Evening star., 1901-05-20
Latest Bulletin About Mrs. Mckinley
Indicates This.
MAY START EAST In A WEEK
Doctors Think She viii Be Suf-
ficientIy Strong by Then.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRIP

SAN FRANCISCO. May 2o--At a:2o am.
Pacific time) Secretary Cortelyou gave
out the following:
Mrs McKinley's physicians reported
that she had had the best night since her
Illness, and that her progress is very sat-
isfactory."
Although her condition has greatly inn
proved, the physicians have named a
week or ten days as the shortest possible
time in which Mrs. Mckinley can gather
sufficient strength to make the trip across
the continent The immediate members of
the presidential party will therefore re-
main here for that length of time though
1t is probable that the others will leave for
the east during the present week
The President and Mrs. Mckinley will go
direct from San Francisco 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 Washing
ton. President Mckinley spends much OF
each summer at Canton. and the arrival
there will be not far from the date Of has
regular annual visit. He probably will
proceed Immediately to Washington after
leaving Mrs Mckinley. returning to Cam
ton soon the more pressing public
business has been disposed of. Miss Mary
Barber, Mrs. McKinley's neice viii 20
with Mrs. Mckinley to Canton.
Arrangements for the Trip.
President and Mrs. Mckinley win occupy
different car from that which brought
them to this coast. The new car how
ever, is of the same kind and fully as
| luxurious.
The train will be about large as the
| one that came west having accommoda-
tions for the President and cabinet. and
! ladies, Secretary and Mrs. Cortelyou. Dr.
| and Mrs RiXey. Mr. and Mrs. Moore. As
sistant Secretary Barnes and the White
| House staff and eleven members of the
press and photographers.
The Ogden route will be taken. Cover
nor Gage has been informed by the Presi-
dent that no stops of any length would be
| made at sacramento or elsewhere en- route.
| The President will not leave the train,
| though he may speak briefly from the rear
platform at one or two important cities.
| The President expressed the hope yester-
day that nothing would prevent him from
reviewing the school children of San Fran
cisco today.
Secretary and Mrs. Hay expect to leave
! Immediately for Washington where i'm
! portant matters Of state await the atten-
! ton of the Secretary.
| Postmaster General Smith and Secretary
Hitchcock and Secretary Wilson will re-
main with the President, even though the
day Of departure is delayed.
Secretary Long. who left yesterday for
Colorado Springs. will proceed to Wash
ington as soon as possible.
Early Callers on President.
The President had some early callers. A
deputation of clergymen, comprising Revs.
Drs Pond, Gardner Dennet and Ham
mond, the latter superintendent of the
Methodist Chinese mission, in company
with four Chinese ministers, called on the
President The Chinese presented to Mr..
Mckinley a beautiful banner together
with a memorial thanking him for his ef-
forts in aiding the Chinese during the
cent trouble in China.
The banner bore this inscription in Chi
neSe:
Presented to VIM. Mckinley. august
President of great America, by the Chi
nese 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 retired.
Secretary Cortelyou stated that the
| President had made no arrangement for
| today, but should decide later as To his
| program. 1t is probable that he will re-
view the returned soldiers from the Philip
| pines either today or tomorrow.