Evening star., 1898-12-17
IT WAS 4 SPLENDID SPECTACLE
Cities Vie With Each Other in
Doing the Honors.
GOSSIP OF THE TRIP
Special From a Staff Correspondent.

the troops. The sight was most inspiring.
The day was cloudy, but the sun came out
occasionally, rejecting brilliantly from
thousands of steel bayonets in front of the
President, who stood upon reviewing
stand with General Kiefer, commanding
the corps.
Generals Shafter and Lawton and men,
bers of the cabinet all pronounced the scene
one to be ever remembered. The President
expressed his great pleasure
In the center of the big field is a monu-
ment to the confederate dead; a soldier in
gray, at parade rest, adorning the top.
Another incident that the I'd South
Carolina Regiment headed the parade This
regiment was the first organized by the
confederate states and played a ConSpicu-
Gus part in the battles Of Virginia. 1t was
in kershaw's brigade. The regiment has
been in existence ever since the war. Every
man in it was the son of a confederate
soldier. Twelve regiments of infantry and
artillery made up the parade. Some of the
artillery was in the Porto R1Can campaign.
The presidential party is being splendldly
cared for. The arrangements so far have
been the best of the trip. From now until
tomorrow night will be devoted to social af-
fairs. Tonight there will be a banquet at
the Desoto Hotel
Savannah's Ambition.
The people here declare that no southern
city shall surpass Savannah in its enter
talnment of the President and his party,
and everything indicates that this promise
will be carried out.
Atlanta warmed up on the second day;
Tuskegee was perfect Montgomery did
splendidIy. When the President appeared
at the Alabama state house whltes and
blacks yelled themselves hoarse and small
flags fiuttered from thousands of hands.
Mrs. Mckinley did not go TO the state
dence streets of the former confederate
capital. Every house was gally decoraled.
The nags and bunting had backgrounds OF
green palm trees, apundant IN every direc-
ton. Mrs. Mckinley Is enjoying the south
ern tour as much as the PRESIDENT.
One of the most singular condolences of
the Trip is that the engine which pulled
the tram out OF montgomery last night was
Inc same which puiieu the tunefat tram
bearing the remains of Jeff. DAVIS from
Montgomery to Atlanta on the way to
Richmond. This is vouched for by raIlroad
ofhclais The same conductor who went
from Montgomery to Atlanta with the Davis
funeral train also had charge of President
Mchlnley's tram. That was tive years ago,
and the old engine then moved slowly. Last
night it fairly leaped, if fired with graf
1tude at the fact of d reunited country and
at carrying behind it the man who has done
more than any other to make that reunion
complete. 1t almost seemed to possess life.
LawtOn Becoming an Orator.
General Lawton is becoming a speaker.
w hen called on at Atlanta he spoke about
SIX words; at Tuskegee he uttered about
eight, and at Montgomery he surpassed
that by the noted epigrammatic statement,
i am not an orator; am soldier | am
not hero; l am only regular General
Lawton has not been neglected on this trip,
but most Of the attention has been bestowed
hat
soldier hero of Santiago could excite great
enthusiasm but for his modesty When he
is calied on for speech he bushes like a
school girl.
Secretary Wilson was left at Tnskepee
yesterday, and was picked up on the re-
turn trip. He became Interested in the
cultivation of the farm, in fine Jerseys and
lat pigs, and forgot all about the time for
the train to leave. Somebody sent him n
telegram that if he would return all would
be forgiven
Whenever there is talk of farming, of
raising cattle and sheep, making butter and
studying botany, the Secretary is in his
element. Prof. Carver the leading pro-
fessor of agriculture at the Tuskegee In
stitute' is one of the few colored men edu-
Gated and graduated at the Iowa college
with which Secretary Wilson was so long
connected.
Carver is a remarkable man." said the
Secretary, 'and has the good of his race at
heart. When he came to me to enter col
1ege he told me that he wanted to study
agriculture for the benefit of his race. 1
secured his admission to the college, al
though he was the only colored boy there.
During his course 1 found that he had re-
markable talent for painting. He devel-
oped the talent while studying and could
paint the best picture 1 ever saw. After
he finished 1 asked him why he did not be-
come a painter, as he could make fortune
and fame for himself He steadily ad-
hered to his idea of teaching his race scien-
tific agriculture.
"Abouf that time Rocker washinpton uas
locking for a professor of agriculture and
concluded that he would have to get a
white man, as he knew of no colored man
for the place. l recommended Carver and
he is satisfied with his position. He is not
only one of the most valuable men in the
college, but has been of widespread benefit
to the colored farmers of that section Of
Alabama.
He began to lecture to the colored farm
ers on how to cultivate the soil as to get
the most out of 1t. Some of the white peo-
pie thought he was propagating politics.
and at one of his meetings several white
men hid themselves and listened to what
he was saying. They heard so much COM
mon sense that they invited him to talk to
them, and he often does this, affording
pleasure and profit.
AIabamn's Treatment of the Negro.
In the treatment of the colored people
Alabama stands foremost in the south.
Four or five colored colleges are provided
eral in his ideas about educating colored
children.
II talked to the colored people down here
some time ago about enriching the red hills
and barren soil of the south. l told them to
plant clover and raise sheep and cattle.
The trouble is that too many dogs are kept
and too few sheep. ihe cost of feeding one
dog would raise two sheep or one hog This
country raises too few sheep. There is al
ways demand in New York for lambs, and
We bring sheep into the United States from
foreign countries. Why this? Thousands
of acres of idle ground belonging to south
| ern farmers could be made to produce mill
lions of dollars by sheep raising. Plant the
impoverished ground in clover feed sheep
and cattle on it, and at the same time the
| ground will be enriched by the clover.
What about sheep-killing dogs? A high
| fence will keep them out, and if that
doesn't, use shot guns. like we do in Iowa
Keep Out of Politics.
| Il am one man who believes that the