The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-10-15
A TRIUMPHANT TOUR.
President Mckinley Is Greeted by
Cheering Crowds
Homage L. Paid the Chief Magistrate
Along His Journey to Omaha
ELOQUENT Addresses
Are Made.

Omaha. Neb.. Oct. 12.-President Me- |
Kinley and the other members of the
presidential party from Washington
were greeted on their arrival in Omaha
by the largest crowd that has ever
lined the streets of the city. For sew
eral hours before the train reached
the depot the sidewalks along the
streets over which the president was
to pass were densely packed by citi-
gems OF Omaha and visitors from all
parts of the country who have come 10
participate in the peace jubilee cele-
bration, and the welcome that was ac-
corded 10 the head of the national
government was enthusiastic in the
extreme. At the depot TO welcome the
distinguished guests TO the city were
King Ak-Sar-Ben ~. In person and the
board ofgovernors OF the king, Knights
of Ak-Sar-Ben, and also the Eques-
trian club Of South Omaha. The fes-
tival OF Ak-Sar-Ben was held last week
and the newly crowned king had or
dered that his knights exert them
selves nightly to do honor TO the be-
loved ruler of the nation. The presi-
Dental reception committee, COM
posed of prominent Omaha citizens
and their wives, was also at the depot.
Each member of the committee, with
his wife, was given one particular
guest to escort to the proper place in
the line of carriages which was in
waiting and they performed the tasks
allotted TO them without hitch.
As soon as all were seated the pro-
cesson started under escort of the two
equestrian clubs for the city hall. The
line of carriages moved north on Tenth
street and west on Farnam 10 Eight
eenth. Along the whole line the
crowds on each side of the street and
in every window kept up continuous
ovation. The buildings were gorgeous
" decorated with red, white and blue
and with the Ak-Sar-Ben colors. red.
yellow ard green, and numerous pic
lures Of the president appeared in the
windows OF stores and offices. The
streets were also strung with lines OF
incandescent lights over each cause
way, and arches of colored incandescent
lights at every street crossing, making
the whole line Of march as light as day.
Vt the city hall the party alighted and
he visitors were assigned TO seats on
temporary platform, from which they
reviewed magnificent parade of 40
floats. The floats were the same which
had taken part during last week in the
Ak-Sar-Ben parade OF Tuesday and the
electric parade OF Thursday and the
two gorgeous parades combined made a
magnificent spectacle.
Eloquent Talk mt boone.
Logan. Ia, Oct. 12.-All through west
ern Iowa the numbers and enthusiasm
of the people remained unabated.
Crowds were waiting on the platforms
Of stations not reached till long after
dark. At Boone, Ia, one of the days
most telling speech was made. Here
the president was again escorted 10 a
platform near the station, from which
he spoke TO another cheering multi
tude. Before he was introduced two
pretty little school girls ascended the
platform and in behalf of the Boone
high school presented the president
with a gold-headed cane tied with red
white and blue ribbons. Ex-Congress-
man A. j. Holmes introduced the pres
ident. who said:
1--WE are fortunate to-day, more for
tunate than we have been for more than
half a century In having an undivided and
indiyissblc nation. IApplause.l Every Sec
tion OF this country loves the old flag dear
iy and we have but one flag. and that the
glorious old stars and stripes Applause
. / IS a sight worthy TO behold that In ouI
~. af he HsGF "a n
with the troops OF the south. That Iowa
troops were brlgaded with the troops OF the
south and commanded by that dlstin-
; guished ex-confederate whose name Is sc
familiar In the annals OF the civil war
SO that once more we dwell together-wc
7 were all together In the night, we must b'
: all together to the conclusion tCheers,
] This Is no time for divided councils; this Il
the solemn hour demanding the highes
wisdom and the best craftsmanship o
every section OF our glorious country. and
thank God. there Is no north. no south nC
east. no west. but all Americans forever
! IGreat appiause.l
Our Only Danger.
e ''The only danger for this people is tina
n now and then they become Indifferent ant
|. they quit too soon. Indifferent citizenship
Z Is always unfortunate. II Is always unfor
: tunate TO be Indifferent 70 a party, but
: Is always unfortunate TO be Indifferent 4
the country-always unfortunate TO be In
different to principle. In the United State
we have grown to have convictions, and W
have come TO know how TO put these con
vlctions into public law and public admin
I stratlon. III l would have you remembe
a anything l have said In these remarks,
. would be TO remember that at this criti
eel hour in the nations history we mus
{ not be divided The triumphs OF the wa
}, are yet 10 be written In the articles o
II peace" lApplause.l
!. Shore stops were made at Bell
!. PLANE, Tama, Marshalltown and Ame'
. and at each point the president sal
. few words 10 the people. Tama
= In the hcme county OF Secretary @
= Agriculture Wilson, who introduce
! the president 10 his neighbors. Cadet
: from the state agricultural colleg
\ were at the depot at Ames and repeal
ed their college yell time and agai
for the benefit of the president.
The Troops selected.