The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
INOLDANDNEW
PRESIDENT IL HONoRED IN 10Th
SECTIONS or NEW ORLEANS.
Day That viii Live Long I'm the MEN,
ories of Those who Partici-
pated I'm the Exercises.
VISIT TO THE OLD CABILDO
WHERE REPRESENTATIVE OF
KINGS ONCE HELD COURT.
Quaint and Picturesque Scene That
Moved the President to Make
Two Happy Speeches.
GREETING FROM STUDENTS
1000 CoLORED PUPILS WELCOME
MIR. MkISLEY AND PARTY.
Reception mt the Southern University
Modern Portion of the City
Radiant with Flowers.
Quaint and Picturesque Scene That
Moved the President to Make
Two Happy Speeches.
GREETING FROM STUDENTS
1000. CoLORED PUPILS WELCOME
MIR. M'kISLEY AND PARTY.
Reception ut the Southern University
Modern Portion of the City
Radiant with Flowers.

NEW ORLEANS, La, May 2-The day
spent In New Orleans will live long in the
memory of the President and the members
of his party. In no other city in the United
States is the old and romantic preserved
and placed in such sharp contrast with the
modern as in the Crescent City. and to-
day, the presidential party drove
through the hower-embowered city, from
the new into the old French and Spanish
quarter. II was like passing mysteriously
from America into foreign land: from
this century into another that Is gone. And
the illusion of the transition was heightened
by the interesting ceremonies which oc-
CURED I'm the old Cabildo, the seat of the
government of the former Spanish and
French rulers. which Is vet preserved i'm its
original integrity by the Louisiana Histori-
cal Society.
The weather could not have been fairer.
A strong sun blazed from cloudless sky
but the heat was tempered BY a light
breeze from the river. The foliage was all a
tender green and along st. Charles avenue,
out which the party drove behind ciatter-
ing squadron of cavalry, flowers. flags and
pretty women. in gay raiment. formed
mist of color. Roses were everywhere
cHmDlnS up the plliared pOrticOS and creep
ing over trellises and mingling their per-
fumes with that of the magnolia. while the
public squares triled with the songs Of
semi-tropical birds The entire population,
apparently, was out TO see the chief mag
istrate.
After short visit to the Southern Uni
versity. where a thousand coIored students
greeted the President with waving bits of
COlOrG0 So 10 lrot n
whole an American flag, and where the
President made brief speech. the party
passed across Canal and Rampant streets.
the boundaries of the new city, into the old
town with its narrow streets. it's quaint
gaileried residences. its cathedrals old
Spanish buildings and the French market.
all with the flavor of another generation
and all now. unfortunately, going into pic
turesque decay.
STRIKING PICTURE.
There was = king picture when the
party drew up ere the moldering Cabil-
do, over $50 years old. which is situated
opposite what is now called jackson square,
but which in the olden days was the Place
D'Armes, where Spanish generals formerly
drilled their soldiers. Around the en-
circling streets the balconies were thronged
and down in the square were acres of peo-
pie. Many races were represented but the
foreigners were mostly French and Italians
Those on the outer edge OF the crowd stood
with their faces pressed against the high
iron ratings which inclose the park Many
people were perched in the trees The
French tri-color and several other strange
flags, among them the red, white and green
banner OF Portugal. were interspersed with
American flags I'm the decorations Drawn
up In line before the historical old build
Ing were the young cadets from the Jesuit
college. and up the winding stairway at
the entrance of the building were ranged
a file of the Continental Guards a local
organization. in the bun and blue of the
revolutionary era, wearing cockades and
white crossed belts with the figures re-
on their shining brass belt plates.
As the President alighted a SQUAD of
cadets blew a fanfare on their French
trumpets. the Louisiana Field Artillery
fired a national salute of twentv-one guns
and the bells of the cathedral and all the
churches in the quarter pealed out their
welcoming greetings. 1t was an inspirinp
moment Up the stairway past the central
guard the President and party mounted
into the crimson draped audience chamber
where the exercises took place As I'm A
dream the visitors were carried back 10 the
days long ago when governors of Spanish
kings ruled here and TO that memorable
day almost century ago when the KEYS
OF the city of New Orleans were delivered
up in this very room TO Wilkinson and
Claiborne, the American commissioners
and French dominion over the great Louis
lana Territory passed to the sovereignty
OF the United States. Alcee Fortier dis
tinguished Creole. who is president of the
louisiana Historical Society. recalled these
great events in his address TO the Presi-
dent, and the President in his response
dwelt upon their momentous bearing on
the worlds history
TWO BRIEF SPEECHES.
The Presidents speech was no,ah,s
one and was received with enthusiasm nv
the distinguished gathering present The
President spoke as follows:
4 rise only for the purpose OF making
acKnowleaginent 70 the Louisiana Histori-
welcome 10 this historic place IN has bee,
great honor 10 me 10 be received here bx,
me Sovetnor or this great commonwealth.
by the chief justice and his associateS 80
its highest court. by the mayor of the ,,,,.
to this place memorable not only in Aney
lean annals; but memorable in the annals
OF the world. lApplause.l / am glad 70
stand near BY where that great transarfiop
took place which transferred the Ioufsiat,s
IeIfitofg 70 the Nag OF the stars-a trans
action which changed the map of the world
and made this Union what IL now fs fhs
strongest and the freest nation on the fsee
o..fhe earth. fGreat applause
When he had concluded the President an
peaTed on the balcony to show himself 70
the waiting thousands outside The cadets
below presented arms. and the square and
the buildings surrounding II nuttered with