranch for buffalo buf-falo hunting among the papyrue swamps. Twelve miles. Secured four buffalo, four hnrtebeeat. twoiebra. two gniello and a wurtliog. Muy 20-ltod from the lleatloy ranch lo McMillan's town house at Nairobi. A dny Jaimt. June 3-Loft by rail for Kljabe, u mllea. June 4 Arrived at Kljabe. June 0 Left Kljabe op march for the Hot Ik district. The route waa over a walerlosa tract, and although th dlatance traversed was only 60 me, it emailed a tbroeday trip. Secured' six rhinos, a hippopotamus, two eland two wildebeest, several antelope, two sebra, a hyena, a warlhog and throe lions. July 12 Arrived at Lake Nalvasha , , , t " i i ' e-urn trip R,rt, l two Inppc. i' -.,me m;,ii, r Kame I 22-Atiled at N.ihiifhn from , ::.ko, Jl 21- l: turn, it to N.,iiehl hv rail. 0 I lies. 4-1 -It Naiiobi f,.i Nulvnsli.l i-ri !' - I., It Nalva-ba on maieh to l"?trl nn, I the K. nv.i piovln, e. so S i .ii.il live lions. Iliree but , : I. a tn arte and his til Ht I (l-li.,nl. I t :: Itettiriieil to N.-ili .ilin. ' At Cimio Nouilho Plateau. ' 1", l.etl l i lull lor I nlldlatil '' tht we. ks sh. ,,t en It,, lot. I ,, i.H !.o pi. it. mi. el oul ;in mites S-11. S-11. 1 live s-... Illl. e Him. and M-V lint-., - ami small- r v ,.-I- 7 lo l,, ,ni d In Villi, I i by rati I' I., ft Nilmbl bv tail lol '" I-'. i Lake VI, liul.i N) it , nt ,, i i i, lb s Ike Xmve at I'lll-bbe. i'vanda. '', h- i.b a. via lake steamer, about ;SI nut. - nn ibis nip the American !s mi. t'l.un i,,r ihe first tlmo on tin, a s lul.iml s-.t ! - :i Left on :': mile auto trip to 1 f ;,al;, te ."-L. ft Kattipala for Klnslngo. T tnlles Hecilled two elephants 'i .1 Arrived nt llollnn, I'gandil. ifMr ,',; mile trip from Kl.ltigo Jin 4 Left fur llutlaba. 27 tulles Jsn 7 Left on steam launch for d lul and Khlno ramp, Itelglun I'Hni. lib,,, n 72 miles Secured sev irl white rhinos nnd a buffalo 1 M 3-l.eil Wndelal tor NImule, lit 04 mllea. fVb 4 Arrived at Nltniile. I'gnndn 7 Lefi NImule lor tlmidokoro. i k Mnlle march through almost un dak- n Jutigle. Mi 17 Arrived at (iondokoro, l'p Ti t Sudan Greeted by Mrs. Roosevelt. M, Iii LvpedlHiin broke up and sitters returned to Luanda Feb. 2S IliKiaeVelt left (Iondokoro n steiimhoat for Khartum, more loan sou mllea to the north. March II Arrived nl Kenk. about two diiys" Journey by boat.' south nf Khartum. i -March 14-ltenchcd Khartum, the end of hla Journey on the Nile, nnd us greeted by Mia lloosevell and i-i'iKlilir, MMI, K'tln-I Homeward Bound. Tho arruiiKed prournni lor Ihn re-Hinder re-Hinder of fol lloimevelt's home aid Journey Is as follows: Will arrive at Alexandria, Kg) pi. on Mutch 2D. Will nrilvc nt Gibraltar on April 2. ad nt Naples on April lo "n .April 14 ho will reach I'.irls, b, ro n grout national roeepiion has been planned, w hi, li will coiiiltiu tbiough his Hiri-u iluys' iay in the fteni-h capital. j Un April 17 he will go to Vienna. I 1,-re ho will he the guest of the In J in-iiutlonnl Sporting exhildilon. nnd ui i lihh pluco he will it t sportsmen from nil nv-r the world 'In May III he is scheduled to bo In 1- rlln as tho guent of the emperor md tho faculty of the rnlvcri-liy ot B-illn May 12 he la to iirrlvo at ('hrlsilnnii si the guest of King Oiiniuv of Sweden and of the nation. 'n May 16 he will arrive In lmdoii tho guest of the Kngllsh people and ; ling Kdwnrd, nnd has aliemly 1 , n ai"d tho freedom of tho city ' bine 10 he urrlvoK ut ,.w rk. ' there he will he greeted by del. hh 1 ll"t from nil over Hie iiullou and ri- tiled by Crealdent Tuft. |