Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-02
FOR THE GOLDEN GATE
Presidential Party Leave New
Orleans This Evening.
FINE WELCOME GIVEN THEM.
People of New Orleans Enthusiastic.
Grand Demonstrations at Other
Points, Especially at vieks5urg and
Observation-Disclosures to Workmen.

New Orleans. May 1.-THE presi
dent and Mrs. Mckinley and party, it
was expected will resume their jour
ney about o'clock this evening.
They travelled across the cotton
belt Wednesday from Memphis almost
to the Gulf Of Mexico. Down the low
lying, rich Yazoo valley, it went to-
Vicksburg. thence east to Jackson
and from there down into thel and
of the faagnolio and the orange to-
the old romantic city near the mouth
of the Mississippi with its traditions
of French and Spanish rule. The
outpourings of the people to see the
presidential train along the route
were large and the demonstrations at
Nicksbufg and Jackson the two prin-
cipal stobs, were very striking. At
Vieksburg a triumphal arch of cot
ton bales with the word Expansion"
pointed out to the president, as he
passed under it, the path of the new
south. Although it had not been in
tended to make any stops after leaV
ing Jackson, the train was halted at
several of the smaller towns where
cotton mills are located to permit the
president to see and speak to the OPP
eratives. At some of the stations the
crowds actually impeded the prog
ress of the train and the engineer
was Obliged to slow down to avoid
danger Of running over enthusiastic
people, As the sun was lowering the
train crossed the bayous, with their
tangles of moss-covered cypress and
live oaks. and skirting Lake Pont-
chartrain. steamed into New Orleans.
There were the blares Of bands
the booming OF cannon and the scream
of whistles from the harbor craft as
the train drew into the station. Here
the president and his party were
greeted Ivy Governor Heard, Mayor
Capdeyielle, Senators MeEnery and
Foster. the entire Louisiana congress
sional delegation, the city council and
representatives of various CONNER
cial exchanges. While the mayor
was formally extending the hospital
ity of the city to the president a fine
military band was almost drowning
his words with Louisiana Lou The
president and his cabinet passed cut
of the station between a line of mill
tiamen or one side and young cadets
from the Jesuit military college on
the other. Outside the governors
staff, Respondent in gold lace and
mounted awaited the presidential
party The crowd around the sta
ton was SO dense that it required
the heroic efforts Of the police To
keep the path to the carriages clear.
big military parade consisting of
the Louisiana cavalry troop the
Washington artillery and some mill
tia from this end of the state, escort
ed the party along Camp and Canal
streets to the st. Charles hotel The
city was literally, but not layishly,
adorned with the national colors, but
the crowds in the streets were ire
mendous. Some iron.wrought gal
leries on fronts Of some buildings
here were crowded. Among the crowd
some handsome women watched the
procession from the windows and gal
leries.
Mrs. Mckinley and the ladies of
the party dined quietly at the hotel,
and later received the ladies of New
Orleans. The president and his cab
met, with the other gentlemen Of the
party, were given an elaborte ban.
quet at the hotel in the evening.
About 800 of the prominent men of
New Orleans were present. and the
banquet was said to have exceeded
in every respect anything of a SINH
lar character attempted in this city
The party, it was expected, would
drive about the city this morning and
this afternoon take a sail along the
river front