Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-19
President rlet by Great
Throngs of Madison's
People.
Text of Address of the
Chief Executive
at Capitol.
Given Great Ovations and
Booming Farewells
by Crowds.

Madison gave to President Mckinley
r,v5l welcome Monday. The city
had been in an expectant mood during
tho morning and everywhere flags We're
Going ND and bunting was being hung
olong store fronts and awnings, despite
tbe drizzle and the lowering, leaden-
,-av clouds that seemed crushing low
| or and lower down upon the earth
Two hours before the appointed time
for tha arrival of the executive train,
nearly every Flagstaff in the city had
anng its flag to the breeze. The ma
tinnal emblem was everywhere. 1t
coated from the capital dome, the fed
oral building, the city hall, the court
house. the banks, the schools and the
bgispess houses. While the great
/ tbrUng was gathering about the stand
In the park. another crowd had been
packing the space about the North
western station, where Capt. Quent-
never with the Governors Guard, was
rarolling the tracks and the platform
adee to keep the way clear for the
presidential train, The station was
5eased out in banners and draperies of
bunting. Tags flew up aloft and over
the tracks great flag lioated from a
ut cable. The hour had almost
passed when it was announced that the
train was over thirty minutes behind
time but the crowd was good natured
a0 refused to stir from the points Of
vantage though the raw air sent chills
4 through 0yercoats and wraps.
Great was the crowd and boundless
is good nature Ii extended from the
park alb along the walks on Main
Pu.suey King and Wilson streets TO
and beyond the station, The intersec-
uou of Wilson and Blair streets was a
d humanity and its waves We're
kept bacE from the tracks only by the
active Efforts uf the Gordon Of blue-clad
uu whose guns barred the way. The
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Superintendent NJ airv and Readings
tss Heprv SNYDER quarter hour
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ana n Nprnby and Firemen !
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1n the division nnlled into the station
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containing Vice President II r. Nc.
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