The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 2, 1901, Page 1

VOLUME LXXXIX-— 153. SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1901. PRICE F1VE CENTS. TIRED AND DUSTY, BEE HIGH T ON TIME,; McKINLEY ARRIVES AT NEW ORLEANS Welcomed at Station by Booming of Cannon, and Met by Governor Heard, the President Is Driven Past Lines of Troops to His Apartments in Hotel | By C. C. CARLTON. | Specizl Oorrespondent of The Call. It was not one. In- t old city e route. It the peo- certain- the ap- the op However the station to greet the President himself ¥ to her carriage. out- nisianans, and gal- ben escorted to his rernor Heard, Mayor ngressmen { Davey, | negroes were with the President | s face as police- for few people, here was blacks seeming to little cheering The dec- at 21l elabor- the good people of New Orleans had 2 preparing event for weeks tion from a spectac- not a grea: suc- almost funereal e party, the New regarded it as one of the e of the front iage in which Secre- from the almost imme after Charles Charle temporarily carriage procession, and St at the St. is g at Hotel. show of re reception. ple and carriage o the hotel and it w h the greatest difficulty that e P make their way t¥ ss of men and w e 4 s escorts was ex-Con- er who went with the man 1 c mirer of nley when the two served on the i e A Con- o dent's r e Iy | t killed vou?” » 1 President, | dent Cov- and fully that | banquet the large dining | les Hotel at 9 o'clock. | flluminated | re electric bulbs, | were brilliantly of min: for ars, flags i crescents. The ests were seated at s deco- e bowls of The and a few ed guests were seated on | tform. On the President’s e Governor Lout: . He is left the r the Presi- Loulsiana’s Admiral ag of the Governor of Loujs- of the nu cards were h these flags in | portrait of | one of the inner | ned cards. | ker, Governor Heard,| pra £ State of Louisiana for half an | ¥ Ther vor presented Pru.«-l-‘ , while the band played 1igied Banner.” The Presi- very high-pitched voice | ¢ effort, vet his words were and were repeatedly and hecred. He alluded to the im-| ry of the original State of t of which entire States | x others had been carved. 1 he, “appreciated the| 1d _commercial importance of New ~Orleans, and Jackson nded the flag that Jeffer- (Great and prolonged ap- pl_z]afi‘;:‘se.l band struck up “Dixi jlanans all stood up. *“¥New Orlcans,” concluded the President and the | cernea | President Speaks at Jack- < 4 - +* £ | | t | | D THE YOUNG LADY WHO WILL RECITE A POEM AT THE LAUNCHING, THE LEADER OF THE LADIES OF THE OHIO SOCIETY AND THE GENTLEMAN WHO WILL ENTERTAIN BERKELEY ON COMMENCEMENT DA¥. GOVERNOR NASH AT LUNCHEON IN | | o eloquently, “can never be omitted from | the pages of history. The romance of an- | tiquity, the quaintness of ancient days, in- spire us with veneration. The tireiess en- | ergy of her people makes her one of the | ve of the modern marts of | commerce. The President was cheered loudly as he took his seat. An enterprising photogra- pher then entered with his camera and took a flashlight picture of the banquet hall and guests, while the President stood up with the Governor and the Mayor on either side of him. Toward midnight the guests began to disperse, but it was 12:30 o'clock before the banquet was at an end. The Presi- dent then retired to his room a thor- oughly tired man,.bu the must be up bright and early to-morrow morning to attend the ceremonies at the Cabildo, where the transfer of Louisiana was ef- fected. President McKinley already begins to look tired and haggard. He has yet more than five weeks ahead of him, and Mrs. McKinley is fearful that the strain upon him will prove too much for one in his | physical condition. Mrs. McKinley is herself in a very delicate state of health and the President is quite as much con- for her health as for his own. Dr. Rixey, the family physician, de- clares that the President is In as sound a physical condition as he has been in several years, but this is not saying a great deal, for his health has not been good since the outbreak of the Spanish- American war. TRIUMPHAL TOUR IN MISSISSIPPI son and Vicksburg and to Millmen at Wesson | VICKSBURG, Miss.,, May 1—Through the valley of the Yazoo the Pres(dentia.