The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-28

| SilNNNHo' oSN' -'.--Ni illle tHt l'tulO-
cratic parade In honor OF tho arrival OF
Mr.. Bryan in Chicago was passing the
corner OF Michigan avenue and Mon
roe street this afternoon, several eggs
were thrown at 1t by young students in
the Metropolitan business College.
None OF the eggs came near Mr.. Bryan
or his wife and neither OF them knew
OF the episode until after the parade
was over.
| All sorts OF stories were current
about the affair. one OF them being that
Mrs. Bryan was struck with an egS,
and that her carriage was hit. Neither
or these stories was true, however.
The first egg thrown at the parade
came from i boy standing on the side
walk In front Of the Powers building in
which the Metropolitan Business Col
lege is situated. The egg was TO all
Appearances thrown at tho parade gem
orally and at no particular individual,
as II was not hurled with any violence.
n policeman who witnessed the act,
made rush for the youngster, who
darted UP the stairway into the build
Ing. y second officer Joined the first
and as the two ran for the doorway,
several more eggs were thrown from
the windows OF the Business College,
which occupies the fifth floor OF the
building. The Cook County Marching
CUB. which was escorting Mr.. Bryan,
received tho bombardment and several
Prince Albert coats and glossy black
tiles were spattered with yellow. One
or two eggs struck the sidewalk and
the crowd was decorated accordingly.
Later In the afternoon II delegation
INat Il.
scended upon the college with every
symptom OF hostility and demanded
that the students who had done the
throwing be turned over to them. They
held possession OF the college for 4
uine and finally left without learning
VINO nad done the throwing. The police
had no better success and Mr. Powers
the5owner ot the building. who Is also
president OF the college said that he did
not know who had thrown the eggs,
although he admitted that they came
from students In his institution. He
was much distressed by the occurrence
ana declared II he knew who had done
the work he would have no tesitancy
In turning him over to the police.
Later In Che day q, reporter FOR a
morning Republican paper while look
Ing up the facts In the cgg throwing,
was severely beaten by party Of men
who had taken part In the parade
Hanna DenounCts II.
II would be very glad to hear that
the police have arrested those who in
suited Mr.. Bryan this afternoon" said
Chairman Mark Hanna, OF the national
Republican committee, tonight, what
ever may have been their motive, the
act was most dlSgracefui ore and
deserves the condemnation Of every
Nght-m!7ded person. hope the author
iies VIII investigate the case fully and
properly punish the guilty ones. The
Republican management have no SYM
pathy with people who engage In busI-
ness OF this kind"
Mr.. Bryan arrived In Chicago at $50
p, m. over the Alton road and was met
at the depot by q large and enthusiasts
TIC crowd or his admirers. The crush to
see hlm was so great In the narrow
space OF the first floor OF the Alton do.
pot that the police had a difficult task
10 prevent people from being injured.
The COOK County Democratic Marching
c!uo and several silver clubs with a
large number of bands and drum corps
were waiting for him on Canal street
anu MS soon as he appeared the march
was taken up for battery ID" on Mich
igan avenue. A short parade through
the downtown streets preceded the ar
rival at the Battery.
Entering the city at Brighton Park,
where Mrs. Bryan appeared on the
platform and distributed flowers, there
%hs crowds at every street crossing un-
I'll the Union depot was reached.
while the crowds were Dispensing af-
ter the Bryan demonstration at thn
| denOt.# tho EilpUFnIl- IN,
Canal street. gave way and nearly one
hundred people were prccipltated into
the basement, a distance OF twelve feet
Many received slight Injuries. None OF
them were fatally injured. but all will
De confined to their beds FOR some time
to come. Mr. Bryan made six speeches
In Chicngo tonight to large crowds.
The first OF the half dozen OF Mr.. Rry-
ans speeches following the initial nd
dress at Battery d, was delivered at Ar
cade hall, Slxty-ifth street and Werr-
worth avenue, In the extreme southern
portion OF the city. The building was
packed. people hanging on the lnfters
and others climbing OH boxes piled Mt
every window TO get a look at the cundi-
date. Mr.. Bryan was wildly cllecrel
throughout his address.
At the mammoth tent, at Twenty
ninth and Hals,Gd streets. nnd nt Ger
mania hall, Thlryfourth and Hnlstcd
streets. Mr.. Bryan was also greeted by
| immense crowds and fulfilled their cX-
| pcctatlons with spirited addresses differ
Ing from any spoken by him in Chicago,
but not substantially varying from what
he has said elsewhere.
The star meeting of the night was mt
| Tattersllls, a huge structure. The
vast audience numbered fur up IN the
thousands. cheercd Mr.. Bryan for five
minutes. He waa presented With two
| floral tributes, one from tlSo Fourteenth
| Ward Hebrew Democratic Club, benr-
| lnE thc inscription IN flowers: no
| crown OF thorns. no cross OF gold"
And the other from the journeymen
hOrscsh0ers In the shape of Il huge
horse shoe ctwitlr the inscription Good
Luck" Preceding Mr. Bryans address,
Vice President Stevenson made a quite
lengthy address,
Mr.. BryaE's address dealt chiefly
with what he termed the grotesQurncSs
and abSurdity Of the gigantic govern
mcnt bond operations following the
crusade of the gold standard advocates
| against the Sherman law. when, he
sNid. America furnished milliOns of
gold to pay for the bonds that she sold
to get gold,
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