Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-16
OVATION TO M'KiALEY
Cheered, lionized and Ban
quoted by Georgians.
.Ho8soH, WHEELER, TOO
Pres h"nt C,b'"tCt ace and War Heres
"A rh Grm"h Ro !, =. =.
h'y OF i"-riring Scenes and "a
Eh' OF Hrtiiiani oratnry
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crowds wcr. rnoru,ous ,xcnrsion tr,in,,
arriving at short Intervals from an al
rectioES
Breakfast was served Ia RI. praS;1a,,
and the members of the marty in tho
private dining room of the l<;mb,u n,
3 O'Clock. after which the cabinet ,n,,,n-
beers devoted an hour TO their mai, M.
President spent the morning in hi.
room He was called on nv Colonel
Wi.iam A. IlemphiI prasiGpnt ar the
Jubilee Association. and several other
prominent citizens who extended greet
ings and inquired for his health. The
ovation given President Mckinley Mt
the cnpitnl Yesterday Nv Tho n,rnhars
of th, Legislature. was tn. greatest re-
ception eyer riv,n an Aner75s-I-,.it izau
in Atlanta: and his speech having rela-
ton to the care Of the Confederate ,1,nd
has fired the hearts of Snuthernrrs
with admiration for the chief executive.
CHEERE.D AT EVERY STEP
General Joe Wheeler is ,hcered Mt
every step ana Generals Lawton Young
and Oates and other army officers are
heartily received at each point
The feature Of the day WAS the civic
ana military parade during the after
naon The parade. consisted of ten di-
visic xs-under command of Grand Mar
shall A. j. West ..
Six thousand infantry. 10000 school
children, carriages containing LOCO
members of secret orders. 500 Confeder
ate veterans under General Wheeler. L.
900 lahoring men. 100 officers and mar
shals II bands. 100 Grand Army men. a
squad of policemen. 200 mounted police
en- members of the Young Men
Christian Association and Ministers
Evangelical Association. 200 merAs'ra of
the Capital City Club and Fulton club
the Atlanta Fire Department and rep
resentativcs of 500 civic organizations
of the South took part in the parade
The President and other dlstnsuishen
guests in carriages were at the mead OF
The pageant. They We're escorted nS
the Third New Jersey ana fli'e t,',,,,
PtEnsylNanla. when came over A'"'''
their winter camp ut Athens Tor the oc
casion.
Iii ltoNi itotAi<'Ip W ~ ~ -.
The President was c"thpe.'eu ~ ooS
almost continuously 10 t.is eilee5 49,
assalleu ms ears IRON. tile 49,
the route OF marcn. y rosil % Mee 1a,,
denoted the position ~ .,',,,,
Nhecler ''lia ms o'Ht W i;I 80.
who followed nm through .he CIV WIZ
and the o'a leaosr VAS =. l'''t -, ev,
pelied 20 i"'tt MS ~ =. NJ
tnfofeS g. "ou'a -pe WI ~
blocked ms :'..h' ~,
NrilNlhe fon'e We $500 = ~ 80
tr"sioeht al i't''' y
rade -
Niter the ''ar"uc l,au - 49,.
'lcWlHS SS''ha t,ie ,i 49,
other guests ., the Guy Me.e ~,
tienl''o'i. a. m, M 49,, p,i,:i,., C,n,, :, :,
an elaborate luncheon.
ESIDENT'S ARRIVAL.
Seven thousand persons rose from
lhcir seats as the chief executive enter
ed the Auditorium The band played
the Star Spangled Banner" amid con-
siderable applause. but when the
strains of Dixie" filled the building the
crowd went wild. President Mckinley
looked UP and waved his hat above his
jubilee committee. made lengthy
speech lie was followed by Governor
Chandler in an address of welcome.
AS the President stepped forward the
large audience applauded heartily The
speech was punctuated by constant
cheers, but there were no outbursts sim
liar to that which marked the Presi-
dents reference yesterday 10 the CON
icderate dead.
President Mckinley men aouresseo
the vast asscmplaSe. SPEAKING tee'lhs-
interest 'nat bound t"Eetaer Inc peolle
of the Nnrth ana the South. me tres
cent to"E occasion 10 compliment the
citE or Atlanta upon us enterprise all'
upon me success OF the csieof'':on- re-
:.atd IL pe'l"tiui 'r'pute 20 .ht sa,"i ~
ScGthern arms ana me beauty ana sal-
!antry or me 9outh!ilt'u.
OVATION TO WHEELER
After three ch..rs FOR ,tcKj,,.
hcen 1--WE. v.;th r.i,i ~ 80 naa,,,. ;t,,
his speech, General wheeler rose
from his seat on the platform Then
came such enthusiasm and pand.n,o
mum as is seldom seen For three min
utes The crowd cheered and waved their
rats. Over ard over again this l;ttle
Southern general tried to begin his
specc,, and over and over he was com,
pellled TO y.ait for the cheers ia sion
Then the hand PLAYED "Dixia" and once
more the crowd broke into frantic
cheering
General Wheeler e,lo-ized the Presj
dert and expressed his great pleasure
at the reception given 70 Mr. McKin