The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-05-20
1t Is Expected to Take Place Within
Week or Ten Days.
ARE GOING DIRECT TO CANTON
Plans for the Trip Home-Move-
ments of the Cabinet
Members.

San Francisco, May 39.AAt an early
hour to-day no change has been reported
in the condition Of Mrs. Mckinley. AL
though her condition has greatly Inn
proved the physicians have named week
or ten days as the shortest possible time
in which she can gather strength to make
the trip across the continent. The i'm
mediate members of the presidential party
will therefore remain here for that length
of time, though it is probable that the
others will leave for the east during the
present weeek. The president and Mrs.
Mckinley will go direct from San Fran
cisco to Canton. At Mrs. McKinley's old
home, surrounded by familiar faces and
with every comfort it is expected that her
recuperation will be more rapid than If
she went TO Washington. President Nc
Kinley spends much of each summer at
Canton and the arrival there will not be
far from the date of his regular annual
visit He will probably proceed immedi
ately to Washington after leaving Mrs.
Mckinley, returning to Canton as soon
as the more pressing public business has
been disposed of. Miss Mary Barber, Mrs.
McKinley's niece, will go with Mrs. Nc
Kinley to Canton.
President and Mrs. Mckinley will oc-
cupy a different car from that which
brought them to this coast. The new car,
however, is one Of the same kind and fully
as luxurious The train will be about as
large as the one that came west, having
accommodations for the president and
cabinet, ladies', Secretary and Mrs. Cor
telyou, Dr. and Mrs. Rixey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore Assistant Secretary Barnes, and
the White House staff and eleven mem
bers of the press and photographers.
The Ogden route will be taken. Gov
ernor Gage has been informed by the
president that no stops of any length
would be made at Sacramento Of else
where in routes The president will not
leave the train though he may speak
briefly from the rear platform at one or
two important cities.
Secretary and Mrs. Hay expect to leave
to-day for Washington where important
matters of state await the attention or
the secretary Postmaster General Smith
and Secretary Hitchcock will remain with
the president Secretary Long, who left
yesterday for Colorado Springs, will pro-
ceed to Washington as soon as possible.
President Mckinley had some early cal
lers. A deputation Of clergymen compr1s-
ing Rev. Drs Pond, Gardner, Gannett and
Hammond, the latter superintendent OF
the Methodist Chinese mission, In COM
pany with four Chinese ministers, called.
The Cinnamon presented to Mr.. Mckinley
a beautiful banner together with MEM
orial. thanking him for his efforts In aid
ing the Chinese during the recent trouDle
in China The banner bore this inscription
in Chinese:
Presented to William Mckinley, august
president of the great America. by the Chi
pese members of the Church Of Jesus Christ
in San Francisco, as token of their honor
and praise
The president accepted the banner and
thanked the delegation, which then re-
tired. Secretary Cortelyou stated that the
president had made no arrangements 1or
to-day, but should decide later as TO MS
program. II is probable that he will re-
view the returned soldiers from the Phil
ippines either to-day or tomorrow.
At 9:2O a. m. Secretary Cortelyou gave
out the following:
Mrs McKinleys physician reported that
she had the best night since her illness and
that her progress is very satisfactory.