The herald., 1896-10-02
KANSAS SCHOOL CHILDREN
Receive the Federal Generals
Now En- Tour Z
THE INFANTS ENTHUSIASM
Reused by the Sight of the Old So.-
diers
THE INFANTS ENTHUSIASM
Each Veteran Makes Little Speech,
but Genial General Alger Pleases
the Babies Best.
Press Special Wire

TOPEKA, KS. Oct. 1.-The federal
generals entered Kansas today from Ne
braska, and made their first stop at
Atchison at an early hour this morning.
The party had not been apprised of a
demonstration at that point, and were
agreeably surprised when ex-senator
John j. ingalls, entered their coach at
s o'clock at the head of reception COM
mittee. The party was escorted to the
west side ofathe B. & M. depot where
several thousand school children, a
f1ambeau club and a band were lined up
to receive the visitors. Senator Ingalls,
acted as president Of the meeting and
introduced General Howard. The gen.
eral was enthusiastically greeted He
spoke at some length upholding the ST.
Louis platform, and was heartily
cheered.
AS General Howard stepped from the
platform a shower of bouquets was
thrown upon him by the school chill
dren and three cheers were given for
General Howard and Senator Ingalls,.
General Stewart was next introduced
and made a short speech, and at its
conclusion he was greeted with another
shower of flowers.
General Alger then spoke very briefly,
saying, among other things: II want
to say here, and correct mistake the
newspapers have made, General Siegel
is not with us, and you Germans can't
fight with SiegeI this trip. Unfortu-
nately, he could not come. want to
say, too, that 1 don't believe all the
stories I hear that Kansas is going to
be put under obligations and continue
to go down hill. There is nothing the
matter with Kansas" (Cheers.)
The children were particularly de-
lighted with General Alger, and he was
completely bombarded with bouquets,
while 5000 men and women cheered and
surged over the train, which stood 70
yards away.
General Sickles followed and said he
wanted his hearers to send Senator In
gals back to the senate: Continuing,
he said New York would give Mckinley
100000 majority. AS he finished the
train pulled out amid another burst of
flowers from the school children.
Short stops were made at Nortonville,
and Valley Falls, and at each place
erals.
The train was late in arriving at To-
peka, where the main exercises of the
day were to take place. The civic parade
which it was arranged the generals
should review, had already started, and
not over one hundred persons, including
the welcoming committee, were at the
depot.
In the reception committee We're Gov
ernor Morrill, and several representative
Republicans. The visitors were driven
to a reviewing stand erected on the
Capitol square, to review the q. A. r.
divisions. AS each of the generals en-
tered the stand he was given rousing
cheer The parade was participated in
by the old soldiers, United States regu-
lars, Kansas national guards, Kansas
Firemens' association, and other mill
tary and civic societies, and something
over 5000 school children. The number
of persons in line was variously esti-
mated at from $4,000 to 10000. Twice
as many more people thronged the
streets.
At 3 o'clock a campfire, over which
Senator Ingalls, presided, was held. Ad-
dresses. were made by Generals Sickles,
Howard, Horace Porter, Alger, Past
Commanderin-C Chief Walker, and Will
liam Warner of Missouri. The members
of the party unite in saying that the
most pleasing incident so far of their
journey was a delicate bit of courtesy
shown by Mrs. Bryan, wife of the Demo-
cratic candidate for president, who,
while the procession in honor of the
visiting generals was moving past her
house in Lincoln, displayed over her
door large portrait of William McKin-
ley tastefully draped in the national
colors. 1t was a touch Of womanIy
grace, beautiful as it was unexpected,
and General Alger says that he will
cherish it as sweet recollection plucked
from an acrimonious campaign until
the end of his days.