FHE President's route
through -.v California,
' from south of Red
lands to. the northern line, as
f '.shown in the accompanying
map, will bring the Prcsi-.
dent through all the varying
-beauties of ~a State- that-is
wholly beautiful. , It will in
clude, the plains, the X'allcys,.
the mountains, wooded, and
bare,- and- the sands of the
. seashore and even the deserts .
/ the State keeps, tucked azvay y
• - m " one corner, \ ~so that the., p
r ]'chahge' : from the* bleak- deso- '¦'
¦idtiptfof'the'Soiithwcstto the -'¦-
glorious -verdure of Calif or- \
'¦¦' nid'mdynbt'be too' sudden. />,
ROUTE O F TRAIN
THROUGH STATE
OF CALIFORNIA
Continued; on ; Second' Page.",
Presidential escort; on .New .Montgomery
street," right resting'on entrance" to. Palace
He t€l. First ' carriage^Slr 1 William- Mc-
Kinley, ; President ' of ; the' 'United ; States ;
Most /Eminent- Sir, Reuben. Hedley: Lloyd, ' ;
grand master of -the United- States; ; Emi
nent" Sir • W. t H. : L. {Barnes, ,; chairman re-
will form in King. Solomon's Hall, Ma
sonic Temple, at 1 p. m. . •
. The . headauarters of^ the third division
will. form. at. Golden Gate Hall,' 625:Sutter
street, at 12:45 i>." m. ; _ r • . . . ; . : . ' ¦
The column will 'form for parade as folr
lows:.' First^ division, .'Stevenson
right resting on New! Montgomery; second
division, east.,'/ side,- New,' Montgomery!
street, right resting.on.Mission;(third^di
vision; center.' of New Montgomery istreet,
right resting 'on Mission; carriages' and
Knights Templar Parade
to Be Greatest Event ;
in Many Years.;
. Continued on Second Page.
those who otherwise assisted in rocking
the '¦ cradle of Liberty. . Miles Standish.
aged.13, son of Miles Standish of this city
and a lineal descendant of Captain Miles
Staridish of Mayflower fame, will be in
the gathering. . The lad represents the
eleventh generation of Miles Standishes.
It ' is not generally known that the orig
, inal Captain Miles- Standish* was the first
English commissioned officer, to settle in
America. . , - *
The reception committee of Daughters
will include the officers of the various
chapters in the city.
Knights' Templar Parade.
The parade of Knights Templar, which
will take place Friday afternoon. May 17.
will • be one I of the grandest Masbnlc
events that has been prepared in this city
for years. The formation of the column
will be as follows: ' . :
First division,— Two platoons of mounted
police; Troop A,N. G. C; mounted band,
: 25 pieces; 1 mounted drill corps of Califor
nia. Ccmmandery No. 1; California.Com
rn&ndery Ko.'l, mounted, 250 strong.
division— Bennett's Exposition
band; Sacramento Commanofery No. . 2;
Pacific Commandery No. 3$ Nevada Com
mandery No. 6; Stockton Commandery
No. 8; Los Angeles Commandery No. 9;
San Jose__Commandery No. 10. and Oak
land Commandery No. : u. •
Third division— Cassasa's "military band;'
Golden Gate Commandery No. ; 1&— 350
swords and. sojourning Sir Knights.".
The headauarters -of the :. first division
will .form in. the asylum, of California
Comrnandery No. 1, Masonic Temple, at
1 p. m. sharp... \ ¦ .. .-¦ ',
The headquarters of the second division
Tracks Will Be Inspected
Ten Minutes Before
Cars Pass.
GREAT precautions are being
taken by the Southern Pacific
Company officials to prevent
any possible chance of any
accident occurring to the
Presidential train. Manager.
J. A. Fillmore has given instructions to
all agents to examine all switches under
their supervision ten minutes before the
train runs over the spot, and track walk
ers will fuinii the same duty in remote
localities.
Engine No. 1139 has been selected to haul
the PrpsidentLal train from Monterey tc
this citv. This- locomotive is of the "C.
TV." class and besides being new is one
of the bpst engines in use by the company.
The locomotive is not capable of a high
rate of speed, yet when called upon it can
make fifty miles an hour. The locomotives
of the "C. W." pattern are built with a
view to strength rather' than . to speed.
The Presidential train at no time during
the whole tour of the United States makts
fast time, the average speed being about
thirty miles an hour, that being nearly the
limit owing to the number of cars and
great weight of the train.
The following 'engineers and conductors
have been selected to take charge of the
train over their respective divisions: El
Paso to Tucson, Engineer Bruce; Tucson
to Tuma, Engineer J. C Clancy: Tuma to
Los Angeles, Engineer Eli Stevens, Con
ductor J. B. Harrison; Los Angeles to
Santa . Barbara, Engineer W. Ferguson,
Conductor D. A. Hartwell. Engineer H.
