The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-06

Of st. Louis. but for the guidance Of any com
munity. which may undertake a similar prol.
ect. There was not n hitch in the programme
at st, Louis. There were enormous crowds
and thore was not q blockade. nor q starnPede,
nor was there any ostentatious displog Of i9rce
Louis i1Sa 0 ne Re;ceetlo ,ST co mn N boarded the
the members OF the Presidents party badges
Of plain white ribbon, iringed q the bottom 10
SS ~ and IN qi HoH Is : the 1T %4sd usS SSss had sdd bs ses
from the possession OF any not entitled 70
guests got them. These badges. were hon
ored wherever presented At the places where
the guests. When the train reached the CITY
sageway. known locally as the Midway; ofths
answered the call of the map in charge VI them
u proper order and pr9mntly. The escort and
the procession OF carriages paraded q consid-
cradle distance through the streets, TO the
Southern Hotel, where the Presidents party
any show of force. The people along the side
walks and In the streets we're as orderly as
those who thronged the windows and door
lust before the entrance Of the hotel was
reached, the escort divided and the carriages
passed between the lines to the door OF the
sion then taking up. the line, OF march and
passing in review before the President, who
The hotel had been cleared OF people for the
day. the permanent or regular guests being
pr S6s co with tT pssis cS and p 70 eeaS,S t MS9 b 10
all the doors. They allowed no one to pass
they didn't bully the peoplo they were Obliged
to rebuff. When the President held hand
s sssbfs x FsSe Tst N >. Ct o the d foot Of III The o sssi n s she
again. Cleared o. svcrybodS who did not he
There were great crowds OF people at st.
Louis. but the President was permitted to go
s%SnE sfG small Ips si. as he sn had q s sSs 6 SmSPs f sse
position. without fear on the part Of the pub
lie authorities that the people would behave
In Chicago. on the other hand. the police
thrust hemselyesinto prominence everywhere.
4 4 o band Of plain p,ain- Sh tbs'r men wsv that tn . Looked c0RSs tiae
stood in front OF the private house whore the
President stopped. with their glossy silk hats
toned. and their big feet and heavy shoes call
ing attention at every change q position to
shsig S SSiiliRf6 BY and nfle ths p %ttIsades Of Of th soui PGrSSse
indifferencs. they sought to conceal. Az, well
surround Machiayelli with a halo and label
the President whenever he stirred outdoors
and surr2Sqnded him whenever he sat doy1 in
alter day IN c UnSpf 1cesS p Do in the the I pa-
pers all the details Of the police preparations
to guard the President; a. though he wore the
dent's departure, from one place. and fifty
m msny 20 as see g hu ms SaYs msn q e a atfshd hi Gn ins sosn as
or his outgoing o~therwhere. Details were
given, of both the uniformed and civilian clad
place or to attend him when there. In Chi
cago. only was an indication given that the
Of i The pso PIE whom whom Ii his 0 fellow Citizens iasa " Wo Shi
as one OF themselves and hold in honor
II the place to which they had elected him. To
that the orderly people Of the place feared that
the precautions of the police were taken with
One Of the things that impressed p~artiou-
laYly. the Cabinet Ministers' wives who were
the train, Mrs. Gage aud Mrs. Smith; was
President every time he went to the car plat
form and often before he showed himself to the
lion, and the hearty cheers that the people
gave when either the President or the Minis
ters said something which they particularly
ear. 1t was quite as interesting for the women
as for the men to observe the people of the dif-
.frenm ssenlSas a. 81 the f5esf ef SsHld5tsTs avid Rf.i Under the
And the Cabinet women were certainly Of
much interest to the women who came out to
to them. The papers along the way
were at pains to get the named, Of the women
sal tSe Of ff eettiSe aboard SsIsdYi t Rst t GMins ss &c sns 1 aie,
local reporters were busyI1thoy couldn't A.
SaSf ses thiaSs Miss sfss' BIiss" W was Sa on re eRe teaInn
her father. Secretary Bliss. And Miss
who was along, figured in these papers
young woman; and Miss Wilson. THE infant
arms to look over the Presidents
head while, he was holding a n impromptu re-
The movement Of a special train like the
Presidents, which is TO stop not only at places
which are down on the schedule at the begin
many others, requires considerable attention
IN the. part of the railroad men. The Penn
AXE general Charge Of It all the way around.
had with him a complete Pullman crew. under
SHY of taking any thought whatever Of their
condition, from the time they boarded the
rain at Washington or elsewhere until they
were back at the capital, no matter where the
heir entertainment might be. The train con-
iuctor changed according to the practices OF
he roads over which the train ran. and it was
change OF road some executive officer Of the
lew line usually cotton the train and accom-
resh orders for the movement or stopping OF
he train were decided upon, they had to be, at
Considerable is written about telegraphiDg
rom m moving trains, but any one interested
Fil find ind that nat m most tSt, OF it !, Y 20 on paper. SO far as
hat neediul messages are flung of at the sig !
lal towers where they are picked up and for |
yarded by the operator. as had to be done sew |
,ral times from the Presidential train.
The menus for the Presidents trip were spe-
tally, prepared. The cards were printed In
York before the start. but the dishes var
ed with the location OF tho train. prairie cniok- |
N coming on when the Ugh section of country
vas reached, and oysters vanishing when too
ar in the interior for them to be good. to re-
urn as soon as the train got ba TX to the ooun-
ry OF their excellence. So the fish varied
rom salt water to fresh water kinds. Tho
roper orders had been sent out from New
lork when the menus were decided upon, and
he materials came aboard upon the arrival OF
train ut the designated points.
1t would be invidious discrimination, having
or the Presidents visit not to say n word OF
he Presidents entertainment by the Omaha
Ilub at Omaha. Although in a city of only
10000 population, or thereabouts. the club
would be a credit TO flourishing clubs In
he larger cities of the East. Its appointments
yere all that could be desired, and the enter
ainment of the President could not have been
was a surprise to strangers to Omaha,
were ut pains to felcitate the members
lpon their establishment. 1t was a fortuitous
ircumstance that the club was in position TO
~ntertain the President. as the hotels OF the
ity could offer nothing in comparison to It,
nd by going, there the President was enabled