Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-02
SLEEPY PARTY At OMAHA
Secretary Taft and Few FellOw-TOuristS
Pass Through Here Sunday Morning.
TWO soUTHERNERs ONLY ONES AWAKE
COBEressmen wiley and Howard Ex-
press Delight with Trip 60 orient
decline to stop and visit
Ak-sar-Ben.

The special train bearing Secretary Tart
and party arrived at the Union station
Sunday morning at Sis, on the Union
Pacific, and departed twenty minutes later
over the Northwestern en- route to the
east, by the way of Chicago.
OF the original party. not more than
fifteen were left. on reaching San Fran
sisco, they began to separate, number
took the southern route, others went to
Portland to pay a visit to the Lewis and
Clark exposition several remained in Cali
fornia.
The three Pullman coaches that bore the
party were the Milton, the Colonial and
the San Francisco, under the supervision
Of r. L. Ruble, San Jose, California, travel
ing passenger agent of the Union Pacific.
Mr.. Ruble said the run was one of the
best he had ever made. They came all the
way through on the time of the Over
land Limited. The run from North Platte
was made In seven hours. which he said
was very fast time. Nowhere had there
been a delay nor lack in the arrangements.
He declared he was satisfied, and that the
members of the party expressed themselves
as delighted with the service.
During the twenty minutes the train lay
at the station all the curtains were drawn
and not a member of the party appeared,
except two southern congressman who were
to take the Burlington to st. Louis. The
others were in their berths, for the hours
were small and wee and the air was chilly
and At for delightful sleep. Three curious
people were the only spectators. AT 5:S5
the departure was made in charge of the
Northwestern agent. The two congressman
were William A. Howard of Georgia and
A. A. Wiley Of Alabama. They will travel
TO Nashville and from there Representative
Howard will go by the way of Chattanooga
to Georgia.
Representative Wiley will go home
direct.
No More PRrades.
Mr.. Wiley is such a man as tradition has
| taught one to expect in a southern gentle
man. He is large. even poised and strong
| in mind and body, and he is good natured
Mr. Ruble limited that he should stay over
| in Omaha until today, saying that the Ak
| sar-ben festival was in progress, and that
! he might see some parades. CHere Mr.
Ruble winked at the Northwestern agent.
| well, HIM." said Mr.. Wiley, 1.-THE in.
| ducement is great one, 1 assure you
but do you know, I've gone rather stale
on parades. / haven't seen one for three
days. Really I'm glad it's Sunday and
very early in the morning. We have hac
! parades, parades every day, and every day
since we have been gone. Youth not blame
me Mr.. Ruble, If 1 decline your sug
| gestion."
| Howard said:
Il don't know that 1 can add any
| thing to what has been given to the press
many times over. Our party being com
posed of men of various persuasons, M
general observations can be given out o.
the status of our beliefs. Every phase o.
policy and duty has been freely and ampl!
discussed between us. think all are com
ing home satisfied that this party, the mos
diplomatic body that has ever crossed tn,
| Pacific, has met all the requirements in
volved in its object. Personally let m,
say that the experience has been entirel!
delightful. We have been perfectly ant
royalty entertained"
short stop in Chicago.
| CHICAGO Oct. 1.-William H. Taft
secretary of war, and the party he con
cd t,uI, far