The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14
DAY At CHATTANOOGA
PRESIDENT AND PARTY REST IN
THE PRETTY TENNESSEE CITY.
Brief Reception in the Afternoon
Correspondents and Others Visit
Chickamauga Military Park.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June Batter
week Of travel sightseeing, speech-making
and social duties somewhat onerous though
pleasant in performance, President McKin-
ley, Mrs. Mckinley and the Cabinet Of
GERS had Sabbath Of rest. The heat
while intense, was more or less tempered
by northwesterly breeze which, however,
was not much in evidence in the railroad
station into which the train pulled from
Nashville just as day was breaking. The
run was made slowly purposely in order
that the President and his wife would not
be disturbed Immediately on their arrival
here. They breakfasted in their car and
Immediately after, much to the regret of
many prominent citizens who wished to
meet the chief executive in the morning
drove to the residence of Hon. H. Clay
Evans, United States commissioner of pen
sions. 1t was not the desire of the hos
pitable citizens of Chattanooga, however, in
any way to controvert the Presidents
wishes
At 1920 o'clock the President, accom-
panied by ex-Postmaster General Key and
Mr.. Evans went to the First Methodist
Church Mrs. Mckinley did not accompany
them. The pastor of the church, DR.. S. t.
Westhafer, preached from Genesis xxi, Il:
The general subject of the sermon was
TRANSPORTED Humanity" and no reference
whatever was made to the distinguished
guests in the sermon or service except that
the blessing of Providence was asked FOR
him and his administration in the opening
prayer. The church was crowded. and
many were unable to obtain admission.
At the close of the services the President
returned to Mr.. Evans's home. where he
quietly rested until about O'Clock when
the Mesdames Mckinley and Evans, the
President and commissioner drove to
Orchard Knob, one of the crucial points in
the battle of Missionary Ridge. They re-
turned in time for dinner, after which the
President gave a short reception in the
Read House. which commenced at 1880
y. m. The reception, owing to the sacred
yond twenty minutes AT O'Clock the
President went to the house of Capt II. S.
Chamberlain a personal friend, where he
remained a short time, afterwards going
again to Commissioner EVans's home,
whence he escorted Mrs. Mckinley to the
train.
Secretary of State Sherman did not at
tend divine services, but remained with his
daughter at the residence of w. NJ. Lasey,
whose wife is a. relative of the Sherman
family Mr.. Shermans daughter, Mrs. Nc
Cullom, was affected by the heat in Nash
vile last Friday and to-day has been quite
lndlsposed. Secretaries Alger and Wilson
attended the Second Presbyterian Church,
DR.. w. o. Trimble, pastor.
Secretary to the President Porter and
many of the presidential guests, together
with a large representation from the news
paper men, left at $40 by rail for Chicka-
manga Park, stopping at Lyle hill, where
a number of conveyances were in readiness
to take the party over the historic ground.
Gen. Charles Grosvenor of Ohio and Gen.
j. T. Wilder, of Johnson City, Tenn, ac-
companied the party. Both OF these gen.
tlemen bore distinguished parts in the bat
tie of Chickamauga and the other conflicts
which make Chattanooga and its enVirons
so great a factor in the history of the
civil war. Among the others were Col.
Xenophon Wheeler, Gen. Willard Warner
was reached the party alighted and General
Grosvenor, in brief and graphic address,
that fatefuI Sabbath. Returning to the
city, Lookout mountain was visited and
delightful afternoon was spent on that ele-
waited plateau.
There is absolutely nothing new to say
in regard to the Spanish mission, and as
this in a great measure includes the Cuban
question, no policy on the latter question
can be given. A gentleman close to the adj
ministration said to the Associated Press
correspondent: THE question of the Cuban
policy occupies the President day and
night. The situation is an embarrassing
though not an unusual one. / think l am
fully justified in saying that the offer of
the mission has not been officially made to
any one. Therefore, to say that General
Cox or any one else has declined it is not
true. OF course, you know that Mr.. Dawes,
of Chicago brought word from General
Cox that he was busy writing reminis-
cences, or rather history of his connec-
ton with the war, and for that and other
reasons was not willing to go. Here lies
the embarrassment. First-class men, prop
erly qualified and eminently htted for this
most important post, do not care to APP
pear in the light of an Interior choice. The
President feels that it is as much the duty
of the patriot to accept service to prevent
war as it is to enter an army for the pros
ecution of one. There is a possibility that
Mr.. Mckinley, will decide to select some
man. who, well known in his section and
to the appointing power as proper man
to succeed Minister Taylor, is not as well
known to the people or the politicians as
the men whose names have been suggested
in connection with this mission.
The presidential train pulled out between
10 and IL O'Clock tonight and went three
miles to Sherman's hill, where it remained
until the schedule time for leaving, the pur-
pose being to avoid the heat of the city.
The special train with the presidential TIA
a. m. for Asheville, where the day will be
spent.