The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-01


Secretary of war, who will be with
President Roosevelt in Topeka.
It has been arranged that as soon as
the presidents train, which viii come
in over the Union Pacific from Kansas
City. reaches the Santa Fe junction il.
North Topeka. the news will be tele.
phoned to the state house. The cannon
Of battery b have been wheeled into
positiOn. one in front of the north en-
trance Of the state house and the other
in front OF the south entrance. and as
soon as the news comes of the presi-
dents arrival battery viii fire a sa-
lutte of twenty-one guns.
Santa Fe switch engine will couple
on TO the presidential train as soon as it
arrives and viii back it across the Kan
sas river through the Santa Fe yards 10
Fourth street where the ceremony Of
laying the cornerstone Of the new rail-
road Y NJ. c. A. building will take
place.
II you are not among the favored 4.5oo
who hold tickets of admission to the
Auditorium tonight. the next chance
you viii have to hear the president
speak-the only chance in fact-wiu be
at the corner stone laying The new
Railroad Y NJ G.. A. building is situa-
ted on the north side of Fourth street
just east of the Santa E'e traclzs-north-
east of the Santa Fe depot Railroad
traffic will cease during the ceremony
so that people can mass on the freight
tracks without danger.
The president and his party viii step
directly from the presidential train to
the platform erected for the corner
stone laying, which viii be within 20
feet of the nearest track. The corner
stone viii be about nine feet above the
ground. so that most of the crowd fer
a considerable distance ought to be able
TO view the ceremony.
H. L. Nudge, general manager of the
santa Re, VIII preside at the corner
stone ceremony, which is scheduled to
begin promptly at els o'clock A silver
trowel has been made for the occasion.
ana General Manager Nudge will pre-
sent this 30 the president
Company A Of the Kansas National
Guards is detailed to act as guards at
the corner stone laying and the knights
of Pythias band will furnish the music
for the occasion. The ceremonies will
probably occupy about twenty minutes
At the conclusion of the ceremonies
the presidential party viii be taken to
the Copeland in carriages preceded by
Captain H. NJ. Philips who will be
marshal for the occasion President
Roosevelt viii ride in the first carria e.
With him will be Secretary of War
flihu Root. Governor Bailey and John
r. Frost chairman of the executive
committee OF the Y. NJ c.. A. confer
ence. The carriages viii be guarded
bY four mounted police. Officers Nc
lntosh. Miller, jenkins and Summers.
In the second carriage viii be the
special officers Of the presidents party
and his stenOgraphers. The third car
riage viii convey Assistant Secretary
Barnes. Surgeon General Rixey. DR.
Nicholas Murray Butler. president Of
Columbia university, who is accom-
panying the president on his tour. and
r. w. Mulvane, Republican national
committeeman for Kansas.
There Will be fourteen carriages alto
gether. and the others viii convey the
following according to the present ar
raugements.
Fourth age-Senator Burton SEN
ator Long. Mayor Bergundtha1, ex-At-
torney General Codard
Fifth carriage=C r Rosenberg
Pennsylvania railroad: H. A. Coleman
Associated Press; Col J. J McCook
chairman committee on railway work OF
the national conference y. NJ c. A;
Chas. Curtis. Topeka.
Sixth carriage-R. Fl. Hazard, Scripps-
McRae Press association. Lindsay Den
iaon, New York Sun Press ton;