Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-10

The President Visits tho IOWA
Coal Palace at Gttumwa.
Tho First Bad Weather since
Leaving Cincinnati.

The Rain and Mud Seriously Interfere
With the Street Parade Part OF TIL,
Progran-An Enthusiastic welcome q,
the Coal Palace--A Reception HeIt
There in the Evening-Off Again.
gIOTTUMwA, Iowa, Oct. 10.-The presi
dedtial train remained on side trach
not far from Ottunwa during greater
part Of Wednesday night The presi
dent was anxious to get good night:
rest, and as he was not dine in this city
before morning, it was arranged that al
q quiet switch between Burlington aud
Ottumwa the train should be side
tracked and remained until morning
Mr.. Wilson, the superintendent Of the
Iowa lines of Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad, had taken special pre-
cautions for the presidents safety first
and for his comfort afterwards.
Every precaution Taken.
Before the train left Burlington, at II
O'Clock Wednesday night, the track was
cleared and all trains between Burling.
ton and the station at which the train
was to stop were side tracked, then q
lilot engine was run ahead Of the pro5i-
dents train, leaving Burlingtonat 1880,
to make assurance double sure that the
road was clear and that the track was
all right.
The president passed good night.
He awoke to look out upon cloudy skies,
the first indication of bad weather that
the presidential party has seen since ii
left CincislIati
At Ottumwa Ahead of Tlne.
At Z o. lock the train started and an
hour later it pulled into Ottunwa. The
arrival had been timed originally at
9:l5 and 50 there were comparatively
lew at the station The Otta1nwa com
mittee, which had come all the way
from Ga(esburg on the train. called ON
the president during the morning, and
on the arrival Of the train, Col. 1t. G.
Balljngall, the president Of the coa
place, escorted the president to car
3iage which was in voting for him.
The presidents brother, John S. IIar
rison, Of Kansas City, and his bother
in-law, L. j. Devine, were at the
station. They got in the carriage with
Col. Ballingall and the president, and
together they were driven to Mr.
Devine's house, where the president
took breakfast with his sister, his
brother and his brothel-in-law The
other members of the party remained in
the car where breakfast was served to
them at S:l5 o'clock The train was
switched to side track near the coal
palace.
Private Peep Mt the Palace.
At 10 o'clock the local committees
called for the p esident and escorted
him to he coal palace where he was
joined by the other members Of his
party Arrangements HAD been made
TO give them p private view Of the inter-
Tor of the palace.
Before 9 o'clock rain had begun to fall
and it continued falling stcadily through
the morning.
After the presidents visit to the coal
palace he returned to the home of his
sister for luncheon.
Marrtd by the weather.
Between 1890 and II o'clock the sun
came out, and at noon the president
was escorted to the reviewing stand,
where he reviewed the parade The
wet weather and the muddy condition
of the streets interfered seriously with
this feature Of the program.
At the Coal Palace.
When the procession had passed the
president was taken again to the coal
palace, where elaborate preparations
had been made for his reception. The
president took q seat on the stage. His
appearance was greeted with applause
from the crowd which packed the hall.
Hon. Z. j, Ballingall called the as
eemblage to order and introduced Gov
crnor Horace Boies. The governor, in
brief speech of welcome. introduced
the president to the audience. The
pre- ident spoke briefly. He was fol-
lowed by Hon. John +. Lacey After
wards remarks We're made by Hon. Gid.
b. McFall, 4. G. Beach and Hon Byron
Sewers.
Reception in The Evening.
The program for the evening includ-
ed reception by the president at the
coal palace from to o'clock and an
address by Gen. G. H. Grosyenor, Of
Ohio.
Tn Route Again.
The president dined Thursday
evening with w. T. Fenton, former
resident of indianapolis and q personal
friend Secretary Tracy and Mr.. Hal
ford also dined with Mr.. Fenton. The
presidents train left O,tumwa at
about 10 p. IN.
FIRED ON BY RUSSIANS.
The Men Who Tired to Land from line