Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-06
UNION GENERALS ENTER MISSOURI.
Aiger's Party of veteran Cnmpuigners
Hard at work.

Hard at work.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 5.-General Alger ant
his party of campaigning generals opened
Carnival week in Kansas City in a manner
new to that event After spending quiet
Sunday, they arose early, and from $50 in
the morning until they left at 8 o'clock in
the afternoon for Leavenworth they spent
the time speaking to enthusiastic crowds in
different parts OF the city. Wherever they
went the people locked about them by the
hundreds and thousands.
The day opened with a generals salute
fred from the west bluff overlooking the
river. At that hour the national com.
mitteeman from Kansas Cyrus Leland jr.
at the head OF party Of representative
citizens met the party Of generals at the
Coates house They were escorted to the
west bottoms and dividing into two parties
began series OF meetings among the pack.
ing house employees. After speeches had
been made at Armours. Swift 5. Fowler's
and Dolds the party reunited at the Bios.
som house across the street from the union
station, at 8 o'clock An Informal reception
followed. and the party were driven to the
Stock exchange, speaking there at 1890
While the other speakers were at work
in the bottoms General Sickels was address
ing meeting OF the Union Veterans
Patriotic league OF which he was the
founder.
The biggest and most enthusiastic demon
ness center OF the city, just after lunch, the
generals congregatng on an immense plat
form erected at Tenth and Grand avenue
for the carnival queen. The streets lead
ing to the spot had been crowded for an
hour or two before the generals made their
appearance and when they finally arrived
the approaches in every direction were
packed with people Here each of the party
made a speech.
1t was after 2:3O when the last speech had
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was made. All along the route the generals
were constantly cheered. While at the depot
a great throng greeted the party and cheered
the train as it pulled ont.
General Ager this afternoon received a
telegram from Major Mckinley asking the
party to visit Canton on its way east. The
invitation will be accepted.
LEAVENWORT Kan, Oct. 5.-The un-
ion generals arrived In Leavenworth be-
tween and o'clock and made a stop of
twenty minutes. 1t rained all afternoon, but
the rain did not prevent a crowd of $500
people gathering at the depot There were
about a thousand veterans in from the Ma
tional Soldiers home and they were wildly
enthusiastic when the generals allghted from
the car. Veterans carried General Sickes
to platform, where he spoke ten minutes
in the rain. Some of thet veterans wept
with Joy on greeting their old commanders.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct.,t 5.-The party
reached St. Joseph tonight in the midst OF
a rain and received a generous welcome.
Special trains were run into St Joseph from
all directions to meet the party which was
made up of Generals r. A.. Alger, d. E.
sickles, o. o. Howard, ThoniRs j. Stewart
George A. Marsden, Corporal James Tanner,
Major j. W. Burst; Colonel George Fl. Hop
kins and others. The party was received by
5000 people who formed q procession and
escorted by the Blaine. Fiambeau club and
the Veteran Mckinley club made parade
of the principal streets of the city. Over
5000 men were in line. THE tyo opera
houses were totally inadeqSate to furnish
room for the crowds and an overflow meet
ing was held. At the Tools opera house,
Hon. c. B. Edgar. editor of4the News pre-
sided General Sickles sp:E trst. and wac
followed by General Howard ifenerat Aiger'
General Marsden and Mstoy'Y.arst At the
r-.-s~., oi-s-~ I,ouse, Hor%C. A. Mosman
presided and introduced GS7poral Tanner,
who was followed by General Marsden Gem
eral Stewart and also BY General Howard
who had been brought over from the other
opera house The party left at II p. IN. for
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