Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-01
STILL SPEEDING ON
Presidential Train Passed Vicksburg
Early This Morning.
WARM GREETING TO PRESIDENT
City GaiIy Decorated With
Bunting in His Honor.
AN "EXPANSION" STREAMER


Special From STAFF Correspondent.
| VICKSBURG, Miss, May 1--At ! o'clock
iris morning, with daylight not fully
broken. and a hazy fog hanging over the
YazoO valley, the presidential train made
a brief stop at Cleveland. Miss, to take
coal~-Half the town either the de-
ESt or standing in front porches to look for
signs of life the executive special. No
band of music at the depot, but two
three mocking birds We'd with each other
in neighbOring trees in singing the most
tuneful songs in their repertoires. The
Cleveland people were thoughtful. and left
demonstration out of the program. At a
station two or three miles further on, how
ever, there was the screeching of the mill
whistle. The owner had evidently remain
ed awake all night to keep his engine fired
up. and just before the train reached his
town he pulled the valve open. If anybody
on board stayed awake it was not the fault
the intention of this patriotic MiSSiS-
sippian- Thus between staying awake un-
til after ~ o'clock last night be given
a farewell by the people of Memphis and
being awakened at > o'clock in the morn
ing. down in Mississippi. the opportunities
of the party the train for sleep
somewhat diminished, but this is what
Eerybody expected.
President il an Old Campaigner.
President himself oldest
most experienced of the party in this kind
of q campatgn. and so when he passed
through tive train ON Monday to shake
t1 -, ~; -. -, -,
III go .''.''' an p
cartH'lI as 10 their personal welfare, as the
trip to be a long and arduous one
Mrs Mckinley is doing spiendiily. The
excitement of leaving Washington left her
not feeling well. hut she is in her
average health and enjoying herself From
her observation window in the Presidents
car she watches the President speak to
the lr-ultitud-S Th. southern women have
been most tIouehtfnl of her ard wherever
The train has stonred they have shnwered
sner. with the most beautiful flowers the
country affords
\i"ksbure and Jackson are the only
scheduled stops before New Orleans is
reached. and these cities have rivaled Mem
phis il, the warmth and cnrdf.i;t[- of tbnir
reoli.,;yh 20 tnG ITtsldent- The Memphis
Prom the deTnr t. 90 To'ss'. Oh me tran
thronss lined the route and in Tho el,,a,,o
the throng was SO great and made so much
noise In Trying to get close to the stand
,If$ me S't''h OF the PRESIDENT could not
. oe I-Taru any distance what significance
"r'@chs9 20 TINS magnificent reception is one
oi Judsmcnt only. bat it Enthusiastically
sti'Ws tIIe personal popularity of the Pres
iGeht mere was more behind the recep-
t eion thah me mere hospitality of the south
alWayS bountIful and gracefully extended
sectior.I Sn;;. ,,.
"S'
-. - Il" @1Io tiIdt d national
lSshnS IS taking the place of a heretofore
sectional view in politics Democratic
DoIfticians d,v-,, -, --.
ence and admit that re 20 us us gN.st f;,
snIit in tbe d-,,a! .lt'' tiie long -pfeulc'ed
is a cer+afr,T. I,i 90 ~ .o'e vi tie south
can Presi5ert - SraiS ago d repupii-
v-o,ld ba .x+a,11d ~, toiiit so"tl
couSesies. but there would have been no
shouting throng. no response TO his speech.
sontbern r,eshed et mas aalways been the
Vichsburg was reached at $40 O'Clock
Tvs morning The President had been
ioot,nJ a., iots nf tline oeIore that hour, and
level stretches Of rtcb in2 at .ne lons,
valley He sa,- -, . M liIe idZoo
out Of ,he rToTn5 ana Nv W. anu SIX lnches
ored farmers her pear ~. E., M anu col
ing their crons i-'" 4i'14ute' "olh-
tor"iahy Received by the People.
The historic old city of Vickshuro, gave
.greaf ovation to the Prsstden. E,,.arrtb;ro
- ,, 1iiiiis
,eIsS 'ouS was decorated The boys
Oh 9iGyeles ana the negroes on mules were
Ss1ii S1uui'i utcorateu with nags and bunting.
, ttS peoPie oi Ihe city turned out IN
- 11q"IPasts' ana uurlhg the feW minutes
lte president was at the court house there
was d nearly demonstration with plenty of
...iteithS- me decorations on public build
Hlss anu private residences We're more pro-
..res, 'eir hei any pre'1oasiy observed the
HI s,reet peins covered with bunting and flags.
over tne drch"aS made OF hundreds of cot
Ion pales was Dig streamer bearing "Ex-
panSlon IN enormous letters The Senti-
Hieht caught the PRESIDENT eye, and
caused most favorable comment from him
IL was IN line with his preaching and prac
t'ce' anu coming from the south was Il
source OF pressure 20 hln II is the eNpan-
sion sentiment Ihat Is turning the south out
or partisan pohucs
The Stop at Jackson
Cprcr,r cppI%cS MI; ",
',.. -i"S - rom
'i47 Po4ii'' "iiele 'iie 'idlh s'oPped 10 per-
straight through to New Orleans without
interruption The stop at Jackson, the
cafital of Mississippi was lust long enough