Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-24
Progress Of the Presidential
Tourists.
They View the Charms OF San
Diego.
See the Sights at Oceanside and
Santa Ana.
RsveI in the Orange Groves of River
side, and Enjoy the Hospitality
of Pasadena.
Associated Press Dispatches.

dent and party spent two very pleasant
hours in San Diego this morning. The
entire population turned out en- masse
to receive the chief magistrate, and paid
him every possible honor. The pro-
gramme included breakfast at the
Hotel Del Coronado, street parade,
and public exercises on the plaza, which
was profusely decorated, as were also
most of the business houses along the
route. Thousands of yards of bunting
decorated the line of march, and the
ships in the harbor were alive with
streamers. The party were received by
a committee of citizens, including
Mayor Gum and General Eli H.
Murray. Gov. Markham, Senator FELTON,
and Governor Torres and staff, of Lower
California, joined in welcoming the pres
ident. AS the procession was passing
the military barracks on III street, ma
tional salute was fired. At one point the
procession passed through line of $500
gaily dressed school children, who show
cred President and Mrs. Harrison with
flowers. At the plaza addresses of well
come were made by Governor Markham,
Mayor Gum and Governor Torres, of
Lower California, which were responded
to by President Harrison, Secretary Rusk
and Postmaster-General Wanamaker.
The pavilion at the plaza where the ex-
ercises took place was beautiful mass
of flags and flowers, and it is said so
fine floral display was never before
seen in this vicinity. The chamber of
commerce presented a very handsome
souvenir invitation to the president and
Secretary Rusk. They were printed in
gold letters, on white satin in folio form.
The speech-making was followed by
general reception, during which about
one thousand persons shook hands with
the president. This was shortened in
order that the president might keep his
engagements elsewhere. The procession
was then reformed and escorted the
president and party to the train, which
left here promptly at IL o'clock for Riv-
erside and Pasadena. During his stay
here the president gave special receipt
ion to the Indiana colony.
At the plaza the president spoke in
part as follows:
"MR. MAYOR AND FELLOW CITIZENS
am in slavery to the railroad schedule,
and have but few moments longer to
tarry in your beautiful city. If there
WcT6 uO JULIET TGWdTU lOT OUR Journey
across the continent, we have seen today
about your magnificent harbor that
which would have repaid us ior all the
toil:of travel. I do not come to tell you
anything about California, for 1 have
already perceived in my intercourse with
Californians in the east, and during this
brief visit among you, that already you
know all about California. We shall
carry away most pleasant impression,
and shall wish for you all that you an
ticipate in your largest dreams for your
beautiful city, and that your harbor
may be full of foreign and coastwise
traffic; that it may not be long until
the passage of our naval and merchant
marine shall not be by the Horn, but
by the Nicaragua canal"
PRESIDENT DIAZ's COMPLIMENTS.
Governor Torres, of Lower California,
then said:
Mr.. President, wish to read you the
following dispatch which have received
from President Diaz 1T has come to
my knowledge that the president of the
United States shall visit San Diego on
the 23d inst, and l let you know it, so
that you may call to congratulate him
in my name and present him with my
compliments
The president responded: Governor
Torres, this message from the progress
sive and intelligent gentleman who pre-
sides over the destinies of our sister
republic, is most grateful to me. l
assure you that all our people, that the
government through all its constituted
authorities. entertain for President Diaz,
and for the chivalrous people over
which he presides, most friendly senti-
ments of respect. We covet, sir, your
good will and those mutual changes
which are profitable, and we hope the
two republics may forever dwell in
fraternal peace"
FROM SAN DIEGO TO RIVERSIDE.
RIVERSIDE, CAL, April 23.-The presi-
dental party arrived at Riverside this
afternoon after delightful trip from San
Diego. Short stops were made at
Oceanside, Santa Ana, Orange and at
South Riverside. The president re-
ceived cordial welcome at each
of these places, and expressed his
thanks in brief speeches omplimentary
to the people and their country. The
crowd at each of these places was
swelled by school children who pre-
sented the ladies of the party with
MOWERS.
At Santa Ana a reception took place
in floral pavilion surmounted with a
fine specimen of the American eagle.
PostmasterG Wanamaker made a
speech there.
The president left the train at South
Riverside for few minutes, and was
photographed standing on low plat
form, with his left hand resting against
tall column of block tin, mined and
manufactured in the immediate vicinity.
He congratulated the people on the de-
velopment of this important industry.
IN BEAUTIFUL RIVERSIDE.
The party was received at Riverside
with great enthusiasm. They lett the
train at Arlington station, six miles dis
tant, and drove to town in fower-be-
decked carriages, through continuous
lane OF orange groves and the celebrated
Magnolia avenue. On reaching the
high school they were received by large
crowd, including hundreds of children,
with waving flags.
BAD FRIGHT.
The president had just concluded a
brief address to the school children,
when the horses attached to the carriage
containing Secretary Rusk, Mrs. Harri-
son, and Mrs. Dimmick, took fright at