Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-11
HARRISON AND TRACY.
They Continue to Draw Great Crowds.
Yesterday Spent in Kansas.
Old Soldiers from Various statss Greet Them
at Iopska-A Lengthy Procession.
Incidents OF the Day.
ARRIVED AT ST. JOSEPH.

ARRIVED AT ST. JOSEPH.
ATCHIsoT KAN, Oct. lO.-The president
arose earlier this morning than on any previous
morning during the trip. The first reception in
the state of Missouri was to take place at St.
Joseph, but as that city was reached about $50
the president and his party had only tune to
hastily arise and take cup of coffee before en-
tering the city.
At the union depot an immense crowd
sembled, and the president was evidently
pleased at the generous reception rendered him
at such an early hour. Conspicuous in the as
semblRGe was Custer post Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, which, drawn uD in line, made
passagCway for the president and his party and
acted as escort until a mel Ihboring hotel was
reached, where 4 public reception was to take
place.
As the president and Secretary Tracy ap-
peared on the balcony Of the hotel, under escort
Of Col. A. c: Doves. general passenger agent Of
the Hannibal and Of. Joseph railway, hearty
cheer burst from the crowd. Col Doves then
introduced the president, and he made one OF
his
CHARACTERISTIC SPEECHES
to the crowd. which was received with applause
and good feeling. At the conclusion of the
presidents remarks the party returned TO the
rotunda at the depot, where the president shook
hands with the crowd as they flowed through.
Just before the train departed little Adele
Hayes. the four year old niece of Col. Doves,
presented the president with a beautif al boquet
and was rewarded with kiss from the nations
chief executive.
At 1870 the train pulled out amid the cheering
of the crowd, and the run TO AtchisJn was
made without incident.
The president entertained q. breakfast by
Col. and Mrs. Doves of ST. Joseph. Governor
Humphrey OF Kansas, Ex-Governor and ex-
Minister Osborn, Chief Justice Horton and Col.
James Burgess joined the party. a"d General
Manager Robinson of the Atchison Topeka and
Santa Fe railway met the pres dent in a special
car and will act rs his escort over the state line
IaSssuutil his arrival at Topeka.
ihNHtchiSOn reached at S:i5. where large
slcrowd was assembled.
TARGET FOR BooUETs
TOPEKA, KAN, Oct. l0.-The stop at Atchison
was brief and the president did not leave the
car. He was welcomed by 4 speech by little
Edna Elizabeth Downs, who presented him with
q beautiful boquet containing one flower for
each state, forming the letter III The presi-
dent was also buried in flowers showered upon
him by sch Dol children.
Chief Justice Hor on of the Kansas supreme
court also welcomed the president TO the state.
The president in response said that he stood
to-Gav for the first time in his life the soil of
Ia Isas, the home of one of our brilliant sena-
tors - Cheers. The p -eai lent closed his
marks by In reducing Secre; ary Tracy, who
bowed his Acknowledgements rs the tram pulled
Al Nortonville the children turned out en-
masse. Governor Humphrey introduced the
president o the crowd and he addressed his re-
marks especially to the children.
a message WIS received from Col E. T.
Townsend inviting the president to visit the
fort and soldiers home at Leavenworth, but
the invitation had to be declined.
At Valley Falls another large crowd was gath
cred. Here the president was presented with
large basket of fine apples by an old Marion
county, Ind, frien J, H. Nj. Maxwell.
At 1899 the train rolled into Topeka amid the
cheer of g vast crowd.
sena. or ingalls, received the president. The
presi lent escorted to the state house and
Governor Humphreys and staff, and there re-
viewed the immense parade as it marched by.
1t took
OVER TWO HOURS
for the procession to pass the csoitol The
a1a 1ao1 cd NV fva arfa nF INIT
States cavalry, followed by the Stale Guards
Sons OF Veterans and Kansas organizations of
as they passed in front of the president. This is
the occasion OF the largest reunion of old SOL
diers thet Kansas has ever seen. and it is esti-
mated that fully 10, 00l were in the parade.
As a large body of Illinois veterans passed the
president, Rev. A. Buckner. ''the fighting mar
son. q" cried: Let Illinois, the home of Lin
three cheers ior the president OF the United
States and they were given with truly
hearty vim.
As the Indiana contingent passed by, in which
were many of the presidents former First
Brigade, the enthusiasm knew no bounds, and
they cheered and cheered
OVER AND OVER AGAIN
when the banner bearing the words Omitted
States Navy" approached. The president was
heartily cheered, but Secretary Tracy shared
the honors hat lavi he'd by ting ex-s lilors.
Among Indiana 8 old soldiers, many of them
were recognized by the president, who greeted
them by their names. nong the old veterans
the hono-s of the day were gained by Illinois
soldiers, who furnished The larger contingent in
the line of march. This honor evidenced
by the presentation of beautiful banner.
AT err lunch at the Coleman house the presi-
dent received the veterans of his old briga lie,
the state and city officers and prominent citi-
zens. The party then proceeded to the fair
grounds. An address OF welcome at the fair
grounds was delivered by Governor Humphrey.
The president responded at considerable
length, thanking the governor and citizens of
Kansas for the generous Welcome rendered him,
ana expressing his qualification Mt the evidences
of prosperity on every hand. To the old veterans
he said he was pleased more than he could ex-
press to see them present in such large num-
bers. and he hoped many years might yet Crown
the brave defenders of the Union.
TRACY SHARES THE HoNoRs