The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-14
|AKNLEY IS N FRISCO
THOUGH THE PRESIDENTS OFF,
CIAL ENTRY WILL OCCUR
THIS AFTERNOON
ILLNESS OF MRS. MK1NLEY
HAS NECEsSITATED SOME CHANGE
I'm THE PRESIDENTIAL PAR
TY,S PROGRAMME
MANY PEOPLE DISAPPOINTED

SAN FRANCISCO, May 13.-President
Mckinley returned late this afternoon
from San Jose to the bedside of his wife
at the Scott residence, where he will re-
main until tomorrow. If Mrs. McKin-
ley's condition is still favorable tomor-
row the president will carry out the ar
ranged programme with some curtail-
ment. He will visit Leland Stanford,
Jr., university at Palo Alto, and make
brief stops at San Mateo and Bur-
lingame. At Palo Alto he will be joined
by his entire party, and the president S
official entry into this city will take place
tomorrow afternoon in accordance with
the previously arranged schedule. Secre-
tary Cortelyou said to the Associated
Press tonight9
Mrs. Mckinley rested well and COM
fortably today"
VISIT TO SAN JOSE.
SAN JOSE, Cal, May 13-Thousands
of people between Del Monte and San
jose who had been anticipating a sight
of the president for months, were disap-
pointed today. The presidents presence
in San Jose for an hour this afternoon
took the edge off the disappointment here
where the rose carnival was being held
in his honor and where the floral dis
play surpassed anything ever before seen
in this part of the country. After leav-
ing Del Monte this morning the cabinet
carried out the itinerary as originally
planned, stopping at Pajaro 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 re-
greet of the people was written ON their
countenances. Many expressions Of kind
ly sympathy for Mrs Mckinley were
heard at each stopping place.
At Santa Cruz Secretary OF State Hav
was the representative of the president to
the address of welcome made by the
mayor. The presidents presence here
barely saved the day He ran down from
San Francisco in his special car, arriving
here just as the cabinet train pulled
into the city from the south But he onlv
remained for the formal exercises At
$3.50 o'clock when they were concluded
he was driven back to the station, and
left Immediately for San Francisco AT
ST James square, opposite the court
house, handsomely decorated stand
had been erected and here the formal
exercises took place, and the president
responded to the mayors address of well
come.
MONSTER BOUQUET.
Immediately in the rear Of the stand
was the big bouquet, of which so much
mad been heard. 1t was ninety feet in
circumference and stood in it's frame
twenty-five feet high. The stem was
telegraph pole sunk In the ground. 1t
was composed of cut flowers of every
variety that blooms. The idea Of pre-
senting this immense floral Offering to
Mrs. Mckinley originated with the ladies
OF San Jose, and the presentation was
made to the president by Mrs. e. o.
Smith who expressed tender words of
regret for Mrs. McKinIeys illness and
her hopes for her quick recovery. The
members of the cabinet took the long
drive through the orchards Of the Santa
cara valley, which had been planned
1or the president, visiting on the way
the jesuit college at Santa Clara and
the University of Pacific.
Great preparations had been made
along the route to receive the president,
ard the disappointment at not seeing
MIN was very keen.
Tonight a big reception had been
Planned for the president at the Ven
dome hotel and the programme was
carried out. The members of the cab
met and the ladies Of the party all at
TENDED this function.