The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-10-10
The Palace Of Black Diamonds at
Ottumwa Inspected by Che Pres
ident and Party.
Magnificent Parade Reviewed Later In
the Day-Receptien and Banquet
I'm the Evening.
Speaker Reed Given Hearty Recep'
tion by Republicans at Lowell,
Mass.


the presidents train pulled into OF
tumwa. The arrival had been timed
originally for e:45 and 30 there were
comparatively few at the station. The
ottumwa committee, which had come
all the way from Galesburg ON the
train, called on the president during the
morning, and ON the arrival of the train
Col. FL q. Ballingall, the president of
the coal palace escorted the president 10
q carriage which was in waiting for
him. The presidents brother, John 8.
Harrison, OF Kansas City, and 7. j.
Deyine, were at the station. They got
In the carriage with Col. Ballingall and
the president, and together they were
driven 10 Mr. Deyine's house, where the
president
Took Breakfast with His sister,
his brother and his hrother-in-law. The
other members of the party remained In
the car where breakfast was served TO
them at S:i5 a. M. The car was switched
TO side track near the coal palace. At
10 o'clock the local committees called
for the president and escorted him 70
the coal palace where he was joined by
she other members of his party. Ar
ranGements had been made TO give them
N private view OF the interior of the
ralace. Before o'clock rain bad begun
To fall and 1t continued falling steadily
throughout the morning. The pres
ident went through the coal palace with
Governor Boies, followed by the mem
bers Of the presidents party, under es-
cort Of the local committee. A complete
tour of the building was made. The
tower was examined first and then
the galleries. When the president
appeared In the gallery the visitors as
sembied ON the lower floor gave
him three rousing cheers. The president
expressed his pleasure and surprise ut
ths uniuue and beautiful exhibit. The
walls were decorated with designs OF
an elaborate char acter made of seeds on
cloth background. The president did
not 70 down into the coal mine which is
underneath the palace. After the pres
idents
visit to the Coal Palace
he returned TO the home Of his sister for
luncheon. Between 1890 and III
O'clock the sun came out and at noon
the president was escorted TO the review
ing stand where he reviewed the parade.
The order of the procession was as fol.
lows: Platoon of police, carriage OF the
president and Governor Boies, the pres
dents party in carriages, the governors 4
staff mounted, the coal palace directors
and the reception COMMITTEES IN car.
riages, mayor and city council, Grand
Army and Sons Of Veterans, division OF
Iowa National guards, civic societies
citizens on horseback and ON foot. The
line of march was through the principal
streets of the city. An amphitheatrs
had been built ON the hillside at the
Adams school building.
Thres Thousand school children
were seated there, each with flag iI
his hand. At given signal the sea ol
hags waved homage TO the president
while 5000 childish voices sang ma
tional air. The presidential party drove
throrgh the enclosure near the schoo
children, the rest Of the parade keeping
ON Second street. When the head oi
the procession reached the public square
the president and the other distin
guished guests and Governor Boies lefi
their carriages and took piHcas on tbs
reviewing stand, where the president
stood, hat I'M hand, and reviewed thu
parade.> An enormous crowd surrounded
the reviewing stand and the street,
through which the procession passed
were lined with living throngs
The wet weather and the muddy con
dition Of the streets interfered seriously
with this feature of the programme
When the procession had passed, th'
president was taken again 10 the Goa
palace where elaborate preparations has
been made for his reception.
The president took seat ON the stage
His appearance was greeted with ap
plause from the crowd which packes
the hall Hon. p. j. Ballingall calleS
the assemblage 20 order and In
troduced Governor Horace Boies
The governor In brief speech of wei
come introduced the president TO tn
audience.
Ths President Spoke Briefly.
He was followed by Hon. John r
Lacey. Remarks were also made b.
Hon. q. b. McFall, r., g. Beach an
Hon. Byron Sewers. The programm
for the evening included a reception b.
tha president &C the coal palace from
10 o o'clock and an address By Cen
Grogyenor, of Ohio. The presiden
dined In the evening with w. I. Fen
ton. a former resident OF Indianapoh
and personal friend. Secretary Trac
and Mr. Halford also dined with Mr
Fenton. The presidents train LEI
Ottumwa at ten p. M.