The Delta independent., 1901-04-19
PLAN OF PRESIDENTIAL TOUR
so FAR AS NOW ARRANGED

in Denver, md during the afternoon
the train will run up to Cheyenne for
few hours, returning by way of Dem
yer that night to Colorado Springs.
Thursday and part of Friday the party
will be In Colorado Springs, and in the
course of the visit there trip will
probably be made to Pixies Peak and
the Garden of the Gods.
The party will leave Colorado
Springs Friday afternoon, making n
short stop Mt Pueblo. and passing tho
next day through Junction City, To-
pekn, Lawrence Baldwin and Ottawa,
Kansas, making brief stops at these
points, and arriving at Kansas City
Mt about o'clock In the morning.
Sunday. June 9th. and the morning
of June 10th, will be spent In Kansas
City. In the afternoon the party will
go to ST. Joseph and remain there for
several hours, leaving at $50 p. m. for
Chicago. On the way to Chicago. the
following morning. brief stops Will be
made at Davenport and Moline. and
the President Will visit the arsenal mt
Rock Island.
II liz expected the train will reach
| Chicago about go y. m, and the
President will probably attend ban
auet there that evening. leaving at
night for Buffalo. where he Is to visit
| the Pan American Exposition.
June 18th will be spent at the expo
sition, and late in the afternoon the
party will go to Niagara Falls, remain
| ing there the following day. leaving
Friday night at 10 o'clock and return
ing to Washington by way OF the Del
aware Water Gap and Philadelphia.
The time set for reaching Washington
is : p. M. June 18th.
The total distance travelled will be
about 1880 miles, crossing twenty
three states and territories. and touch
| Ing the Gulf OF Mexico. the Pacific
ocean and the Great Lakes. Twenty
seven railroads are embraced In the
itinerary. Wherever feasible the state
capitals are visited. Local programs
are arranged covering the cities Mt
which stops are made. A feature OF
the trip will be substitution OF drives
for receptions. thus more fully accom-
modating the people than would be pos
sible at short reception. The recep-
| ton committees VIII be received at the
| cities they represent. the various local
| committees having cordially co-opernt-
| ed In this respect. ms well MS In others,
In nn endcavor To make the journey OF
tile President and his party a most en-
joyable and Interesting one.
While the president may make short
addresses ut several OF the large cities.
and Mt some OF the colleges and uni
ycrsities, II Is not at all likely he Will
make as many speeches as have been
delivered In the course Of previous
trips.
Kwsng su Invited Z. P-kin.
| Pckin, April 15.-Koumar Youtnro.
the Japanese minister. accompanied by
General Yamaguchi. the japanese COM
mnndcr. recently called upon Prince
Ching and notified him that the return
OF Emperor Kwnng Su to Pckia was
urgently desired. Prince Ching was in-
formed that the Empcror's wishes
would be respected by the foreign rep
rcscntniivcs. and that every courtesy
would be shown him.
| II was pointed out to the Chinese
plcnipotcntinry that the Empcrors re-
turn was OF the highest possible i'm
Iortnncc rs affecting the maintenance
of the integrity OF the Chinese empire.
and that he should come accompanied
J by every available soldier, by nt least
2OOO0 men. " possible.
These troops. IL was further contend
ed by the Japanese minister, must be
sent into Mnnchuria. ms the Russians
reported great disturbances there and
It was not right that the task OF quell-
| Ing the trouble should be thrown upon
the shoulders OF one nation. Finally
| Prince Ching was assured that II the
2OO Chinese troops could not sup
press the disorders in Manchuria other
powers would send an International
force to cooperate with China. which
all the powers regarded MS n friendly
power.
No reply having been received TO this
communication. Ii Hung Chang was
today notified TO the same effect and
told that Emperor kwang Su must
give mn immediate answer.