The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16
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ATLANTA, Ga, Dec 15.-The Presi- dent of the United States boarded his special train at midnight tonight, after a famous t--o days in Atlanta. His visit here has been a history making event, and the results will be felt for wears to le The words of his fa- nous speech before the Georgia Legis- lature echoed through the banquet hall tonight In his opening remarks Hon. Clark Howell, the toastmaster of the oc- casion. read the joint resolutions adopt ed by those bodies to-day. The memo rable words of the President that had reference to the part of the North in caring for the Traves of the Confederate dead were cheered and cheered, and it was with difficulty that the toastmaster proceeded to the introduction of the guest of the evening. Before the Presi- dent was permitted to begin his speech there were three cheers and tigers, thriCe repeated, and it was with diff culty that the tOastmaster could quell the enthusiasm. The President was in a splendid humor and applauded the orchestral renditions of Dixie" as re- peatedly as he did those of Yankee Doodle" It was a noticeable fact that in all the gorgeous decoration of the banquet hall not one Confederate flag appeared.
 The Presidents train left the Union station shortly after midnight and is due in Tuskegee at o'clock Friday morning.
 The second day of the Atlanta Peace Jubilee opened auspiciously The feat ure of the day was the civic and mili- tary parade, which moved at noon The procession consisted of ten diyi- Eions, under command of Grand Mar shal A. J. West. Six thousand infan- try, 10000 school children. 400 carriages containing 1900 people, 1000 members of secret orders, 800 Confederate veterans under command of General Joe Wheel CT, 1000 laboring men, 100 officers and marshals, twelve bands, 100 Grand Army men, a squad of policemen, 200 mounted police, members of the Young Mems Christian Association and minis ters of the Evangelical Association. members of the Atlanta Fire Depart ment and representatives of 800 civic organizations from all parts of the South took part in the parade.
 The President and other distin- guished guests in carriages were at the head of the pageant. They were es- corted by the Third New Jersey and Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers. who came over from their winter camp at Athens. The me narcnlnS or these two regiments, under command of Brigadier General William c. Otis. as they swung into Peace street. under the Jubilee arch, caught the thousands who packed the downtown streets and was a source of much qualification to Governor Voorhees of New Jersey. The President was compelled to bow almost continuously to the people on the crowded sidewalks A roar of welcome denoted the position of General Joe Wheeler and his band of cavalrymen. civil war and the war with Spain.
 The President was driven to the Az ricultural building of the Exposition. known as the Auditorium. Seven thou sand persons rose from their seats as the chief executive entered the Audi torium The band played "The Star Spangled Banner" amid considerable applause, but when the strains of Dixie" filled the building. the crowd went wild President Mckinley stood up and waved his hat above his head.
 In his speech the President paid this pretty tribute to the South:
 This Government has proved itself in- vincibe in the recent war, and out of it has come a nation which will remain in- vincibe forevermore.
 No worthier contributions have been made in patriotism and intelligence than by the people of the Southern States. 1ntrusted with the able leadership of men dear to them, who had marched with their fathers under another flag, now lighting under the old flag again, they