The times., 1897-10-29
GOING TO HIS OHIO HOME
The President Leaves Washing
ton To-Day to Vote In Canton.
WILL ISSUE A PROCLAMATION
The Date for Thanksgiving OF
servanees VIII Be Announced Be-
fore He Departs-The Presideht
aud Mrs. Mckinley Receive Mem
hers III Missionary Society.

The Thanksgiving proclamation Of the
President win be issued today in view of
hia going away this afternoon to vote III
the Ohio election. II was deemed ad-
vis;lble tc do this to let the people know
as sO1n AS possible the real causes of the
current PROSPERITY alu as 1t was ikeIy
that the President would not return for
some time yet.
A great many OF the department clerks
will probably -egard this act OF the PreSl-
dent rs az object lesson in practical politics
which win stimulate their zeal also TO 60
home and cast ballot where it viii DO
the most good.
TIE President VIII be accompanied by
Mrs. Mckinley, his secretary, Mr.. j. Adj
olson Porter; the executive clerk of the
White HOUSE, ana Mrs McKinley's maid.
The news that the President was going
away occasionea q very large attendance
in tie White House lobby. Among the
callers Were the Secretary of the Navy and
the Secrctiry or War Both Of these gentle
men had conferences with the Chief NagiS-
trate, as they are going away OF personal
and official business The departure of the
President ard two OF the Cabinet Officers
indicates that the Spanish question has
been settled 10 the satisfaction OF the Ad-
,ninistraiun. AT least, it Goes not appear
10 require any further immediate attention.
other callers were Reprea e ltatives Glib
son and Richardson, Senator Mcbride, Of
oregon anu eX-Secretary OF state John
W. Foster The ladies OF the National
Home and Foreign Missionary Society Of
la 3 fsftr in, on InH
upon the President and mis- wife by ap-
pointmeEt. II waa just O'Clock when
the delegation. headed by Mrs. Clinton r..
Fiske, tie president OF the orgamza tiou
ana the secretary, Mrs. r. S. Rust, filed
into the green rooIn, where the President
and Mrs. Mckinley received them. Mrs.
Mckinley looked charming in a robe OF
black velvet and chatted plea sanity for
Some time with the ladies Of the society,
of which the Presidents wife rs an
honored member. Mr. Mckinley being L
Methodist appreciated the work which
has been done by the ladies' sirice the
| church was IN its infancy and gave each
caller a regulation Methodist hand shake
Louis Redwine, the enbeZZler from an
Atlanta bank, who has served six years al
the Columbus pententiary, was pardoned
Yesterday by the President.
The President has been visited by Charles
| Emory Smith and others of a committee
| to attend the meeting OF the New England
Society o. Pennsylvania. He VIII attend
1 IL possible
The White House police have instructions
that beginning next Monday they viii be
| obliged 10 wear dress coats, white gloves
| standing collars and black ties.
john E. StiIlman has been appointed
| collector nf customs at Pensacola and r. L.
| Scarlet as surveyor general OF Florida
Chief Waiter Wells, Of the White House
was made happy yesterday by the coafirna
ti0n OF the news of the s., 600 legacy left
him 10y the late George NJ. Pullman. Nj
| Wells WAS for some years in the official ant
| private service OF Mr.. Pullman at Chicago
| Three Years agn he was given his nresen:
position. He has been a confidentia
friend OF Mr. Pullman, and his friends ar,
congratn!ating him on the pleasant aC
acknowledgement OF his services b. his o.t
| friend.