Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-10-16
IN HONOR OF HARRISON.
WELCOME TO THE PRESIDENT
IN WESTERN STATES.
Demonstration by the Citizens OF Dam
viilo, iIL-stops at Other Towns ON His

Cheers All Along the Lino--A Housing
Demonstration by the Citizens OF Dam
VILE, iIl.-stops ut Other Towns ON His
Journey.
DanyilIs In) dispatcb.l
President Harrison is making West
ern journey TO attend the reunion of his
old brigade at Galcsburg, and other SOL
diers' reunions.
| The Presidential party was advertised
to reach this city at $3.50 O'clock this
evening. During the day platform was
erected on the north side Of the railroad
tracks opposite the depot OF the Peoria
Division of the Big -Four. Before 9
o'clock a small crowd of carly comers
had assembled, and II was good for them
that they had taken time by the forclock,
for IL was Just five minutes. OF whenthe
special Presidential train arrived. The
old veterans, headed by martial band,
aud the reception committee were for
tunatc enough TO arrive on the scene a
| few minutes before.
During the day Editor Jewell, of the
Danvillc Nc,0s, had invited Circuit Judge
Hughes, Edwin Winter, Capt. II. f..
| Cook, and few other prominent Repub-
licans TO accompany him to the Danville
junction, whcrc they would board the
train and ride to the Big -Four depot.
Not having heard of the change of time,
they arrived at the junction just in time
to see the train disappearing in the dis
tance Editor Jewell and Captain Cook,
who were on the Reception Committee,
started on the run down the track after
the train and succeeded In reaching the
Big Four depot, distance of over a
mile, few minutes before the final de-
parture Of the train. Congressman Can
non and Joseph B. Mann were more sue
ccssful, being the only citizens TO board
tho train at the junction. Battery A
fired the Presidential alutc on the ar
rival of the train. Congressman Cannon
ied tIsO T,~tty tiTv pioUfvrHI.
The lights were so badly arranged that
it was impossible to distinguish tho feat
ures of the President. The crowd called
for lights. They were not forthcoming,
and the Presidential features remained
in darkness. After fifteen-minutes'
speech the party boarded the train aud
the President stood on the rear platform.
by this time the crowd had rapidly
grown to dense proportions, and the air
was filled with cheers for the President.
He gracefully introduced Secretary
Tracy and his private secretary, 4. w.
HalfOrd. Both were enthusiastically re-
ccived. All was quiet for few min
utes, when a child was held up to shake
President Harrison's hand Then the
crowd, with one mind, took up the idea,
and grand rush was made from all di-
rections for the car platform. Women
and children were fearfully crowded.
Some, unable to stand the pressure, fell
and were tramplcd upon. One lady was
seriously injured. At twenty-five min
utcs after 6 the train departed for Cham
paign, leaving behind the largest crowd
ever asscmbIc7 fn Banyffie. HAD N not
been for the mistake in time, the recep-
tion would have been n grand success in
every particular. The President in his
speech said:
My fellow citizens, regret that the time
of our arrival and the brief time we can
give you should make IL so inconvenient for
you who have assembled here to greet us.
Yet though the darkness shuts out your
faces, cannot omit TO acknowledge with.
the most heartfelt gratitude the enthus-
astic greeting of this large assemblage of
my fellow citizens. IL Is quite worth while,
i think, for those who are charged with
great public affairs now and then 10 turn
aside from the routine of official duties Co
look into the faces OF tho people. 1t is we'll
enough that all public officers should be ro-
minded that under our republican institu-
tions the repository OF all power, the orig
inator Of all Io,icy is the people of the
United States. | have had the pleasure OF
visiting this rich and prosperous section of
your great state before, and am glad to no.
tice that IL the last year has not yielded an
average return To your farms that already
the promise OF the coming year Is seen in
your well-tilled fields. Let me thank you
aaain and hid van lsaod- night -s.--------.-
At 7.4o-rthe- train reached Urbana,
whore another multitude OF Ilinoisans
clamorcd for n sight of the Presdsnt.
He declined to talk, however, and intro
duced Secretary Tracy, who was received
with applause.
AT Champaign the citizens were at
tended by the students OF the University
OF Illinois, who received the President
with their college cheer several times
repeated.
"My good friends" said the President,
ait is evident that there Is O large repre-
sentation here of the Greek societies.
thank you for this greeting. We are on
our way to Galcsburg 10 unite with my
old comrades I'm arms OF the First Bri-
gade, Third Division, Twentieth Army
Corps, in reunion. / have not expected
here or at any other intermediate point
on the journey TO make any addresses,
DUb CAunOb ldll W tHhuh lutSt young
gentlemen from the University of Illinois
for the interest their presence gives to
this meeting. Your professors no doubt
give you all needed admonition and ad-
vice, and you will, am sure, thank me
for not adding to your burdens. Good
night"
After leaving Champaign the train
made no further stops until bloomington
was reached at 9:15.
The President and Secretary of the
Navy refrained from making any
speeches either at Bloomington or al
Pekin, although immense crowds greeted
the party at both places. At Peoria,
which was reached at 1885 o'clock,
Mayor Clark and the members of the
City Council greeted the party and cs
corted the President and his friends te
the National Hotel TO spend the night
Owing to the lateness of the hour nc
speech making was INDUCED i'm.
Pcrtihent Paragraphs.
A YOUNG lady has been arrested al
San Francisco for "disturbinR the peace