The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-16
THE PRESIDENT IN IOWA.
HE SPENDS 4 VERY QUIET SUNDdY
IN aIOUY CITY

come For Him Saturday Night, but He
Did Not Arrive In Tims-A Crowd of
40, 900 Disappointed-WiIl speak To-day.
SIOUX CITY. Iowa. Oct 15.-At the close OF his
remarkable tour through the Dakotas yester-
day Presidens Mckinley looked forward CRATE
fully 20 Sunday OF comparative rest While
crossing south Dakata he delivered more than
dozen speeches and travelled more than 800
miles The enthusiasm OF tho people made
his Journey more ar1uous. but 1t was with re-
greet that the President allowed the train to
speed bv many OF tho smaller stations where
thousands OF farmers and their families had
assembled after travelling many miles over the
plains. to see tho President and hear him
speak.
1t was nearly'2 o'clock this morning when
the Presidential special approached Sioux City.
nearly four hours behind the schedule. From
$4,000 to 10000 persons were on the streets In
the vicinity OF the Union station, and thou
sands OF these packed the great carsheds as
the adver tised hour for the Presidents arrival
drew near. Sioux City was the most disap-
rointsd town in the United States when 1t was
found that the President,cou not possibly get
here 20 greet the crowd until to-day. and that
the grand night celebration planned in his
honor could not be carried out. Not less than
10000 persons waited unit 80 O'Clock before
. they would abandon the chance OF seeing the
President Mr.. Cortelvou. Assistant Secretary
to the President. had telegraphed early in the
evening that 1t would be impossible. on ac-
count OF unavoidable delays on the road Tor
the President to appear in Sioux CITY Inst
night The people wouldhnot accept the state
ment and refused for hours to go to their
homes
The train with the Presidential marty on
board stopped at lonely place three miles out
side OF the city SO that the President. who was
fatieued by his nrduous days Journey, might
have a quiet nights rest. The committee OF
citizens who had gone TO Egan to meet the
special train and came down with it from that
po;nt. were brought into town Just before 2
o'clock on tho railroad officials private car that
had been attached to the train. 1t was not
until their arrival that the people would be-
levs that they were not to see the President
before SUNDAY
The city has not recovered from its disap
pointment. A big street parade had been ar
ranged fireworks were to be burned and the
patriotic enthusiasm OF the people OF this part
OF Iowa was raised to the highest pitch. Ex-
cursion trains had brought thousands into the
city from distant places and these trains did
not return with their disappointed patrons un-
til after midnight. Associate Secretary Cor
tell you has been busy to-day making expana-
tions. These explanations would be readily
accepted by less disappointed community.
As it Ia. the local committee is satisfied that
the best efforts were made to.bring the Presi-
dent here on time.
The train reached Aberdeen.o on time yester-
day morning. but the western train bringing
home the First South Dakota Volunteers was
late and this delayed the Presidential party an
hour and half. Later in the day it was found
that the railway roadbeds In South Dakota
Would not permit schedule time for the Presi-
Dental Special. composed OF six of the heaviest
Pullman cars. There was little delay also in
making transfers at divisional points.
President Mckinley did not leave his car this
morning until the hour for going to church.
He attended service at the Methodist Church.
accompanied by Secretary Hitchcock and At
torney- General Griggs. Secretary Gage and
Secretary Long attended morning service at
the Unitarian Church. A soon as the people
learned where the President would worship
the building was crowded to the doors and
there was large crowd in the streets in the
vicinity With the President. as representa-
tive OF tho citizens of the town. was ex-C Con-
gresham Perkins. This evening the President
and the mem bers Of the Cabinet who are in the
Presidential party dined at the home OF Mr..
Perkins and drove from there to the train late
in the evening.
Tho President declined this morning to
appear conspicuousy in public to-day and
especially to make any speeches. as some OF
the local committee proposed that he should
do. IL was explained that he must have tho
day for rest in order tha, he may rf3 bsn hi:
still hundreds OF visitors here and they
crowded the train shed where the Presidents
train was standing this morning to such ex-
tent that it was found desirable to move tho
cars out into the country again The train re-
waite car provided for his use, believing that he
company the Presii lent and the 6aSn-s party
been using his best efforts to induce the Pres-
dent TO extend his trip in the Haykeye state.
OF persons at towns, on the railway, will he
greatly disappo7int9sd 4 they do not hear the
the Importance, however. of his return to
%nshington promptly y on Oct st H. The Iowa
'houSh South DAKOTA Tor many @
to be made, The Presidential party 10 expected
to reach M wa snn toImSrroy niEht
night 1t Train 'e'' SIOUX WY al 'o'4' CLOCK To-
THE PRESIDENT AT YANKToN.
STOP order the S0ar IN
might be shifted to another road. One OF the
o hs
the honr vas nearly mIdnsht The main
sands of incandescent lights, Addressing the
Speakers stand, the President said ~ '"'
eountTy%en q sqssh Pstos here % ss tRs N" %a
capital OF the territory Of the Dakotas., Awaye
country for the past two yes RS and the swell has
struck South Dakota to-day. The soldiers
from Manila are coming home. They are in
your beloved state tonight | met them this
morning at Aberdeen. They are coming back
In health--ns sturdy splendid and fine a body
OF young men "a ever looked upon. They are
coming back not only with health. but
they are coming back with honor They stood
by the country we all love SO much. and they
have earned the gratitude of the Government
they have served 80 well. We cannot have too
much patriotism in country like ours that
rests upon the peonlo and all the people alike
And SO long MS we have patriotism and virtue
and vigilance OF he citizens. so long will our
fire." and GLORIOUS institutions be safe
and secure. The American people can
always be trusted. II. in the passing
Of tho hour. they commit a mistake
they are prompt to correct it, Tho
people choose the rulers, the people
choose the Legislators OF the States and the
Congress u the United States. and II in an
hrnrot distress or discomfort or dssatisfac-
non they r,cct rulers or Legislators or con-
grcsHmrn who do not serve the hest purposes
OF government they are prompt to succeed
them with agents who do. Ny fellow citizens