The morning news., 1899-03-19
M'KINLEY TO BE NEAR REED.
And Then Newspapers Men VIII De
barred From JekyI.

barred From JekyI.
Brunswick, Ga, March 1s.--Active prep
arations are under way for the arrival and
entertainment of President Mckinley
when he reaches Brunswick Monday. He
will be met by Mayor Atkinson, the news
paper men, and citizens generally and a
cordial reception given him.
Ex-Secretary OF the Interior Cornelius
| N. Bliss, who will be his host on Jekyl,
and several distinguished. guests Of tho
| Jekyl Island Club will come up from the
| island TO receive the presidential party and
escort Its members to the club. Among
these are Thcmas Nelson Page the dis
| tinguished novelist; Robert Howell Rus
sell, the well-known artist and ilustra-
tor of Gibson'S pictures; II. W. Cannon
president of the Fourth National Bank Of
New York; Gen. Hayes tho well-known
military man of New York state; Joseph
Stickney, the coal mine magnate; Joseph
Pulitzer of the New York World; James
A. Scrymser; president of the Central and
South American Railroad; II. X Porter
the Pittsburg iron king; W. B. Isham.
president of the Bank of the Metropolis
of New York, and Robert c. Pruyn of the
Commercial Bank Of Albany, N. Y.
There Is rumor that the revenue cut
nah to convey the party to Jekyi but Il
seems almost definitely determined that
the party will go down on the Cumberland
route steamer Gov. Stafford
strict instructions have been given that
no newspaper men be allowed on Jekyf
during the Presidents stay and the only
way this can be got around is through
work on Mr. Bliss. He holds the strings,
and 1t is understood to be his desire thar
no newspaper men come down, as the
President is supposed to be simply out for
rest and recreation.
President Mckinley apd party will oc-
cUpy the Frederic Baker cottage. This
Is located on the north side of the Jekvl
Club house, ard is about 200 yards distant
from the Sans Souci apartment house
wherein Speaker Reed Is domiciIed the
guest of John @. Moore Of New York.
1t begins to look now as If the willy
speaker has scored a hit on the Presi-
dent and Mark Hanna. In coming 70
Jekyl just at this time he stIIl oceupeg
the position of having the administration
making overtures to him. II is a case Of
the President again coming to the speaker
ana not the speaker coming TO him. The
game Is one that Is drawing attention from
the entire country, and local newspaper
men are kept busy answering questions
from papers outside of this territory.
Speaker Reed is taking life easy. and
there appears no trace OF anxiety on his
rat countenance over the approaching
visit Of the nations chief executive. He
knows that he was on JekyI first and
that the evidence Is all in his favor as 10
the administration coming to him. What
ever may have been the wire working "a
accomplish this end, the result Is anythiney
but unfayorable to the speaker. and he
look spin over the island this morning
with apparent delight
This evening the Sans Souci is brilliant
ly Illuminated in his honor and the Jekvl
orchestra is over there discoursIne the
sweetest music. Despite the Sneakers
statement that he Is down for resi- Inc
gaiety around his quarters reminds one
OF the old days when the younger folks
ran things at Jekyl and kept the club
house and grounds alive nightly with tes-
tyities. An informal reception that is now
on, has brought out all the multi-miIlion.
aires, their wives and daughters. together
with the artist and other persons famous
in their respective lines. 1t Is a gay scene
that is being enacted on this romantic
Isle, and before the sun sets Monday even
ing the changes that may take place
through the arrival OF the Presidential
party may have a bearing on the future of
the country more far reaching than Is
now considered probable.
AT present the indications are for a
gathering of the clans and the Reed Roos-a-
welt combination may have the smither-
eens knocked into ii by the shrewd and
cunning Hanna.