The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-30
M'KINLEY IN CLEVELAND
HIS TRIP THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA
WAS ONE LONG OVATION.
Senator Hanna Is Expected to Join
the Party, Which Is Now in
Good Health.

CLEVELAND. O., Aug. 29.-The train
bearing President Mckinley and party ar
rived in Cleveland at 5:45 p. m. The presi-
Dental party left the train at the Euclid
avenue station and were driven directly to
the residence of Colonel Myron T. Herrick,
on Cedar Heights. There was a small crowd
at the station, the hour of the Presidents
arrival not being generally known The
President will probably remain in Cleveland
a week and will visit Canton one day during
his stay in this city.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley passed
restful night at Somerset, Pa They rose
early and wished their visit could be pro-
longed. The Presidents visit has been
comparatively quiet one, such as a rest
seeker might wish for. There were but two
callers until this morning, when the eager
ness to embrace an opportunity was given
rein and hundred people gathered in front
of the Mckinley home for a handshake
Many carried kodaks with which to snap
the chief executive and some of the women
armfuls of little babies whose hands
they wished to lay in that of the President.
The President evidently wished to avoid
anything like reception and he sat on the
side porch smoking. Coming to the front
porch he shook hands with those gathered
there. When the crowd had gone the Presi-
dent noticed sitting on a bench at the outer
edge of the pavement two aged farmers
who had come in to see him. He beckoned
to them and met them half way down the
steps for handshake.
The presidential party, consisting of the
President and Mrs Mckinley, Assistant
Secretary Cortelyou and Major Webb,
left here on a special train at II O'Clock
for Johnstown, from where they will
tinue their trip westward. Mr.. Abner Me-
Kinley accompanied the party to Johns
town, and may remain with it to Canton.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley drove
to the station with Abner Mckinley and
his daughter Mabel. A large crowd gath
cred at the station to wave a goodbye, but
after the President entered his car he did
not again appear.
Pittsburg on his way from Somerset, Pa,
on his way to Cleveland, at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon, an immense crowd was at the
station, and the President was enthusi-
astically greeted. The Pennsylvania hos
pital train was met at Greensburg and the
train bearing the presidential party was
spection of the hospital train and shook
hands with the sick soldiers.
The White House was almost deserted to-
day. The absence of the President kept
away the prominent callers whose visits
have marked the daily routine of the Presi-
dents life in the past two weeks and even
the number of sight-seers got through the
public portions of the mansion was less than
usual The going away of the President has
put quietus on the usual activity of Wash
ington and coincident with Mr. McKinley's
departure some of the members of the Cabi-
net, headed by Secretary Day, who is now
at his home in Ohio, have taken leave of
absences for short while.
Secretary of agriculture Wilson, who left
Saturday night for his home, in Iowa, left
word to be telegraphed of the home coming
of the President, and most of the other adj
mlnlstratlon officials will return about the
time he does