The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-03
HOW M'KINLEY TRAVELS.
Rides Over Continent in Most Cor.
geous Train Ever Made Up.
/ SPLENDID SUITE ACCOMPANIES PARTY
Discards Simplicity OF Former Chief Mag
istrates--Goes Through Lakes on
Return from Pacific Coast.

Washington. April 1.--Imperiai spiendor
win be the distinguishing characteristic Of
President MMclnlcy's contemplated dash
across the continent 10 the Pacific roast.
The train on which he will travel viii be
the most gorgeous and costly that has ever
been hooked up behind a locomotive. The
suite that win attend him during his lrav-
els is intended to be he most commanding
that has accompanied president on .
sight seeing journey OF the United states.
When President Cleveland made his fam.
Gus wedding trip 6ftccn years ago his
train was composed OF hut two cars and
his suite consisted OF bis private secretary
and some servants. Ills immediate prede-
cessor, President Arthur visited the Yol-
lowstcne With Genrrnl Phil sheridan AMI
Colonel Mike sheridan and BuGalo Bill.
but left his cabinet behind him In wash
ington to transact official business. Prcsi
dent Mckinley win travel across the con.
tlnent surrounded by his entire cabinet.
with the single exception OF Secretary
Gage, who has consented 10 remain In
Washington. II IS proposed % transact
Important business while on route. The
cabinet officers win keep in close touch
with. the heads OF bureaus ~ the respec.
transmit MI Of the vast roIiinp which the
chlet executive must look after while In
asningion. corps OF expert telegraph
oppr4rurg representing the two big tcie.
graph companies. Will accompany The train
10 handle official messages ana every trle.
graph station albns the lines OF the rail
roads which are 20 br trycrscd viii be
subject 10 thch orders 'o the exclusion
q gu commercial aud newspaper business.
Nhblhrt meetings are 20 be hcld on Tuos
DAYS and fria9yR Just as they are now
a. oil g.
speeding across the deserts Of Arizona or
y shetFacked 20 the railroad wards a
New orleans. The great puhllc questions
lppertalnlug to our internal policies win
be discussed The conclusions reached viii
be promptly conveyed 10 the acting heads
81 departments iu Washington aud hy
cernCd.
rhe president has arranged 90 Keep him.
self Informed about the progress N events
IN the Philippines Cuba, Porto Rico aud
ceen IN fat away Isolated Guam. He win
receive daily statements N the conduct
Of the cuhans. who are engaged IN forna.
lotlrg constitution for that future rc-
pphllr JIG VIII luelst upon ktowlng what
the Tai, commission Is doing IN the mat
ter ~ introducing clvii government IN the
Philippines and the contents of every fresh
dfra.ch written hy General Macarthur.
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2" meet AS ttau u the exact code IN
which ihey mr.. received m v,.i,in..,,,,
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W,il be- ana b,ud g., r.,t,,,, y,,,. ~.
lsh for his hanoi, ana t,t,r,,,,to,. r,
movements OF our nccts nt homo anil
nnioal' OF me army transports conveying
bark from N5,tn' hn,'ug "nu Nolunte'rs
one Other details OF govarnnicut Vim nv.
Pnheo after on board thc gorgeous prcsi.
Was cvor Grp""n,,d N o3 nm nh, inis ~
Mckluiry's predecessors In Inc Whtpc
~ ousr N the Interest of exact truth
~ VnlN 'o'r 10 say tiht when the prrSi-
nv u,u' pu ulTS cnno'iNeu W. idea of visiting
80, ry "',n' rnlat ne did mot contemplate
mue'hE tnr great splurgr which is now be-
- ~ HttN Tor uls was an after
lG"uEhl. Ut rnnr ahuut through few
hnnpe Yusf'stlops which grew aud mu-
upheg nntii Secretary Cortciyuu and the
pi,s,aeni were fairly overwhelmed win
utNHts lnal Kept thrm nj work night after
I'Eht uhlll = ana O'Clock I'M the mntn.
tnk' As the possibilities at the trip began
10 lawn upon them they zen In tu make
arair 'V'''" pieahlhg ana epoch making
Au"IN
~
Tho plan OF parrvfnc tho c,b,,. ~.
,rnnsocting ,bo h,,.t,,.. 80 VI
WV ""9'''SS oi tue nation on
wheels OF seeing the country under condi
lions never heforc ntt,nnto,i ,,,.at.,,
stropgiy "a en-, ,,..,.,.., "PP."''"
W '"' PcS'uVh' anu ms ADVISERS