Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26
THROUGH THREE STATES.
President Mckinley Travels In Wis.
consin, Michigan and Ohio ana
Talks TO Thousands of People.


dent McKinley's special train arrived
here large crowd assembled at the
station within sight of the Grant
monument After a short speech by
the president, Secretaries Gage and
Long made few remarks.
Madison. Wis, Oct. 17.--NearIy 10000
persons were messed in front OF the
state Capitol here to hear President
Mckinley speak. He was cheered en-
Enthusiastically from the start.
Waukesha, Wis, Oct. 17.-Five thou
sand people gathered around the
Northwestern railway station here 10
see the president. He and his cab-
net were escorted to a stand near the
presidents car. 1t was perhaps the
noisiest crowd yet faced by the presi-
dent in the northwest. At the con-
clusion of the speech Miss Edith VIII
bur, daughter of the millionaire lum-
herman of this city, presented the
president with silver loving cup and
n bottle of the mineral water that
made Waukesha famous.
Milwaukee, Oct. 17.-The train bear
ing President Mckinley and party ar
rived in this city from the trip through
Iowa and part of Wisconsin last even
ing. 1t was the first visit to Milwau-
liee of a chief executive or the nation
I'm decade and the greeting he re-
ceived from thousands of people was
most enthusiastic. AS the train en-
tered the depot Battery A, First artil-
lerv. fired the presidents salute of Il
guns from Juneau park,
Chicago, Oct. 1S.-The train bearing
the presidential party reached Chicago
Tuesday afternoon. 1t was trans
ferred to the Michigan Central tracks
and left at once for Michigan points
and the east.
Michigan City, Oct 1S.--A big crowd
assembled at the Michigan Central
railway station last evening to well
come President Mckinley and his cabi-
net
Kalamazoo, Mich, Oct. 1S.-This city
entertained the presidential party in
a novel way last evening. y carnival
and street fair were in progress. The
united commercial travellers, $500
strong, were delegated to furnish the
entertainment. Senator Burrows met
the president at Chicago and was rein
forced with another committee at
Niles. and when the party reached here
a hundred carriages drove up and a
procession was formed with the presi
dent and cabinet in front. On each
side of the carriages marched com
mercial travellers carrying tiambealiX
of red fire. The streets were decorated
for miles and at least 100000 people,
brought in by excursions. throngad
the sidewalks The drive lasted 40
minutes and no speaking was done.
jackson, Mich, Oct. 18.-President
Mckinley spoke briefly here at 10:45
last night. Several thousand people
heard him and cheered to the echo.
The train left at 10: 55 for Cleveland.
Cleveland, Oct. 19.-President Me-
Kinley and party reached this city at
S:45 o'clock Wednesday morning. At
the Lake Shore depot in this city re-
ception committee headed by Mayor
Farley, welcomed the president. Seq
atOr Hanna was warmly greeted at the
depot by the entire party.
Warren, o., Oct. 19.-Citizens of
1rumbull county turned out in force
to welcome the presidential party.
Carriages conveyed the president and
cabinet TO Il speakers stand in front
of the court house. on three sides of
which were massed thousands OF spec
tators. In the front ranks were pub
lie school children. President Mckin-
ley was continuously cheered when
he spoke.
Niles, o., Oct 19.-In this town Pres
ident Mckinley first saw the light of
day. Thousands of his boyhood friends
gathered at the railway station to
cheer him on his journey back to
Washington.
Youngstown, o., Oct. 1o.-Presideht
McKinley's special train arrived here
at o'clock last evening and the chief
executive delivered the last speech of
his tour. The train was backed onto
side track and the president and his
cabinet went on foot to Il platform
nearby. Apparently everybody in
town had crowded into the streets fac
ing the platform. 1t was estimated
that 10000 people were packed into
the narrow space surrounding the
speakers stand. Secretary of the
Navy Long and Secretary of the In
terror Hitchcock also spoke briefly.
Having taken dinner aboard the
train the president and Mrs. Mckinley
were driven to the residence of DR..
Deetricl< to attend the wedding Of
Miss Anna Deetrick to William McKin-
ley Duncan, a nephew of President M:-
ley.