The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-14
GEN, WHEELER WITH HIN
WILL REACH ATLANTA AT S
O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
A WEEKS TRIP THaouGH THE SOU
Preparations at Atlanta for Welcoming her Dis
tingu' shed Guests JubiIee y i'll b. First
Demonstration Of ITS Character
in 1ou,h fr fty Years
in 9ou'h fr FIfty Years

Washington, Dec 13.-The President
and party left Washington at o'clock
this afternoon over the Southern Rail
way for weeks trip through the
South the primary object being to attend
the peace jubilee to be held in Atlanta.
Ga. on Wednesday and Thursday Of this
week. The train will arrive i'll Atlanta
at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. The fol-
lowing persons comprise the party:
The President and Mrs. Mckinley.
Secretary and Mrs Gage, Secretary and
Mrs. Alger, Secretary and Miss Long.
Postmaster General and Mrs. Smith.
Secretary and Miss wilson. Secretary
and Mrs Porter. Assistant Secretary
Cortelyou, General Joseph Wheeler Miss
Wheeler. General Henry W. Lawton
Nrrs Lawton. Captain l. c. Scherer
Mr. Adelbert s. Hay. Mr.. B. f. Barnes
nnd a number of newspaper correspond
ents.
The Presidents train, which was ex.
ceptionably fine in all Of its appointments
was under the immediate direction OF
Col. T.. S. Brown. general agent of the
Southern Railway Comnanv. The fol-
lowing is the onicial itinerary:
Tuesday. Dee. 13.-I,eave WASHINGTON
Eastern time) , n. M: leave Charlotts-
vile 5:15 y. m; leave Lynchburg I:OS
p. m: leave Charlotte 1:03 q. m.
Arrive Atlanta (Contral timel s n. M.
Wednesday and Thursday, December
18th and 18th, at Atlanta.
<Fridav, December 1Gth--Ieavc Atlai.
tn Central timcl 1901 n. M: arrive Tus-
keegee y. m: arrive Montgomery 2:45
\
Saturday. Dec 17.-Arrive Savannah
Central tine) .. NJ.
Sunday. Dee 1S-At Savannah.
Nordov. Dee. 19-Leave Savannah
Central tiroel 1901 a. M: arrive Macon
(rnion stationl $40 n. M: leave Macon
II 90 A. m arrive A,,-',~+~ " ." m. i:
leave Augusta Eastern timnl 1890 n, m. !;
leave Columbia eastern time) 1890 p-
m.
Tuesday. Dec. 9n-Teave Chorlotte
T9astprn tircol 1:3O a. m: loove Char
lottoeville 500 a. M; arrive Washington
1870 a. M
GEN. WHEELER'S BRIEF SPEECH
charlottesville Va. Dec l3.-The
Presidential party on the sneciaI train
Of the Southern Railway arrived here at
5:f5 p. m. on its way to Atlanta. No
demonstration had marked the Presi-
dent's progress up to this noint.
During the stop the President shook
hands with citizens
In resnOnSe to repeated calls for Gen
pral Wheeler. that officer apreored and
was introduced hv the President. In
r"enonsa to shouts for Il speech. Cen
eral Wheeler said:
SIT gives me oreat rleaeura to come
here and to have had the honor of being
invited hy the President to 90 with him
on this tour of the Southern Stqtos. |
am very glad that no is taking this
journey. / want the President to know
the feplin0S in the ha"rtS of tho SOuth-
o"n roonle. want him to know and
the efforts rho peorle are ma king to
rendnr themselves @oood citizens and
to bring honor TO orr common country :"
Tho train then pulled out amid more
cheering.
STORT STOP AT LYNCHBURG.
Iynchbure. Va, Dee. 13 The mag
nifcent Residential train pulled into the
union station little after Z o'clock to-
ni"ht and stopped only three or four min
utes. Although it was after dark and
very cold, crowd of hundreds surged
along the sides Of the cars to GET n
0limrse Of the President 1t was not un-
til the last car pulled through that he
was sighted on the rear platform. how
ing to the cheering assemhlage. There
was not little disappointment. as It
wos honed that the President would
maFe a brief speech.
PREPARATIONS AT ATLANTA.