S. Bull arid Conductor A, R. Holbert will
share in the honors of bringing President
McKinley's train from Santa Barbara to
this city by way of Monterey, Santa Cruz
and San Jcse.
-' Revolutionary Sons' Reception.
The reception to the President in the
parlors of the Palace Hotel on Thursday
afternoon. May 16, by the Sons of the
American Revolution bids fair to be one
of the most attractive functions of • the
President's visit The reception commit
tee will consist-of Past Presidents Colo
nel A. S. Hubbard, Hon. E. W. Mc-
Kinstry, Sidney M. Smith, Hon. Horace
Davis, Colonel John C. Currier, William
M. Bunker and the present board of man
agers, consisting of: William H. JoVdan,
president; George W. Spencer, "senior vice
president; William J. Duttori, junior vice
president; 'Edwin Bonnell, -. secretary;
Charles H. Warner, treasurer; Byron
Mauzy. marshal; J. W. Farringtdn, Alex
ander G. Eells, Giles H. Gray and" Wal
lace Everson.
The color bearers of the Children of the
American Revolution will present the 5
President with a beautiful gold card as
a sou\-enir of the occasion-
The descendants of many of the most
eminent men of the stirrinf Revolution-
ary era will be among th« Sons,' Daugh
ters and Children in attendance. There
will be descendants of men who fought
in the war of '76. men who signed the
Declaration of Independence and men
¦who were members of Congress, and ail
Every Precaution Will Be
Taken to Protect
¦ the Train.
"We thank thee for "preserving* the i life
of this thy servant, the President of the
United States, and , we beseech- thee to
care for him during his long journey. We
thank thee for his ; presence^ with us to
day. -We pray that thy holy spirit may
rest upon him throughout this journey
Prayer for the President.
with.:.the "Doxology." The well-known"
hymn, "Rock of Ages," was then sung by
the congregation, after which ;the pastor,
P.ev.' W. M. Leftwich, offered . a prayer.
Inthe course of the invocation he s*aid:'
• Amid the hum and buzz of sup
pressed excitement! the party moved for
v/arJ and occupied these " seats. . As soon
as' the President had seated' himself he
leaned forward and bowed his head in
silent prayer.' The services were opened
As the carriage drew up in front of. the
. church the many people gathered thers
quietly and with' every mark of "respect
;opcned a patliway. The interior ;was filled
to its' utmost capacity," and many. were
dtanding-in. the - 'aisles:'.'— TChe "-enclosure
.'around - the '.rostrum." -was filled j witn%the
Sunday . school f chiltlrcril On; the pastor's
stand there 'were. va^es filled with roses
•and carnations, but beyond'- this ,' there
were no evidences that, any.thingr had -been
done to emphasize jhe, event. • •
'¦ Seats.-had -been roscrved for, the • party
in the center aisle and about ' half way. to
the;rostrum. :.'¦; I • ;¦• « ¦ ¦'¦-:< '.'¦¦
But the President enjoyed himself to
day, after his own fashion. In the fore
noon he attended service at the 'Trinity
Methodist Church. He was accompanied
by Secretary Hitchccck, Mayor Hammett
•of El Paso and Secretary Cortelyou. .
A bull fight in Old Juarez,- Mex.. just
across the river, attracted most of tho
young men of the party. Five bulls were
killed in honor of the visitors of the Gov
ernor of Chihuahua, who came north as
the personal representative of President
Diaz. The younger members of the party
carried to the Presidential train glowing
accounts of the interesting and: pictur
esque sights witnessed In Juarez, and to
morrow the Cabinet secretaries may take
a drive through the old town, 4 but this
pleasure is, of course, denied the Presi
dent, for there is, a constitutional prohibi-.
tlon against his leaving the United States
without the sanction of .Congress.. -
Went to a Bullfight.
Devout worshipers of the Catholic faith
filled the churches and passed along the
streets counting their _ v beads, while all
about them in the principal thoroughfares
wide open games of . faro, roulette
and. Spanish monte. ' Jt was to the North
ern" visitors a most. inconsistent and in
congruous spectacle'
works by night, but the Mexicans cele
brated the day after, their own ; pictur
esque fashion. It v.as a genuine festival
day. .Women attired in bright" raiment,
men in their high peaked hats and som
breros heavily trimmed with silver orna
¦ ments, children- fluttering bright bandil
'lerias afforded a most . animated spectacle
to the President arid his party, to most of
whom it was a novel sight. ¦ ?
¦Members of the committee of ladles
were ushered into .the presence of the
"It is about breakfast time," said he,
"and we are tired. I think perhaps It
would be better for us to remain on the
train until this afternoon."
; Manager Fisher of the Sheldon, who
had, invited the Presidential party to be
come his guests while here, insisted that
they repair to his hotel at once, but tho
President demurred.
: ¦ Remained in Cars.
The President firmly declined to be the
guest ¦ of the 'Sheldon hotel in El Paso.
