Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-12
A RUNAWAY.
Horse Attached to President
McKinley's Carriage
Gets Away.
A RESCUE BY PINKERTON
who Seized the Horse by the Brid'e-Thc
Final Number on the Program me of
His Chicago Visit Nas banquet
by the Commercial Club
Makes u speech.

Chicago, Oct. 1o.-At II 80 O'Clock to-
might President Mckinley and the mem
beis of his cabinet left Chicago for Evans
VILE Ind, on special train over the chi
caco and Eastern Hin Dis railroad
The final numbers tonight On the PrcSi-
dents extra ordinarily lengthy list of en-
gagements were magnificent banquet by
the Commercial club and mis- visit TO
meeting of the Chicago Bricklayers and
Stonomasons union, of which he was
fortnight ago elected am honorary mem
Der
An exciting incident for moment
threatened to upset the Presidents censt-
less round Of activities. while his car
riapc on Congress stcect en- route to Me
mortal hail 10 greet the members of the
society of the Army of the Tennessee the
horses attached to the Presidents carriage
became fractions and eNihCcd desire In
run Tho driver had all he could do to re-
strain the animal and after he had been
tugging at the lines for several blocks
the horse finally broke away and started
o.l run. Capt Mat pnkcrton Ealloped
osde the unmanag able stoed ana grasp
ed the bride bringing the animal to
SLOW trot. The captain maintained MS
hold for tho balance of the trip,
To-nights banquet given in President
McKinley's honor by the Commercial club
of Chicago was held in the banquet room
OF the Auditorium Hotel The club Is linn
tied in membership and not over 20
were present tonight, but they comprised
the men most prominent in the CONNER
cial life of Chicago. Cyrus II. McCormio *
presided, and in his opening speech, an
nounced that while according to the usual
custom of the club there would be no
toasts, a list of speakers had been prepar-
ed of whom the first would be the Presi-
dent. Mr. Mccormick made speech IN
Producing the President who spoke as fol-
lows:--
Mr.. President and gentlemen: ] am hon
orcd 10 the guest of this great club, rep
resenting as you do the energy aud activ'
it's and enterprises of this great inland
city. can testify to the energy Of your
people. II / ever had any doubt about the
wisdom of eight hours being a fun day $
work that doubt has been removed Uaugn-
terJ | understand there is already new
conflict between the Federal committee
and the festival committee over the fact
that thirty minutes of my time in the last
four days remained unaSsi gncd daughter
| congratulate you, gentlemen. upon the
growth. and advancement of your city AMI
the evidences of prosperity everywhere
Observable Nothing impressed me more
in looking into the faces of the great mul-
titudcs on the streets Yesterday than tho
smiling happv faces of the people That
was evidence to me of your real and sub
stautial prosperity. 1t meant steady
employment good wages. happy HON. $
and these are ALWAYS Indispensable to good
yovernuent and To the hanniness of tn.
people
Mckinley reviewed the wonderful indus
trial dovclopmos,t of the country in the
last two wears our foreign relations and
concluded;
we have everything. gentlemen. to con-
graduate ourselves over as to the present
condition of tho country. The oulv fear
over have had and 7 sneak 10 business
mon who are familiar win the suhiect
more than 4 can bo-thc only foor have
hoard Is thar we might ovordo II and
that really wo were nor exercising that
conservatism that is so essential to sub
startial business. You business men
doubtless would differ with me AS to this
fear and say that if was needless but ;ha
boundless prosperitv we have mad in III
last year and "A half has made me fear
that after all We might no overdoinr tho
business or tho countrv (annlause1
trust am mistaken ana I am told nv
business mon evrrvvbere that tho husi-
,ass of mi. courtrv now roets mon y .,,b.
storti1, ha.ie ard tbat ,o,, aro ro,il,, ,nly
making what there * n market for and
as LONG as Won do that Of course Won
arc doing - snfo business and our mar
kate arc goir,, 70 ircroae, lArnia,,snl
81 an, clad to welcome tho =, nreeont.-
tive az Nexico and the renr,s,.ntatiya -
tho Canadian government in tbis civ oni
i'm o,ir country to-,,iebt tbanl, Won al 3,
Following President MCKINLEY Mr Mo.
Corrnick introduced Vice Preeidont Naris.
cal Of Mexico who eoid in mart.
Mr. prosjdort and cort1omc,,---r ,oi,e, ,,or,
1ttIo ~ a., ovtemnoro SNEAKER ana ~, ~
roci,u,, nnn,. o.,o IN tho r,nc,lish ,a,,r,,a,,,
7 eholi ro,f,nn rveoif 70 thorLinr 20,
vith all nv. ha,r, ana In ,,artin,,iar ~
distirguisbod cb,irrar for tho o,,io,r,. ~
has made Of prosidnrt Dioz Tb,t .,,lo,,.
is indeo1 Vol doser,od
EoI,ovirc vice-prcsidor, Norisooi Nv
NcC,orrirT irtrol,cod So,ro,o,., - So
JIo, Vnoriv e,.or,, ,nomhnr ~ ~, o',,-
Incl nrne.nt Win Ne NcI<inIoy had nod,
an address while ia, Chicago VIII tbo ox
cention ~ tho eocretarv of state tIa u.os
greeted vim annlausc His snooch dwnl,
entiroIv mon no welcome whicb cbicaCr o
had oytondod 70 tho visitors az no fni
festival and kindred tonnes
BEFORE attending The hannuot of the
Commercial club to-nioht tho president
proceeded TO the labor meeting AT Rriclf.
LAYERS hall Tho presidential Marty was