The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-24

form and several pounds of gold lace.
In addition to these gentlemen the pres
ident was welcomed by General Brooke
and his staff, consisting of Captain
Richards and Lieutenants Dean and
McKenna; F. NJ. Hatch, minister to the
United States from Hawaii; William
Penn Nixon, DR. Henry G. Lyman and
the Chicago consul, Mr.. F. w. Job.
President DOle's party consisted of
himself, Mrs. Dole. Secretary Laukea,
and DR.. Day, his ply stefan. The following
ladies were also present: Mesdames
GrOSScup, Harrison and Brooke.
On arriving in Chicago the reception
committee entered President DOle's pri-
vate car and welcomed him to Chicago.
The first to shake hands with him was
Judge GrOsscup, who said: President
Dole, am instructed by the president
of the United States to welcome you
here. I am pleased to introduce you
to Secretary Cridler, representing the
president and Mayor Harrison of Chi
cago."
After the exchange of courtesies and
a welcome to Chicago on behalf of the
city by Mayor Harrison, President Dole
cordially responded to the greeting and
seemed greatly pleased at the hearty
reception given to him. Mrs. Dole,
who won the hearts of everyone present
by her unaffected and pleasant manner,
thanked the ladies CT the committee for
coming out so early in the day to well
come her, and seemed to appreciate
very highly the reception she received
in Chicago.
The party at once proceeded in car
riages to the Auditorium Annex, where
suite HOP had been reserved for the
guests. Their rooms are situated at
the northeast corner of the hotel on the
parlOr floor and are the same apart
ments occupied by President Mckinley
two years ago when he visited Chicag go
to address the Marquette club. The
suite, which was decorated with La
France roses and draped with an Ha-
Waiian flag, consisted of a drawing
room and three bedrooms
On arriving at the hotel General
Brooke extended an invitation to Pres
ident and Mrs. Dole to visit Fort Sheri-
dan this morning, where a parade of
the garrison will be given in their hon
President and Mrs. Dole attended the
Church of the Messiah
While the arrangements are not en-
tirely completed it is probable that
President Dole will leave Chicago at
1890 a m. Tuesday for Washington,
by the Baltimore & Ohio road, this com
pany having rendered him the use Of
the finest private car in its service.
One of the attentions most appreciate
ed by the visitors has been the offer of
Manager Stevenson. of the Long Dis
lance Telephone company, of the free
use of their wires while in Chicago.
Minister Hatch, Secretary Cridler,
Lieutenant Commander Phelps and Ma
jor Feistandt were entertained at din
ner by Ferdinand W. Peck, at the Audi
torium Annex palm garden last even
ing.
In an interview with a representative
of the Associated Press President Dole
discussed freely conditions in the re
public of which he is the executive head.
hut refused repeatedly to talk OF the
Hawaiian annexation question now be-
fore congress
I can't go into a discussion of mat
ter which is before congress now he
said 1T would be, I think, discourte-
GUS The newspaper men appreciate
my position, I think. in regard to it.
and have been very courteous. But
there is one thing I do wish TO say the
president continued, ''and that is this.
There is absolutely no foundation for
these stories of Hawaii being menaced
by Japan. There is absolutely nothing
in it We are not menaced by Japan
and we did not have a cabinet meeting
and discuss a matter of the kind re-
ferred to, either before leaving or at