The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-25
CLEVELAND IN FLORIDA.
THE TRIP ON INDIAN RIVER A
VERY ENJOYABLE ONE.

Handshaking at Palatka Before the
Start for Titusville-Lunch at Hotel
Indian River at Rockledge-A Visit
10 the Exposition at Sanford-Home-
ward Bound.
PALArKA, FLA, Feb. 24.-President
Cleveland and party arrived at East
Palatlla at 10;45 o'clock last night and were
ferried over to Palatka in twenty minutes
where train was waiting at the wharf.
The party was shown through the ware
bouse to the train, where large crowd had
gathered. The President stepped down to
tbe lowest step of the car after the party
was aboard. The struggling crowd finally
got into something like order and the Presi-
dent shook hands with them as they passed
by. The train left at l:20 o'clock. The
announcement was made that he would
hold reception at the Putnam House
Hundreds came in from the towns, some as
far as 200 miles. Their disappointment was
expressed with some bitterness at the mis-
take made by the committee sent TO meet
the President
After several hundred persons had shaken
hands with President and Mrs Cleveland
tbe party started for Titusville, on the
jacksonville, Tampa and Key West rail
road The run was made slowly to enable
the party to rest. The weather this morn
ing was beautiful as the party took a
steamer at Titusville for a sail on the Indian
river TO Rockledge.
AT TITUSVILLE.
TITUsvILLE, FLA, Feb. 4.-This has
been made gala day for lndian river by
the arrival and visit of the Presidential
party consisting of the President and Mrs
Cleveland, Secretary Whitney and Mrs
Whitney, and Col. Lamont and Mrs. La
mont. They arrived on a special car this
morning from Palatka, and the steam
er Rockledge, which had been
handsomely decorated for the oc-
cason carried them to Rockledge, where
the party spent about two hours, visiting
the noted orange groves of that place and
holding q reception at the Hotel Indian
River. They returned to Sanford at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon. President and Mrs
Cleveland express themselves as delighted
with their trip on Indian river
ON THE WAY NORTH.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Feb A.-The
Presidential party spent two hours at
Sanford in visiting the South Florida Ex-
position, with its magnificent display of
sub-tropical fruits About o'clock the
party went by rail to Winter Park, where
their faces were turned North on their
homeward trip. They reached Jacksonville
( about midnight, where they stopped only
long enough to change engines People as
i sembed in crowds everywhere along the
route of travel to-day and manifested great
enthusiasm. They will pass Haulover
4 junction, near Savannah, at 80 O'Clock in
the morning.
THE SENATORIAL PARTY.
The Senatorial party which left Washing
4 ton few minutes ahead of the President,
\ spent to-day sightseeing in st. Augustine,
and were entertained at dinner at the Ponce
OF citizens. They will return to jackson
vile on the ecFly morning train tomorrow
and leave at once for Washington, possibly
stopping at Savannah.
CLEVELAND ON INDIAN RIVER.
RoCKLEDGE, FLA, Feb, 4.-The Presi-
dontial party left Titusville at 8 o'clock
this morning. The weather was perfect,
the air was invigorating, without being too
sharp, and there was just enough breeze
from tue sea. Indian river, therefore, ap-
peared at its best. A landing was made at
the fine grove ard residence of Capt. G. S.
Hardee, and She Presidential party, after
4 Spending about an hour there, walked half
mile into Rockledge. The party left here
at noon for the return trip, and lunched at
the Hotel Indian River.
THE PROGRAMME AT CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb. 24-President
Cleveland and party will arrive here at 9
O'Clock tomorrow morning. He will be
received by Mayor Bryan and Committee
of eighty Aldermen and lcitizens. A salute
Of twenty-one guns will be fired on his ar
rval. The Fourth Brigade troops, Citadel
Cadets, and various civic societies will be
reviewed on Marion square. In spite of the
weather the people are decorating their
houses lavishly.
The visitors will take a Commute drive
through the city. Picked platoons of the
German Hussars and Charleston Light
Dragons mounted ON feet horses will act
as outriders and thirty carriages contain
lng the committee on reception will follow
the procession. The military (whitel are
ordered out at O'clock in the morning.