The Kinsley Graphic

A DAY IN NEBRASKA

President Roosevelt Greeted by Large Crowds Everywhere.

At Lincoln He Was Given an Enthusiastic Greeting and at Omaha 10,000 People Heard Him Speak at the Coliseum.

Lincoln, Neb., April 23.—The arrival of President Roosevelt's special train in Lincoln was announced by a chorus of all the factory whistles in town. At this signal all stores in town were closed and remained locked up until after the departure of the president and his party. The weather was fine. The military escort formed a pageant that has not been equaled in Lincoln since the recruiting of troops for the Spanish-American war. In addition to the survivors of the civil war that found representation in the parade were the First regiment Nebraska national guard, with regimental band and the cadet battalions from the University of Nebraska and the Nebraska Wesleyan university with the bands of the two organizations. All schools and colleges in the city had dismissed for the day and those of the students who did not participate in the parade were assembled at the statehouse to join the student bodies gathered there to listen to the president.

President Roosevelt made an early start from Grand Island on what promises to be a busy week. He broke the ground for the new Carnegie library and then delivered a short address in front of the high school at 9:15.

At Hastings the president spoke of the forestry situation in Nebraska, saying that as the people of the state were protecting the original scanty forest they now had a more and better natural forest than ever before. But the work should not stop, he said; the people should continue the planting of trees. The federal bureau of forestry, he said, is cooperating directly with tree-planters in different parts of the state. At the conclusion of his speech the president was taken for a short drive, in the course of which he made an address to the school children from his carriage.

At Omaha 10,000 Heard Him Speak.

Omaha, Neb., April 28.—Ten thousand people were gathered at the Coliseum to hear President Roosevelt. The day had been a trying one for the entire party, the wind blowing the entire day, and at Lincoln a smart rainstorm greeted the president on his arrival. The dust and sand which blew across the prairies added another unpleasant feature to the journey, which was of a circuitous route.