The sun., 1909-02-11
TAFT And PARTY SAFE HOME
CRUISERS DROP ANCHOR OFF
SOUTH PASS FOR THE NIGHT.
Birmingham VIII Garry Party to New Or
leans To-day-ships Report Rough
weather. hut little Inconvenience
KNOX Case up TO TAFT BY wireless.

weather. hut little Inconvenience
Knox Case up TO Tart BY Wireless.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 1O-The cruisers
North Carolina and Montana, bearing
President-elect Taft, Col. Goethals and
party, dropped anchor Oh South Pass a
few minutes after o'clock tonight.
The party will transfer to the lighthouse
tender Magnolia at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning and from that vessel will be
transferred to the scout cruiser Birming-
ham and proceed up the river to New
Orleans, arriving OF Canal street about 2
O'Clock.
Advices from the warshps indicate
that they went through a pretty severe
storm yesterday. but both vessels rode II
splendidy and without much discomfort
10 those on board
The first message from the North Caro-
lima came at o'clock this morning, when
she was $50 miles out, and stated that she
would reach the bar at 10 o'clock tonight.
Throughout the day the cruiser Birming-
ham kept in touch with the n orth Caro-
lima and the wireless operators on both
ships and at the naval station we're kept
pretty busy all day.
The discovery Of Senator Knox's ineli-
gibility for the Cabinet is probably one
Of the reasons why two bushel baskets
full Of telegrams were received here to-
day for Mr. Taft. Acting on orders from
Washington a large number Of these
kilograms were taken over to the naval
station this afternoon. where they were
transmitted to Mr.. Taft by wireless.
Another unexpected development is
the fact that Frank H. Hitchcock pros
pective Post master General in Mr. Taft's
Cabinet, is TO asrive tomorrow morning.
accompanied by A. p. Upham. Mr..
Hitchcock is probably coming to consult
his chief in regard TO the latest Cabinet
He will attend the ban
quet Friday night and accompany Mr..
Taft when he goes Fast Saturday morning,
All the arrangements for the reception
TO Mr. Taft have been perfected. A
sy nopsis Of this programme was sent to
Mr. Taft Ivy wireless for his approval and
his reply was that he was in the hands Of
the committee.
Immediately on his arrival a parade
will he formed. comprising many civic
aud military organizations, with about
? OOo men in line which after going through
the principal streets will stop at the City
Hall, where Mayor Behman will extend
the official welcome and Mr.. Taft will
make a short public address. He will |
hen be driven TO his hotel, where he will |
remain quietly until o'clock. when he
aud Mrs Taft and the entire party will be
aiken TO the carnival ball Of the Elves OF
)beron
Friday morning at 10 o'clock Mr.. Taft |
will he taken to the baseball park. where ,
he negro citizens will extend a greeting
md he will make a short address. He
vill then be taken to the country CLUB
or golf game. and during the afternooa
will partAke of luncheon given in honor
4 Mrs. Taft al the club
On Friday night the banquet will take I
place. 800 prominent citizens, including
he Governors of Louisiana and Missis-
ippi and presidents Of the commercial
organizations from all over the South
Cardinal Gibbons will de-
Iver the invocation Addresses will be
made by the Mayor. the Governor and
ar. Taft. and Congressman $. l.. Gilmore
will deliver a brief Grafton on Abraham
lincoln. The benediction will be pro-
ounced by the Rev. H. y Gichrist of
he Unitarian church
Gov. Haskell OF Oklahoma, in writing
lis regret at not being able to attend,
aid he hoped the whole South would Join
n honoring the distinguished citizen
rho had been elected President
The following wireless message from
HE Suns correspondent with the Taft
arty on the battleship North Carolina
'as received here by the United Wireless
ompany at midnight
-Battleship North Carolina. Feb. TO-
he North Carolina, conveyed by
he Montana. arrived at the mouth OF
he Mississippi River at 4 o'clock to-
light. The Taft party will be trans
erred to the scout cruisers Salem and
birmingham early tomorrow morning
nd will proceed up the river. arriving
{ New Orleans at p. NJ
AI'En EDnn nElTH At STaL-I- ,