The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-28


of Chicago Hoodlums, Who Eluded
Arrest-Chairman Hanna Deprecates
the Action-The Nominee Spoke to
Seven Large Meetings in Chicago Yes
terday.
Chicago, Oct. 27.-While the Demo-
cratic pa ade in honor of the arrival of
Mr.. Bryan in Chicago was passing the
corner CT Michigan avenue and Monroe
street this afternoon several eggs were
thrown at it by young students in the
Metropolitan Business College. None of
the eggs came near Mr.. Bryan or his wife,
aud 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 egg, another
that her carriage was hit. Neither of
these stories Were true, however. The
first egg throw ut the parade came from
Il boy standing OF the sidewalk in front
OF the Powers building in which the Met
ropolitan Business College is situated.
The egg was to all appearance thrown at
the parade generally and no particular
individual, rs it was not hurled with any
violence.
policeman who witnessed the act
made Il RUSH for the youngster, who dart
ed up the stairway into the building a
second officer joined The first and us the
two ran for the doorway several more
eggs were tli-own from the windows of
the business college which occupies TIE
fifth floor of The building
The Cook County Marching Club.
which was csGorting NJ. Bryan, received
the boInbartln,ent and several Prince AL
bert coats and glossy black ties were spat-
tered with yellow. Ore or two eggs
struck the sidewalk and the crowd was
decorated accordingly.
Laterin the afternoon a,delegation from
Cook county Democracy descended upon
the college with every symptom of hostil-
lty and demanded that the students wLo
had done ohe throwing be turned over to
it. They held possession of the college for
n time and finally left without learning
who had done the &hrowing The police
Fhad no better SUCCESS and Mr.. Powers.
the owner 0f the building WHO is also
president of the college, said that he did
not know who had thrown tho eggs. al
though he admitted that they came from
students ia his Institution. He was much
distressed by the occurrence and declared
If he knew who had done the work he
would have no hesitaney in turning them
over to the police Later in the day a re-
porter for morning Republican paper
while looking up the facts in she egg
throwing was severely beaten by party
of men who had taken part in the parade
II would be very glad to hear that the
police have arrested those who insulted
Mr.. Bryan this afternoon said Chair
mo- NJ ,.l- 10, Al.
lican committee, tonight. Whatever
may haze been their motive the act was
most lisgracefu one and deserves the
condemnation of every right-minded per-
son. hope the authorities will investi-
gate the case fully and properly punish
the guilty ones. The Republican manage
ment have no sympathy with the people
who engage in business of this kind
Mr.. Bryan arrived in Chicago ut $3.50 D.
m. over the Alton road and was met Mt
the depot by il large and enthusiastic
crowd. The crush to see him was so great
in the narrow space of the first floor of
the Alton depot that the police had diff
cult task to prevent people from being
injured. The Cook County Democratic
Marching Club aud several silver clubs,
with II large number of bands and drum
corps, were waiting for him on Canal
oeicOOj anu Us SoOn us ic appeared tnc
march was taken up for Battery ID, on
Michigan avenue. \ short parade through
the down-t town streets proceeded the ar
rival at the battery
Entering the city from Brighton Park,
where Mrs Bryan appeared on the plat
form and distributed flowers, there were
crowds at every street crossing until the
union depot was reached
While the crowds were dispensing after
the Bryan demonstration ut the depot the
sidewalk in front of l2l Canal street gave
way and nearly 00.people were prccip-
tated into the basement, IL distance of
twelve feet. Many received slight iniu-
res.
Besides his Battery ID speech, Mr.. Bryan
spoke at six other large meetings before
midnight in various halls and tents
throughout the city.
At the battery Mr.. Bryan spoke rs fol-
lows:
Fellow Citizens: As l returned to
your city to take part in the closing eN-
erclses of this campaign, have witnessed
to-day scene which impresses me, and
which leads me to believe that this city
of the West, which rests upon the pros
perlty of the great mass of our people,
which cannot prosper without they pros
per-that this great city will cast its in
huence one week from to- daY on the side
OF an American financial policy for the
American people. Great applause.) l
am not vain enough to believe that any
part or the extraordinary enthusiasm
which have witnessed between the Mis-
souri, and the Atlau tic coast is intended
as II personal tribate. applause and
cries of Yes, yes.D No, my friends, ]
want you to believe me when say in
1his great contest it is the principles for