The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-31
ON TO RICHMOND.
President Mckinley Goes to At
tend a Launching.

washington, Oct 3Y.-President Nc
KinIey left Washington at o'clock
this morning for Richmond, Va, where
he will attend the launching of the tor
pedO boat Shubrick. Besides the presi-
dent. the party consisted Of Secretary
Hay, Secretary and Mrs. Gage, Secre-
tary Root, Secretary Long, Secretary
and Mrs. Hitchcock and two daughters,
Secretary Wilson and Miss Wilson, Sec
retary to the president Porter and Mrs
Porter. Assistant Secretary Cortelyou,
Mrs. Foster stenographer, Gen. and
Mrs Fitzhugh Lee.
Accompanying the official party We're
Mr.. Charles A. Moore, of Brooklyn and
Mr.. Henry NJ. Scott. of San Francisco.
The weather was extremely incle-
ment. a cold rain falling and Mrs. Nc
Kinley did not accompany the presi-
dent.
LAUNCHING OF THE SHUBRICK.
Richmond, Va, Oct 31.-President
Mckinley made his first official visit
to Virginia today and was accorded an
old Dominion welcome.
Despite the inclemency of the wealth
er, a driving rain falling throughout the
morning hours, the people of this old
est commonwealth did everything in
their power to make the president s
visit memorable. When the train pull
ty was greeted by the booming of can
non and the cheers Of thousands, who
were assembled at Elba station. PreSi-
dent Mckinley and his official party and
the invited guests of the city of Rich
mond We're hurried into carriages and
conveyed to their hotel.
At 11:01 the presidents train stopped
at Ashland. Here the Richmond Teceu-
tion committee, headed by Governor
Tyler, welcomed the president to the
state. The president, after Introduction
by Governor Tyler, addressed the citi-
zens as follows:
My Fellow Cftizens-I have been
greatly touched by the more than gra-
ciouS welcome extended to me by the
governor of Virginia on behalf of all it's
people 1t gives me peculiar pleasure to
come into this state.
over one of the chapels in the city
of London is the motto Think and
| Thank When we think of our nation
al blessings when we think of our Won
derful progress and prosperity; when
we think of the glorious unif1cation of
all the people of our As states and ter
ritories, we are most thankful to a kind
providence that has cast our lines in
such pleasant places and given to us
such a glorious heritage. If we only
count our mercies, our thanks for them
would be countless. I thank you and
bid you good morning.
The incident of the launching of the
torpedo boat ShubriclS the first torpedo
boat built in the south was made the
occasion of the demonstration in Rich
mond. The Industrial parade, which
was to have been feature of the day,
/ had to be abandoned on account of the
storm It will occur tomorrow
The launching of the Shubrick took
| place at the yards of the Trigg Ship
Building company at 8 o'clock this af-
ternOn and despite the disagreed BILE
weather, the ceremony was witnessed
| by an immense concourse of people.
The young ladies who are to serve
/ at the Banquet on Thursday, are re-
| quested to call for their badges at Mrs.
/ Horizons, 909 Harrison St on Wednes-
/ day afternoon or evening Without
their badges they win not be admitted
10 the hall.