The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-21
IN eRE[Is M'k|Mn.
- - HAND TO RECEIVE HIM At
JEKYLL ISLAND.


BRUNSWICK, Ga, March 3e.-President
i1RinIey rests tonight on Jekyil island,
& - beautiful winter club home Of . num-
- of Eastern m.ilionasres. on SsFimons
~ ter miles up the coast from Bruins
80. With him are Mrs. Mckinley. Vice
I fycssdent and Mrs. Hobart and Senator
Wanna. They are the guests OF ex-See-
setsry Of the Interior Cornelius ~ Bliss.
uhom the president promised 10 visit last
- In another cottage on the island is
Aeaker Thomas II. Reed. All persons In
~ way concerned In their presence at
( IeSyli assert positively and unreseryesily
hist the visit Of the two rival political
1onders at he same time is a mere coin
ekdence Whether any Improvement OF
tAeir strained personal or POLITICAL reia-
Ems will he one Of the accidents OF their
inevitable meeting on The island. no one
~ predict. The speaker Will leave JekyIi
fnnnofrow afternoon or Wednesday. and
~ presidential party On Wednesday fore
neen.
The run OF the presidential train here
from Thomasviile over the Plant system
MS RAPID and without incident. A conn
Diftee from the Jekyit Island Club. COM
yssslng ex-Seeretary Bliss. Arthur Thorn
. Nelson Page. Cable Promoter j. A.
eekymser and Coal Operator Joseph Stick
ny. of Philadelphia. welcomed the pres!-
4ont, and assisted by Mayor Atkinson and
FORMER Mayor crovaft. escorted him TO
JekyfI island The president was greeted
Yah few cheers. which he slightly ae-
kuowledged by lifting his hat. when he
emerged from the train and assisted Mrs.
Mckinley tn the carriage which took them
70 where the revenue cutter colfax lay In
waiting. Another small yoIIey OF cheers
broke forth as the boat cast on and start
"a on the trip to Jekyii- Speaker Reed.
some club members and a score Of pretty
girls In summer frocks were at the waters
sdgc 10 greet the presidential party. The
bg speakers attitude was characteristic.
his hands behind his hack and his head
thrown back and upward. When the pres
i6ent walked ashore Mr. Reed smslingiy
raised his hat and said: How do you do.
Nr. PRECEDENT Mr. Mckinley aeknowi-
edged the greeting with low bow and
How do you do. Mr.. Speaker
The president and Mrs. Mckinley took
their carriage and drove away. Late In the
afternoon the president and Vice President
Hobart went on, driving. The stay OF The
president at JekylI VIII be made as pleas
ant and likewise as Informal as possible.
No reception Will be given. and Mr., Nc
Kinley and the others viii be treated dur
ing their stay as a part OF the tsiauds
large family. The pre<tden. and party are
CHARTERED in the cottage OK Frederic Ba-
krr. who - In Europe travelling. The pres
loent anu MITE Mghsntsy ftstsa TOT an uouf
or two. ana ae dinner had with them Mr.
bliss. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page
and one or two others. Tie meeting or tho
president and the speaker AZ ire wharf was
watched with interest by ali persons as
ormbled.
No Political Siontnrance.
BRUNSWICK. Ca. March an--E.x.
Secretary Cornelius Biiss. Thomas Nelson
Page. the author. J. a. Scrymser. Of the
South American Gable Company. and Jo-
scph Stickney. OF Philadelphia. came over
To Brunswick about noon 10 welcome tho
president and escort him 10 Jekyll island.
Mr.. Bliss said that there was absolutely
no political significance whatever TO be
attached 10 the trip. He was sorry that
20 much had been made Of the trip for
there was absolutely no basis for reports
that there would be any conference as
10 Mr. Reed. He was not present at his
(3iiss) invitation. but as the guest ~ 81
fellow club mem<r. John Moore. OF New
York Mr. Reed dsd not know the presi-
dent was 10 be az Jeky9 island. nor did
Mr. Mckinley knew flsat 1r. Reed would