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which the inhabitants are capable" Long
continued applausel.

| NILES, Mlcn, Uct lI.-SecTeldFy anu NTS.
Gage left the train at Chicago and will return
to Washington later The Presidents party
reached Chicago at 2:3O o clock and remained
there an hour and a half. some time being re-
quired to provision the train and transfer 1t to
the tracks Of the Michigan Central for the
journey through Michigan to Toledo and
Cleveland. Small crowds were at both
railway stations in Chicago where the train
stopped. but Mr.. Mckinley made no
speeches and did not appear outside OF
his car. Senator Burrows Of Michigan got on
the train to accompany President Mckinley
through his State. The President and his party
left the city little after 4 O'Clock for the trip
across the lower Michigan peninsula. the oh
jectve point being Cleveland which will be
reached. according to the schedule. at . A. NJ.
tomorrow. There the party will remain until
tomorrow night. when the last stage OF the
| journey will begin. A night run will be made
through Pennsylvania and IL all goes well. tho
| President will be at the White House in time
| for luncheon on Thursday
Fast time was made by the train from Chi
| cago to Michigan City. tho first stopping place.
| There great crowd greeted tho President and
listened to spsech delivered from the rear
| platform OF his car Senator Burrows intro
duced him, and at least ten thousand people
were within hearing dstancs. The first an
moving Incident Of the trip, so far as
the Presidents audiences arc concerned.
| occurred here small group of
toughs were standing close to the
car platform from which the President was
speaking. and they punctuatsd his remarks
with cries OF Hold on there" Come now!"
That SOP" An officer standing at the steps
| Of the car struck one OF the toughs in tho face
and he and his companions retreated to a safe
distance and were quiet The rest OF the
audience was very enthusiastic in appaudins
| Mr.. NcKiney's remarks. Tho President spoke
| briefly. he said:
| my FELLOW CITIZENS: This is an unexpec-
| ted but assure you most appreciated greet
| ing from my fellow citizens. am glad to sec
the school children here waving the flag OF
their country. the flag they love so much tho
| flag that m cans so much to all ofus lam glad
| to see the working men assembled here
to-day and to know that in every part OF our
country they have employment and wages
| which bring comforts and hone and happiness
to their homes Great applausel.
THREE oAKs's GREETING.
| KALAMAZOO, Mich. Oct. 1.-THE people Of
Three Oaks apparently made greater efforts
consderipg the size q the PLACE. than any
cheers wRcn 0f he S the
time the train arrived until i left were given
fh REC sssr. %A: show careful
SSss.rm sSsa Tor ss1S chssS Es'inSf
three cheers were repeatedly given thereafter
under the same leadership, Til. celebration
a pedestal from a captured spanish cannon
stdept to deliver his address from tho spot on
which the cannon Is to be mounted. A brill
nifty yards from the railroad track and court
| of honor INTERVIEWED, at the sides OF which the
Ths crowd was almost afraid to cheer except
at stated intervals. because citizen officers in
Es thss quiet should b 81 given to
Of tho citizens that tho people had bought
Spanish cannon capture! by Dewey at
rurchaS. teiors any other town could do dc, So So
Admiral Dewey had promised to stop there on
burrows and Representative FoSs confirmed
these aS -, st ttei,i in genera, way bu,
them how it was that the "!tlzens Of Three
Oaks had bought captured cannon, They
trhutcd according to act Of Congress by tho Sec
retary. Of the Navy. Neither Of them could an
ht TINS the FL. and nor the
C2m FL. from the %tstri.t had ap
R FER hI EsT e5 80 r i
the cannon. The President spoke only a few
words at Three oaks.
of President Mckinley was uniau.. "? TRe
President male no speech, but he and
NE town Wos Illuminated win, many colotei
main, street was decorated wit b long ' line. .s
Of Japsnese lanterns on both sides;
aas across IL. a
Irequent intervals and red fire burned at tie
along this street Roman can dies aud other IRE
works were burned. Each carriage was at
Gy yGg9F r. 7P Sh' walked along
Senator Burrows rode with Pre- ldent MrKln-
ley IN carriage drawn by four white horses at
In progress but the street fair was not OF the
r.. E.d %s sG9,s pos week
and every residence was illuminated from top
one Of the floats which occupied a station
ss. .nt Of the olympia, ana on n
Of, a Young B9wey. who, stood on tho
81 McKnIoy ra.ea his hat ana a. Sa aSsd'f
"s kd Il. and the o Pie
padrty left Kalamazoo for Jackson,
- There was large gathering at Niles and the
President spoke from the ear platform as fol-
my FELLOW CIrIzENs:-I have very great
to this 1sy oGra 2r ana s sngo
p pso 81 .webE is n, on the part Of the
pause So hat some Of the sweetest and
associated with that name. am glad to lee
from the presence OF this large assembly at
|
are here because Of your devotion to your
country. Great applause. In. your welcome
| to tho chief Executive of tho Nation
you express your love and loyalty to the
Government over which by your sufrragss he
presdes. 1t gves me pleasure also 10 look
into the faces OF the constituents Of your Rep
resentative IN Congress. Mr., Hemilton. Great
applause; Wishing you all good things, bid
JACKsoN, Mich, Oct l7-Thsre was q good
deal OF [OwdyiSm IL the crowd at Battle
an hour after leaving Kalamaaoo In this
case also the disturbance was made by
a small group OF touEhs lin tn" vicinity Of the
| platform Of the renr car from which toe Presi-
dent was speaking. The PreS ent's speech
| folioWs
MY FELLOW, CIT12ENs-Il is IN possible for
| any human voice to reach this great thronR OF
my assembled countryman THIS welcome
| which You accord me to- night was wholly un-
| expected: but ] assure yOu It gives me-
unboundsd pleasure. recall with tho
nensantest memories former visit made to
| this city several years ago. Then you gave mo
nwarm greeting. Tonight so far Hurpasses It
| that | am deeply touch and am not able
70 make suitable acknowledgment ON
the occasion OF my last visit / was
"a N haFn oil