The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-05-02
THE PRESIDENTS TOUR
Chief Magistrate Of on His Jour
ney Across the Continent.
THE TRIBUTE OF vIRGINIANs.
At Every Station the Citizens As.
sembled to Cheer the DistinRuished
TrRvelers-The President Tells Of
His First EHOrt to oVisitLynchburg.

His First EROrt to oVisitLynchburg.
Bristol, Tenn. April 30-The first
day of the presidents long tour to the
Pacific coast lay through an historic
section in Virginia, across the valleys
Of the Rapidan and James In sight Of
the homes of Madison and Jefferson,
up past the peaks Of Otter, so dear to
the hearts of the Virginan, into the
picturesque Blue Ridge mountains
| The Tennessee line was reached at
1888 last night with the arrival of the
train at Bristol. The route, as far as
Lynchburg, was over the Southern rail-
way. There the train was shifted to
the tracks of the Norfolk and West
ern for a short cut to Bristol, where
it resumed its fight over the Southern
road.
The presidential party received a
flattering ovation from the time the
train left Washington. Large crowds
assembled at every station, the coun-
tryside and cross roads each had its
little groups of waving watchers strain
chief magistrate as the train whisked
by. At Charlottesville the students Of
the University Of Virginia turned out,
at Lynchburg Senator Daniel, Vir-
ginia's crack orator, made a speech
greeting the president, and at Roanoke
two bands crashed out their welcome.
At each of these places the president
responded to the loud calls made upon
him and spoke briefly from the rear
platform of his ear. At Charlottesville
Postmaster General Smith took part
in the speechmaking, and at Roanoke
Secretary Hay delivered a brief ad
dress.
In his Roanoke speech President
Mckinley said:
81 am very glad not only to meet the
people of the city Of Lynchburg, but to
le presented by your distinguished
senator. 1t is matter of no public
interest, but only one Of pure personal
recollection, that the first time | ever
tried to come to Lynchburg | did not
succeed. came here with number Of
other gentlemen who sought entrance.
but the gates were closed. We could
not open them, and you would not.
And so we departed to seek another
host, if not more hospitable, less for
midable than the one that greeted us
here. 1t is happy time for me to
come to Lynchburg now-the war over,
no exchange of greetings with shot and
shell, as then, but with the friendly
welcome of all the people which typi-
ties the respect and regard and good
will which exists between all sections
of our common country"
II yesterdays reception through Vir-
ginia is any indication Of what Is to
occur throughout the rest Of the trip
the presidents tour across the conti-
nent will be triumphal one. Some Of
the people in their eagerness to graer
the presidents hand clambered up the
railing surrounding the platform. The
president received these demonstra-
tions good naturedly and never failed
smilngly to grasp the hand extended
to him. Mrs. Mckinley, sitting at the
window in the observation car, smil-
ing and waving her handkerchief in
response to the greetings of the multi
udes, created no less enthusiasm than
the president.
To-day the train makes brief stops at
Huntsville. Decatur and Tuscumbia.
Ala, ana Corinth, Miss. Memphis
where the party will remain until mid
night will b. reached at 4:3O p. m.
Hoys Played with Blasiing Powder
Lancaster Pa. April 3O.-John Rote
and William Hartman. each aged 8
years, playing about some quarries at
East Lampe;cr, this county, yesterday
afternoon, found can of blasting pow
der. They applied match to it, ter
rife explosion resulting. The boys
were thrown down and their clothes
set on fire. Before help arrived they
were terribly burned, the flesh peeling
off in strips when their clothes were
removed. Hartman is dying and there
is but slight hope for the recovery of
young Eote.
Hill Not 81 Presidential Candidate.
Albany, April Ex-senator David b.
Hill yesterday gave out the following
statement: MY attention has been
called to the story which is going the
rounds of the press that am expecting
to make a political trip through the
west and south either this year or next.
| desire to state that | don't contem-
plate any such trip. l am not can
didate for the Democratic presidential
nomination in 1904, am neither seek
ing the nomination, nor expecting it."
A Proposed Monster Labor Combine.
Pittsburg, April 27.-The Dispatch
sayy: At meeting in this city On
May s a movement will be started for
the organization of the Central Labor
Council of the United States, which is
aimed to be an amalgamation Of all
the labor organizations Of the country,
with central headquarters, the object
being to secure cooperation among all
branches OF labor, and aimed to oper-