The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-03
JOURNEY RESUMED.
The Presidential Party Left New Or.
leans Last Night
REACHES HOUSTON TODAY
Old CabiidO and Other Interesting
Historical Places Visited.
EMBARKED ON THE MISSISSIPPI
For Trip Along the River Front Here
the Ladies Participated,
A VISIT PAID SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
Where a Thousand Colored Students
Greeted the President, to Whom
He Made a Short Address.


He Made a Short Address.
New Orleans May 2-The day spent In
New Orleans viii live long IN The memory
Of the president and those Of his party. In
no other city in the United Stases is me
old and romantic preserved In such sharp
contrast with the modern. as in the
Crescent City and to-day MS tue preIideu
tial party drove through The howHrembow-
cred city from the new into the old French
and Spanish quarter, 1t was like passing
mysterousiy from America into foreign
laud; from this century into another that
had gone, and the Illusion Of the trans
portion was heightened by the interesting
ceremonies which occurred In the old Ca
bildo. the scat of the government Of the
former Spanish ana French suers. when
is yet preserved IN it's original integriSy
by the Louisiana Historical society,
The weather could not have been faircr.
strong sun h,azed from cloudiess sky,
but the heat was tempered by light
breeze from the river. The foliage was
all a tender green and along st. Charles
avenue out which the party drove behind
a Gathering squadron of cavalry. flowers,
ndEs ana pretty women III gay rHlmenl
formed mist of color Roses were climb
ing up the pillared porticos and creeping
over and mingling their perfumes with
that of the magnolia, while the public
squares thrilled with the songs Of semi
tropical birds. The entire population, APP
parently, was out 10 see the chief magis-
troto Ar.or shor, visit "a ,hn So,thor,
"a'f' nl'e' 'noi VISA ~ 'h' ''"u'"''"
university. where thousand colored stu
Il
Mo ~ c,Aorod hun.fn,, so o..an,od 40 70
pits OF eoiorea cunning so arraneea as 20
make the wh hei an AN" American II nag, and
the party passed acrass Canal and Ram.
part streets. thsssbsundaajps of the new
city into the eid .toWn With Its natural
streets It's quaint rplpred residences, las
cathedrals. old Spanish buildings ana the
French market. 0ll with the flavor Of an
9tefv Sgninr ia nictnres1ue decaV fhero
was n striking picture when Tho party
dew m hafnrs tbe roniaes,iop' oIa Cadillac
Hosito whSt is nov csiind fackson snnare
buf wbieh. in he olden DAYS, Was Place
Sn Arms wbarc snanIsh nenciaIs formal.
ue 9 4I,Ins1 b oP%n ~ S An,,,,d tbe on
Tlaleu ~ ' L. 10 , ttons'I
eirSlihg ~, ei's ny @ aro az pno
a i wv ,, u IA w Siu 49,. , - "a ~
PIE Amy races we're Itpie 5tSh W.
iae roreigrsls th ISL. ads.es az ' nc
ltenahs lose Ok w Uu'eF vuse ,raosa,
against the hign iron ratings whlcn en-
close the park; Many people were percnea
In the trees. Drawn up In line Aeiore tne
! historic old building were the young ca
| diets from the Jesuit college ana up NE
| winding stairway at the entrance OF me
| continental guards local organization, In
| bun and blue, and white crossed belts with
the figures '!6' on their shining brass
| belt plates. AS the president aughted a
squad OF the cadets blew a fanfare on their
French trumpets; the louisiana Field artii,
| lery fired n National salute OF twenty-one
md 70
| all the churches In the square rang out
their welcome. II was an inspiring mo
ment, Up the stairway passed me Coh.
mounted into the crlmsen.draped audience
chamber whete me fhTreiSe sr ocS afe boe
IN dream we n sso AGO Tere Carc eaC Of
Spanish kings ruled mere, ana TO that mem,
ornble day, almost q century ago Wien
delivered mp in this very room TO Willin
son ana Claiborne, the american cohhiis
sioners when French Communion over lat
SreGt Lou " ma ned sates 70 Tue so'
Acee roster distinS 1i h frSnG a t GIe
or W." 20 ~ ra,,a1ted tbesa great event.
in his address to the prsasid9nt and ~ t ~,
president III ms tpspCmse uMeit upHuH VI M
momen( b'ar'he bPIn s NJ ana W..
received with Enthusiasm by the diS'
tnguished gat hselIh,ag present 'he preS'
dent SPOKE ~ t for NE nurnose NJ maknc
acknowledgeme9t 70 u cnr lpis and gensro,
ca essoci"tioH th IS historic plaeh II hai
N weie'ne great e hon honor 70 me 10 be received
nee. heen = a., ~. tbe gnTernor Of this great com
mere ny ~ tbe rhicf instIRe and hi,
: monwea1hi W, Sgbnet '"oul, nv IN III,
asSoe en ~ ,be city to this place. memornbl,
n nSuS ~ only in American annals. but memor
aPiiff ~ the, anii ~ st9nd nearby where tia
oreat ar tranSoction took Place which gav'
Sne Louislan t. ,eticn which 'chonged iii,
S[iPest a., s,orld and made his Tjniol
rrhP % nov, isIthe strongest and frees