The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-28
SLIPPED UP ON THEM.
Mckinley Arrives IN Cleveland Too Early and
Misses Grand Display.
terest.

Cleveland, O., Aug. 27.-Presfdent Nc
Kinley surprised th4 people of Cleveland
by his arrival from Buffalo today. He
Will remain until next Wednesday. The
reception of the president was not as
elaborate as had baan planned. There
was no presidential salute fired by the
naval reserves from The revenue cutter
Andrew johnson, the whistles of steam
craft did not belch forth in deafening
sound in Distance and the flags did not
fiutter in homer of his coming. There
was an absence of all ceremony that had
been planml1 on an elaborate scale. 1t
was hacking because THE presidential par
ty arrived in Cleveland several hours
ahead of schedule time, or rathar the time
anticipated by those who had planned the
local reception.
The Commanche, which brought the
presidential party from Buffs1o, arrlye d
inside of the Cleveland harbor at 2:30
O'Clock. There she lay at anchor until Il
O'Clock when She steamed into the inner
harbor and made fast at the dock.
President Mckinley was especially vol
uible in hts demeanor. Tie talked of the
Grand Army of i.lfe Republic Buffalo en-
campment, which he pronounced to be
The large5,t in its history, and spoke high
ly of the manner in which the people of
Buffalo had handled the enca mpmenr
In response to an inquiry as to prosperity
aS gathered from his trip across the con-
tinent, he said:
You had better ask business men.
They ca give you a, ter IDEA than L."
AT $50 a carria ge came to the dock and
tho party left .he Comanohe. The crowd
had scarcely increased in size since the
Comanche arrived at the dock. The e
were scarcely $50 people present. The
president had decided to spend the day
at Mr.. Hanr2ts house. Tine naval re-
serves. however, were determined mo-. to
he fllzO tod Nlc n ~
The Andrew Johnson accordingly steamed
out inlo THE lake off Mr.. Hanna's resi-
dence and after firing tWenty-one guns
retuursd to the harbor.
Those who came from Buffalo on the
| Comanche We're President and Mrs. Nc
| Kinley, Secretary and Mrs. Alger, Miss
| Alger. Frederick Alger, Senator Hanna,
| Col. 4. M, Herrick, H. M Hanna and
| William Chisholm. Vice-President and
| Mrs. Hobart will not come to Cleveland
AS a sort of compensation to the people
| who had prepared to greet the presi-
| dent on his arrival this morning it was
| determined to hold public reception
at 2 D. m. at the Hollenden Hotel. The
president and Senator Hanna regret that
there should have been any disappoint-
ment. The former said in this connec-
tion:
81 did not know a single Arrangement
had been made for a reception of any
thing of the kind until our party had
reached the house this morning."
Senator Hanna said he received sew
eral kilograms in Buffalo yesterday ask
ing him what time the presid= MT would
arrive in Cleveland and to all of them he
replied he did not know, forev rything
would determine upon th+ weather. Tt
stated what time the president would
come by boat until he went on board
| the yacht. Mr.. Hanna said he discour-
| aged public demonstration for thesvery
| reason that it could not be definitely
! stated what time thep resident would
reach Cleveland. The intention was tic
surprise the president ard no one on the
yacht knsw anything about 1t.