Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-25
HAYES---GRANT,
THIRD DAY OF THE CO,KLING-
SIBERIAN CONTEST.
Hayes the Favorito In Kansas Great
Crowds and Enthusiasm u All stopping
Points-The Usual Speech Making and
Hand Shaking Indulged In-Grant Gets
IN Good Days Work Inspecting the
FOrtiflcatlons In and About San Francisco.
AT srDAI1A. MO.

SEDAIlA, NO., Sept. 24.-The Presidential
party arrived here at z o'clock this morning
from Hannibal. by special train on the NJ, X.
d I. railroad. under charge Of Messrs. Jones,
Mitchell and Huntington, officers of the road.
The party now consists of President Hayes,
Mrs. Hayes, Mr.. Burchard Hayes, Gen. sher-
man and Coils. Tourtellotte and Bacon of his
staff. At this place the party was met at the
depot by committee of citizens, headed BY
the mayor, and escorted through the town.
The distinguished strangers were entertained
at breakfast by Col. J. Agnes, at his residence,
after which little speaking was done from the
porch of the house to tho crowd who had as !.
sembled in the yard Mrs. Hayes was called
out and greeted with cheers. After the talk,
which was brief and informal a number of
leading citizens were presented to the President
and to Mrs. Hayes. Gen. Sheridan was loudly
called for, but Gen. Sherman informed the dis !.
appointed people that Little Phir' had re-
turned to Chicago. national salute was fred
in honor Of the President and fifteen in honor
Of Gen. Sherman. The President was escorted
to the train by q band Of music and deleea-
ton of citizens. The train made halt here of
about two hours and a-half. The party expect
to reach NeoshO Falls at about o'clock this
evening. The day is beautiful and the entire
party are in the best of spirits.
THE KANSAS PROGRAMME.
Usage MISSION, KS, Sept. "a. The President,
with Gov. st. John, have agreed on the follow
ing programme for the rest of the week. The
party will 60 to Neosho tonight, will leave
there at such time Thursday afternoon as will
be most convenient, then go to Emporia and
take the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
to Fort Dodge, leave there Friday morning, on
return stopping at different points and hope to
get to Topeka before night SO as to have re-
cePtion at the capitol in the evening. If not,
will have q reception at the capitol Saturday
morning and in the afternoon 20 to Leaven-
worth. stopping at Lawrence.
AT FORT SCOTT.
FORT ScoTT, Kan, Sept. 24.-The Presiden-
tial party arrived here at 2:3O o'clock this af-
ternoon, after a very pleasant and uneventful
trip. At Windsor, small station, a few
hundred people had assembled to see the Pres
ident and Gen, Sherman. The train made q
halt for . few minutes. and a general scramble
followed to shake the Presidents hand and to
see Mrs. Hayes. At Clinton the same scene
was repeated. At Appleton q platform had
been erected and preparations of an elaborate
character for the reception Of the party were
made. Much to the disappointment of the
citizens who had assembled, there. was but q
short stop made. The President congratulated
the people on the handsome appearance of
the town and the educational facilities they
seemed to enjoy. Gen. Sherman was intro
cuced, but made no speech. The people mani
cheered the President heartily. The train
paused at Nevada, and the President shook
hands with the natives for five minutes and
then moved on. e
The Presidential party were driven in car
riages through the streets of the city amid
throng 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:
Fell0w-citizens of Kansas-You have already
sufficiently learned that we are not here to
make long speeches. fortunately or unfortun-
ately, the card table has been prepared for us by
the officers of the railway companies, and we
are trying to live up to it as well as we can. On
account of the audiences who have been greet
now, we have felt it somewhat difficult to carry
out our plan of travel, and it is diff
long stops. OF course, one is naturally
DESTROYS Of saying something when he speake,
but the time is 30 brief that must decline
perforce from entering into topics which invite
me. thank the governor and the people who
have come here to welcome me, and in his Re.
marks hope the governor represents the feel
ing OF the people of Kansas in his grand well
come, and in this reception which we have re-
ceived here upon entering the gateway IF the
familiar State of Kansas. Surely i do not
know OF any community any where on earth
value more highly than that Of the people of
Kansas (cheers). The people of Kansas have
been attracted to this beautiful land by many
motives. but it cannot be forgotten that these
people fought these battles Of freedom which
caused her to obtain g. reputation she
has won and SO we'll deserved. You were here in
the beginning of that conflict and the people Of
the State, after the leadership of Abraham
Lincoln, stood by your principles and battled
for the freedom Of the whole country. You
stood here to the end, and when the history Of
the States comes to be written your noble con-
duct will be recorded, and it will give high,
conspscuous and noble place to the people of
told to do very shortly after was indicted
into the Office under the government which
now hold. A friend to me said the business
of the President il to preside, and accordingly
when meet my fellow citizens I'm in the
habit, SO far as can, of passing to one side of
these other gentlemen and undertaking to pre-
side in that capacity. daughter and cheers(
now have the pleasure Of introducing to you
. gentleman somewhat famous in the military
history of the country, General Sherman.
cloud and enthusiastic cheers).
Gen. Sherman said You have heard that
we have but few minutes left for our stay at
Fort Scott. These few minutes have suficed
AUI JOu W 5eo your rresluenG ana the party
who accompany him. I happen to be one Of
these. We have been called out almost every
few minutes in the day since we left Chicago,
and, indeed, for two weeks before that time
30 that we have but very little to cay, and
what we have said already has been printed by
You. have been here many years ago, before
some of these young men were born. never
was stationed at this place during the war, but
was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, and have
visited Fort Gibson for many wears. have
been engaged in making your frontier secure
against the Indians. The Kiowas and Potto-
wattomies used to be around here. can't see
where they are now They have unna vav