Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-11
M'KINLEY OFF FOR OMAHA
President Boards the Special Train for Great
Peace Jubilee.
DUE TO ARRIVE HERE THIS EVENING
Gate City of the West the Mecca for
the Chief Executive, His Cab
met nnd other Prom
inent Pcopie.

CANTON, O., Oct. 1O.-President McKin-
ley boarded the Omaha special at 9:2o to-
night and will reach Chicago at o'clock
tomorrow morning, leaving an hour later on
the Northwestern road. Mrs. Mckinley re-
mained in Canton, but will join the presi-
dent at Chicago in time for the peace jubi-
lee. The members OF the party on the
Pennsylvania special are the president,
Secretary Bliss, Secretary Wilson, Assistant
Secretary Of War Meiklejohn, Secretary
John Addison Porter and Assistant Secre-
tary John b. Cortelyou. Postmaster Gen
eral Smith and Secretary Gage are expected
to join the party at Omaha. Governor Shaw
of Iowa and his staff will take the train at
Clinton, Ia, in order to be present at the
exposition on Wednesday. Presidents day.
The special car Campania, in which the
presidential party came to Canton Sunday,
which has been on the siding at the Pennsyl-
vanfa station since, was attached to the
special train carrying the members of the
cabinet and other officials from Washington
to the exposition at 9:24 tonight.
Before going to the station the president
greeted relatives and near friends who called
at the Barber home. Soon after $3.50 o'clock
the president was driven to the station and
Immediately entered the car, where he
smoked a cigar and visited with several
friends who had accompanied him, until the
train arrived. His nephew, James Mckinley.
Just home from Porto Rico, where he was
an orderly with General Henry, accom-
panied the president to Omaha. Mrs. Nc
Kinreys cousin, w. A. Goodman of Chi
cago went to that city on the special train.
There was a large crowd at the depot to see
| the president start and their respectful
greetings with uncovered heads were ac-
L. lodi hv MI smile from the
president Mrs. Mckinley will remain here
at least until Wednesday, when she goes to
Chicago whittier she will be accompanied
by Major Webb Hayes and Mrs. McWillams.
Trains Leave Washington.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-The Washington
official party which is to attend the Trans
mississippi Exposition started today, going
by two separate trains over the Pennsylvania
| and Baltimore G. Ohio railroads. Their
| itineraries are so arranged that the two
parties will arrive in Chicago and later at
/ Omaha close to each other. The presiden-
! tial party left over the Pennsylvania road
! at 9 o'clock. The train was a handsome
| one of four cars, including the sleepers So
crates and Dromio, the dining car Gilsey and
| the combination car Brutus. At Canton,
where the train is scheduled to arrive at
9:1O tonight, the Campania, with President
Mckinley, will be attached. The party is
| scheduled to arrive in Chicago at o'clock
| tomorrow morning
! From the Baltimore & Ohio station the
other train left few minutes after o'clock.
| Aboard it were General Miles and other army
| officers, the members of the diplomatic corps
| and the representatives OF the press. The
| train was made up of a combination car,
| the sleepers Potosi, Hector and Kara, din
| ing car and also private car.
| WHEELING, W. Va. Oct. 10.-The Balti-
more & Ohio special bearing General Miles,
| Senator Thurston, the Chinese. Brazilian and
! Korean ministers and many other distin-
! guished personages, bound for the Omaha
| Peace Jubilee, reached the Ohio river and
Wheeling at o'clock this evening, and after
a stop Of half an hour proceeded westward.
Slight Delay.
| CAMBRIDGE, O., Oct. 10.-(Special Tele-
gram. lowing to small wreck west of
Cambridge it has been necessary to make a
detour to Newark, o. This will probably
delay the train into Chicago an hour, a.
schedule time Is to leave at s O'Clock Tues
day morning There is no doubt that the
train will reach Chicago in time to get out
on schedule. The personnel of the party
| is the same as sent out by the Associated
Press last night. Speeches have been made by
by General Miles, Senator Thurston, the
Chinese minister and Senor Quesala OF the
Cuban legation. Enthusiastic crowds were
| in attendance at Grafton, Cambridge and
other points along the line of the Baltimore
& Ohio. General Miles has consented to
speak on Army and Navy day, while Minis
ter WI Of China will speak on Civil Govern