‘x special sped southward to New Orlean; to-day. Although the President and his mArty did not reach the train after the big demonstration at the Memphis ban- quet last night until after 1 o'clock he was up early this morning. Several times he appeared on the rear platform and ac- knowledged the cheers of the crowds at the “small stations with a wave of his hand. : Vicksburg, with its swarming memories of the Civil War, was reached at 8:30 o'clock. In reply to the welcome extended by the Mayor and citizens the President spoke as follows: It gives me very great pleasure to receive the official greeting of the Mayor and the warm- hearted touch of the people as they give us greeting to this historic city. The highest ex- pression of satisfaction at this most cordlal reception is in the single word that you make me feel at home. Nowhere In my native State of Ohio could I recelve warmer or more sin- cere welcome than I have received at the hands of and from the hearts of the people of Mis- sissippl, and in the moment that I have to en- Joy with you I can only make my acknowl- edgments and congratulate you on that you share in the universal prosperity and content- ment so characteristic at this time of every part of our common country. We know that whatever others may say or think this to us and for us is the best country in the world. It is the land we love and it is the land of possibiliiies and of opportunities to every child that dwells beneath the folds of our flag. I heve been glad not only to be greeted by the veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic, but by the Confederate vet- erans, by the people at large; but no welcome could be 8o sweet to me as that of the fresh young school children from the city of Vieks- burg. To one and all I return my sincere and heart- felt thanks and leave with you the wish for your happiness and your prosperity. His First Visit. This was the first time a President had visited Vicksburg since the days of Zach- ary Taylor. The Presidential party was received with the greatest enthusiasm. The party disembarked just outeide of the city at the National Cemetery, which is located on the site of the place where Pemberton surrendered to Grant at the end of the memorable forty days’ riege. Sixteen thousand Union dead are buried here. The party drove through the ceme- tery and from the Grant-Pemberton mon- ument they obtained a fine view of the Mississippl. Here was pointed out to the President the projected Yazoo canal, by which the people of Vicksburg exvect to divert the flow of the Yazoo into the Mis- sisslppi at this point and restore the hav--| bor lost in 1878, when the river changed its course. & From here the party moved into the crowded, flag-festooned city. President and Mrs. McKinley were in an open car- riage, which was swathed even to the wheels with the national colors. The pro- cesslon passed under a picturesque arch of cotton bales surmounted by Spanish daggers, on which was the word “Expan- sion.” At the Courthouse Sauare, which was also elaborately decorated, the President was introduc:a by Mayor Trowbridge and addressed fully 10,000 people. His remarks created much enthusiasm. On the way back to the station the President’s car- riage was stopped to give him an oppor- tunity to address several hundred chil- dren. ‘ in fear of God. Secretary Wilson, who sald: has a great big heart in it.” The Wesson Mill. minute was made here ‘to permit He eald: Speech at Jackson. when they are so busy, JACKSON, Miss., May 1.—In response to | in glving me greeting as I journey through | Street, Chief Justice; E. Ganz, ‘Mayor. | Governor Longino's introduction to the | your State. The happlest people In the world | The City Council has appropriated | people of the whole country Mr. McKin- | are those who are best employed. Work 81000 for the reception, the Board of | ley sald: I have received in the course of my journey from the eapital of this nation many hearty and generous welcomes, but none that were more interesting or more memorable than the welcome extended by the Governor of your State, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. 1 thank your Gevernor for his an- nouncement that I am President of all the country, all the States and all the Territories of this great country—President by the popu- lar vote of every section of the Union, by vir- tue of the forms and rules laid down by the constitution of the United States. I am con- vinced that in our natiomal sense of duty, and of national honor in every part of the world, we stand as one people. This ‘country of ours has been growing in the past few years—grow- ing whether we wanted it to gTow or not. The war with Spain started us to growing and we cannot help it if we would. Our growth has made new problems, but the American people have faced them and will continue to' face them. We will have our differences, men al- ways would, but we bave more agreements than differences. We may differ as to politics, agree as to prineiples, but we keep In the home circle and settle our differences among our- selves, and, which is the grandest tribute in the world to the American people, we have settled matters of forelgn policy In the past and honor. said: My Fellow Citizens: very warm welcome. hearts to Southern hospltality, and we Southern States, a larger prosperity than ever before, higher natlonal and individual credit. of iaterest are lower, money is’ easier to our satisfaction and will treat new caes Turning to his car door the President called on Hon. John Hay. Mr. Hay spoke | and then introduced Postmaster General Smith, and Mr. Smith in turn introduced | Mr.. Hitchcock. Mr. Hitchcock introduced “We heard before we left Washington that there was no North and no South, but we have dis- covered that there is a South and that it Mr. McKinley stood on the platform and shook hands with hundreds who crowded around as the train started out. Mrs. Mc- Kinley was not feeling well, the President explained, and could not respond to calls. WESSON, Miss, May 1.