The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-23

ATLANTA, Oct 22.-President Cleve-
land and his party of Cabinet officers ar
rived here promptly on schedule time.
Twenty thousand people were msssed in
the streets which converge at the Union
station. The carriages for the visitors
were grouped in front of the Markham
house. Mr.. Cleveland was greeted with
cheers when he stepped upon Georgia
soil. He was ushered into a carriage
drawn by four white horses. President
Charles Collier of the exposition and
Mayor King took seats beside him. Sec
retarIes Carlisle. Lamont, Herbert,
Smith, Wilson and Morton, with the lady
members OF their families and General
Passenger Agent Turk of the Southern
Railway. followed quickly in other car
riages, escorted by members of the Ex-
position Board of Directors. The party
were driven to the Aragon Hotel, the
President smiling and bowing as he
passed up the street.
The trip down was without special in
cident. DanviIie, Greensboro and Sails
bury, \. c., did not get a glimpse OF the
President, as he was not up when the
train passed. Charlotte was the first
town at which Mr.. Cleveland showed
himself The train stopped there Tor
twenty minutes, aud the President shook
hands with large proportion OF the four
thousand toWnspeople who had as
sem bled. Twelve hundred school
children marched past, and TWO or three
military companies were drawn up in
line. Spartan burg turned out five or ak
thousand strong to see the visitors
Greenville. ). c.. was reached at I1:30.
The President shook hands with all he
could get to, and be had a pleasant word
for the children. This programme was
kept up all down the line at Central,
Seneca, ToccOa, Ga., where the train
crossed the line into Georgia. and finally
at Gainesville.
Tonight at $50 the President and mem
bers OF the Cabinet were entertained at
dinner by Mayor King. The table was
in the design of the letter &C." Mayor
King sat IN the center OF the outer line,
with President Cleveland on his right
and Vice-President Stephenson on his
left Governor Atkinson OF Georgia sat
directly in front OF the Mayor, with Sec
retary Carlisle on mis- right and Secretary
Lamont on his lett. The other Secretaries
were in the immediate vicinity Of the
President and Vice-President. The din
ing-rOom was elaOorately decorated with
tropical plants and the national colors.
The dinner was intended to DO repre-
sentative, and the guests included the
State county and city officials, and the
Jury Of Awards at the exposition.
While the gentlemen were at dinner
the ladies Of the Cabinet party were the
guests OF Mra. Secretary Smith at the
Grand Opera-house witnessing the pro-
duction of ''1492."
There were no speeches at the dinner.
1t was expressly stipulated that there
should be nothing in the nature of toasts.
The only public utterance which Mr.
Cleveland expects to make will be the
address he expects to deliver tomorrow.
Tomorrow will be the greatest day at
the exposition. Atlanta is jammed with
visitors from all parts of the country,
but chiefly, OF course. from the adjoining
States. Business of all kinds will be sus-
pended. Mr.. Cleveland will leave the
hotel for the exposition at 1890 in The
morning. He will not have a military
escort, but will review the troops from
stand in front Of the Government build
ing. He will make his address from this
stand. He will see the Government build
ing first, and then all of the party will
have a lunch at the Piedmont Driving
Club. In the afternoon the guests Will
be escorted through all the buildings. In
the negro building there will be recep-
ton for that race.
AT midnight the party will leave for
w asbinpton,