The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-02
PELTED WITH POSIES
Aaoes Then at Atchfson-Civic
Parade NJ Topeka Of Nearly Fss-
~ thousand PeopIe-Mrs. Bryan's
Graceful Courtesy 70 the Visiting
Generals.

Topeka. Kan. Oct. The Federal gen.
erals entered Kansas today from Nesras-
ka and made their first stop At Atchison
81 an early hour this morning The party
had net been appri~ed OF demonstration
al that point ard were axresabEv sur
prised when ex-senator John J. ingalls,
entered their coach at O'Clock al ihs
head OF a reception committee. The party
was escorted TO the west side Of the r.
& NJ. depot, where several thousand
school children, fam5eau CLUB and a
brass band were lined up 10 receive the
visitors.
Ex-senator Ingalls, acted as. president
% the meeting and introduced Gen. How
ard. The general was enthusiastically
greeted. He spoke al some length. up
holding the 81 Louis platform and was
heartily cheeTed. AS Gen. Howard step
ped from The platform a shower Of hou-
quefs were thrown by the school children
upon him. and three cheers we're given
for Cen. Howard and ex-senator ingalls,
Gen. Stewart was next introduced and
made a short speech, ard at its corclu-
sion was followed by another shower Of
flowers
Gen Alger then spoke very briefly. say
ing among other things: II want 10 say
here. and correct a mistake the news
papers have made. Gen. Siegel Is not with
rs. and so you Germans can't fight with
not come. / want TO say. too, that don't
believe all the stories hear that Kansas
is going 20 put herself under obligations
and continue 10 go down hi. There IS
nothing the matter with Kansas"
eChesrsl
The children were particularly delighted
with Gen. Alger. and he was literally
bombarded with bouquets. while 3.s4 men
and women cheered and surged over :he
n.
Cen SiciSies followed. and said he wanted
his hearers to send Senator ingalls, back
70 the senate. Continuing, he said New
York would give Mckinley 5a0na major
Ivy. As he finished the train pulled out
amid another burst OF flowers from the
school children. Short stops were made
al Nortonvlle and Valley Falls. and AT
each pace hearty greeting was accorded
the generals.
The train was late In arriving a. To-
peka. where the main exercises OF the day
were 10 take place. The civic parade,
which IL was arranged the generals should
REVIEW. had Already started, and rot over
j persons. inc.U1ng the welcoming COM
mittee. were at the depot. In The recep-
ton committee were Gov. NORTH ana sew
eral representative Republicans. The VS.
itors were driven 10 a reviewing stand
erected on the capital square 10 review
the @ A r. divisions. As each q he
generals entered the stand he vas gwen
a rouslng cheer The parade vas par;ici-
ated In by The Cd so'l crs. United States
regulars. Kansas National Guards. Kan
sas ttremen's Association. other military
and civic societies ard something over
S,'a@ school ehildrtn- The number Of per-
sons in line was varlously estimated at
from $3.50 10 4Qc10 Twice as many more
people thronged the streets.
At o'clock a campfire, over which Sem
ator Ingalls, presided. was held. Addresses
were made by Generals Sickles. Howard.
Horace Porter. Alger, Past Commander
in~Chief Walker and William Warner OF
Missouri
The members OF the party unite In say
ing thar the most pleasing incident so far
OF their journey was Il delicate bit Of
courtesy shown by Mrs Bryan. Wife OF
the Democratic candidate for president
who, while the procession In honor Of the
visiting generals was moving past her
house in Lincoln, displayed over her door
a large portrait of William Mckinley
tastefully draped In the national colors
II was a touch Of womanly grace, beauti-
fal as IL was unexpected and General Alger
says that he will cherish Il as a sweet
recollection plucked from an acrimonious
campaign until the end Of his days