Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-08
MRS. M'KNLEY STILL TOO SICK TO MOVE
Journey to Cleveland for n Few Days
Rest Has Been Postponed Unul
Wednesday or Thursday
of This Week.

NNN lON, NOV. ts-MuCn as IrSSlieflt-
elect Mckinley has desired to get his wife
away from the excitement about his Can
ton home, it was decided this evening that
1t was best for Mrs Mckinley not to at
tempt the trip until Wednesday or Thurs
day Of next week instead OF Monday, as was
expected. The scenes OF congratulation and
jollifcation have continued without cessa-
tion, and today thousands OF people have
marched through the streets and gathered
about the house hours before tonights big
jubilation over the victory began. At the
breakfast table Major Mckinley was Gig
nailed by farmers who had Travelled miles
to come to Canton, and who tapped at the
window and beckcned their greetings. He
responded to their manifestations Of good
will by selling a jardnier filled with i'm
mense chrysanthemums. and. going to a side
door, made them happy. giving them such
floral beauties are seldom seen any
where. All day long the joyous people
marched the streets and filled the sidewalks.
They came in special trains and by special
cars on regular trains and by c.. riages,
horseback, bicycle and afoot. General Man
ager Woodford OF the Cleveland. Lorraine
& Wheeling railway brought a carload Of
Cleveland people, including Miss Lii
liam Hanna. sister OF the ma
tional republican chairman. From
Wheeling, w. Va, came another spe-
cial carload headed by General Agent Town
send and Superintendent Robert f. Blink
esderfer of the Wheeling & Lake Erie rail-
way. Editor Hart OF the Wheeling Intelligent
Ger, Randolph Stalnaker. national commit
teeman Of the national democratic party,
Goyernor-elect George w. Atkinson, Con-
gressmen Governor and Dorr and score
Of other people prominent in the little
mountain state. Akron girls journeyed
here with yellow badges and so did the
young women from a dozen towns New
Philadelphia Canal Dover, Minerva, Uhrichs-
VILE and small cities formed in line and
marched with bands. They filled the
hard-trodden ground thousand in number
At 4:30 Major Mckinley was busily engaged
at his desk. but he quickly finished. and.
DOMINIC hat and overcoat, went out into
the crisp November air, and as the throng
OF people fought for place in the long line
that formed he thanked them for the call
and invited each one OF them to receive
personal welcome. He shook them by the
hand at the rate of nearly fifty a minute,
men, boys. women and girls.
LAST BIG PARADE.
Chief Marshal Harry Freaze started the
great final campaign parade tonight before
o'clock and Canton had a pyrotechnic blaze
OF glory such as she has never enjoyed be-
fore in the eyentful days which have passed.
The republican committees the republican
and democratic sound money committee,
the citizens and reception and escort COM
mittees and the citizens of the county COM
sgsh
western Pennsylvania and made one last
great parade demonstration. They marched
and cheered over the lines OF march that
have been trod by nearly a million people
and are now historic in the annals OF
American politics. Public and business
buildings and homes were tagged. hammered
and bright with many colored lights. The
Mckinley triumphal arch, which enthusiasts
tic Cantonians built weeks ago. was made
radiant with additional colors, enhanced by
electric lights. At many points along the
line of march through the principal streets
were stationed stands OF fireworks. which
were put high in the air. and as the par
ty moved along IN triumphant course
band and drum corps, horse fiddle and cal
Hope. whistle and bazoo and torpedoes and
every other contriyance known by old and
young combined to make a deafen-
ing sound. Thousands OF torches and
fambeaux made the scene resplendent.
The echoes OF the roar OF cannon and the
din Of cheering reverberated over the city
and for miles into the country. Major Nc
Kiney, with a score OF friends, reviewed
the parade as II passed his house. The IA
nous temporary reviewing stand was arched
with red, white and blue incandescent
lights and keystoned with an American
eagle. while Old Glory in festoons on all
sides and waving high in the air made the
scone of patriotism supreme as the presi-
dent-elect with barred head bowed his ac-
acknowledgements 10 the thousands Of enthu-
siastic marchers as they passed by with
demonstrations Of Joy and congratulate
lions. 1t was a sight that will never be
forgotten and will stand out among Cam
tonians as the supreme hour Of their hap
piness in the absolute knowledge that their
fellow citizen was the one chosen as the
chief magistrate OF the nation. Owing
to Mrs McKinley's health II is expected
that this will end the jollihcation pa
rades. and the Mckinley yell, which for
months has reigned supreme here, will now
take rest In the hope OF gaining greater
strength for the days OF the inaugural cer-
emonies.
GETS SOME CONGRATULATIONS.
Following are extracts from messages Of
congratulation received by Major McKiL.
ley:
From Daniel II. Hastings. Governor Of
Pennsylvania, Harrisburg-"The most sat-
isfactory thing about your campaign is that
you made not a single mistake. You met
every question fairly and most ably. There
seems TO have been a divine hand guiding
your every footstep. | trust that your adj
mListration may be equally as successful
as has been the campaign which has so
triumphantly closed"
From Hon Charles Foster. ex-secretary Of
the Treasury, Fostoria. o.-"MIs Foster
and her daughters wish to join me In ex.