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again that night for Albuquerque. n. NJ.
where he will spend the evening of the
18th. reaching Ell Paso early the following
morning for the meeting with President
Diaz of Mexico This meeting is TO take
place in the center of the international
bridge. the executives of the two nations
standing in their own territory and shak-
ing hands across the border. A banquet
also will be served on the bridge.
The President reaches San Antonio Sun
day night. October II, and will spend the
forenoon of the following day in an in
spection of Fort Sam Houston, with the
upbuilding of which he had much to do
while Secretary of War Arriving at
Corpus Christi the evening of October Is,
the President goes at once to his broth
er's ranch. where he will spend all of
Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day.
Visiting Houston the forenoon of Sat
urday. October %. the President proceeds
to Dallas that afternoon to spend Satur-
day evening and all of Sunday. From
Dallas the President proceeds direct to
st. Louis to begin his four-day trip down
the Mississippi river.
By Steamer to New Orleans.
He reaches st. Louis at 7:o7 am. the
morning of Monday. October p, and will
leave at 4 pm. on the steamer assigned
to him by the Deep Waterways Associa-
ton, which is to hold it's convention in
New Orleans upon the Presidents arri-
val there. Following the Presidents boat
will be a spectacular flotilla of river craft.
One of the trailing boats will be assign
ed to the thirty governors of states who
have accepted invitations to make the
trip down the river and to attend the
convention. Another boat will be assign
ed to a congressional delegation of more
than one hundred members.
During his stay in st. Louis he will
breakfast at the Commercial Club, will
make an address at IL am. in the coli
scum. will lunch at the Jefferson Hotel
as the guest of the Business Men S
League and before boarding the steamer
at 4 ON. will make a brief visit to East
ST. Louis. ILL.,
The first long stop of the river will be
at Cairo. ILL.,, at $40 am. Tuesday, Octo-
Der d. The second stop will be at Hick-
man. Ky, at go p.m., the President
Arriving off Memphis. Tenn. at am.
Wednesday. October %, the President Will
make an address at . am. and that after
noon at , O'Clock will speak at Helena.
Ark.
On Thursday, the osth, at 2:3O p.m., the
President will make speech at Vicks-
burg. New Orleans will be reached about
o'clock Friday afternoon. The river
journey also will include short stops at
Cape Girardeau. Mo-. and Natchez, Miss.
leans from Friday afternoon, the oath, to
Monday morning. November /. He will
address the waterways convention OctO-
Der 30 at 2:3O pm.
Trip Through South.
From New Orleans the President goes
to Jackson Miss, spending practically
will spend three hours of the following
Law IT Cnl
at Birmingham, Ala, that evening al
7:45 o'clock
The President will remain in Birming.
ham until the afternoon of Wednesday
November B. when he proceeds to Macon
Ga, arriving there early the morning OF
the 4th. After spending the forenoon Of
| the 4th at Macon, the President pro-
Of the 4th and half of the next day.
| Charleston, 8. c., is next on the lis
| for a stop the evening of November 5
From Charleston the President proceed.
Saturday morning. November 6. to Au
gusta. where he will spend Saturday aft
ernoon and Sunday The President want.
to have another game Of golf on the
| links where he spent so much time las
fall as President-elect and to renew
| many of the pleasant acquaintance HI
| made in Augusta.
Columbia S. c.. will be visited the aft
ernoon of November 8. Wilmington, N
c., will claim the President for the en-
tire day of the 9th. The President will
spend twelve hours in Richmond, Va.
from D am. to pm. and will return te
Washington at 1885 o'clock the night OF
November TO-
The President leaves Washington again
probably on the 18th. for Middletown
Conn, to attend the installation of the
new president of Wesleyan University
He also has engagements at Norfolk and
Hampton, Va. November 10 and 20.
So his travels will not be done until
the morning of November p, when he
| reaches Washington for the winter and
to put the finishing touches on his an
nual message.
While at Minneapolis the President will
also visit st. Paul. spending probably an
afternoon and evening in that city. Dur
ing his stay at Seattle. the President
will also take occasion to visit Tacoma,
Wash. After leaving Dallas, Tex. and
while en- route to ST. Louis, the President
may stop at Oklahoma City.