The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-02
THE PRESIDENT.
Nsosho Falls Wild With Excite.
msnt Yesterday.
Fully $4,000 PeopIs Assembled to
Honor President Hayes.
Speeches of Welcome by the Pres.
dsnt-ResPonss by Gov.
ernor st. John.
Enthusiasm Without Limit.

CHVHuS ootV WITHOUT INNV.
By Associated Pless.I
At Neosho rails.
Special to the LEAvESwoRrH TlNEsJ
NEosHo FALLS. Sept. 2i.-The attend
snce at the fair to-day has been unprece-
dented in the history of this Association.
A magnificent stock show has added in
terest to The occasion. The entries are the
LARGEST OF any previous year.
Tomorrow the President will be here
de ls expected to arrive at 1:3O A. NJ, e.
tensive preparations have been made 10 ex-
tend to him q reception BETTING his sta.
tion. A company OF soldiers, . section of q
battery OF artillery and the band of the
Sixteenth U 5. infantry, from Fort Riley,
are on the grounds.
| Many prominent percentages from differ
en-. parts OF the State are here
Inc crowd TO- morrow promises to be the
largest ever assembled in Kansas.
s'nstor Logan will speak to the soldiers
at one o'clock.
AT FORT SCOTT.
Fort Sc1TT, KAs., Sept 2i-The Prssi-
DENTAL party arrived here at 2:31 o'clock
this afternoon, after a very pleasant and
uneventiul trip.
At Windsor, small station on the road.
few hundred people had assembled to see
the President and General Sherman. The
train made halt of a few minutes, and a
general scramble followed to shake the
Presidents hsnd and to see Mira HAYES.
At Clinton, the same scene was repeated.
AT Appleton, platform had been erect
ed and preparations made If ,n .l.ho.
enaisIer ior Inc reception OF the party.
~ ~ " .ne uiIppointment OF the citizens
~no nau A1seT T,p there, but short stop
I mHue' Inc PRESIDENT congratulated
he people on the handsome appearance of
.ue .oNh anu Inc educational facilities
n eeu 10 ENJOY. GENERAL sherman
-uiouuleu, OUT made no speech. The
people manifested much enthusiasm over
The occasion and shouted and cheered the
rresident heartily.
Inc train passed at Nevada end the
PRESIDENT shook hands with the natives for
1--WE "'nu'es ana then moved on.
Inc presidential party were driven in
carriages through the streets of this city,
amids throngs OF cheering citizens, to
platform IN front OF the opera house, where
brief addresses were made. The President
was introduced by Gov. st. John. and said :
FELLOW CITIZENS OF KANsAs:-You
nave already sufficiently learned that We
are not here to make long speeches. For
tunateIy or unfortunately, the card table
has beenPrepsred by the officers Of the rail.
way company, and We are trying to live
up to II as we'll ss We can. On account Of
the audience who have been greeting us
from the moment We left Chicago until
| uo hsva fal -
carry out our plan of travel and it is diff
OF course, one is naturally de.irous of saw
ing something when he speaks, but the time
Is 40 brief that | must decline per force
from entering into topics which invite me.
l thank the Governor and the people who
have come here to welcome me. and in his
remarks hope the Governor represents the
feeling of the people of Kansas in his grand
welcome and in this reception which we
haye received here upon entering the gate.
way OF the familiar State of Kansas.
"SureIy don't know of ,nv com,ur;,,
anywhere on euth whose welcome and
hearty approval I vonld v.lus 49, h;oLia
than that of the peonle Of K.ns.. TChasra
The people of Kansas have hen s,,schsd
to this beautiful land nv m.nv n,o,;vss. hut
it cannot be forgot Thai ,bes. raonIa fo,os,
these battles of freedom vb;cb csused h.
to obtain the repnt.tion abe bs. von
and wall deserved Won v.,e h.,a :, a..
beginning of that conflict and the naonIs
of the State. after the leaaersh;n of Az
ham Lie DIN, stood by your princin ME. and
battled for the freedom of the whole conn-
try. You stood here to the end and when
the history of the State comes to be written
your noble conduct will be recorded and II
will give q high, conspicuous and noble
place to the people of K spsas. ICbaers.
Il wish to do what | was told 10 do verv
shortly after was indicted into the Office
under the government which now hold
A friend to me said: 'rhe business of the
President is TO preside and accordingly
when meet my fellow-citiza ems am IN the
habit, as far as l can, of pushing 10 one
side these other gentlemen and undertak-
irg to preside in that capacity. Laughter
and cheers | now have the pleasure of
introducing to you a gentleman somewhat
famous in the military history of the conn.
try-Gep. Sherman loud and epthusi-
astlc cheers
Gen. Sherman said "You have heard
that we have but a few minutes left for our
stay at Fort Scott. these few minutes
have suffced for you to see your President
and the email party who accompany him.
| happen to be one of these. We have
been called out almost every five minutes
-, -. ,eo s,u' We iel .ncaso; ihdeed'
nave but very little to say. What We have
SAID already has been printed and read BY
yon. have been here many years ago,
before some OF these Younger men we're
porn. L never was stationed at this place
DUNG the war, but was stationed at Fort
Leavenworth. l have visited Fort Gibson
For many years l have been engaged in
making your frontier secure against hes
Indiana. The ksWs and POttawatomtie
used to be around here. l can't see where
they are nov; they have gone away
Laughter and cheers Another set of
Indians have sprung up laughter aud
from the appearances l should say you nre
a better set OF Indians than the others.
The Presidential party visited the Cen
the teachers aid children, shaking hands
Win IN many: Il
- Ga, Sap,'s, Iu aas oi soPess' tne sIan
u u uovelnoi d, John' tne nre companies OF
Z or oco't, tne mayor ana City council and
iAIge aeiega'ion Oh ci'lzens In carrisges,
nesdeo oy 1he eornet band, turned out to
SCOT tne rfesldent through the city. A
nan oi one houl was maze, az the end oil
iici 'iH'e the tram PROCEEDED on Its way.
AT Gage |,
Usage MISSION, Kas., Sept 4.-The
President, with Governor st John have