The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-13
The President Leaves the EX-
position City
At Nine O'Clock This Morning
on a Special.
WILL MAKE FAST RUN
And Arrive at Destination
Tomorrow Morning.
General Miles and Party Leave
For Chicago.

Omaha, Oct. 13.-Another perfect au-
turnn day greeted the president this
morning-the morning of his departure
from the great exposition city. Mr.
Mckinley arose at the Omaha club at
s o'clock and breakfasted with Secreta-
ry Bliss and his young nephew, James
Mckinley. The morning meal was ta-
ken in a small breakfast room just off
from the main dining hall of the club
rooms. where Secretaries Gage and Will
son, Postmaster General Smith and As
sistant Secretary Meiklejohn took
breakfast at the same time.
At 9 o'clock the president was driven
to the station escorted by a platoon of
police and mounted members of the
Ak-Sar-Ben. The ride to the depot was
a repetition of the enthusiastic scenes
of yesterday, people lining the streets
to obtain a glimpse of the president.
A large delegation accompanied the
party to the train, including Senators
Allen and ThurstOn, Mayor MoOres.
President Wattles, Gov. HolcOmb, and
many others.
The presidential train goes over the
Burlington. General Manager Elliott
Marshall of St. Louis, is in the city and
has completed all arrangements for the
trip. The train will make no more
stops enrOute than are absolutely neces-
sary, making a through run to st. Lou
is, arriving there at an early hour Fri
day morning. The great reception at
st. Louis will take place Friday.
The Northwestern party, that of Cen
eral Miles, will leave for Chicago. The
party, will include the diplomatic rep
resentatives and the army officials, Gen.
Greely and the ladies.
The st. Louis Committee.
St Louis, Oct 13-The special train
containing the escort committee to ac-
company President Mckinley from
Omaha to St. Louis left ST. Louis last
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Omaha via the Burlington route in ten
hours and twenty minutes, or As miles
per hour, including stops, over the whole
distance. Part of the run was made a
the rate of so miles an hour. The
train consisted only of private cars, in
which, among others, were Messrs. r.
G. Kerens and Howard Elliott.
The Presidents Farewell.
Glenwood, Ia, Oct. 13.-President Nc
Kinley was not permitted to leave
Omaha today without making one more
address to his western constituents
who had gathered at the station to
watch the departure of his train Hun
dreds of eager people crowded about
the rear platform and just as the flyer
pulled out the president said to them,
his parting words: Il see that here in
Nebraska, as in every other state of the
union everybody loves the government
and everybody loves the flag and I
can not tell you how hard it is for me
this morning to bid you all good Bye
Just across the river at Council Bluffs,
Mr.. Mckinley again responded to the
cheers of a great crowd and said:
My Fellow Citizens: I am very
much gratifed at your reception. I
have just come from the great city of
the west and have witnessed wonder
full exhibition of your genius and skill,
and industry, as shown at the Trans
mississippi exposition. Nothing has
given me greater satisfaction, a
have journey through the country than
to look into the cheerful faces of the
people and to be assured from their
appearance that despair no longer
hangs over the west, but that you are
having a fair share of prosperity and
not only that but you are having a bap-
tism of patriotism in which we all re-
joice."
The personnel Of the party which left
Omaha is as follows: The president
his nephew, James Mckinley, Secretary
and Mrs. Gage Secretary Wilson and
Miss Wilson. Postmaster General and
Mrs Smith, Secretary Bliss. Secretaries
Porter and Corteliou. Captain and Mrs.
Lafayette, H. McWilliams, Col Clark
E. Carr of Illinois and newspaper rep
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