Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-08-31
ARRIVE Al LONG BRANCH
President and Mrs. Mckinley and
Their Party Given a Hearty
Welcome to the Resort.
THE GUESTS OF VICE paEslDEN1HoBART
The Chief Executive Visits the Camp.
Meeting Mt Ocean Grove and In an
Address Speaks of the Policy of
the Government Towards the Phii-
jppines.

Long Branch, n. j., Aug. 26.-Pres-
ident and Mrs Mckinley, with Vice
President and Mrs. Hobart, Carrot A.
Hobart, Jr., Attorney General Griggs,
DIR. and Mrs. Rixey, Private Secretary
Cortelyou and Executive Clerk Barnes,
arrived here Friday morning at 7:45
| o'clock from Plattsburg, on q speciaI
train Of four palace cars. As the train
| drew into the station the presidential
salute was fired by Wilson battery,
Second battery, N. G. New York, and a,
detachment of troop c, Of Brooklyn, pre-.
sented arms. The president was greet
ed with great enthusiasm as he emerged
| from the car and assisted Mrs. McKin--
ley to alight.
President and Mrs. Mckinley looked
in excellent health and bowed their,
Acknowledgements repeatedly to the
great crowd as they were escorted to.
| their carriage by the reception COM
mittee and driven to Vice President.
| Hobart's cottage, Normanhurst, at Nor
wood Park. AtNorwood a great crowd
| gathered which received the president
| and Mrs. Mckinley with great enthu-
| siasm.
At ten o'clock the reception commit
tee and officers of troop C, of Brooklyn
and the Second battery, of New York,
drove over to Normanhurst in six car
riages and formally welcomed the pres
ident to Long Branch. Miles O'Brien
introduced the members of the delega-
ton to the president, who exchanged
a few words with each on presentation.
Former Senator Rufus Blodgett well
coined the president on behalf of the.
committee and extended cordial well
come from the permanent and transient
citizens of Long Branch.
Address at Ocean Grove.
| A trip was taken to Ocean Grove,
where the Methodist camp meeting
| ground was visited.
President Mckinley, in an address at
Ocean Grove Friday afternoon, said:
| II believe that there is more love for our
| country, and that more people love the flag
than ever before. Wherever the flag is
| raised 1t stands, not for despotism and OPP
| preston, but for liberty, opportunity and
humanity, and what that flag has done for
| us we want it to do for all people and all
| lands which by the fortunes of war have
come within its jurisdiction That flag does,
! not mean one thing in the United States
| and another in Porto Rico and the Phil
| ippines There has been some doubt in
! some quarters respecting the policy of the
| government in the Philippines see no
| harm in stating it in this presence. Peace
i first, then, with charity for all, esta blish
| government of law and order, protecting.
| life and property and occupation for the
well-being of the people who will partici-
| pate in it ander the stars and stripes
! Guns Are Fired.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 2s.-The spe-
cial train on the Pennsylvania railroad
carrying President Mckinley and party
arrived at 9:26 Saturday evening, short
ly after the scheduled time. AS the.
train drew into Shady Side station
where the party alighted, a signal was,
flashed to battery D, stationed on Her.
ron Hill, when tie presidential salute
Of p guns was fired.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley
were then taken to the residence of
Robert Pitcairn, superintendent and.
general agent of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, whose special guests they will be-
during their stay in the city. At the.
presidents request, there was no for
NAL reception Of any sort at the Pit
cairn residence, the programme for the.
evening being absolute rest:
The president attended church at.
Christ NJ. p. church on Sunday, where.
| special services were held in the morn
ing.