Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-10-28
on TO RICHMOND.

on TO RICHMOND.
The President Visits Il chmond and Re.
ceIves an Ovation-Aericuitnral Speeches
by Governor Lee and President Cleve-
land.
RICHMOND. Va, Oct 22.-The Presi-
dent arrived here upon special train 1T
1850 O'Clock yesterday morning, accam.,a.
nied by the Secretaries of State and War,
the Postmaster General, the Commissioner
of Agriculture and Colonel Lamont A
committee from this city, consisting of Gen.
erai w. C. Wickham and Colonel A, s.
Buford, met the party at the station in
Washington and escorted them h:;her
The train consisted of the new Pullman
palace car President and one passenger
coach. Breakfas. was served on the train
Immediately after leaving Washington.
At Fredericksburg, where the train arrived
at 9:45 q. m, an artillery salute was fired
and 81 assemblage of several hundred of the
tovnspeople cheered the Presidential party.
A stop of five minutes was made, during
which the President appeared upon the rear
platform of his car, aud, being introduced
to the crowd by General Wickham, shook
hands with an appearance of much hearty
enjoyment with as many of the people as
could, in the brief time, crowd their way to
the place. Several young ladies brought
bouquets to be presented to him, but only
two were able to reach him. At Milford,
forty miles from Richmond. the train was
boarded by the subcommittee of the recep-
ton committee. representing the Virginia
State Agricultural Association, the common
council of Richmond, and the citizens who,
In kSA - f..I
without fOrmality of any kind and ex
tended . welcome to their distinguished
guest. At wayside stations and at farm
houses along the route little knots of rus
tics were gathered upon platforms and EN-
bankments waving their handkerchiefs and
cheering Justify. Tie train arrived here at
1880 q. m, and an immense concOurse of
people was present. The train stopped
near Eliza station at the upper end of Broad
street, who're cOnyeyances were waiting to
convey the visitors to the fair grounds. AT
eleven O'Clock a slight shOwer-the first one
In eight weeks-fetl, which served I'm
measure to lay the dust,
When the President alighted he was
greeted with tumultuOus and continuous
cheers, the people rushing and crowding to
get sight Of him. AS quickly as possible
he was escorted TO and seated in carriage
drawn by four white horses, with Governor
Fitzhugh Lee. The remaining members of
the Presidential party were placed in other
carriages, and under the escort of the Gov
etn0rs staff, Brgadier General Charles j.
Anderson and staff, the Stuart horse guard
ana members OF the city council and city
officers in carriages. the start was
made for the fair grounds. A few
minutes drive brought the party to the
In h.,aH of flo, i,,,
filed into the main entrance Presidential
salute OF twenty-One guns was fired by the
Richmond HOwitzers. Inside the gates
drawn up in line were the military, consist
ing Of regiment of Virginia volunteers,
tho Richmond light infantry, the Blues,
and three companies of visiting soldery,
also battalion of colored troops. AS the
carriages bearing the President and Cabinet
passed the military remained at present
arms. Welcoming shouts of many thou
sands greeted the President along
the route to the building whcre
the party was to he received. The
guests were ushered into tie office of the
president of the Agricultural Society, where
the members of the reception committee
and few other distinguished citizens
were formally introduced. Half an hour
later the President, taking the arm of Gov.
cTnOT Lee nlade us way, cn6efeu by the
shouts of ten thousand people, to the veran-
dab Of tho Office building and faced the as
aembled multitude. The huzzas having
Ioased. C0!onel Robert Beverly, president
Of the Agricultural Society, stepped for.
ward and introduced Governor Lee, who
delivered the address of welcome.
The President was then introduced by
Colonel Beverly, who, in behalf of the
farmers of Virginia, welcomed him to their
State. Deafening and prolonged cheers
and wild waving Of hats and handkerchiefs
greeted him.
The speeches of both Governor Lee and
President Cleveland were on agriculture
and similar topics and were well received.
When the President concluded the immense
concOurse OF people joined in perfect ova- |
ton OF cheers.
The party were then escorted to the head |
quarters of the president of the society in |
another building where they witnessed
review OF troops, white and col pred. After |
the review the President held public re !
ceptiOn for over an hour and shook hands |
with thousands. Between three and -four |
O'Clock the visitors occupied seats on the |
grand stand and witnessed several races |
after which a sumptuOus lunch WIS par
taken Of