Arizona republican., 1905-04-07
A RINGING DAY
All Texas Cheered as the
 President Passed
SAN ANTONIO LAST NIGHT
The Noisy Greeting Of His Old COm- radeS - At One Enthusiastic Town the Presidential Train Was Stopped
 by Hastily Passed City Ordinance.

San Antonio Texas, April 6.-After an eventfuI trip across a large portion of Texas. President Roosevelt arrived in San Antonio at S:39 o'clock tonight. When the special reached the station he was greeted with cheers from thousands of throats, and the lusty i "hurrahs" of his old comrades in arms, the famous Rough Riders of the Span American war, who are holding their annual reunion near the crumb- ling walls of the historic Alamo, could plainly be heard above the din.
 The city is a maze of color in honor of the presidents visit. Business houses and residences are decorated with flags and bunting, and tomOrrows exercises promise to be the most patri- otic demonstration ever held in the state.
 The presidents train was run on siding near the station, where it will remain until tomorrow night when the visitors will leave for Fort Worth, The train is being guarded by de- tail of city police and as the presi- dent will be astir early tomorrow, every precaution will be taken to per init him to secure a good nights rest. The presidents train left Dallas promptly at B. 30 this morning. Its Oc- cupants were sleeping soundly when | the long run across the state was be- gun but the president was up and astir at o'clock. The first stop was at Hillsboro where practically the en- tire population Of the town turned out The president spoke briefly and was given g. cordial reception.
 When the train reached Waco, can | vlo vi otic airs. The area about the station and the railroad yards was packed with humanity The reception com mittee made it's way to the presidents car and he was escorted to a stand in the city park nearby His appearance was the signal for a remarkable de- monstration. Thousands of tiny American flags were waved by men : and women alike and it was several minutes before the president could be- gin his address The band played the ] stirring strains of Dixie" and the president smiled and heat time to the music. His address was brief and he was frequently applauded. The pres- ident returned to his train with diff culty, so great was the crowd. As the train moved away he stood on the rear platform and waved his hand to the people.
 The train glided swiftly across the plains of north Texas and at noon en- tered the fertile valley of the Brazos. Several stops were made and one espe- cially interested the president because 1 of the manner in which it occurred. When the citizens of Temple learned that the train would not stop at their city a hurried call of the city coun- cil was made. The city fathers imme- diately passed an emergency ordinance requiring the train to stop at the sta- tion three minutes. When this news was telegraphed to the president he laughed heartily and seemed pleased
 He immediately issued instructions that the stop be made. Nearly the whole population of the little city was on hand and the greeting accorded the chief executive was most hearty.
 At Taylor, which was reached at 12: 30 the train was switched from the tracks of the Katy" to those of the International and Great Northern and the run to Austin began. The capital city was reached at 2'oclock and President Roosevelt was met at the
 station by Governor Lanham, Lieu
 tenant Governor Neil and a committee
 of thirty citizens and members of the
 Texas legislature. The president was
 in excellent spirits and appeared none the worse for his long ride across the
 country.
 He expressed himself as being most
 pleased to arrive in Austin under such
 suspicious circumstances. The entire
 party was placed in carriages and driven to the state house where the president made two speeches. one ir
 the hall of representatives and other
 on the lawn. The president was taken
 for a drive over the city. The day was
 ideal and so crowded were the streets that it proved a difficult matter for the
 militia to control the vast throngs. The
 school children of the city, both white
 and black, were lined up for review ' along the line of march and cheered
 Justify as the president passed.
 One of the most enthusiastic demon , strations of the day occurred at New Braunfels. When the train arrived there it was surrounded by a dense
 mass of surging people all anxious tc
 greet the chief executive. New Braun
 fels is a German settlement and is
 noted for its thrift and enterprise and
 the president spoke encouragingly tc the people. who cordially applauded his utterances.
 The long ride was brought to an enc when San Antonio was reached shortly n oFoI oly