Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-08
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CALIFORNIA TO-DAY.
President Dne at Redlands This
Morning.
ASK STATEHOOD,
At indian School indian Maiden Plead
With a Supposed Uncle Sam For
Admission, While saao Played
Han coiampi4-Nlee Reception.

Admission, WINE 5aH3 Fiayep
Hail Column ia-VIce Reception
Phoenix, Ariz.. Nay 8-Aboui 5
oel0ek yesterday afternoon the pres
dental party resumed its journey.
The departure was 50 timed that the
Colorado desert and old basin of the
Gulf CT California below sea level aud
barren OF all vegetation would be
traYersed during The night Red
lands, Cal the first stop, It was e1-
pected, would be reached about a.
N. TO-DAY.
interesting Day In Arizona.
Phoenix, Ariz., May 8.--The presi
Dental party spent an interesting day
in Arizona Tuesday. The beautiful
tufQaois sky, bright sunshine and ID
sigorating air afforded the party much
relief after the hot and dusty ride
of Monday. About two hours in the
morning at the Congress gold mine,
up In the clouds CT the Blue Tank
mountains, were repiete with inct
dents, and were thoroughly enjoyed.
A large American flag was draped
across the tunnel through which the
president passed and after he emerged
he told the little group of miners who
eongfegated about the train that he
had seen Old Glory floating from
tower and state house and warship in
many different places, but that never
before during his life had he seen
the American flag 1000 feet under
ground. Leaving the rIcn mining sec
ton in the mountains 1000 feet above
sea level, the train dropped down into
the green Salt river valley, with its
waving alfalfa meadows and big herds
of cattle. This valley is called the
garden spot of Arizona and was re-
claimed by irrigation. Monday, pass.
ing through New Mexico, and Tues
day III Arizona, the COW punchers at
the stops along the route inquired
voeiferously where Teddy was
Many of the vice presidents rough
riders during the Spanish war were
recruited in this section, and there
was much disappointment that he
was not In the party. On the way to
Phoenix the tire Of one Of the wheels
OF the engine tender became loose,
and for the first time since the long
journey began the telegrapher with
the train was compelled to climb a
telegraph pole to tap the wire.
At Wiekenburg. the scene of the
recent gold mine strike, the train
was halted long enough to permit the
president to receive visit from the
school children. The children pre-.
scented Mrs Mckinley with a cabinet
of specimens. The president thanked
the children in Mrs. McKinley's be-
half and also talked further
About 20 miles outside of Phoenix
the party saw from the car windows
the govepment agricultural expert
ment station, to which Secretary vii
SON about a year ago, sent 40 date
palms, which had been brought out
of the Tripoli desert on the backs of
camels. The palms are doing well
and much is expected of them In the
future in the southwest
An accident to the locomotive ten
der delayed the arrival of the train at
Phoenix about two hours and some
what dlsarranged the program there.
Governor Murphy and the territorial
officers had met the party at the Con.
gress mine and accompanied them
back to Phoenix At the station the
territorial militia. a company of cow
boys on bronchos and some Of the
friendly Pima and Maricopa Indians
joined in wildly enthusiastic recep-
ton, The party was driven to the
Adams hotel for luncheon and after
wards was escorted to the territorial
capitol, where the formal exercises
took place.
Governor Murphy delivered an ad.
dress Of welcome, to which the presi.
dent responded
drive afterwards gave the presi.
dent an opportunity to see the inter
esting ruins of the ancient Aztec irri
cation system. At the Indian indus
trial school, about four miles from
Phoenix, the party had a good view
OF what is being done III the way of
the education of the wards of the ma
ton, a pretty little ceremony was
enacted here for the benefit Of the
president. While an Indian band
PLAYED Hail Columbia, a beautiful
Indian maiden in pantomime pleaded
with man dressed to represent Uncle
Sam for statehood for the territory