The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-05-17
PRESIDENT IS BUSY
Makes a Flying Trip to Speak at
San Jose
BACK TO HIS WIFE'S BEDSIDE
Many Expressions of Sympathy for
Mrs. Mckinley Heard at Each Stop
PING Place - Secretary Cortelyou
Says Sick Lady Is Resting Easy.

San Francisco, May 14.-President
Mckinley returned late Monday alter
moor from San Jose to the bedside or
his wife at the Scott residence, where
he will remain until to-day. II Mrs.
McKinley's condition shall be still Ia
vorabe to-day the president will car
nv out the arranged program with
some curtailment. He will visit Le-
land Stanford Junior university at
Palo Alto and make brief stops at San
Mateo and Burlingame. At Palo Alto
he will be joined by his entire party,
and the presidents official entry into
this city will take place this afternoon
In accordance with the previously ar
ranged schedule. Secretary Cortelyou
said last night:
MRS. Mckinley rested well ana
comfortably today
San Jose, May 14.-Thousands OF
people between Delmonte and san
Jose who have been anticipating a
sight of the president for months were
disappointed. The presidents pres
ence in San Jose for an hour yester-
day afternoon took the edge off OF the
disappointment here, where the rose
carnival was being held in his honor
and where the floral display surpassed
anything ever before seen In this part
of the country. After leaving Del
monte the cabinet carried out the ltln-
erary originally planned, stopping at
Jajaro and Santa Cruz and visiting the
big trees in the San Lorenzo valley,
but they had no heart to put into the
festivities in the absence OF Their
chief, and the keen regret OF the peo-
pie was written on their countenances.
Many expressions of kindly sympa-
thu for Mrs. Mckinley were heard at
each stopping place. At Santa Cruz,
Secretary of State Hay was the repre-
sentative Of the president to the al
dress of welcome made by the mayor
The presidents presence mere barely
saved the day. He ran down from San
Francisco in his special car and ar
rived here lust as the cabinet train
pulled into the city from the south.
But he remained only for the formal
exercises. When they were conclud'
ed. at $3.50 o'clock, he was driven back
to the station and left Immediately for
San Francisco. At st. James head
somely decorated stand had been
erected and here the formal exercises
took place. The president responded
in very feeling manner to the may
or's address of welcome, and was en-
Enthusiastically applauded.
Immediately in the rear of the stane
was the big bouquet of which so much
has been heard. 1t was 80 feet in cir
conference and stood in it's frame 2
feet high. The stem was telegraph
pole sunk in the ground. 1t was com
posed of cut flowers Of every variety
that blooms. The idea of presentin.
this immense floral Offering to Mrs
Mckinley originated with the ladies o
San Jose, and it was made to the pres
ident by Mrs. Z. Smith, who e."rresset
tender words of regret for Mrs. Nc
Kinley's illness and hopes for he
quick recovery. The members of tn
cabinet took the long drive through
the orchards of the Santa Clara va
ley which had been planned for tn
president, visiting on the way Tn
Jesuit college at Santa Clara and tn
University of the Pacific.