His train was side-tracked In a. remote
part of the town in a quiet neighborhood,
and , although the blazing sun poured
down all day on the coaches, the Presi
dent preferred the . discomfort of hot
weather to the noise, bustle and confusion
of the town. I
President Diaz of Mexico had hoped to
meet the President here and shake hands
with him "across the border, but as the
Mexican Congress is in session he could
not leave the : capital. Besides, It is
he is In poor health. He sent
a personal message to the President, how-'
"ever ,"*and" also dispatched Don' Juan Her
,nan'dez,' Commander, of the Second Mili
tary Zone of the State of Chihuahua, to
present personally his good wishes to> the
Chief Magistrate of the United States.
Governor Miguel Ahumada of Chihuahua
also traveled to El Paao to pay his re
spects, and these distinguished Mexican
officials, accompanied by General Hernan
dez's" staff in full uniform, were received
by the President" In his car at the station.
After exchanging felicitations/ the Presi
dent requested General Hernandez to con
vey to President Diaz his personal good
wish.es for the health and happiness of
President Diaz and for a continuation or
the cordial relations at present existing
between the two countries.
Diaz's Greetings.
After the service the President returned
to the train and spent the afternoon rest
ing quietly in his private car, the Olym
pia. During the afternoon he was sere
naded by a band from the City of Mex
ico, sent north with President Diaz's per
sonal representatives. President McKln
ley and President. Diaz to-day exchanged,
feiicitatious telegrams.
The choir then sangr the anthem, "Waka
the Song of Jubilee," after which the pas
tor, read the lesson of the day from tho
fifth chapter of IJatthew. Then the con
gregation united in singing the hymn,
"Jesus, Lover of My Soul," and it was
noticed that in the singing that tho
-President- joined ..as heartily as any one
present. During the delivery of the ser
mon which followed the President kept
his eyes fixed on the pastor and he gave
to each word the most earnest attentiorf.
The sermon was not a little remarkable
for Its frank statements of certain exist
ing political conditions and the need for a
remedy. . That remedy, according to the
preacher, was, "But. seek ye first tho
kingdom of God and His righteousness,
and all these things shall be added unto
you."
and that he may have a higher apprecia
tion of the vast country over which he la
called to govern. We pray thea that
thy divine grace may be- vouchsafed to
him and his Cabinet, the Superior Courts,
the Governors of the respective States
and all those who are in authority under
him." >:¦.-';¦-
There ' was no . booming of cannon, no
explosion of fire crackers by day nor flre-
esque j throng^.that fiiled'the streets and
plazas' of ..El - Paso— cowboys : from jj New
Mexico' arid the .Texas; plains. Mexicans
from across the Rio Grande, in fantastic
dress; for this, occasion,' white men, .ne
groes, Chinese, and; Indians. This is the
Mexican, Fourth;-of .'July, that is to say,
"Cinco-de; Mayo" -.(5th; of May), the day
they celebrate their ; national indepen
dence. *'¦" ' ¦ / :'.¦'_. /'' ¦ .< ' .
Long before the train arrived^this little
town was full to overflowing. -Hotel ac
commodations had been reserved -for day.?
in advance. It was a motley and pictur-
¦¦ .- L PASO,'\May 5.— The : seventh
I and Sabbath ' day , of the' Presi-
I dent's trans-continental journey;
| ? brought him -into the , pictur
[ j esque town of El Paso.*. The
/ train drew into the station as .
:he church bells were' ringing, for early
morning 'service..,'^"*. . ¦ . ,;-. . ,
TO His Excellency^General Porfirio Diaz, President of the Republic of Mex
ico, City of Mexico, -Mex:: s It- gives me great pleasure to reciprocate the
courteous greeting of your . Excellency and to;' express .'. my most cordial
good ; wishes 'for your I health arid happiness, and for the ' continued prosperity
of .'. the Mexican \ Republic, to which we are bound by 'so 'many .-ties of mutual
| interest and" friendship: ../. ¦ "¦' f ¦ > J| ; WILLIAM McKINLEY.
; EL PASO, Texas^May; ' $;, 1901: .', ¦ • " '
TO the P^Wenf|S|the|United States^^pS^ca^fipasi^re&s^tYHen^
you arrive this day at the frontier of Mexico "lavish I : might shake hands
with you, but I send you as cordial a salute; as corresponds with the cordial
relations which exist between the two republics of North 'America. '¦' I 'also send
General Hernandez to express to you the same feelings. ','¦: ..
. ,¦ /¦ • -i': : : : vPORFIRIO/PIAZ/-
CITY OF MEXICO, May 5, ipoi- — ; • / : - ••; : . v '
f#K£^s-';©']^^^^^^^Miii^^Bi^^^i^pjilp^Hi^
PRESIDENT ATTENDS DIVINE SERVICE
IN EL PASO, AFTERWARD EXCHANGING
GREETINGS WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, DIAZ
PRICE; FIVE -CENTS.
VOLUME LXXXIX-NO. 157.
SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY,-; MAY 6, 1901:
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL.