The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-18
ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI.
The Presidential Party on the
Way to Texas.
The People Turn Out All Along the Line
In Alabama and Tennessee and the
President and Other Members of the
Party'AIake Brief Speechcs-The Presi
dent VIII Take n Day of Rest In Calves
ton Sunday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 17.-TSpeciall
The elegant special bearing the Presi-
Dental party arrived here at s o'clock.
promptly on schedule time, after an all
night rup from birmingham, Ala, over
the Kansas City, Memphis and Birming-
ham road, across tho northern part of
Mississippi. No stops werc made in that
State, however, and only one incident
occurred,
AT Jasper, Ala, that town was illum-
mated with many bonfires in honor of
the President, and nearly $500 of the
inhabitants gathered at the station to
pay their respects. 1t was III o'clock
when the train reached there, and tho
President PoStmaster-General Wanna
maker and ladies of the party had re-
tired for the night. The people were
disappointed at not being able to see tho
President, but were gratiicd at being
allowed 10 pass through and inspect the
observation car, with numerous floral
offerings received in birmingham.
Brief speeches were made by George
w. Boyd and Russell Harrison.
This morning when the train reached
Bollevue station, seven miles from this
city, it was boarded by committee of
citizens from Memphis, headed by Z.
c. Graves, William IL. Moore and &. C.
Matthews. a number of ladies &C.
companied the party and presented Mrs.
Harrison and the other ladies of the
Presidents party with bouquets of La
France roses. Mayor l.. c. Clapp and
other municipal officers received the
President on his arrival in the city.
II trn III
militia, were gathered at the station and
cheered the President when he appeared
on the platform.
The party were Immediately assigned
to carriages which awaited them and
were driven up Main street to Mer-
chants Exchange, fronting on Court
square, which was massed with people.
The President was escorted up the
iron steps and introduced to the as
sembled crowd by Mayor Clapp, who
welcomed the President on behalf of
the city. President Harrison responded.
When the President had concluded
and the cheering had subsidized, loud
calls were made for Wanamaker. He
responded, and in 4 few we'll chosen re-
marks, referred in pleasing manner to
the prosperity of the South as evidently
increasing. lie was followed by Rusk.
gan, the President standing in the door
way welcoming handshakers The pub
lie reception was concluded abou, ii
o'clock and the party took their car
riages and were escorted to the Louis
Vile and Nashville depot, the train in
tho meantime having been transferred
there. Here another reception was held
by the entire party the large crowd
passing through the train.
number Of beautiful floral offerings
from private citizens were placed all
around the train. Governor Eagle and
Arkansas commissioners, who arrived
this morning met the party at the depot
and will act as the escort of the party TO
Little Rock. At l1:55 tho train passed
slowly down the incline to the immense
ferry boat of the Little Rock and Mem
phls road and at noon, amid the tremend-
GUS din OF whistles, tho boat moved
slowly from the shore and tho Presi-
DENTAL party was we'll on it's way to the
Arkansas capital. The President to-day
Informed the committee in charge Of
arrangements at Galveston that he pre-
ferred that there should be no demons
tration in that city on Sunday next, as
it is his desire to devote the whole day
to much needed rest. The review OF
school children arranged for that day
will therefore be abandoned.