Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-12
A SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
The Executive Assists in Dedica-
ting One at Peoria.
INACCURACIES A FESTIVAL.
Col. w. ,. Bryan Gives the President
Cordial Greeting During the Lat
ter's stop at Canton and Listens to
an Address by His Successful Rival.

Quincy, H., Oct. 7.-Cannons
doomed and cannonS played Dixie"
as President Mckinley alighted from
his private car at the grounds of the
Illinois soldiers home yesterday. Fif-
teen hundred veterans, inmates of the
home, cheered as the president and
the members of the cabinet took car
riages TO be driven between long pla-
toons of soldiers around the beautiful
grounds of the home.
The presidential party was driven
from che soldiers home TO the city
proper, a distance of two miles. Com
pany i, Fifth Illinois infantry, the
naval reserves and Company +,
Eighth Illinois infantry, escorted the
party through the business district.
The sailors were supplied with Hotch
kiss guns, and as soon as the presi-
dent arrived in sight of the public
square a presidents salute of 2l guns
was fired. Six thousand school chill
dren from all the schools of the city
were massCd on the east side of the
court house, waving flags and singing
national airs as the president APP
peared. The president and several
members of the cabinet delivered brief
addresses from the reviewing stand.
Between Quincy and Peoria three
brief stops were made at Macomb,
Canton and Bushnell. At each of
these stations the president was es-
corted from the train to platforms
erected for the occasion. The entire
! population of these towns appeared
to have turned out to greet the chief
magistrate.
Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. IA good part of
the population of Peoria took part in
all elaborate demonstration to wei
come the president to their city. The
great event of the day was the unveil-
ing of a beautiful monument erected
| by Peoria 5 citizens as a memorial to
| the soldiers of the rebellion.
| The monument is Il tall shaft of
| marble. ornamented AT the base with
! bronze groups commemorating scenes
| in the civil war. 1t is erected on an
elevation III front of the court house
| and by its side had been constructed
platform upon which the president
and his party took seats to review Il
| long procession of militia veterans of
the war and returned volunteers of
the Spanish war. The concourse of
people surrounding the platform and
packing every street in its vicinity
was by far the largest which has thus
far greeted the president on his west
ern tonr.
After his review of the parade, the
| president took his seat facing the
yelled monument by the side of Hon.
Martin Kingman, chairman of the eX-
ercises After some selections of
music and an Invocation by Rev. Wes-
ton, the monument was unveiled by
| Mrs. 5. \. Kinsey, chairman of the
monument commission. a great cheer
| burst from the multitude as the folds
of canvas fell away from the shaft.
| Then President Mckinley, followed by
| his cabinet, made a tour of the open
space surrounding the monument, m
sDecting it's beauties carefully on all
| sides. The sculptor OF the figures at
the base, Mr. Fritz Triebel, of Peoria,
walked by the side of the president
during this inspection. The formal
| exercises of dedication we're then pro-
| ceded with.
At the conclusion of the exercises a
brief opportunity was given the crowd
to shake hands with the president.
The party was next driven to the COZ
palace. building wholly construc
ed of corn, where the Peoria corn fes
tival was inaugurated by the presi-
dent.
An informal reception and dinner at
the residence of j. b. Greenhut was
the closing event of the presidents
visit to Peoria. The party boarded
the train at S:45 and were carried to
Galesburg to spend the night The
exercises which will take place ut
Knox college, Galesburg, today arc
designated to commemorate the 4lst
anniversary of the famous debates be-
tween Abraham Lincoln and stephen
\. Douglas, one of which was nelo
at Galesburg.
Col. William Jennings Bryan sat
directly behind President Mckinley
at Canton. ILL.,, while the president
delivered a brief address. The street
fair is in progress at Canton and Col.
BRYAN had been scheduled to deliver
two-hours' speech. The Nebrasllan
was among the first to greet President
Mckinley as he left the train and
ascended the platform. When the
president had concluded his address
he turned and heartily grasped Col.
Bryan's outstretched hand. Good
bve. Mr.. President" said Col. Bryan,
and the president responded with IA
word of farewell. This closed the
short meeting between former rivals
of 1896. as the presidential train left
Immediately. Col Bryan delivered
his address after the departure of the
president.
hay state Republican convention.
Boston. Oct. THE republican
state convention was held in this city
Friday, 1854 delegates being present.