—A stoo of a President to see the workmen of the Wes- son mill, one of the largest cotton mills in the South. About 150 employes greeted the President and he made a few remarks, This was not on the programme, byt it was desired that I might see not only this great plant, but the happy and contented people it employs. This is a most Interesting and grat- ifying incident of my trip, to see the working People from this great mill come out at a time to join with others means wages; wages means contentment and bring to the home opportunities of édueation for tho children; and it Is the best of our civ- ilization that every boy and girl in the land ocan aspire to the highest positions of trust Secretaries Hay and Wilson and Post- master General Smith also spoke here. - [ At McComb, Miss., the train stooped a | minute and the President spok= again. He | T thank you for this 1 think your greetings warmer as we move southward,. but~in all our journey we have been welcomed by warm carry with us through our long tour no hap- pler memory than that of our visit in the I have been glad to note that every section of the South shares in the generat welfare, and in that univergal prosperity with which the country is so signally blessed. We have with lender is now looking for the borrower. Rates more plentiful, and is going into our great productive enterprises and thereby furishing ‘employment to labor. Labor earns wages, and these wages go'into the homes and Into the malie happy firesides. | foreign market in distant lands. send the product of our farms, and our mines. into every market world; our products; make them famillar with our flag. -— VISIT TO GREAT of the PHOENIX, Ariz.,, May his party on May 7. hosts: been raised in other ways. ries. will The communities of the country to bless them and What we want in this country, mow having reached a point of development whers we can more than supply our nation’s demands, Is a We want to our factortes | the | make the forelgn peoples famil'ar with | and the way to do that is.to MINE ARRANGED Residents of Pheenix Will Escort the Distinguished Guests to Congress Shaft 1—Plans have been virtually completed for the recep- tion to be given President McKinley and | Perhaps one of the | most delicate subjects in connection with the reception of the President was set- | tled last night, when the personnel of the | party which will dine with the President and his Cablnet was made up. Arizona, | fin 1ts several branches of government, will be represented by the following N. O. Murphy, Governor; Charles | H. Aher, Secretary of Arizona; Webster A large part | of this fund has been appropriated for | gentry as well as the distinguished guests, decorations and the streets will be a mass |but the reception of the unwelcome of flags, bunting and flowers. The Board | Will not be so acceptable to them. With of Trade is making a special exhibition | the thousands of people who will journey for the President and party. “A novel | to California in the wake of the Presi- feature will be the presentation.to the President of his likeness photographed be A number who return to work flelds of on a slab of enyx frem the Heyman quar- 3 | | Supervisors a like amount, and money has | San Francisco, | | Centinued on Page Two. | present. | been reappointed | A. D. C. on the stat? of Governor Gage. | dent's train and just before there Warm Greetings on Run From Memphis, and Crowds Gathered at Vicksburg, Jackson and All the Other Towns Passed Along the Line of Travel e HE matter of accommodations for visitors during the reception week in San Francisco is being looked to in earnest. It is the intention of the accommodations committee to establish a head- quarters and to register there all rooms avallable, It was the first duty of the | committee to secure accommodations for the Presidential party and the guests from Ohio, but that has all been attended to and there remains now the duty of caring for the comfort of those who come to | tawn to see the President and to attend | the functions preparcd in his honor. George A. Newhall, chairman of the | committee on accommodations, has only just returned from the East, but he says he will take up the work of his committes at once and will secure all avaflable | roofls for guests who will come to the city