The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
PRESIDENT ON a JOURNEY

Los Angeles, CAL, May 9.-Yester-4
day the president and his party had
their first taste of the hospitality of
California. The Introduction to the
land of sunshine, fruit and flowers
was like a dream of paradise after
three days spent in the alllali deserts
OF Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
Governor Gage and the California
congressional delegation met the
president at Redlands and welcomed
him to the state. Through an ave-
nue. lined with palms and Venetian
masts the president was driven over
beds of roses, beneath triumphal
arch of flowers and fruit to the Casa
Iona hotel, on the balcony of which
the exercises took place. A drive
through the orange groves and parks
followed. All along the route of the
drive ladies showered the president
and Mrs. Mckinley with flowers, and
through the streets they bombarded
him from the windows with confetti
until the air was a perfect maze of
Angeles it was one continuous ova-
children with wreaths of flowers in
their hands, and with cheering men
and women. Minute stops were made
at $3.50 o'clock the train drew into
Los Angeles. Great preparations had
been made for the arrival of the
party in Los Angeles and the recep-
ton was a splendid one. Last night
stayed at the home of Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis.
Los Angeles, CAL, May 10.--From o
rounded by the members of his cabi-
bles from many states, President Nc.
parade of the Los Angeles carnival
The streets of the city were literally
damned with people. Pasadena, San
ia Monica and other neighboring
towns in southern California were al.
most entirely depopulated. The
scene on Broadway, where the re-
Pennsylvania avenue in Washington
on the day of the inauguration pa
rade. Mrs. Mckinley did not witness
the show, but she drove along Broad
way and received the plaudits of the
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appeared. The president rode at the
head of the parade in an open car
riage drawn by six spirited milk
white horses.
San Luis Opispo, Cal, May 1.-THE
route of the presidents train north
way from Los Angeles yesterday lay
through the Santa Clara valley, Where
it ran for hours along the edge of
cliffs I,
At every stopping place today there
was flower show rivaling in beauty
the floral parade which the president
witnessed at Los Angeles. At Ven
tura and Santa Barbara the president
was simply overwhelmed with flow
ers. The carriages in which he rode
We're lined with them and the streets
over which he passed were paved with
them. AS the president approaches
his destination at San Francisco the
programs at the different stops are
more enjoyable and less fatiguing.
A drive through the city was in each
case the principal feature at the
places where he stopped today. The
president was much interested in the
old Spanish missions, filled with his
toric relics, which he visited both at
Ventura and Santa Barbara. San
Luis Opispo, the last stop of the day,
was reached at Z o'clock last even
ing. The party will spend today and
Sunday at Del Monte.
San Francisco, May 13.-When near
New Orleans felon began to develop
on one of Mrs. McKinley's fingers.
It was lanced couple Of times by
the attending physician, the opera
ton being quite painful. This trou-
bic, added to the fact TINT the over
land journey had greatly exhaust
Mrs. Mckinley necessitated removing
her to San Francisco, where she
could secure absolute quiet.
San Francisco, May 14.-At 10
o'clock last night Secretary Cortel-
you gave the following bulletin to
the Associated Press regarding the
condition of Mrs. Mckinley.
"The physicians in attendance re
port that their patient has passed a
more comfortable day than for sew
eral days past"
President Mckinley expects to
carry out the full program prepared
for his entertainment at San Fran
cisco, but he will probably be obliged
to omit from his itinerary some OF
the smaller places where he was ex-
pected to visit. Definite plans for
the remainder of the trip cannot be
announced until tomorrow.
I President Mckinley returned late
yesterday. afternoon from San Jose
to the bedside of his wife at the Scott
residence, where he will remain to.
day.
DEWET HUNTING THE BRITISH.