Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-02

tiyes Before leaving.
New YORK, Sept. president Nc
Kinley arriv cd here today and will visit
Camp Wikoff tomorrow, with Secretary
Alger, who arrived from Washington.
CANTON, o., Sept. "A grand DEM
onstration occurred here about noon
yesterday in honor Of President Nc
Kinley and Secretary Of State Day.
Out of respect for the presidents ex-
pressed wish that his present visit be
informal, the affair was to a consider
able extent unorganized and partook
largely of the nature OF spontaneous
outburst OF enthusiasm.
The people of the community turned
out enmasse and from the depot to the
Barber residence, where the McKinleys
are the guescs of Mrs. McKinley's sister,
the streets, bright and cheerful with
flags and other displays Of the national
colors, were mass of humanity. The
arrival was so near the noon hour that
employees of many factories succeeded
in securing an early shut down and
Joined the throng about the station
President and Mrs. Mckinley were
driven direct to the Barber home, where
their stay of few hours was shorn of
all formality. Between 5 and O'Clock
they boarded special train on the
Pennsylvania lines and proceeded east
ward. Major Webb @. Hayes, as well
as Colonel and Mrs Myron T. Herrick,
were of the eastbound party leaving
here.
The cheers and the shouts of enthus-
iastic Cantonians, which welcomed
President Mckinney and party to Can
ton in the morning, were more than
duplicated last evening in bidding them
farewell as they boarded the train to
bear them toward the camp of volun-
teer soldiers at Montauk Point. The
reception committee and the old Canton
troop of horsemen, SO conspicuous in
the campaign which made William Nc
Kinley president, acted as escort to the
departing tram, as well as from the ar
irving train The hour of departure,
about O'Clock last night, made it pos
sible for even larger number OF peo-
pie TO gather at the station TO witness
the departure and there was such cheer
ing and enthusiasm as has not been
manifested III Canton in many a day
from about the railroad grounds and
the surrounding streets.
The president seemed to greatly APP
preciate the greetings of his old neigh
bors and friends and just as the tram
was starting he stepped upon the rear
platform to say a few words to them.
He only had time to say:
at always gives me pleasure to meet
you and it is always with regret that
leave you"
This sentiment was greeted with
cheer after, and before the president
could say more, the throttle of the en-
CINE had been opened and his train was
under way.
Aside from the president, Mrs. Nc
Kinley and those who accompanied
them from the White House, the train
carried Colonel Webb @. Hayes, Colonel
and Mrs Myron T. Herrick of Cleve-
land, and Master William Barber, Mrs.
McKinley's nephew, who is going to
visit with them for time.
During the afternoon President Nc
Kinley walked unattended about the
streets near his old home, calling on
some of his old neighbors and friends.
Much of the afternoon he spent ON the
broad porch of the old Saxton home
stead, which for so many years was his
Canton home. Here he shook hands
with and greeted hundreds of his old
friends, who broke over the generally
observed plan of giving him the great
est possible rest during his brief visit.
AT the same time Mrs. Mckinley was
informally entertaining many of her old
friends in the house, now occupied by
her sister, Mrs. M. G. Barber.
Among those who called upon the
president were number of soldiers in
the volunteer service lately returned
from Cuba, OF whom Canton furnished
some 800 or 400. Their happy faces az
they were greeted by the president
showed how pleased they were to meet
their commander-in-chi In patriotic
terms they referred to the serviceEthey
had been called upon to perform in be-
half OF their country and manifested a
just pride in the ordeals they had en-
countered i'll the discharge of the duties
of which they were called. The spirit
OF patriotism is still conspicuous in
these men and they assured the presi-
dent that should occasion again arise
they would be ready again to answer
their country's call.
Toward the latter part of the after
noon carriage was called and the
president and Mrs. Mckinley drove to
Wesleyan cemetery, which they always
do when in Canton, to visit the graves
of their two children, buried there
years age, land of the PRESIDENT mother,
who was laid to rest last winter.
HASTINGS AND CORBIN.