Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-17
MAJOR KEPT BUSY
Visitors and Correspondence Take
Up His Time.
MCDEHTs OF ONE DAYS WORK.

Representative BouteIle aud His Daughter
Call on the President Elect-The Dakota
Eagles Arrive-Bryan Goes On . Hunsins
Trip and En- Route T.lks q His Lsss
sesve" Clay - wear ths
Senatorial Toga for Georgia.
Canton. o.. Nov. 17.-Representativ
BOutelle. OF Maine. and his daughter
were guests at the Mckinley home yes
terday. They reached Canton on q late
train Sunday night. but stopping 1t .
hotel for the night did not make their
presence known until yesterday morn
ing. when they went to theMcKinley
home for q friendly visit. Representa-
tive Boutelle in an interview said IL
was too early to speculate on the prob
ability Of an extra session Of congress-.
and that the work Of the short session
would to q very great extent decide
whether or not an extra session Is
needed. He also said that his majority
for congress is SO large that he is great
ly pleased to serve his old constituents
without aspiring to any other Office.
Another caller at the Mckinley house
was Ulysses Glyck, Of Chicago, finan-
cial agent Of the Republican National
League. He came with an invitation
from the Review club of Chicago to the
inviting his presence at q
banquet Nov. "a and a response to the
sentiment. Duties of the Hour" or
Thanksgiving" Mckinley has de-
clined all such invitations.
President-Elect Kept Pretty Busy.
Major Mckinley had a great many
callers and was kept busy greeting
them. His mail.too. was quite heavy.
and an hour or two was spent in an
swering correspondents. Representa-
tive Boutelle had a long talk with him.
The major took some rest before lunch
con time and was awakened for the
meal at 1870. Boutelle left for New
York at 2:05. Mrs. Mckinley has great
~ improved in health and during the
afternOonu took q drive with Major
Mckinley about the city. Both re-
turned much refreshed by the drive.
Among the callers during the day were
Messrs. L. D. Crandall. Of Hornellsyille.
N. Y; w. c. Elstner. of Cincinnati, and
George w. Dearborn, of Canal Dover,
Ohio.
Receives . Couple Of Eagles.
President-Elect Mckinley was the re-
cepient Of two handsome specimens of
the Black Hill species of the American
eagle yesterday. They came in a large
crate and were sent by the admirers OF
Major Mckinley from Whitewood, 8. D.
Placards on the crate bore the inscrip-
tions Look out for Mark when he
reaches out for anything: the tail goes
with the hide" The birds are named
MARK" and Hanna" respectively
The eagles now adorn the city park
having been added to the collection OF
pets in charge of Superintendent Reed
Sherman Writes to Mckinley.
Canton, o., Nov. 17.-United States
Senator John Sherman. Of Ohio. has
Just written Major Mckinley: II am
rather late in expressing to you my
hearty congratulations for your cleo.
ton as president of the United States
but they are not the less sincere and
hearty. The greatest benef1ciaries OF
the election are the people of the Unit.
ed States, for they have escaped a rea
danger in the threatened success OF
Bryan and the socialistic ideas he rep.
resented. You will enter upon your
great office with the most hopeful
promises of success, and I confidently
believe you will meet and perform your
important duties to the satisfaction OF
the conservative people Of the United
States