The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-15
TheItinerary Will IncIudeTwen-
ty-three States.
TOT MANY SPEECHES
viii Not Indulge in
Rear Platform Oratory.
He viii Pass Through Topeka
on Saturday June s.

Washington; D. c., April 15-The presi-
dent. Mrs. Mckinley and party will leave
Washington by the Southern railway
Monday morning, April 49, at 1890 o'clock
for a tour to the Pacific coast and return.
covering a period of between six and seven
weeks They will have a train consisting
Of a private car for the president and Mrs
Mckinley, two Pullman compartment cars,
two Pullman s1eepers, dining car and a
combination car. Col. l. S. Brown, gen
eral agent of the Southern railway, will
accompany the party from here to New
Orleans and from New Orleans to Port
land, Ore, the party will be accompanied
by Mr.. E. c. Mccormick, passenger traffic
manager Of the Southern Pacific lines
The members of the cabinet will accom-
pany the president, with the exception OF
Secretaries Gage and Root and Attorney
General Knox, the personnel including
Secretary and Mrs. Hay, Postmaster Cen
eral Smith and Mrs Smith, Secretary and
Mrs. Long, Secretary and Mrs Hitch
cock and Secretary and Miss Wilson, Miss
Mary Barber, Mr.. Henry T. Scott, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles A. Moore, Secretary and Mrs.
Corte1you, DR.. and Mrs. Rixey. Assistant
Secretary Barnes, Mr. NJ A Dignan, seY-
era1 stenOgraphers, represen taIlNeS OF the
press associations, three illustrated week
lies, the Washington dailies and probably
a representative of the press or san FRAN
cisco. The party will also be accompanied
by Mr. Marean. manager OF the western
Union Telegraph company at Washington.
r.
Telegraph and Gable company
The train will arrive at Memphis, Tenn.
several hours will be made in Memphis,
the party leaving there during the night
Tor New orleans, gong py way OF Nea-S
at 4:30 p. m, May !, and remaining there
evening of May the president will attend
banquet and will probably deliver q
short address on the "a the party VIII VII
CabiIdo, the old building which was the
seat of the Spanish and French govern
ments and which witnessed the transfer
of sovereignty from Spain to France and
from France to the United States After
luncheon q boat ride Will be taken on the
The next stop will be at Houston. Tex.
day a stop will be made at Prairieview t.
accommodate the co1ored industrial col
lege located there, and from there the
train will 80 to Austin, arriving at 5
o clock in the afternoon and leaving at
10 O'Clock for San Antonio, where some
hours will be spent the following day
Sunday, the 5th, and Monday morning will
party VIII go by way of A1aricopa. Ariz..
to Phoenix. reaching there early n the
morning of May and remaining until late
in the Afternoon, devoting part of the time
to an inspection of the wonderful system
of irrigation which is in operation IN the
vicinity of Phoenix
Wednesday morning, May 8, the presi-
dent and party will arrive at Redlands,
Cal. where they will be met by the gov
ernor of California. and other prominent
be - spent at Redian6s Los Angeles viii
be reached in the afternoon. and the
party will remain there until the morning
of May 10. On Friday Ventura, Santa
Barbara and San Luis Obispo will be Wis
tied the train arriving at Delmonte dur
ing the night. Saturday and Sunday will
be spent at Delmonte and on Monday
morning the train Will leave for. San jose.
going by way of Santa. Cruz, where some
hours will be occupied in visit to the
immense redwood trees WHICH are found
in the vicinity. San Jose will be reached
at 2.30 p. m. and the night viii be spent
there, the party going to San Francisco
1nf
ard Burlingame. arriving in San Fran
r5o9 ,n at 9zv 3nPil The foIowfng Monday
The. president will be met at San Fran
mfttee. The programme for the stay here
includes a public reception that night and
a visit on Wednesday to the University of
visit to Mount TamalpaiS, and a reception
Of various societies in the afternoon.
Thursdav night the president will attend
the banquet of the Ohio society. Friday
morning a school children's reception viii
be held and the president and party will
visit Ocean Beach. In the afternoon
reception has been arranged by the
Saturday morning will witness the
launching of the battleship Ohio. which is
Following. the. launching the party will
attend luncheon at the Union League
zens' banquet. Sunday will be spent in
rest land on Monday morning the party
Ore, stopping about two hours at Stock
ton, and spending the, evening at sacra-
day at Redding. Sisson and Ashland and
Salem. Ore, will be reached on the morn
ing of Wednesday, May g. The party
VIII remain here a few hours, and will
reach Portland that afternoon at a little
after 2 o'clock
Thursday morning. the sd, the presi-
dent will leave Portland at 9 o'clock for
Tacoma, going by way of Chehalis, Cen
tralia and Olympia, stopping about an
hour at the state capital, and reaching
Tacoma late in the afternoon. The night
will be spent in Tacoma, and the follow
ing morning a boat trip Of several miles |
will be taken on Puget sound. ending at
Seattle about 2 p The remainder of |
the day the party will stay in Seattle, and /
late that night will leave for Spokane, GO /
ing by way of Ellensburg. North Yakima, !
Pasco, Wallula and Walla Walla- Sun
day they will remain in Spokane and on |
Monday the president will probably go for |
a drive and a visit to Spokane Falls The |
party will leave Spokane at .. m and |
arrive at Butte early next morning. The |
will be spent in Butte, and Hell |
ena will be reached late in the afternoon |
After several hours in Helena the train /
will run to Cinnabar during the night, and /