Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-14
RETURNING TO THE EAST.

- bearing President Harrison and his party pulled out of Indianapolis on the return to Washington. The president spent last night aboard his car, and as he arose this morning he appeared much refreshed from the day's. rest afforded him yesterday at Indianapolis. The schedule provided for a dozen brief stops to enable old friends in Indiana and Ohio to have an opportunity to greet the president. At Pendleton 6 brief stop was made and committee from Anderson, headed by MT. Winfield T. Dur bin, boarded the train. An immense crowd was assembled at Anderson, to whom the president spoke briefly. s
 When the city of Muncie was reached an immense crowd had cougregated. From the rear platform of the train the presi- dent spoke.
 WINCHESTER, Ind, Oct. 13.-At Win chester stand had been erected and sev- sral thousand people were assembled Every building in the city was decorated, and even the telegraph poles were adorned with stars and stripes. In few appro- priate words Congressman Brown intro duced the president, who made few re- marks.
 BELLEFoNTAINE, Ohio, Oct. 13.-The next stop was at Union City, Ind, where the president again left the train and was escorted to stand amid the firing of can non and the shouts of assembled people passing between rows of school children who strewed his path with flowers. He spoke of the pleasure which it gave him after the cares of office to turn to the kind ly greetings of the every day citizens who ootad ,afhinn af hio n{ nol government.
 At Sidney, Ohio, brief stop was made and the chief magistrate shook hands with the throng.
 At Degraff the presidant spoke briefly to the assembled citizens and the scholars from the public schools.
 Bellefontaine was in gala attire. The president here spoke of his trip in general and the enlarged view of the greatness of the country which it had given him; of its prosperity and sturdy manhood.
 Short stops were made at Larue, Agosta and Marion, but the president merely bow ed to the cheering multitudes from the rear platform and made no speeches. There were loud cries of Speech" from the crowd, but smoking engine stood on able to ask the multitude to excuse him from making speech.
 Crestline was reached at 12:45 and 8 brief stop made. The president received a message here saying that Justice Miller was sinking and could live but few hours. The schedule was so shortened that Pittsburg would be reached at 9:30 D. m., two hours earlier than originally in tended.
 Washington city will be reached early tomorrow morning.
 MAssILLIoN, O., Oct. 13.-At Mansfield another large crowd was assembled and the president spoke briefly.
 At little coaling station named Mill Brook, a crowd headed by an enthusiastic red whiskered man, marched up to the train and their spokesman said:
 ''Here are lot of republicans who want to see the president"
 This partisian greeting was not very warmly received by the president and to shake off the gloom which began to settle over the crowd, the red whiskered man cried ssthree cheers for President Harri- son." They were given with a hearty good will and the president bowed his acknowl- judgements.
 The committee from Wooster boarded the train at this point and remained aboard until that town was reached. At the head of this committee was Professor Stoddard, formerly professor of chemistry at the Miami university when Benjamin Harrison attended that institution, and now a professor in the Wooster university The president greeted warmly his former tutor. A stand had been erected near the track at Wooster, and when the presi- dential party arrived the college cheer of the students of the Wooster university joined with the cheer of the citizens in welcoming the distinguished visitors This was the first point at which the president spoke in Congressman McKin1ey's district He said:
 "We are here as American citizens having, first, duties to our families, to oul neighborhood, to the institutions and bus mess with which we are connected. But above all and through and by all thes, duties to our country and to God by whose beneficial guidance our government was founded and by whose favor and pro tection it has been preserved. Applause.
 Friendly to all psople of the world we will not thwart their course and provoke quar-
 rels by unfriendly acts, neither will we be forgetful of the fact that we are charged here first with the conservation and pro- motion of American interests, that oul government was formed for its own citi zenship." Applause and cheers. The large crowd assembled at Orrvill,
 called so loudly for speech that the pres ident began to speak, but the starting O
 the train shut him off sharply. At Massillon a large crowd was assem
 bled and Mayor.Reed introduced the pres
 ident to the audience after welcoming hin
 on behalf of the Grand Army of the Re public, their children and the citizens. When the presidents train rolled into Canton this afternoon over five thousand people were assembled to greet the chic
 magistrate. The blowing of steam whis ties and the music of bands joined witl the cheering of the people in the welcome to the president The Grand Army ant | other organizations were out in full force | From the rear platform of the train Presi dent Harrison spoke briefly. A large gathering greeted the presiden
 at Alliance.
 At Salem the president had merely tint | to bow his acknowledgements to those who | had assembled when the train moved on. PIrTsBuRG, Oct. 13.-After leaving Salen | q rapid run was made to this city, the trair | arriving here and being at once transferred
 to the second section of the eastern train | The president remained seated in his car
 observed only by few curious trainmen | it not being generally known that he wa | to pass through the city. At 7:3O the trail pulled out for Washington. On the sam, train was Senator Matt Quay, who ha(
 been in Pittsburg all day in conference | with republican local leaders. Congress
 man Bayne, who has kept count, say | President Harrison has been gone but eigh days on his trip and has travelled dis l tance little over three thousand miles ant
 made forty speeches.
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