The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-10
I'm LAND F FLOWERS
M'KINLEY WAS THE CENTRAL FIG
URE OF LOS ANGELES
FLORAL PARADE
CITY JAMMED WITH PEOPLE
NEEGH2oR1NG TOWNS DEPOPU-
LATED BY THRONGs WHO WANT
ED TO SEE THE PRESIDENT
OFF FOR DEL MONTE TODAY

LOS ANGELES. Cal, May 9.-From a
blue canopied pavilion, surrounded by
the members of his cabinet, the governor
of Ohio and notables from many states,
President Mckinley today reviewed the
floral parade Of the Los Angeles car
nival. The city was crowded to the
limit. The population of Los Angeles is
over 100000, but the streets appeared to
hold almost twice that number today
Pasadena, Santa Monica and other neigh
boring towns in Southern California were
literally depopuiated. The scene on
Broadway. where the reviewing stand
was located, resembled Pennsylvania av-
enue in Washington on the day of an
inauguration parade. Mrs. Mckinley was
driven along Broadway and received the
plaudits of the people just before the
procession appeared. The president rode
at the head of the parade in an open
carriage, drawn by six white horses with
yellow satin harness. At the head of
each horse walked a Spanish Caballero
in green velvet and gold braid A troop
of cavalry with yellow horsehatr plumes
waving above their helmets and wreaths
of flowers across their shoulders, and
blanket rolls of red carnations behind
their saddles, headed by a band playing
the 'Star-Spangled Banner preceded
the carriage of the chief magistrate to
the reviewing. stand. AS each carriage
reached the reviewing stand the ladies in
1t arose and saluted the president.
PELTED WITH ROSE LEAVES
The president was kept on his feet
most of the time returning these greet
ings. Each lady carried a bag Of rose
leaves for use as confetti. and, after sa-
luting the president threw handful of
the soft petals into his box. Before the
parade was over he was ankle deep in
rose leaves. In the morning previous to
the floral parade, the president and his
party were driven through the residence
section of Los Angeles In the afternoon
the ladies of the party went to Pasadena,
while the president made trip by cleo
trio car to the national soldiers home,
near Santa Monica. eighteen miles away.
! Three thousand of the presidents old
comrades of the Civil war greeted him
! there The old soldiers gave the presi-
dent a remarkable demonstration He
| spoke briefly.
WHEN REUBEN COMES TO TOWN"
Considerable excitement was caused by
the discovery. after the speaking, that a
| pickpocket who had been at work In the
crowd had relieved two members Of the
party, Secretary Wilson and Col Charles
A. Moore of their pocketbooks. Later
the thief was arrested. Several pocket
books were found on his person, a gold
nugget, which Mr. Moore's son had OBJ
tained at the Congress mine in Arizona,
and Secretary Wilson's pocketbook,
which contained s175. The thief proved to
be a pickpocket well known to the po-
lice
Upon his return to Los Angeles. late
this afternoon. the president received
Gov. Nash and the Ohio congressional
delegation at the hotel. There was no pub
lie function In the evening. The presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley diner at the res
idence Of Homer Laughlin The presi-
dent and members of the party returned
to their train tonight. and will leave at
S o'clock tomorrow morning for Del
Monte where they will spend Sunday
Stops will be made at Ventura, Santa
Barbara and San Luis Obispo.