Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-27
(From a STAR correspondentl

GRAND ISLAND. Neb, April 26-(spe-
cial Telegram lowing to stops not on the
original time schedule the presidential
party was triae late In reaching Grand
Island, where they were due at 5.O2 this
morning. All in the party are In the best
of health, with the exception of Secretary
Loeb, who has been indisposed, but is al
most again In his usual foFm.r-,- =
The unofficial program for Sunday was
carried out without material change, not
withstanding the high wind and dense dust
clouds that made out Of doors expeditions
less attractive than they would otherwise
have been.
In the morning the president attended
divine services at the Episcopal church.
DIR. II. c. Miller, as chairman of the
committee. delicately informed the presi-
dent that he would be welcomed at anv
church he might prefer, whereupon he re-
piled: Il am your guest" very we'll.
then, Mr.. President" was the reply. ''I
shall take you to the Episcopal church,
which | attend and in whose choir my
children sing" The president acquiesced
and away he went. The service was tho
regular Episcopal service. without any spe-
cial features in recognition Of the presence
! Of the chief executive. other members OF
! the party attended such churches as they
/ personally preferred.
The president dined on the train and at
! $3.50 was summoned to the horseback ride
| he had requested. Senator Dietrich took
the initiative, and in response TO a humor-
Gus gibe at his rlding costume, the presi-
| dent being attired in the same clothes he
| had worn to church, said: "Mr. President
you will have to hurry up while you are in
Nebraska. shall feel free to boss you, as
you have bossed us senators at Washing
ton" The president expostuated that he
was not much of success at bossing the
senators at Washington, but good naturedly
responded to the senator's command
The ride was marred by the wind and
dust. but Otherwise was quite enjoyable.
The president kept his horse on a canter
and led the others a stlff pace At the
| Taylor ranch a slight repast had been
amplihed to permit the president TO break
| the ground on the new Carnegie library
site, he having accepted an invitation to
that purpose. Governor Mickey came in
this morning and Senator Millard this
evening. V.R.
Lincoln Ready with Directing.
(From a stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, Neb,, April 26.--(Special.)-A
royal welcome will be accorded President
Roosevelt tomorrow. From out the high
| ways and byways thousands OF people are
congregating to do him honor He comes
at 1:1O and his arrival will be heralded by
the blowing OF whistles. the beating Of
drums and the shouts of a joyous multi
tude. He comes as the president OF the
nation and as such he Will be received. The
! humble, the naughty. the rich and the poor,
democrats and republicans. pOpullsts and
socialists, prohibitionists and sntis. will
mingle in one vast thTong to show this man
1 N1r - -
welcome worthy of the guest.
The various committees have done their
work we'll Along the line OF march from
the Burlington station to the state house,
from the state house to the university,
from the university TO the Northwestern
depot every building is in holiday attire.
From every window in the postofhee a flag
is waving today The grimy walls of the
old capitol have been transformed. The
north and west sides are masses Of red
white and blue in artistic profusion. II is
the state waving It's welcome TO its chief.
Upon a platform erected on the north
side of the building the president will ad-
dress his people From a platform draped
in the national colors over which hangs
a picture OF him whom Lincoln honors.
No time will be lost in going from the
station TO the state house. As soon as the
president and his party step from the train
they will be taken to their carriages and
the line OF march formed. The carriages
, will move in a trot. The order will be
, First Carriage-PTesident Roosevelt, Sec
retary Loeb, Governor Mickey and Con
1 | gresham Burkett.
Second Carriage-M. c. Latta, F. II
! Tryes, r. ii. Taylor and 8. A, C0nnell.
! Third CarTiage-Surgeon General II. NJ
Rixey Assistant Secretary Barnes Mayor
' Adams and 7. c. Munger.
Fourth Carriage-M. p. Webster, J. L