Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-10
WITHTHE PRESIDENT
Another Delightful Day Spent
 By the Tourists.
BIG CROWDS TO ENTERTAIN HIM
An Entire Day and Evsning Spent at
 0ttumwa, Iowa.

Th9 Frea1ueht meets HIS brotnor anu
 Sister and Dimes With Them-He Visits
 the Coal Palace, Reviews a Large Pro
 cessiOn and Shakes Hands With Many
 Hundreds of the People.
 ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Oct. 10.-The Presi- dent and his party look bright and fresh this morning, and all express themselves extremely delighted with their journey. The reception at Ottum- wa, Iowa, was on 8 magnificent scale and the President has spoke in flatter- ing terms of the apparent prosperity of the city. On the arrival of the Presidential train, Colonel H. G. Ball. inRall, the president of the coal palace, attached to the Iowa Industrial Ex- position, escorted the President to e carriage which was in waiting for him. The Presidents brother, John S. HArri- son, of Kansas City, and his brother in-law, T. J. Devins, were st the sta- tion. They got in the carriage with Colonel Ballingall and the President, and together they were driven to Mir. took breakfast with his sister, his brother and his brother-in-law.
 At 10 o'clock the President was es- corted to the coal palace by the com- mittee, where he was joined by the other members of his party. Arrange ments had been made to give them 8 private view of the interior of the pal ace. Then the President returned to the home of his sister for luncheon.
 Between 10:30 and il o'clock the sun came out, and at noon the President was escorted to the reviewing stand, where he reviewed the parade. 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 c seat on the stage. His appear ancs was greeted by applause from the crowd, which packed the palace. Hon. to order and introduced Governor Horace Boies. The Governor, in a brief speech of welcome, introduced the President to the audience. The President spoke briefly.
 The President went through the coal palace with Governor Boies, followed by the members of the Presidents party under escort of the local committee. A complete tour of the building was made, the lower floor being examined first and then the galleries. When the Presi- dent appeared in the gallery, the vis- itors assembled on the lower floor gave him three cheers. The President ex- pressed his pleasure and surprise at the unique and beautiful exhibit. He was then escorted to the main entran oe, where a carriage was in waiting to take him to the home of his sister, Mrs. Devins, where he took luncheon. Prom insnt citizens of the city took the other members of the Presidential party to their homes and entertained them at luncheon.
 Just as the President left the coal palace there was & light shower of rain, but though the skies remained cloudy and threatening, the rain soon ceased and all the arrangements for the parade were pushed forward rapidly; The line of march was through the principal streets of the city. An amphitheatre had been built on the hillside ct the Adams School building. Three thou sand children were seated there, each with flag in hand. At a given signal the sea of flags waved homage to the President, while 5000 childish voices sang @ national air. The Presidential party drove through the inolosure near the school children, the rest of the parade keeping on Second street. When the head of the procession reached the public square the President and the other distinguished guests and Gov ernor Boies loft their carriages and took places on the reviewing stand, where the President stood and reviewed the parade. An immense crowd sur rounded the reviewing stand and the streets through which the procession passed were lined with dense crowd.
 The President was then escorted to the residence of Mir. Fenton, where he dined. After which, with Secretary Tracy, the President gave an informal reception.
 The President and the Secretary then went to the coal palace, where public reception was held.
 The President stood on the speakers platform and shook hands for fifty minutes with the crowd.
 They passed before him, mon, women and children, at the rate of fifty min- ute, and the President had shaken hands with at least 2,500 when at S:5C p. m. the line was cut of. The Presi- sdent was then escorted back to his car, and twenty minutes later the train pulled out.