Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-22
WELCOMED EVERYWHERE.
Presidents Tour of tho south Marked BY
Ono Continuous Ovation Reception mt
the cOnfederacy's Firat Capital.


Tuskegee, Ala, Dec. 1.-THE special
train bringing the Alabama legisla-
ture reached Tuskegee yesterday
and was soon followed by the regular
and special trains from Montgomery
and Atlanta The procession formed
at the Tuskegee depot and marched
through the city on their way TO the
normal school. The presidents car
riage was drawn by four beautiful bays.
In the carriage with the president were
Gov. Johnston, Col. Foster, of Tuske.
gee, and Booker T. Washington. In the
other carriages were Mrs. Mckinley
and other ladies of the presidents
party, members of the cabinet and
Gems. Wheeler, Shafter and Lawton.
At the entrance to the normal school
grounds was beautiful arch in
scribed: Welcome to the Chief" and
decorations of bunting, holly, moss
and products of the field were in pro-
fusion along the road through the
grounds.
The president and party first re-
viewed more than 900 boys and 800
girls of the normal school and 200
children of the training school. Each
OF the boys carried stalk of sugar
cane with palm in the top, each of
the girls stalk with cotton balls at
the top and the children carried stalks
tipped with mistletoe.
President Mckinley showed much
interest and pleasure as with uncov-
cred head he viewed the procession.
After the procession of students came
some 80 floats representing all depart
ments of the school work. Many of
these were by way of contrast, one
representing the old way of doing
things, the other the new way. These
floats drew forth tremendous APP
plause.
After this procession all present fol-
lowed the president to the beautiful
new chapel. Only about 5000 people
gained admittance. Here singing by
the students of plantation melodies,
the most quaint and beautiful of the
black belt section, was a special fea-
ture and was greatly enjoyed by the
president and the entire audience.
Booker H. Washington introduced
Gov Johnston, who in turn introduced
President Mckinley The president
and Gen. Wheeler both made speeches
and were listened to with special at
ten ton. The party afterwards left
for Montgomery.
Magnificent Reception at Montgomery.
Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 1.-THE
president and his party were given a
magnificent welcome in the confeder-
acy's first capital yesterday. At the
Union station the presidential party
was met by the governor, committees
from the assembly, the mayor and city
council, and the Commercial and In.
dustriRl association. Mayor Clisby
received the president with a we'll
worded speech at the station. The
whole party was then taken in
carriages through the leading BUSH
ness and residence streets to the
old confederate capitol. The entire
route was ablaze with national col
ors, while tremendous crowds lined
the streets as far as the eye could
reach. Capitol hill was one mass Of
humanity when the lines Of carriages,
escorted by the local military compa-
MES, reached it at three o'clock. When
Gov. Johnston escorted President Nc
Kinley into the hall there was tree
mendous demonstration. Gov. john
ston made brief speech, In which he
took occasion to say that Alabama had
nothing to take back for what she did
in 1861, but that she was back in the
union to stay and that she welcomed
the president of the reunited country
to the historic spot around the assem-
blage, He then introduced President
Mckinley, who made brief speech.