The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10
LADIES OF LOS ANGELES SA-
Lutte PRESIDENT.
SPICE ADDED TO OCCASION
1rreverent Pickpocket Relieves Sec
rotary Wilson and Others
Of Their Valuables.

Los Angeles, May 9.-From a blu.
canopied pavilion surrounded by mem
bers OF his cabinet. the governor o.
Ohio and notables from many states
President Mckinley today reviewed
the floral parade Of the Los Angeles
carnival. The city was crowded tc
the limit. The population of Los
Angeles is over loo, 0 but the streets
appeared to hold almost twice that
number today. Pasadena, Santa Mont
ca. and other neighboring towns in
southern California were literally de.
populated. The scene on Broadway,
where the reviewing stand was locat.
ed. resembled Pennsylvania avenue in
Washington on the day of an inaugur.
al parade. Mrs. Mckinley was driv-
en- along Broadway and received the
plaudits of the people, just before the
procession appeared.
The president rode at the head of
the parade in an open carriage drawn
by six white horses with yellow har.
ness. At the head of each horse
walked a Spanish caballero in green
velvet and gold braid. A troop of
cavalry with yellow horse hair plumes
waving above their helmets and
wreaths of flowers across their shout
ders, and blanket rolls of red car
nations behind their saddles, headed
by a band playing "The Star Spangled
Banner" peceded the carriage of
the chief magistrate to the reviewing
stand. AS each carriage reached the
reviewing stand the ladies in it arose
and saluted the president. The presi-
den. was kept on his feet most of the
time during these greetings. Each
lady carried a bag of rose leaves for
use as confetti, and after saluting the
president, threw a handful of the soft
petals onto lis back. Before the
parade was owe he was ankle deep
in rose leaves.
In the morning previous to the for
al parade, the president and his party
were driven through the residence
section of the city.
In the afternoon the ladies of the
party went to Pasadena, while the
president made the trip by electric
car to the National Soldiers home
near Santa Monica, Is miles away.
Three thousand of the presidents old
comrades of the civil war greeted him
there. The old soldiers gave the
president a remarkable demonstration.
Considerable excitement was causedl
by the discovery after the speaking
that a pickpocket who had been at
work in the crowd had relieved two
of the party, Secretary Will
son and Colonel Charles A. Moore. of
their pocketbOoks. Later the thief
was arrested. Several pocketbooks
found on his person, a gold mug
get which Mr.. Moore and son had OBJ
tanned at the Congress mine in Ari-
iona, and Secretary Wilson's pocket
book, which contained SITS. The
thief proved to be a pickpocket we'll
known to the police.
Upon his return to Los Angeles,
late this afternoon the president re-
ceived Governor Nash and the Ohio
congressional delegation in the hotel.
There was no public function in the
evening. President and Mrs. McKin-
ley dined in the residence of Homer
The president and members of the
party returned to their train tonight
and will leave at 5 o'clock tomorrow
morning for Del Monte, where they
spend Sunday. Stops will be
at Ventura, Santa Barbara and
San Luis Obispo.