Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-16
UP SANTA CLARA VALLEY.
Pleasant Progress OF the President asd
Party Through the t,ate Of
California.

San Luis Obispo, Cal. May io.-Ths
route of the presidents train north
ward from Los Angeles. to-day. lay
through the Santa Clara valley. nes-
ting under fog-swathed mountains to
the coast, where IL ran for hours
along the edge of cliffs overhanging
the Pacific ocean. At every stopping
place there was a flower show rival.
ling in beauty the floral parade which
thu president witnessed yesterday at
Los Angeles. At Ventura and Santa
Barbara the president was simply
overwhelmed with flowers. The car.
riages in which he road were lined
with them and the streets over which
he passed were paved with them.
There was no abatement, to-day. OF
the enthusiasm which has attended
the presidents progress since he has
entered California. As he approaches
his destination at San Francisco the
programme at the different stops are
more enjoyable and less fatiguing. A
drive through the city was in each
case the principal feature at the
places where he stopped to-day. The
president was very much interested
in the old Spanish missions, filed with
historic relics which he visited at
Ventura and at Santa Barbara.
San Luis obspo was the last stor
of the day. 1t was reached at seven
o'clock this evening. in time for q
drive through the town.
Aftor .roeefnr L..
the train will drop down to Belmont
on the Pay of Monterey. where the
party will remain tomorrow and
Sunday. The programme tomorrow
will include a visit TO the national en-
campment during the afternoon. Sun
day will be given up to rest.
At Santa Barbara President McKin.
ley made the principal address of the
day. After expressing his gratitude
for the reception accorded him and
commenting on the cosmopolitan
character of the assembly, the presi.
dent said:
MY Fellow-Citizens-wh a splen.
did civilization comes out of the old
states and from the old nationaIitie.
that are represented here to-day; the
best civilization in the world. a civil
ization based upon liberty. upon equal
ity, on-self-govcrnment and civil
izatior that leads wherever il goes
whittier here or in the distant seas
and wherever this civilization goes II
carries the ark of freedom. Our lib
erty. our freedom. our sense of jus.
tice are not extinguiShed in any cline
globe or land. and here. facing the
Pacific. I am reminded that this arb
of liberty has moved out into this
great ocean"
Referring TO the Spanish war. he
continued:
AS the result OF that war we are
in the Philippines. and we do not
mean to come away [great appliance
and cheeringl |, ana We mean to give &c
those distant peoples what we gave &c
California more thar fifty years ago
the blessings of security and liberty
An unusual incident occurred dur.
ing the presidents stay at Santa Bar
bara. The residence of the chief OF
the fire brigade caught fire. The fire
chief, who was on the street awaiting
the coming of the president. was IN.
formed that his house was in flames
Let it burn" he replied. Il will
wait and see the president. car
build another house, but l may never
have another opportunity to see the
president of the United States" and
he stoicrlly remained while his house
burned to the ground.
II saw the president" he said. wheu
informed that his house was in ruins
and then added: Il saved the lot, any
way"