Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-05-23
THE PRESIDENTS PARTY.
1t Will Be Several Days Before
They Will Be Able to Leave
San Francisco.
DEPENDS ON MRS. E'KINLtY'S HEALTH,
Secretary aud Mrs. Hay and secre-
tary Long VIII Not Wait for the
Rest-Mrs. Mckinley Had Good
Night and Appears On the Road
10 Recovery. m IN IN

San Francisco, May 20.-Although
Mrs. McKinley's condition has greatly
improved. her physicians have named
a week or ten days as the shortest
possible time in which she can gather
strength TO make the trip across the
continent. The immediate members
OF the presidential party will, there
fore, remain here for that length Of
time, though il is probable that the
others will leave for the east during
the present week.
VIII 60 Direct 10 Canton.
They Will go direct from San Fran
cisco to Canton. Az Mrs. McKinley's
old home, surrounded by familiar
faces and with every comfort, it is ex-
pected that her recuperation will be
more rapid than If she went to Wash
ington.
President Mckinley spends much of
each summer at Canton, and the ar
rival there will be not far from the
date of his regular annual visit. He
will probably proceed Immediately to
Washington after leaving Mrs. Nc
Kinley, returning to Canton as soon
as the more pressing public business
has been disposed of. Miss Mary Bar
Der, Mrs. McKinley's niece, will go
with Mrs. Mckinley to Canton.
VIII Have Another Car.
President and Mrs. Mckinley will
occupy different car from that
which brought them TO this coast.
The new car, however, is one of the
same kind and fully as luxurious.
The train will be about as large as
the one that came west, having &C.
commodations for the president and
cabinet and ladies, Secretary and Mrs.
| Cortelyou. DIR. and Mrs. Rixey, Mr..
and Mrs. Moore, Assistant Secretary
Barnes, and the White House staff
and IL members of the press and pho.
| tographers.
VIII Take the ogden Route.
The Ogden route will be taken. Gov.
Gage has been informed by the presi.
dent tha5 no stops of any length
would be made at Sacramento or else.
where en- route. The president will
MOI leave the train, though he may
speak briefly from the rear platform
at one or two important cities.
VIII Proceed TO Washington.
Secretary and Mrs. Hay expect to
leave Immediately for Washington,
where important matters of state
await the attention of the secretary.
Postmaster-General Smith and Sec.
rotary Hitchcock and Secretary Viii.
son will remain with the president.
even though the day of departure lie
delayed. Secretary Long. who left,
Sunday, for Colorado Springs, will
proceed 20 Washington as soon as
possible.
Chinese Appreciation.
The president had some early call
ers. deputation of clergymen, com
| prising Rev. Doctors Pond, Gardner,
bennett and Hammond. the latter su.
| perintendent of the Methodist Chi.
nese mission, in company with four
Chinese ministers, called on the pres.
| ident. The Chinese presented to Mr..
Mckinley beautiful banner, together
with a memorial, thanking him for
his efforts in aiding the Chinese dur
ing the recent trouble in China.
The banner bore the inscription in
Chinese, saying:
Presented to William Mckinley,
August President of Great America,
by the Chinese members of the Church
of Jesus Christ in San Francisco, as
Token of Their Honor and Praise"
The president accepted the banner
and thanked the delegation. which
then retired.