The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-05
SUB-TR0PICALS BIG DAY.
THE Ex-PRESIDENT AND PARTY
ON HAND IN THE MORNING.

Mr.. Cleveland Greatly Pleased With
the Exhibits-The Sugar and To-
bacco Displays Attract Especial At
tention-The Leader of the Black
Race Arrived at the Depot just as
the CLEVELAND Party was Leaving.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, April 4.-Ihe
presidential party, consisting OF ex-Presl-
dent Cleveland, ex-Secretarles w. +. Villas,
T. F. Bayard, ex-PoStmaster General Don u
Dickinson, H. B. Plant and wife and others.
arrived here very early this morning, and
partook Of an elegant breakfast given at
the St James hotel by q number OF promi-
nent citizens, including the editors OF the
daily papers. At 9:45 o'clock the party was
taken in carriages to the Sub-Tropical ex-
position. where they were received by Di-
rector General Webb and Secretary S. "A.
Adams, and given the freedom of the expo
sition. They walked slowly through the
spacious halls of the exposition, viewing
many beautiful exhibits, rare plants and
shrubs. and MIR. Cleveland expressed him
self as being particularly pleased with the
varied industries of the state as displayed
by different counties.
DISsToN'S SUGAR.
A fine lot of sugar from Hamilton Diss-
tons sugar works at kissimmee attracted
much attention, and Mr.. Cleveland asked
great many questions In regard thereto,
and said he thought it one of the greatest
industries of the state. The display of
tobacco also evoked much comment. The
manatee or seacow was visited by the party,
and they were very much interested IN
watching it fed. The seacow seemed to be
particularly proud of the admiration ex-
cited among the party and disported before
them. The alligators, too, crawled out Of
their watery retreat under the rustic bridge
as the ponderous form of the Ex-president
crossed it, and seemed to vie with each
other in showing their ungainly forms to
the visitors. "Ah, that's something like
it," remarked Mr.. Villas "but we saw some
bigger ones down on Indian river. | saw
one down there" continued he, that was
fully 20 fee long. It's no fisherman's story
either he added quickly, as he saw his
companions eyes glancing at him quizzi-
cally.
MADE CLEVELAND LAUGH.
Mr.. Cleveland, VINO was following closely
by, laughed heartily at this and said: This
won't do, Mr.. Villas. If you remain in
Florida another week yon would say that
that tarpon Mrs. Plant and l caught would
weigh 400 pounds" This evoked laugh
from all, and Mrs Plant l6ughingly said
she thought the fish did weigh 400 pounds
from the way it pulled, aud that if Mr..
Cleveland had not been at her side she
didn't know whether the fish would have
pulled her out of the boat, or she the fish
into it. After completing the round Of the
building, closely examining exhibits of in
terest, the party took short drive around
the city After lunching at the st. James
at u o'clock they were driven to the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western depot and took a
train for New York.
~ make a prediction" said Mr.. Cleve-
land, land it is this: Jacksonville is destined
to be one of the finest cities in the south,
and next year you will have tremendous
influx of orthern visitors, for every one
who comes here goes away with regret, and
assure you that | only wish | could linger
longer"
FRED DOUGLASS ARRIVAL.
An incident of a peculiar character oc-
Cured at the depot, as there were several
thousand people congregated to welcome
Frederick Douglass, who was expected on
the noon train As the ex- President en-
tered one end of the depot 10 board the out
going train the great negro orator and lee
tufer arrived on the incoming train, and
was greeted by deafeEing din from the
hundreds and hundreds Of cOlored people
who shouted themselves hoarse at the ap-
pearance of their great apostle on his first
visit to this state The members of the
presidential party are very much Drowned
by exposure to the suns of southern Florida
and Cuba, but all of them look the picture
of health. Mr.. Cleveland looks very much
improved, and appears much better than he
did on his visit last year.
NEGROES WILD OVER DOUGLASS.
Douglass has had one Of the most enthu-
siastic receptions ever accorded any man in
the south by the colored people. Hundreds
and hundreds of people CROW ded around the
Sava nah. Florida and Western depot at
1870 o'clock when Douglass arrived, and
when he got off the train 1000 voices
shouted a welcome, enhanced in the
distance by the blare aud din of
four or five brass bands. A pro-
cession was formed comprising the mayor,
city council, board of public works and
other bodies, officers of the Sub TROPICAL
exposition, all the colored ministers of this
and other cities in the state, and vast
number of visitors from all sections of the
state and Georgia. The procession
was over a mile long. Douglass was es-
corted to the Sub-Tropical building, where,
at o'clock he delivered a very eloquent
address to the people The auditorium OF
the exposition building was filled to its ut
most capacity.
HOLDS A RECEPTION.
This evening Douglass held publicrecep-
ton at the Sub-Tropical at which over 900
colored people were present. Altogether the en-
thusiasm OF the colorad people over the man
of whom they had heard so much but had
never seen before is unbounded. Douglass
engagement is for Friday and Saturday and
extensive programmes have been arranged.
Excursion trains are being run from all
sections of this state and Georgia,
and it is expected that 10000 c1lored PEG
pie will be in the city tomorrow, Doug
lass address to the colored people was of a
very practical sort, and when he reminded
them that the day of their social as well as
practical freedom was near at hand their
enthusiasm knew no bounds, and thousands
Of shouts filed the air. Tomorrow he
lectures on: Lessons of the Hour