from the East or the interior. Some idea of the iravel westward may be gained from a dispatch from Chicago which says that between thirty and forty thousand people, taking advantage of the last day of the reduced rate, left Chicago for Pacific Coast destinations last Tues- day. And the number that will come from the East will be but a fraction of | those who will come from the interior of the State to stay from one day to througn the reception week. The problem of caring for all these, when the hotels are already full, will be onme of the biggest in the whole scheme of entertainment. Commeneing on the day that McKinley arrives there will be cpen-house in mos: of the clubs and In various headquarters. The Union League will be entertaining the President and the Governor of Ohio and Cabinet officed@ and Codngressmen from | Ohio and it will keep the clubrooms in a state of sociability for at least the week of McKinley's stay if not longer. The Governor's staff wiil establish headquar- ters in the Palace Hotel and they, too, will entertain lavisiiy their brother offi- cers of the Ohio Governor's staff and numerous friends. Staffl Entertainment. The topic of extending courtesies to the | military representatives of the Buckeye State was discussed yesterday at the office of Colonel George H. Plppy. Governor Gage and Adjutant General Seamans weTe It was decided to establish head- quarfers in tfe Palace Hotel and thers recelve the visiting colonels from the East. Lieutenant Colonel Frank A. Vail has lleutenant colonel and The Legislature at its last sessfon proe | vided that the Naval Reserve of Califor- nia should be represented on the staff of the Governor by an officer who should be entitled to the rank of comander. Gover- nor Gage has accordingly appointed on his staff Randolph H. Miner, leutenant, United States navy, retired. The newly commissicned commander dwells in Los Angeles, but he will doubtless visit San Francisco during the President’s sojourn in this city and will most likely join his fellow members of the staff in the pleas- ant duty of escorting the President of the United States from Stockton to Sacra~ mento. Members of the Governor's staff re- ceived the unwelcome news yesterday that they would not be expected to array themselves in regulation attiré and ac- company the Governor to Redlands. On this trip the Governor proposes to take the chances of getting through without any military assistance whatever. It is even hinted that the adjutant gemeral, who, next to Major General Dickiusen, is the most conspicuous military figure in California, will attend the Grand Army encampment at Pacific Grove while the Governor is in the south receiving the President. Colonels and lleutenant col- onels, seeing that a brigadier and chief of staff is not expected to accompany the Governor to Redlands, have but slender hope of receiving an order to perform escort duty in the southland. It is not yet settled that the colonels and lieutenant colonels comprising Gov- ernor Gage’'s military family will attend banquets and other functions as a “staff.” The popular sentiment of the country against any form of military despotism may constrain the commander-in-chief to sugges that General Seamans and Col- onels Doolittle, Pippy, Kirkpatrick and Vail shall dine as simple citizens of the republic. Preparing for “Crooks.” In every town in the State, as well as in preparations are being made for the reception of the unwelcome will wealth concealed in pockets. Bunko men, short-card men, shell and pea men, three- As the plans for the day are now ar- | card monte men, pickpockets of all de- ranged, the Presidential, party .will see | EFees and sneakthieves will make up a a large-part of Maricopa County and a| part of Yavapai County, doubtless the richest agricultural and mineral districts | Police are already on the alert to meet in the United States. When the Presi- | dent’s train arrives here at 3:30 o’clock in the morning it will be transferred from |Dent “crooks” who show a disposition to the Maricopa and Phoenix road to the S. ¥. P. and P. and Hurried northward to the Congress raine, together with a coach | &nd police Gfiieurs dvery WY Sui S containing the Territorlal officials and the | izing faces and descriptions preparatory reception committee. At the great gold | tO giving greeting to those whom they fit. plant breaktast will be served and such | of the party as desire will be taken down | trains are already under inspection by old- the shaft 3000 feet below the surface. After | time policemen and detectives and as part of the traveling crowds. They are xpected, however, and in every town the them and take care of them. Already pic— | tures and descriptions of ail the promi- move westward have been sent to the leading police departments of California Here in San Franeisco the incoming Continued on Page Two.