Washington telegraph., 1901-05-24
1t Will Be Several Days Before
They Will Be Able to Leave
San Francisco.
DEPENDS ON MRS. M'KlNLEY'S HEALTH.
Secretary and Mrs. Hay and Secre"
tnry Long viii Not WHIT Tor the
Rest-Mrs. Mckinley Hnd E1"d
Night and Appears On the ROAD
to Recovery. I'll fiji i'll

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 it is probable that the
others will leave for the east during
the present week.
viii Go Direct to Canton.
They will go direct from San Fran
cisco to Canton. AT 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
kin1ey, returning to Canton as soon
r the more pressing public business
mas been disposed of. Miss Mary Bar
Der. Mrs. McKinley's niece, will go
with Mrs. Mckinley to Canton.
VIII Have Another Cnr.
President and Mrs. Mckinley will
occupy a 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 ac-
commodations for the president and
cabinet and ladies, Secretary and Mrs
Cortelyou. Dp. and Mrs. Rixey, Mr..
and Mrs. Moore, Assistant Secretary
Barnes, and the White House staff
and II members of the press and pho
tographers.
viii Take the Ogden Route.
I he Ogden route will be taken. Gov.
Gage has been informed by the presi-
dent thai no stops of any length
would be made at Sacramento or else
where en- route. The president will
not 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
PostmasterGeneral Smith and Sec
retary Hitchcock and Secretary Will
son will remain with the president,
even though the day of departure is
delayed. Secretary Long, who left,
Sunday, for Colorado Springs, will
proceed to 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
ncse mission, in company with four
Chinese ministers, called on the pres
ident. The Chinese presented to Mr.
Mckinley beautiful banner, together
with 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.
MRS. MCKINLEY PROGRESSING.