The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-03
Secretary AIger and Several Cabinet
Members Joined the Presiden-
tiaI Party Last Night.
GEN. SHAFTER IS NOT TALKING
REFUSES TO BE DRAWN INTO CON-
TRovERsY WITH DIR. sENN.
Lively Times I'm the Long Island
Camp, Cleaning Up and Prepar-
ing for To-Day's Visit.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-President McKin-
ley and his party left the city at 1915
o'clock tonight for Camp Wkoff. With
the President were Vice President Hobart,
Col. Myr0n #. Herrick, of Cleveland; Maj
Webb G. Hayes. J. Addison Porter. secre-
tary to the President; Assistant Secretary
Cortelyou and William Mckinley Barber,
the Presidents nephew. After dinner was
served at the Manhattan Hotel the Presi-
dent went up stairs to the Transportation
Club rooms. which occupy the upper floor
of the hotel. and for an hour he held an
informal reception. Chauncey NJ. Depew
introduced the callers to the President. The
President will spend Sunday with Vice
President Hobart Mrs. Mckinley and Mrs.
Hobart, who did not go TO Camp Wikoff,
win leave for Paterson tomorrow.
The Presidents party arrived at Jersey
City over the Pennsylvania Railroad at
noon to-day He was met at the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad station by Vice President
and Mrs. Hobart. The party was driven to
the Manhattan HOTEL where they occupied
the state apartments While on its way to
the Flfth-avenue Hotel this afternoon the
carriage containing President Mckinley,
Vice President Hobart and Private Secre-
tary Porter met a detail of the Seventy
first New York Regiment escorting the re-
mains OF Corporals Shield and Immen, who
were killed in the charge of San Juan hill,
to the cemetery. With reverentiaI respect
the President and his party removed their
hats. The Presidents head was lowered
and he seemed to be deeply affected by the
spectacle. The Presidents carriage fol-
lowed the funeral eortege- q couple Of
blocks down Fifth avenue. below Twenty
third street, and then returned to the hctel
President Mckinley was on the balcony Of
tha Fifth-avenue Hotel tanning himself
with his hat when the naval reserves from
the Yankee passed. He jumped to his feet
and clapped his hands, and when the tars
presented arms bowed in answer to their
salute. The sailors were surprised and de-
lighted at being reviewed by the President
AIger Leaves to Meet the President
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.--Secretary Alger.
accompanied by Mrs. Alger, Commissary
General Egan and Senator Proctor, left
Washington this afternoon at 4 o'clock on
the congressional limited of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad for Jersey City. At that
point the party will take the government
ferry boat General Meigs s.nd be transported
to the Long Island Railroad terminus in
Brooklyn. A special train will be in wait
ing there with accommodations for Pres-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley and Secretary
Alger's party, and this train will start at
the proper hour during the night to arrive
at Camp Wikoff early tomorrow morning.
Secretary Gage was to be of Secretary
Alger's party. but decided at the last mo-
ment to remain in Washington until the
Goth. when he will go on a vacation of sew
eral weeks to Colorado and other Western
States. Senator Proctor after his return
from the camp will make a trip to Europe,
returning in season to be in Vermont when
the elections occur. Secretary Alger ex-
poets to return to Washington Sunday even
ing.
NEW YORK, Sept 2.-Secretary Of War
Alger, accompanied by Generals Corbin and
Enger. arrived in Jersey City tonight on
the Congressional limited. They were met
by Attorney General Griggs and several
others. The party walked to the Adams
Express pier, where they boarded the
steamer General Meigs for Long Island
City.