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Show H Tlierre-ldrnthiArkratlia, B IiiKCULV, Neb., May IX The 1'rwl. B uentlitl train entered tho Htatpat 1 arly hour till morning, me (lit ) 'topwai liuidu at llanllmia. At 11.31) a rJ largo crowd, lucludlng tlrand Army f men, clvlo aocletlM and iRhoil rnlldnn, gretll tho l'ritl. dent with Hplauo m he vtit lutroduceil. lie uddriwl IIiom. aweniblod, thanking them for their early wetomo, and exprniilng hlimnlf n eraiifleij at everything be w. The I'ruldont waa the only onu of Ihe Iravelrri out of h1 at llatllnga. T ho M.ltor were given a cordial retention at Fairmont and Crete, and the I'-eal-dent mido n abort t;ecli at aili lilaie, (lovrrnnr Thayer, Lieutenant (fever iiorMalon and all Ilia Huleonlcer-Joined Huleonlcer-Joined the Thltore at Crete and wtl-jomeil wtl-jomeil them to the Utile, The travilcra arrived at MikoIii at 0 o'clock, pronii tly on achednle lime, and received a mol corJIal eloome. The local lullllla. Grand Army men, Unlvcnlty cadiU, Voung Meu'a lie-publican lie-publican club and lo Ihouwud nchool children formed, a procee; on nnd eeeorted tho vl.llota lo the caplt.i I, where the ceremonial or tho day look place. Addrwwi of welcome were made Ly (Juvernor Thayer and by the irayor of Lincoln. Apprt'l'rlate reaponaea were nwle by the Vrenldenl, imlma-ter general and ocrelary of agriculture. The city h haiidjoniely decorated lor the occaOon and burt. ncM waa entirely utjieiided during Iheccremonlee, which lilted an hour. The mall carrier of the city were nominated and acted a s, siacMI ecotl lo Ihe lmter-geiieral dur ng Ihe parade, riutl btfore leaving, the l'mlilentm-alvetl Urge, delegation from Omaha. They precede hlui In a fecial train lo Omaha. |