Warren sheaf., 1899-10-19


st. Paul in the evening, after which
he#left for Duluth.
Given - Souvenir.
West Superior, Wis, Oct 4. Pres
ident McKinley md arrived yes
terday and were we coined by ,0o0peo-
pie and 1000 school child drenI at: the city
hall. A commit tee Of child dren present
ed the preside Wi til q neat printed
souvenir purchased from a penny con
tribution from II the school children.
Caroline Kennedy, a 81 -yearrold girl,
presented the souvenir as follows:
Dear Mr.. President :s we children will
always rememberS your visit to Superior,
but we want you utosremembersit More
than 10000 school children join In present.
ing this souvenir and we want you to ac-9
cept it from them and know that we chill
dren love our country,9 and love our presi-
dent, too.''
The president thanked the children
very graciously and then made short
address.
welcome to Duluth.
Duluth, Mimi, Oct A A hearty
welcome was given the presidential
party on it's arrival in this city. The
square around the hi gh school was
packed with peoples who cheered wildly
as President Mckinley entered the
speakers stand. His remarks were
brief. He also made q short address at
Brainerd.
At Fargo.
Fargo, N. D., Oct. 4.s Over IL, 900
people greeted President McKinley and
his party when they arrived here En-
tering carriages the party was triWen;to
a reviewing stand through the line Of
the First North Dakota volunt teers,
who recently returned from the Phil
ippines. The president. was received
with wild demonstrate In his adj
dress he. paid tribute to the volun-f
teers and concluded as follows:
"Our flag is there where you left 1t, you
boys of the North Dakota volunteers You
left it there in the hands Of those who took
your places, without blot and without
stain. And wherever that standard is
raised, whether in the western or the east
ern hemisphere, it stands for liberty, .civili-
zation and humanity. Our flag stands for
liberty wherever it floats. And we propose
to put 10000 men behind that flag in Luzon
to maintain the authority of the United
public in the interest of civilization and hui
manity. We accept the responsibility Of.
duty at whatever cost M
At $3.50 o'clock the presidential train
was transferred from the Northern Pa
cific to the line Of the. Chicago, Milwau-
kee & St. Paul railway, and departed
for Aberdeen. S. ID.
Praise for the. Soldiers.
r. . y = q . : T. 4
Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. l6: eight
o'clock Saturday morning President
special arrived in this city.
At the depot a large crowd gathered to
see the first president of the United
States who has ever visited the Dakotas
since statehood. The principa part Of
the throng was the First South Dakota
volunteers, who had just arrived from
the Philippines. At the corn palace ad-
dresses were made by yPresid lent McKin-
ley and the cabinet, Gov. Lee and others.
The president said: as3z. 4
"Mr Mayor. Members of the First South
Dakota Volunteers and Fellow Citizens:
It gives me very great pleasure to join
with your fellow citizens Of the state of
South Dakota. your friends, your families,
your neighbors in this welcome to your
home We are nation of hero worship
ers, and yet we are a nation of 70, 900, 900
grateful people who love valor and res
ward the heroic deeds of our soldiers and
I think appreciate quite as much If not
more than most of my fellow citizens the
value of the services this regiment with
its associates OF thesEtghth corps rendered
The fcountryin its hour of great emergency.
Il Andals am here to speak not for my self
alone; but for the VIII e American people.
In expression of gratitude and thanks for
your heroic action in the island, of Luzon.s
have with me this morning dispatch
Just received from your commander the 4
major general commanding in the Philip
pines, telling me Of the gallantry of Col
Frost and his First regiment telling me
June you stood on the firing line; ;sno enemy
could resfstSyour onslaughts upon them
Nor can i forget, soldiers of the republic.
That when the treaty of peace was pending,
when negotiations were being conducted in
Paris, when the ratification Of the treaty
was awaiting the action of the senate, and
1nally when we were awaiting the ex-
change of the ratification with Spain-I
40 not forget that when that time came
every one of you was entitled to be mus
tered out of the service of the United
states. and i can never express the joy
you 70 gave my heart when you sent word
Ehat you would remain until a new army
could be formed to take your places
hat. members of the First South Da-
kota, was an example of personal sacrifice
and public .consecration rarely known in
The annals Of war. but it is just like the
American soldier. No mat ter. where he
comes from he never lays down his arms
n the presence Sof an enemy and he never
overs the flag of his country until he has
over enemies who assail 1T = =
"a voice :as.s w e. will never leave there until
hey are all licked. - tss.s
The train bearing the preside dential
party left Aberdeen at 1880 a. M for
At Hur0n N.
i Huron, S. D,,s Oct: l6. ~ ts2: 80 o'clock
saturday afternoon the presidential
rain halted for. a few minutes in this
.ity In the square surround ding the
lepot large crowd had thergd. u
The presid lent was yociferouslyschee
IS he emerged from the car for a minute
ak. He said in part ls
si1hie soFcallsd sburd dens Witch athis war
placed upon the American people unsought
md unexpected-forsno nobody y 1.-The United |
States dreamed 1S months ago that the
philippine archipe pelago would become part
+ the United Stat came not to us Of our