The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-11
GLORIOUS
RECEPTION OF HON. JAMES
G. BLAINE
On His Return Home from His
Long European Tour.
Royalty was Never Accorded SO
Grand n Greeting
Nor Ever was u Citizen Of the Re-
public so HOnOred
AS AMERICA'S "GRAND OLD
MAN."
Stree, Widespread, SpOntane-
Gus, Like Dew Drops
from Heaven"
Was the Apt Language Of the
WOrkingmen's Address.
Mr.. Blaine Acknowledges the
HOnOrs Paid Him.
SOUNDS THE KEYNOTE OF
THE CAMPAIGN.
"The Wages Of the American
l.aborer Cannot be Reduced
Except With tho Consent and
Vote of the American
LabOrer Himself"
SOUNDS THE KEYNOTE OF
THE CAMPAIGN.
"The Wages of the American
I.aborer Cannot bG Reduced
Except With tho Consent and
Vote Of the American
IabOrer Himself"
An AuspiciOus Opening of the
Campaign in New York.

New YoRK, August ,l0.-The friends
and admirers Of Mr.. Blaine who had
spent two days down the bay waiting
for his arrival on the City OF New York,
were delighted to learn this morning
that the vessel at last WIS here. Many
Of them had made arrangements TO have
teegrams sent TO their houses the
moment the steamer was sighted and
these were aroused in the middle OF the
night to receive the news. Others who
arose at daybreak found the same news
in the morning papers. 1t had been an
nOunced that the steamer chartered TO
convey the Republican club OF New
York and their many invited guests,
representing nearly every State in the
Union, wonid start promptlyNt : O'Clock
down the bay to welcome Mr.. Blaine.
From G:39 o'clock until ! steady
stream OF people flowed down Cortland
street to pier IS, where the steamboat
Laura NJ. Starin, instead OF the Sam
Sloan, was waiting to receive them.
They consisted mainly OF the same men
who had started down on the Sloan on
the two preceding days. Nearly every
coat was decorated with badge. From
many OF the breast pockets tluttered the
ends Of
RED, WHITE AND BLUE
handkerchieis, and in numberless hat
bands were pinned small white plumes.
Among the 500 or 900 passengers on
board the Laura NJ. SLarin were Walker
Blaine, james G. Blaine, jr., and Mrs.
James &. Blaine, jr., Mrs. Carson
Lake, Mrs. A. l.. Conger, Mrs. Ralph
Tmutman, Whitelaw Reid, William
Walter Phelps, Ex-Governor A. C. Hunt,
Colorado; John $. Clarkson, Stephen
B. Elkins, ". c. Fisher, Robert W.
Steele aud Col. Henry Altman, Of Den.
yer, COL. MuHt llalstead, Joseph Pool,
President OF the Republican Committee
Of tthe Republican Club Of New York;
Edward $. Bartlett, President OF the
clubs; Judge Robertson, OF West Chester
county; Gen. Adrian i. King and w.
W. Johnson, Of Baltimore; Joseph Man
ley, OF Maine; W. II. II. Miller, of In
diana, law partner Of General Harrison !;
C.S. Beardsley, OF Chicago, and W. II.
ditiop9I cInb SvS Of 4Ib"gSv '"S oH''N
Capa's seventh Regiment band was
on land and struck np an eniiyeninv
strain as the S.arin started off from the
pier at : O'Clock. Good speed was made
down 10 quarantine, where many ex.
pectcd to lind the CITY OF New York
awaiting them. But OH arrival there il
was learned that the low tide still kent
the vessel outside the bnr. DIR. Smith,
the health officer OF the mort boarded
the Starin at quarantine. Deputy Sur
veyor Nichols, staff Officer Mccoy and
Inspector O'Couuell. al tho enstom
house, were already on bonrd ready to
pass Mr.. Blaine's baggage ond hive Il
transferred without delay TO the Starin.
Just as the steamer was leaving ouaran-
tine u carrier piyon was sent an with the
first message of lhe lav ior tho Associat.
ed Press.
Mrs. James G. Blaine Jr and the In.
dies with her took the yrentest interest
in the pretty.winCed mssscngcr and
,,,.,., ,,a,, -. ,,''Is '''
, wv y" @Ns' BLAINE
asked and was cheerfully given the priv
iegc OF sending the pigeon away, GRASP.
ing il firmly Int ,onJorIy in bor borJs
she stood on IN" miner dsct anJ With 4
"QRe, two tbrHe " "r tSrow Win tho % S;r6 nm IN in
the air. il circIoi ohort | ,So % boa, j
couple Of times % and tran thSn no s'H Il started 1s
of In s,r"j"h, i;na @ tos eT ,hn 40 oitS II sTeS Me-
Blaine and the other ladies joyfully
claPped their hands.
Of NoOuES Ysw VOC CLOCK the starln met the ~! M
Sarip turned Ty aSont 'e and "6ESS; h6IS yossoI, 1I
slowly steamed up the bay bow anC
bow. Cheer oi,sr ,Loor ro:o from III,