San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-20
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away would soon be kept at nome and
worked up into marketable goods. He
spoke of the pride of America" the free
system Of our government, and the free
system of public school education; spoke
of Texas and its ownership OF. the public
school lands and public school fund.
public schools are the pride and
safety Of d., our 5o, states eoi In the
dren attend the free schools, and our chill
dren are fitted to govern themselves when
we lay down the reins of government.
The safety of the state depends upon the
good order and intelligence OF its citizens.
After that is secured commerce and man
ufautures can go on, not before, ana
when the church of God and the institu-
tions of religion are revered and respect
ed" He thanked the people, the officers
and the governor for the reception.
TheWashington theatre band played and
then Mr.. C. w. Ogden introduced POST
master Generl Wannamaker, who made
very pleasing, speech, containing many
pleasure Of his visit to this great state. 1t
seemed to him half their time had been
consumed in travelling through Tex
as. Texas looks different than in
pictures. Texans do everything on
| grand scale. You even have to get up
early in the morning to walk around
your governor. Uncle Jerry. Rusk, the
secretary of the agricultural department,
/ is soon to be given charge OF the weather
| bereau. No doubt this rainy day was
| given him and the president to show
| them what you can do in the way of big
rain. He spoke of the postal system, SAID
Texas had goteverythings she had askedfor
and would get all in the future she want
| ed. / will plant poStoffces, like RusiS
i plants pumpkins, and they grow finely in
Texas. Our visit teaches us great deal
of the south and we will never forget 1t.
| He alluded to the manufactures, the
farming interests, and Of the schemes OF
the department for the public good.
Said we would soon have
postal telegraph system, and the gov
| eminent. would hire the telegraph lines,
| also hoped to see postal savings banks,
safe and secure for all classes, in the near
| future, and he was now carrying out the
presidents scheme of closer postal re-
lations with all countries.
Cries for Rusk brought General Stanley
orth. who introduced him. Uncle
fiery" said he was glad to meet
| the citizens even in the rain.
He liked Texas so well that he
| wanted to visit us again. Spoke of our
| splendid soil, and said that all the farmers
| wanted now was better facilities to carry
| their stuff to market He would not de-
tain them long. The President draws the
l crowd. Wanamaker entertains them and L
disperse them.
Governor Hogg then made a
few remarks, in response to re-
| peated calls and then the crowd, one by
one, passed the guard of the Belknap
/ Rifles and shook hands with the PreSi-
I dent.
! After this was ended a short drive
! down Commerce street cut to Main
l plaza and up to Governme Hill
L was made and at twelve o'clock
the party re-entered the train and pro-
4 ceeded on their journey. The next stop
will be in Ell Paso. Ten minutes each win
be given at Tucson and Yuma, Arizona,
ana from O'Clock p. IN. to a. m. at Los
Angeles, Cal. San Diego, Riverside, Pas
adena. and Santa Barbara, Cal, will be
visited in order, an all night stop to be
made in Pasadena. ..
I The party consists of President Har-
rison and wife, his son Russell b. Harri-
| son and wife, his daughter Mrs. Mckee.
his niece Mrs. Dimmick, Postmaster Gen
eral John Wannamaker, Secretary of
Agriculture Jeremiah Rusk, United
States Marshal District of Columbia D.
M. Ramsdale, in charge of the party.
Major j. p. Sanger, of the regular army,
the preSi! ents acting aide; Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. w. Boyd, Mr.. b. being the
A. G. A. r. of the Pennsylvania
railway, and in charge of the party, and
| their press representatives, A. j. Clark,
Associated Press; o. p. Austin. Press
| News: and X. V. Oulihan, United Press
Mr.. E. f. Tibbott, the presidents priva's
sten0grapher, also accompanies the
! party.
| The ladies were received by Mrs. STAN
ley and Mrs. A. j. Dignowity and re-
| manned in their car until 10 o'clock, when
| they were taken in carriages to the Grand
| opera house, where they occupied a box.
| The mayors OF. Uvalde, Eagle Pass,
| Laredo and Austin were at the opera
house and paid their respects.
Stenogragher Tibbott says this is the
| first bad weather they have encountered
since leaving Washington last Monday at
| midnight. Nothing eventful occurred
on the way here from Galveston. They
pasSedHouston at am. and saw nobody.
Southern Pacific Conductor j. X
Lyons, the popular passenger man, report
ed to the dispatcher's Office, The train
left Houston at 230 this morning, making
the PIG miles between Houston and here
In 8 hours and 80 minutes. Engineer
Walter Jorden kept the engine, 672 which
before the rain, was most magnifcently
decorated, up to good time. He reports
he first rain at Columbus, where it had
been raining all night and hard, the train
running.through dry country until reach
ing that city at 4 a. m. Crowds, after
daylight, were gathered at the depots
along Seguin, Luling and other points,
but tho train stopped nowhere except at
an occasional water tank.
When the gentlemen of the party left
the train 1T was backed up into the round
house yards, where the ladies of the party
prepared themselves and left in hacks
about ten o'clock for the reception at the
opera house. The train, which consists
Of the baggage, Aztlan; the dining car,
Coronado; the sleeper, New Zealand; the
compartment car, Ideal; and the observa-
tion car, Vacuna, is one of the finest vesti-
buled trains ever seen here. 1t has all OF
the modern and most improved con-
veniences. The observation and